A Day in the Life

Some of you might be wondering what in the world we're doing now that we're here, for the first time, away from family and friends out in the big wide world.  Well, we are spending much more time together, now that three hours out of every day aren't being spent commuting to and from Preston's job.

We are going to the Farmer's Market a lot.  The girls love all the sights, smells, and tastes, and I like buying from people in the community to keep our money local.  I've been using this gorgeous head of Bibb lettuce ($1.00!) as both a food, and a centerpiece on our kitchen table.  I bought it with the roots on, and I just keep watering it and picking off leaves as I need them.  Multipurpose for the win!

We've, therefore, also been eating lots of good food.  We've been eating on kind of an adjusted schedule, both as we acclimate to the time change, and as we get used to Preston's new schedule.  We have been eating a small meal/snack (granola, fruit, etc) when the girls get up, and then having brunch with Daddy when he gets up.  That lets us then have a meal with him early (he gets up about 10:30 after getting home at 2:30 in the morning) and then we're also able to have a late lunch with him before he leaves late afternoon.  Then, the girls and I have a light meal/snack in the evening and Daddy eats at work.  Here is this morning's brunch, French toast with blueberries and powdered sugar:

Oh, yum.

We've also been trying to get settled in to our new home, which is a great deal smaller than our last house.  We are finding places for everything, and love living on the river.  There's nothing quite like waking up to the sound of the water flowing by to soothe you to sleep.

I hope in the near future to be good about updating so we can all keep in touch!