Movies with Kids

We took Kennedy to the movies this afternoon.  I was kind of worried about it because she is a very busy little kid, but she did really well!  She started getting antsy after the first half of the movie, but she was still very good and didn't make much noise at all.  She ate all of our popcorn and stuffed the rest into our mouths and drank pretty much all of our Sprite.  She is a bottomless pit!  And that is why I am late picking a winner for the giveaway.  Please forgive me.  So without further ado, the winner is...Heidi!  Congratulations!

Last One for a While

I have one last cookbook to give away: Secrets of Slow Cooking.

It's a beautiful book, and I know someone is really going to enjoy it.  Remember that Noelle won both of the last two books, so we need some people to comment on this post!  That's all you have to do in order to win.  I'll be picking the winner at random on Thursday at 4:00.  Good luck to all of you!

Hawaii, Here We Come!

We are leaving for Hawaii on Saturday!  We will be staying on Kauai and going to the beach a lot.  Hopefully, Kennedy will be a little bit happier at the beach than she was back in March, because if not, we will be spending a lot more time at the pool.  We will get to see my aunt, uncle and cousins who live in Beijing, my cousin Daniel who I haven't seen since my wedding, and my mom is getting married, so we have lots of things to look forward too.  We will be gone for 2 weeks, but I am bringing my computer and plan to blog while we're there!  I also wanted to mention that Noelle won the Williams-Sonoma Main Dishes cookbook too!  When we get back from Hawaii I have one more to give away, so somebody had better give Noelle some competition!

I Can Still Barely Move

Dear Kennedy,

I'm so sorry that all of us adults have apparently horrible depth perception and your little finger got caught in the door.  I'm glad it didn't hurt too much, and I promise to be more wary next time you look like you won't make it to the door in time.

Sad Mommy

Dear July 19,

You are the most birthday-ridden date that I know.  4 people that I know have that birthday, which is truly crazy.

Baffled Girl

Dear Maple Canyon,

Thank you for being a cool place for me to go rock climbing outside for the first time.  You were not scary, except for that last route that was a bit higher than I'm used to going and pretty sheer on the top.  All in all, although my muscles have been painful and dead since I left, you were very fun.

Still an Amateur Rock Climber

Dear Blog Readers,

I am giving away another cookbook!  This time it is a copy of Main Dishes from Williams-Sonoma's New Healthy Kitchen line.  A very creative way to make your dinners healthy with lots of great recipes!  Once again, the winner will be randomly selected from the comments on this post.  So comment and hopefully you'll win!  Winner will be chosen at 9 am (mountain time) Wednesday!  Good luck!

Budding Chef

A Good Life and a Winner

I had quite a few good moments yesterday that made me remember how good my life is.  I stood in a clean kitchen eating Phish Food ice cream and listening to "Under Pressure" while Kennedy was asleep.  I watched Kennedy read a book to herself while in her room.  Brett came home and gave me a back rub for no good reason.  I have a great life full of simple pleasures and great people.  And no, I haven't forgotten about my contest.  Congratulations to Noelle who won How to Cook Everything!  For those of you who missed out on the contest, or even if you didn't, watch early next week for another cookbook giveaway!

Cookbook Giveaway!

That's right!  I'm giving away a cookbook!  I was so excited to win a cookbook that I thought I would give one away as well.  I have several to give away, and first up is Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything.  All you have to do to enter the contest is comment on this post.  I will pick a random winner on Friday at noon, and that lucky person will get this book!  Don't worry if you live far away from me, I am more than happy to ship it to you.  Good luck!