randomness of notebooks:)

So the other day (there I go starting with that phrase again...) I did something kinda crafty. Not to say I'm not crafty, but the extent of my craftiness mostly is wound up in cleaning a kitchen to loveliness (when I'm focused) and writing . . . and making pizza with homemade bread dough, etc., like last night. 

I don't do that often. It make the kitchen a wreck. But that's okay, because Mondays are Caleb's clean-the-kitchen day. Haha. :) Oh, the sometimes-bliss of having so many siblings;)

So Anna and I made things like these with Skylar:

Right: front. Left: back. Yes....mine was the most random thing you've ever seen in your life...well, almost. I mean, carrots? Yes, we had a bunch of different magazines. Eliza...Eat Good (or whatever that healthy-eating mag is called) and a bunch of others that I'll not mention here. Don't judge my absolutely cute-and-eclectic composition notebook. I can't help it if I was having a not-completely inspired day and did whatever hit my fancy...

 *Someone* took this picture of stuff on my dresser. My Bible (good thing you can't see the duct tape on the spine. I love that version and am not getting a newer one just for prettier looks. Nuh-uh.), an empty spiral-bound journal, a book from the library on Oral History and Storytelling. A mechanical pencil. The lavender Young Living essential oil that I've been putting on those darn mosquito bites that are reduced to scars as of today... Blue yarn from a different crafty project a few months ago.

The C.S. Lewis justice/love/promises quote I wrote with a purple Sharpie where the purple paint is peeled off because of my lazy painting job and no sanding beforehand. Sheesh. I tell ya, someday I'm going to right that wrong...

And this is my day thus far, as if you all wanted to know...but here are some random pictures:) 

So yes. Of course I brewed coffee.

But way before that, I heated water for green tea. Ya know...drink something healthy, and then sip some coffee. Haha.

Yep. There ya have it. A random start to the day. And gosh. Vacuuming today...urgh. :)

Gram's napping, and Anna and Caleb are at a friend's house for a few hours, watching the children so the mommy who just had a baby boy a few weeks ago can take a nap. :) 

Later? Chopping broccoli for the potato-broccoli curry that Anna's going to make. 

I should post the recipe for Slop sometime...it's so good. And for those of you freaking out in your unknowingness, Slop is a vegan curry. That's not its official name, it's the name our friend's husband gave it. She's the one who passed it onto us. Oh goodness it's yummy. :)

Over rice, it's basically tomato-spinach-chickpea-coconut-milk-curry-spice and a dash of cayenne pepper. And salt, obviously. Mmmm. :)

Another thing I'm excited about is my first blog award Chana gave me--I'm going to work on it asap, I promise! :)

p.s. Woo-hoo for getting frustrated to no end with trying to run/convert a .zax file! Talk about getting close to tears. I'm angry at the thing; it's so not working...and we really need it; seeing as how the CD burner/recorder at the women's conference failed and this is the only file we have of the one certain service. Darnit. Psh. I really hope y'all have a good day. (grits teeth and smiles)