1. My baby slept in her own room for the first time last night. Truth be told we could have moved her a lot sooner since she’s been sleeping through the night for quite some time now…but she’s my last baby…{waaaaaaa 🙁 she’s growing too fast!} and I wanted to keep her in our room for as long as I could. She did sleep 12 hours last night. So I’m a happy mama….

Do you have a certain recipe that you just can’t seem to master?
Mine is Hot Cross Buns.
(and banana bread. but that’s a whole other tangent)
Anyways,
My mom made Hot Cross Buns every Good Friday.
It was tradition.
In fact I was talking with my grandma this morning and she said that her mom would make them for her when she was little. Then she started making them for my mom and aunt when they were little. And then my mom and aunt started making them for us when we were little.

I’ve tried making them for my little people.
Several times.
But
they just
never
EVER
turn out.
Boo!

Sadly this is not the year I get to celebrate victory over my hot cross buns battle.
I tried again today
and
failed.
Miserably.
I have no idea what my problem is.

It makes me sad.
IF my mom was still here I would call her and have her come over and make them with me.
Sigh.
Maybe she can show me in heaven’s oven when we meet again…

So, after yet another failed attempt
I decided to try a new tradition.
(still won’t give up on those hot cross buns, but figured i needed a little pick me up. I mean come on, the effort it takes to make homemade buns and then not have them turn out is just sad.)

So today, I also tried Challah Bread.

Graham wafers.
Peeps.
Chocolate.
Be still my heart….

Raise your hand if you have a big pile of crayons that look like these in your house:
Perfect.
Don’t throw them out!
Instead, let’s bring them to life again.