April Miles

In April I added 97.64 miles to the tally.  I did have several days where I didn’t wear my watch but I had 3 days where I walked 8+ miles so it helped keep it real.  This brings the yearly total to 374.5 hours, a little off the pace for 100/month but not the worst tally.  

Photo of shoes I painted at Kathleens bachelorette party I am leaning towards something similar in my office.  

I’m in my embrace the chaos and make it up as an go era.

It’s my I will get back to you on a date and time, yes I know still haven’t gotten back to you, but not because I don’t want to era. It’s my quick dinners and popcorn is a food group era.  It’s my running to and from practices era.  It’s my what’s this funk in the hockey bag era.  It’s my eight loads of laundry to fold era.  It’s my welcome to the mess era.  It’s my listen to all the audio books era.  It’s my half finished hobbies that I probably won’t resume in the next year.  It’s my living on a prayer in leggings and hoodie era.  It’s my I forgot about the party last minute cash gift era.  It’s my yes we went waaay over the screen time limits era.  It’s my your testing my patience stop back talking era.  It’s my singing too loudly in the car and embarrassing you era.  It’s my let’s watch all the musicals era.  It’s my listen to the 100 questions era.  It’s my pleeeeeaaaaase try this new thing you might like it era.

It’s my calling representatives about education, gun reform, abortion access and LGBTQIA+ right era.  It’s my watching school board meetings and worrying if my kids will get a good education era.  It’s my do we do enough to conserve our planet and save the bees, maybe I should have planted 2x as many native plants era.  

It’s my embrace the chaos and make it up as I go era. 

(From writing prompt I saw and wanted to do I think it was Ashley Gadd.  Photo from my lavender bush.) 

32 - finish a quilt

First finish in two years.  Year that’s right I have had years where I finished 10 quilts but 22 was a big dry spell for me.  I did work on various projects but nothing was finished.  This one I started and finished in a month it’s a baby quilt for my friends baby.  It’s bigger than it looks, as it’s almost official crib size. I love the amount of stripes in this one.  I keep buying striped fabric and I especially love red/white stripes.  The quilting is entirely freehand I wrote the babies name, mom, dad, love Katie, 2023, and more in the quilting although it’s hard to just identify.  It crinkled up so nice in the wash.  I did add a homemade tag where it says the babies last name on the front and <3 Katie on the back.  

46 - move raspberries

For the record I moved the raspberry bushes the other day.  I found that several of them were “hoppers”. Starting new plants from the other side of the vine right in my other flower bed.  See second picture.  

I am hopeful they all survive the move i gave them some plant food.  Over the winter they had really developed a good root base so I probably should have moved them back in the fall.  Although my friend with all the berry bushes seems to think they will spread quickly. 

24 Summit Park

One did my list was to visit Summit Park my sister has sung its praises and so we wanted to check it out.  My kids loved it they would love to go back when the water features are on too.  My kids especially loved their zipline.  

March Miles

In March despite some warmer days my mile count was down.  Probably because of work (I wrote 5 new courses in March, working many evening hours).  I hit 85.15 miles.  It brings my total to 276.86.  So onward upward in April.

(Photo unrelated but from March trip to Newfields).

February Miles

So in February I did not wear my watch 5 days like at all but I ended the month with 79.76 miles brining my total to 191.71 miles.  It’s not terrible but considering the difference in Jan to Feb it’s not great I do want to increase the number in March not sure if work is going to agree but we will see.

(Photo completely unrelated but this kid started hockey this week).

Brazil - brigadeiro

One of our 2023 family goals is trying foods from other countries.  Jones brought home a cookbook for Brazil the other day and he picked out a recipe for brigadeiros which are like Brazilian fudge balls?  Anyhow we made the recipe and tried it and while ours did not set up right (we probably cooked it too long), it didn’t taste bad and my kids have enjoyed it on ice cream the last few days.  It’s almost like a pudding with the consistency of ours but still good on ice cream.  

January Miles

I didn’t put this on my list but I have been tracking my miles and trying to increase at least walking activity wise.  January was an okayish month despite being very active with work.  I hit 111.95 miles and that’s with like 4 days where I didn’t even wear my watch.  So here’s to hoping I can have an active trend continue into February.  

46 - Make New Soup

I started working on my list already.  I started with a favorite thing SOUP.  I love soup most of the time I can get my kids to eat it although Jones immediately tapped out when I said it was corn chowder however grandma and Thea were both down.  I used a recipe from here https://pin.it/7ftQgqR

I used extra chicken broth because I let it cook down a bit and seemed to need more liquid.  But overall we were pleased and I enjoyed leftovers all week.  It reminded me of my time in Boston where everyplace had chowder and I often would have clam chowder almost once a week.