30 Day Challenge: Day 28 — A scar you have, and its story or if no scars- a tattoo & story

I have 3 distinctive marks on me. The first, a scar close to my wrist, under my left thumb. It's a little one, but a leftover present from the cat we had when I was a kid, Skippy.
I also have 2 tattoos. The first one I got is a maple leaf. I had thought about getting a tattoo off and on since high school and got this one the summer after I graduated university. I think I was a little bored at the time. My second is a daisy head which is what I should have gotten the first time around because it is what I really wanted. I got that one a year and a bit after the first.

30 Day Challenge: Day 27 — A physical feature you love

Okay, so I could go one of 2 ways on this one. One, a feature I love on others, or 2, a feature I love about myself. I'm going to go with the second choice. I've always loved my green eyes. Green eyes are rare. My Dad has them, but not as dark as mine. I was pretty indignant at my science teacher in school who grouped me with the blue eyes when doing genetics studies. I know green eyes is a variation of the blue eye gene, but really, they aren't blue. I'm also pretty pleased that one of my kids (Elijah) has my green eyes. He likes it too, it's a special bond between us.

30 Day Challenge: Day 26 — A childhood memory

Oops - a day late with this one.

We lived in Sechelt, BC for a couple years when I was a kid. One of my favorite days spent with my family was exploring on family hikes and picnics. We went so often my parents re-named the place Krissy's Cove and Jeffrey's Point after my brother and I. I went back there once as an adult and felt at home. I loved climbing the rocks and listening to the waves. The arbutus tree still reigns as one of my favorites because of these hikes.

30 Day Challenge: Day 25 — A recipe

I know, everyone has a spaghetti recipe. This is mine. Jonathan and I actually worked a lot to get a recipe that we really, really like. This is the one that I made at my parents house last year and my brother commented, wow, Kris is a really good cook.

1 bulb garlic
1 red pepper
1tbsp olive oil
1lb lean ground beef
1 small onion
2 tbsp italian seasoning (or sub in 1 tbsp basil, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp thyme, 1 tsp parsley flakes)
1 can pasta sauce (generic)
1 can tomatoes
1/4 cup red cooking wine
1 tbsp beef boulion

Preheat oven to 350*. Seed red pepper and cut into chunks. Take skins off all garlic cloves on you bulb. Reserve 1 clove to use later. On a sheet of aluminum foil, place your red pepper and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil. Wrap up into a little package and cook in your oven for about 40 minutes, or until contents are soft. (you'll be able to smell when it's ready).
In a large saucepot over low-medium heat, saute ground beef with onion and seasonings. Drain the grease off when there is no pink left in the beef. Return mixture to pot. Add pasta sauce and stir everything together. Take the tomatoes and squish them one by one into small chunks into your sauce (it's messy, but it's fun). Add cooking wine and beef stock. Stir.
Take your pepper/garlic package out of the oven. Carefully open up (don't burn yourself with the steam) and place everything into a food processor, or a small bowl if you have a hand blender. (Make sure all the oil drains in too). Blend contents into a puree and add to your sauce. Stir. Add more seasonings if you wish. Just before serving, press your reserved garlic clove into your sauce.
Serve over whole wheat spaghetti noodles.

30 Day Challenge: Day 24 — A movie no one would expect you to love

30 Day Challenge: Day 23 — A way in which you want to be remembered

Wife, Mother, Sister, Daughter, and Christian

30 Day Challenge: Day 22 — A website

http://www.maggieandsparrow.com.au/

30 Day Challenge: Day 21 — Something you know you do differently than most people

I cut up all my food first before eating it. I didn't think this was odd until I was boarding in university and the family I was boarding with and the other boarders commented on it.

30 Day Challenge: Day 20 — A hobby of yours

Ummm, I hate to state the obvious, but I'd say blogging.

30 Day Challenge: Day 19 — A talent of yours

I make fantastic cookies.

30 Day Challenge: Day 18 — A time when you felt passionate and alive

November 5th, 1999 and the days following.   I remember the date with such certainty because it was the day that I gave my life to Christ.  It was the day that I met the Holy Spirit.  It was when I fell in love with Jesus.  It was the most exciting, wonderful thing that has ever happened to me.

