Category: Dailylife

Apple Pie

Hazel was teasing me a little about my pie not being “from scratch” because I used a gluten free flour blend, while she mixes her own flour blends. I pointed out that I grew the apples, and it doesn’t get much more from scratch than growing major parts of the dish. The pastry crust was […]

Coffee for a hard worker

Hazel has been working really hard at school this year. Soccer practice 4 days a week after school, volunteering, an AP class as a freshman, student newspaper, homework, etc. There have been some late evenings and skipping some family stuff to work. She’s been putting in the work for sure. Last night, as I was […]

Pomegranate

Kim picked pomegranates this morning. Most of these are the size of a softball, and the tree still has lots.

Crochet Chicken

Margot recently decided she wanted to crochet a chicken. She didn’t have a kit or instructions. She just looked at some pictures of chickens online for “inspo” and then made this up in her head then crocheted it. I’m amazed at how she just figures stuff like this out, and it ends up well proportioned […]

Pulp and LCD Soundsystem Concert

Pulp and LCD Soundsystem Hazel loves Pulp. She was a little surprised to find out they are in their 60’s and that most of the crowd is my age or older, lol. We had a really great time at the concert. Kim and Margot decided to spend the money on a dinner out instead.

Mini Cooler Bags

As parents, we often get caught up in trends we don’t fully understand. Trader Joe’s mini cooler bags have gained immense popularity, with people eagerly queuing for them! My daughter Margot was excited to find the perfect peach bag for her school lunch. After months of anticipation, the big day arrived, and we were thrilled to join the long lines. Come along as we enjoy this fun shopping trip for a simple bag!

Baking

My little baker got up at 6 this morning and made cinnamon roll pancakes. I thought they were pretty delicious. Yesterday she made breakfast tacos. We also got dutch baby pancake s

Sick Day

Hazel is home sick today. She texted me this: I’m stuck at home Super-duper sick No places to roam I wish this was a trick I’m so bored This house is so quiet Outside birds soared What rhymes with quiet I’ll be better by tonight I wish we had more guacamole By friday I’ll be […]

Poetry Book

Hazel had a poetry assignment for school. They had to create a book with a certain number of different styles of poems, including haikus, cinquain, diamante, ballads, ode, and elegy.

mysterious

We did Tuesday tacos, and Margot was playing with my phone while we waited. She said she was trying to look mysterious.

Gluten Free Baking

If anyone eats gluten free or cooks for someone that does, highly recommend two things: 1) Get yourself the pictured cookbook. The recipes aren’t simple, they involve a lot of mixing your own flour blends, but they have all been fantastic. 2) Get yourself a talented teenager who loves to bake.

Mumu

Introducing MuMu.Last September Margot and I returned from a soccer practice to be greated by a cat. He was not like the normal feral cats we see, he was rubbing our legs and being very affectionate. Very pet-like so we let him in the house so we could try and find his owner. He immediately […]

Sewing

Margot sewed a rope bowl with Grandma

Dead Poets Society

Hazel and I watched Dead Poets Society tonight. Tears were shed. Hazel cried too. Apparently in one of her videos for the album Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift had two of the stars from Dead Poets Society appear, as a deliberate shout out to the movie. This made Hazel curious about the movie, so I […]

Halloween Cake

Margot made a cake, and icing, from scratch. No mixes. She wouldn’t even let Kim or I in the kitchen. She wanted to do it all herself

Knott’s Scary Farm

Today was a really nice day, just me and Margot. Apologies to her teacher for being wiped out tomorrow.

Pottery

The girls recently took a 4 day pottery class at a place in Pasadena. I’m really impressed with what they made!

Beach Day

Heat warning at the house. So we drove 25 miles to the beach. It’s kinda cold here.

Baking

At this point, Hazel is just as good at baking as me. Delicious homemade gluten free Cinnamon rolls. This weekend she made blondies and lemon curd cookies. No exaggeration I would put the lemon curd cookies in the top five cookies I’ve ever eaten.

MGA

I’ve been driving the MGA a fair bit lately, but since it only seats two it seems I’ve mostly been using it solo or taking Margot to soccer. Hazel loves the MG and has been asking for a drive so she and I went to breakfast, taking a long route home.

School Of Rock

Hazel had a great time at this weeklong summer camp. The week ends with a live performance, where Hazel played the keyboard on one song and sang on another. https://www.schoolofrock.com/locations/pasadena

Science museum

And she’s happiest in the gift store, reading the science books. —

Never mind

It had been quiet for awhile, so I went and checked on Margot. She was quietly making a mess peeling paper of crayons, one of her favorite hobbies.

Nap time

Margot just said " me, bed". Then she collected her toys, and went in her room for a nap. Such an easy kid.

Eat cereal

Margot woke up at 5 am. Looked bleary eyed, then said "Eat cereal’. I took her to the dining room, but she cried when I turned on the lights. So she sat in the dark and ate Cheerios. After her bowl, she said, "daddy, me, bed" so I took her to bed and she moved […]

Parking

Tonight I was parallel parking in front of Kim’s moms house, and it was kind of a tight spot. I take pride in my parking ability, but I was tired, and after two or three "points" in what was looking to be a ten+ plus back and forth parking job, I said, "Forget it. I’m […]

JPL open house

I actually didn’t get many photos, most of the exhibits were hands on, and since it was just me with the girls (Kim is on a work trip), my hands were pretty full. I’ve been on the JPL campus before with friends, and for meetings, but I’d only seen a fraction of what I saw […]

Plums

Margot is napping. Hazel and I are working in the garden and I let her have the first plum from our tree as a reward for hard work.