POE-TAY- TOE

my favorite vegetable to harvest. fo sho.

This is funny

Click on this link

-Matt

Why does this kind of thing make me so happy?

Is it the colors, the food inspiration, the uber organization? All of the above.
This is my favorite way to deal with my least favorite parenting activity...
getting up at the crack of dawn to make 3 individualized lunches. This helps.
Check out more bento lunchboxes.

I can't wait to see it!

(Caline, have you seen it yet??)

Feee's Rose....

...to go with Mac's orange one, Emmett's yellow one and Silas' red rose.


And guess what color it is...PINK!!!


It is small but packed full of petals and it goes from hot pink
to soft pink with a touch of salmony pink in there too. Perfect.
We love you.

Playing Politics Again

Frivolous spending!!!! Outrageous!! Something Must Be Done!!! Now!!!
Here's a funny article about how the absolutely outraged politicians in the GOP
plan to change things...

Morning Cute with Sunflowers

End of an Era

Saturday was the last night of the Original Babysitting Co-op for us Dreyers.
Six years (is that right? can it be?) We had an amazing run.

Look at those faces!
Love you guys!
(Lauren, best idea ever!)

evolution

I am so happy to see our lawn disappearing and food and flowers in its place!!!





































Building out the Left Side of our Yard in 2009/2010 has been so much fun and work, my favorite combination. And now doing the right side is even better because I know just what I want and how to do it!
Here it is (below)!
This is my gardeners dream come true.
I spent many hours planting with Mac and Emmett...seeds and all sorts of california natives and vegetables. Matt got the path he wanted and more artichokes. Nana wanted some of her beautiful roses rescued from the back yard so we moved them to a location where they will get the sun they need. This was a mothers day weekend I won't forget!

emmett says...

"sure apes are our relatives...but they never write or call."

Leftovers = the best homemade "veggie burgers"

the bulk: leftover rice, beans, breadcrumbs, quinoa, polenta, couscous etc etc
just mix 2 cups any of the above OR a mixture of the above with...
+
the flavor: 1/2 cup sauteed anything (tiny cut up onion, kale, brocolli, carrots, garlic etc)
+
the glue: add 1 or two eggs OR 1/2 cup silken tofu (depending on how quichey you want it to taste... and....
+
the yum (and kid pleaser): a cup of parmesan or swiss or cheddar or whatever ( I suppose soy cheese would work also.)
+
the spice: a cup of herbs (parley and cilantro, or oregano and basil, or even leftover tabouli)
+
the cooking: form into patties and saute with heated olive oil on medium for 5 minutes one side, then 3 minutes other side

the seasoning: salt and lots of fresh ground pepper
+
the choices: serve on a bun, over rice or with pasta or alongside a salad
=
unlimited options for deliciousness

Meg and Crys come to Jam with the Fam!!

School Garden, Beautiful and Productive!

full of food and flowers




organized

rain watered

The Girls and their Adventures

They have known eachother since almost-birth and now they are 12.



And tomorrow Mac is going with Isabel and her seventh grade class
for a 3 night/4day camping trip to Joshua Tree.
What an adventure. Although it looks a little prickly to me....



Have Fun!

Nana's Birthday Celebration

You never know what to expect around here. The best plans can be waylayed by just about anything lately ...craziness of all sorts...
But this little birthday party was very simple and sweet and peaceful.
Happy Birthday My Mama. We love you!

Multiple Sarcasms

One of my students has a son that wrote and directed this movie.
So lets all check it out and support it! The trailer looks great!
I think it's in NY now but should be all over soon.

(and thanks for all the movie recommends...you know they
immediatley made it to my netflix queue!)

fine films

With one exception, I would NEVER watch ANY of these movies Matt had me hunt for at Blockbuster.

Midsummer Night's Dream

Besides being some of the best three words strung together (that and Forest Pansy Redbud) and being the first play I participated in that I can remember in the 3rd grade (I was "Queen Titania" and the cutest boy named Carlos Privet was my "Bottom").... Midsummer Nights Dream is also great because Emmett's class put on a production of their own! Emmett and Isaiah both play "Bottom" and they are hilarious! I didn't want to miss the show because of Matt's surgery so I got to sneak peek a rehearsal on Tuesday. I just loved it! Nana got to see it last night! Beautiful job 3rd graders!

Emmett (in donkey head) as Bottom!

Spoon Fed

Interesting memoir by a NY Times food critic about the influential women in her life and the food they cook. Lots of good recipes in it ...if you ignore the ones with body parts...(teehee)
The author lives with her wife and daughter in Park Slope Brooklyn and moved there for the food co-op!! (Sheesh Cam, who doesn't live in Park Slope?!!)

Need I Say More...

Foot chop

As my brother Craig so kindly reminds me, tomorrow I am gettting the FOOT CHOP! Also known as a bunionectomy.

Love your Mother.

Someone asked me today if I went to Earth Day and I said I couldn't stand Earth Day because everyone just trashes the park and all sorts of corporate sponsors are there...and serious "greenwashing" goes on and everyone should just be cleaning up the place...and, of course, everyday should be Earth Day.
So there.
Then I went home and watched some of the PBS documentary on Earth Day and the environmental movement.
I am humbled and will stop adding any negativity to this important day.


It is true that every mother needs a special day...as well as help in the clean-up!

Matt's New Baby Fits Right In

We've spent the past few nights laying around listening to records.
First of all, I didn't know an amplifier could be so pretty (and hot!)
and I also completely forgot how much I was missing all these years
listening only to CDs. And now IPODs sound so so shitty in comparison.
Even the kids were amazed to hear Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell and
Steely Dan sound so different, "like they are in the room...and the
drums are over there..." etc.
Now our bedroom is complete...and I can't get Matt out of it...but
that is way better than the computer room...and so much better for the soul!

spring break 2010....CC&F come to visit...

...music, madness, dungeons and dragons, stinky hot springs (freezing pools), food, friends, fevers and barfing, more jamming and general hamming, easter egg dying, early morning hunting, hanging with the babies, breaking up the fights, bonding with a sister, flowers seedlings and more food, spring 2010!!

Spring!

Mac and Isabel sunbathing 2010 with sunscreen and sun hats!
Big difference from sun worshipping 1984, with baby oil and reflective mats!

Guess which days we are taking vacation in sunny southern california?