Joy of a dishwasher

We've been adjusting well to our new apartment. We like the increased living space (although at the expense of a decreased bathroom & bedroom). The kitchen especially has ample space. We have a pantry, over the stove microwave, and a dishwasher. And our new neighbors hung up wind chimes!

But I've found the dishwasher has caused me to be a bit more resourceful. Previously we would wash dishes by hand after nearly every meal. Having silverware that serves 4 was plenty. But now that we have a dishwasher we usually wait for the dishwasher to get full before running (gotta make good use of that energy - we're not heathens.) So a couple times this week I've found myself needing a butter knife, but none are clean. A normal individual would probably just grab a dirty knife and wash it. Or maybe even settle for a steak knife. But my first thought was - why not use a spoon?

In this case, I'm attempting to make a delicious PB&J. Keep in mind, I'm not a dimwit so I'm not going to try spreading the PB or J with the spoon. I'm instead going to use the spoon handle! It's shaped a lot like a butter knife - why not? And it works wonderfully by the way!
I also used the handle of a fork to try and slice some homemade peach bread.

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My reality check

Remember how in my last few posts I talked about how we were teaching Channing to put himself back to sleep by letting him cry it out? Since Channing has been sick for over a week that has all gone down the drain.... The poor kid is so congested all the time. When we wakes up at night he usually will not take his binky and fall back asleep. Instead he needs his nose suctioned, which usually requires Justin holding Channing's head still or it's impossible. And lately he will not go back to sleep at all until he's fed again. Last night it was every 3 hours. I don't know if it's because his throat hurts or he just wants to be held. Whatever the reason, nights have been a little rough around here. Oh, and his naps during the day have been pretty bad. Crying a lot before falling asleep and then only sleeping for 20 or 30 minutes. Motherhood is definitely a 24/7 job. With no lunch breaks. And get this! Channin...

Happy Halloween!

I wanted to do a quick Halloween post so I won't ever forget how adorable Channing was. He was a scarecrow this Halloween. We used a pair of his overalls and I sewed on a few patches of material and then we stuffed his pockets with straw. The paint on the nose thing didn't work so well...he rubbed it off the first time around. Our ward did a trunk-or-treat in the parking lot. Channing was a little skeptical about it all when we first started. But he quickly got the hang of walking up to people, grabbing candy, and putting it in his bucket. Someone gave him a sucker and he immediately had to have it! At least he's easy to please! Such a friendly scarecrow...had to say bye to the trick-or-treaters as they left.

Ooooh crap

Merry Christmas! It's December 12th and beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! The tree is decorated and we are slowly adding presents underneath it. What's new with the Hamilton crew? Well let me tell ya. Justin is starting a new job as St Alphonsus's webmaster next Monday. Which means I can kiss my daytime freedom goodbye. Since February Justin has been working at home with a start up company called RealResultsOnline. So if I had both kids down for a nap I could easily leave the house to go grocery shopping or whatever. Now I'm heading back to the reality of being a stay at home mom. Anyways...I'm sure I'll survive. Because what choice do I have?! We'll miss you Justin.... Especially Channing. That kid loves peeking in on Justin during the day and getting in lots of daddy play time. But we think this new job will give us better opportunities for the future. So yes, I gotta suck it up!...

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