30 Day Challenge: Day 17 — An art piece

Rodin - The Hand of God, or, The Creation. 
I saw this at the Rodin Museum in Paris when I was a teenager and I fell in love with it. 

30 Day Challenge: Day 16 — A song that makes you cry

2 of my students performed this a Christmas concert a few years back - there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

30 Day Challenge: Day 15 — A person you admire

30 Day Challenge: Day 14 - A vacation you would like to take

30 Day Challenge: Day 13 — A guilty pleasure

I was back and forth on which one I'm guiltier of so I posted both.  Let's face it, I enjoy eating one while watching the other.

30 Day Challenge: Day 12 — A song that you want played at your wedding (or was played)

30 Day Challenge: Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently

30 Day Challenge: Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

30 Day Challenge: Day 9 — A photo you took

30 Day Challenge: Day 8 - A thank you letter to someone who has changed your life

Dear Jesus,

I had no idea what I was missing out of my life until I met you. I thought I was happy, but I wasn't truly. I thought I had life figured out, but I knew next to nothing.
You came in like a whisper, soft and gentle to my heart. Your word struck me deep in my soul, part of me that I never knew existed.
My life before you was just living. My life since I've met you is so much more that there aren't even words to describe it.
You are the reason I live.
Thank you for taking my sins upon you. Thank you for dying for me. Thank you that you live so that I may have life.

I love you,
Kristen

30 Day Challenge: Day 7 - 5 things you could not possibly live without

I contemplated being snarky with this one and saying water, food, shelter, clothing and warmth, but I'll be a little more self indulgent than that.

30 Day Challenge: Day 6 - A Moment You Wish You Could Re-Live

I often say that the day Jeremy was born was one of the most perfect days of my life.

30 Day Challenge: Day 5 - A Favorite Quote

''you end up sitting in front of the television watching these programmes eating bread from the bag... dipping it in anything runnier than bread'' - Dylan Moran

30 Day Challenge: Day 4 - A Favorite TV Program

The only reality show I would ever want to be on.  Too bad Canadians aren't eligible.

30 Day Challenge: Day 3, A Favorite Book

I know it's a trilogy, not an individual book, but they are my favorite.

30 Day Challenge: Day 2, A Favorite Movie

30 Day Challenge: Day 1, A Favorite Song

30 Day Challenge

I picked this up over at Living Just Like Grandma and thought it would be fun for myself. The idea is to post every day for 30 days with these topics as the outline:


Day 1 — A favorite song

Day 2 — A favorite movie

Day 3 — A favorite book

Day 4 — A favorite television program

Day 5 — A favorite quote

Day 6 — A moment you wish you could relive

Day 7 — 5 things you could not possibly live without

Day 8 — A thank you letter to someone who has changed your life

Day 9 — A photo you took

Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently

Day 12 — A song that you want played at your wedding (or was played)

Day 13 — A guilty pleasure

Day 14 — A vacation you would like to take

Day 15 — A person you admire

Day 16 — A song that makes you cry

Day 17 — An art piece

Day 18 — A time when you felt passionate and alive

Day 19 — A talent of yours

Day 20 — A hobby of yours

Day 21 — Something you know you do differently than most people

Day 22 — A website

Day 23 — A way in which you want to be remembered

Day 24 — A movie no one would expect you to love

Day 25 — A recipe

Day 26 — A childhood memory

Day 27 — A physical feature you love

Day 28 — A scar you have, and its story or if no scars- a tattoo & story

Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Day 30 — A motto or philosophy

In Times of Sleep

I am very thankful that Elijah is a heavy sleeper. You see he and Jeremy share a room. Jeremy is a sleep talker. And a loud one at that. He will sit up and have full conversations in his dreams. I just overheard one (loud enough that Olivia in the next room stirred close to awake). He was talking to me but he kept repeating himself so I'm not sure exactly what he wanted to ask.
It's pretty funny because sometimes we don't realise that he's sleeping and not awake so we go in to check on him. He has no idea that he does this and no memory of it the next day. At least he's not a sleep walker.

Been Blogging

Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce my newest blog: Crafty Kris.  Please take a moment or two to check it out.  It's where I'm being creative when I'm not chasing my kids, or in the kitchen, or reading...