Enferma, pero muy enferma

I feel like $#!+.

Lydia and I have been sick this whole week and it is no fun.

I revived shortly yesterday to visit Sahara's KG class dance the May Pole. So sweet with their flower crowns.



Tomorrow is the May Faire at my school. I may stay in bed while Papa tries to win another cake and the girls get their faces painted.



The wind blew off our beet and pea protection (April is crazy weather month in this area) and the chickens ate ALL of our baby beets and a bunch more peas.

Number two priority this weekend is putting up a tall, sturdy fence so they can't get to the garden beds.

Hasta la Pasta

Making our own pasta for dinner feels good and tastes soooo yummy but it does not happen often.
I checked out Jamie Oliver's "The Naked Chef" from the library and the photos of the gorgeous pasta in there inspired me to do it again. I've checked other cookbooks of his from the biblio but none have been as "amazing" as that one. I also checked out a dvd of some of his cooking shows in England a few years back. It was great fun to watch.

Check

Spring break is ending. I look back at my long list of TASKS to ACCOMPLISH. Hmmm.... not many checks.
Perhaps the biggest task on the list was repainting the kitchen, bedroom and hallway. None of which would have been accomplished if not for an enthusiastic friend who loves to paint. She did most of the work. I made her lattes and helped.
Our bedroom is the brightest. We painted three walls yellow and one wall orange. The orange was her idea and I LOVE IT. I'm even considering repainting our hallway that same color. Right now it is a lovely green but the color is not working for me as an extension off the kitchen.
Pablo and I have moved back into our original room which Sahara kicked us out of at age 9 months. She and Lydia are sharing the big room now (it is working out better than we anticipated) in the back of the house.
Lydia has taken up napping on our bed up front.


I took this photo yesterday - the wall isn't true to the orange I see with my eyes, but it gives you an idea.