Fatten up that Turkey

Ok, yes I know I'm a bit late. Thanksgiving was a week ago, but we didn't celebrate it until Sunday here, so it's cool. Plus, I've been super busy with my toddler who doesn't stop getting into things unless she's sleeping (Thank god for long naps and bedtime!). My English classes have also been keeping me busy now that I'm working on Saturdays atCHEERS!

Cambride House English School and also doing an intensive course with this fun young couple who are going to Miami for a few months. Then after I put Bella down and eat my dinner, I try to squeeze in a couple hours for my arts and crafts. I made Bella a little Christmas toy/decoration that is beyond cute, but I still have to add the finishing touches and viola! I'll post it here. It was my first attempt at using my sewing machine, and it shows, but I still love it.Thanksgiving was fantastic. Hailey shared the recipe that she was using with me and I made either the best or the second best Turkey I've ever made (I can't remember the first one I made perfectly, so it's a toss up between the two). I also made pumpkin pie from scratch which was a first for me. I've never made any pie before that I can recall, so I was pretty proud about how it came out. MMMMM! I have to confess that I've also done an absurd amount of baking lately, and I'm finally going to admit that those 7 pounds I gained last month, can safely be attributed to all that heavenly, chocolately goodness. Take a look at these amazing brownie-cookies. YUM! A brownie by any other name… | King Arthur Flour - Bakers’ Banter"Whoa! Where did you come from?!"

Other than that, Baby Gouda has been dancing and doing flips constantly. I don't remember Bella being so active. GOD HELP ME. At first I was hoping for an Aquarius, but they seem kind of hyper. Now I think I'd absolutely love a Pisces. They're more laid back and dreamy, apparently! Anyway, Baby Gouda seems to move a lot when Bella sings. Did I mention that Bella sings? She does - she makes up her own lyrics to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", and keeps close to in key. I love this kid.So there you have it - a lot of excuses for not posting more regularly, a few belly pics and a brief summary of our Thanksgiving. Oh yeah, I forgot about my burn... That's sort of healing. I'm afraid I'm going to have a huge scar. I should take a picture of it. I'm sure you'd all love to see it! ;-)