1. My mom has a several Betty Crocker cookbooks from the 1960s. Most were wedding gifts. The last time we visited, I had a good time reading the old cookbooks, especially the one devoted to throwing parties. I especially liked the artwork, photos, and illustrations. It was astounding how many recipes called for gelatin, herring, and beets. If that’s what the Mad Men ate, count me out. When I saw this spiral-bound meal planner and calendar that used many of the old images from vintage Betty Crocker cookbooks, it shot straight to the top of my want list. I still don’t have it in my mitts. Soon, I hope. Then I can plan meals in style.
2. My friend Chris from Mama Bird’s Blog is giving away a gorgeous, brand new non-recalled crib at her blog. The only catch is you have to live in the Denver area because you have to pick it up yourself. Enter here. I entered and I fully realize that if you go enter, it lessens my chance of winning. But I never win anything, except for that day a few Decembers ago when I won three things in one day. I used up all my contest luck long ago.
3. I am declaring Snickerdoodles the new S’more.
4. My husband and I celebrated our 14th anniversary on September 7th. The kids asked if we were going to go on a date. We said no, as Teddy would be a very small, very cute third wheel. Next year. In lieu of a night of romance, we opted for homemade beer cheese soup with a hearty German rye on the side. For dessert, my husband made a homemade chocolate mousse, which he served to me in a crystal wine goblet. It was perfection. He used Alton Brown’s recipe, which you can find here. We rounded out our celebration of 14 years with a showing of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which I found surprisingly funny and charming.
5. Daddy’s Arms (taken when Teddy was half his current age, which would be like me posting a photo of myself from when I was a college freshman)
I love your lists! I often think of how half my life ago, I was no longer living at home with my parents. Bizarre.
it’s amazing to me the resemblance amongst all of your kiddos. something tells me my family will be different in that way.
do you have a good snickerdoodle recipe? if yes, please share. i love a good softish/chewyish snickerdoodle.
Oh absolutely precious. Happy belated anniversary. What gifts you are constantly given every morning. 🙂
Steph
Happy anniversary! I loved the way you celebrated. What a sweet photo.
Even more astounding than 1960s cookbooks? 1960s parenting manuals. They may as well be three hundred years old they are so outdated and odd. Gelatin molds are pretty head-shaking too.
Teddy is just perfect. I realize I don’t know your family in person and nothing bugs me more than when people tell me who my kids look like (Oh look! He looks just like great Uncle Jim!) BUT I am going to go ahead and do that to you now: in that photo I think he looks like Beatrix. 🙂