We've had a whirlwind few days here chez mandajuice. On Friday, we had our house appraised for the refinance and I somehow convinced myself that if I got my house clean enough, the sparkle would make up for how much the market has dropped since we bought it. This meant I spent all of Valentine's day not so much filled with love as with angst. I spent a lot of time on my knees, but not in the way Dave would've preferred.
By the time he got home for dinner, which I had been planning for two weeks, I was too exhausted to even look at the potato peeler and I told him as much and not in the nicest way possible. So basically, I ruined Valentine's Day. I asked for a do-over on Friday night, which he graciously accepted.
Yesterday Alex had the day off from school, so we headed to the local indoor play area with some friends. Apparently, I had forgotten to tell Alex that we meeting said friends because he ran up to me about ten minutes after we got there and exclaimed, "HEY MOM!! LIAM'S HERE!!!" like it was the coolest coincidence ever. So he got to run around and get some willies out.
Then we had some other friends over to play and Alex spent the afternoon chasing Joshua around with a plastic light saber. Watching the boys play outside on a cold, but spring-like day filled me with satisfaction about our move here. Our boy finally has a backyard and he loves it. I'm already looking forward to how much time we'll spend out there this summer.
Last night I made Dave's favorite dinner: filet mignon, mashed yukon gold potatoes with creamy mushroom gravy and fresh asparagus. I'm glad I waited to cook the meal because the ingredients were expensive and if I'd have tried to make the meal when I wasn't in the mood to cook, I would've ruined it. It's corny, but I've learned that if I can't cook a meal with love, I can't cook it at all. Last night's meal was definitely made with love.
Good luck! We tried to refinance, and our appraisal came in WAY short--it's definitely not going to happen. Our neighborhood has stayed great too--it's frustrating. I, too, cannot cook to save my life if I'm not in the mood. I don't know why that is. Your dinner looks fabulous! I'm still surprised that you can eat like that after surgery.
Posted by: Stacey | February 16, 2008 at 09:20 AM
I'm totally with you on the not cooking when not in the mood. I always burn, drop or otherwise ruin anything I handle when I am being an "angry" cook.
Posted by: Geri | February 16, 2008 at 11:06 AM
That dinner looks fabulous!
Posted by: Tana | February 16, 2008 at 02:13 PM