Hello!! This morning Wyatt and I had to be out the door for an appointment before I could have my second cup of coffee! We aren’t used to having to be up and moving that early anymore so it was a bit of a challenge. We managed though, with a helping hand from Billy who is working from home today, thank goodness. Wyatt had an equipment evaluation today, which is nice because they re-evaluated his wheelchair situation and think he is still good for a while but it will need to be “grown” for him in about 6-8 months as he grows. They also evaluated him for a stander which will be very good to have for many reasons while he is working on walking.
We are back home now and I am happily drinking that second cup of coffee. I usually only have two a day so I try to savor them.
We had a pretty slow week around here, due to the temperatures being so cold! I think at our coldest with wind chill, we were sitting at -22. I didn’t want to take Wyatt out in that sort of cold weather so we chilled at home. Good thing I stocked up on books the week before because we went through them all! Well, we went through Wyatt’s. We are reading all sorts of different books together these days; chapter books, easier reader books, picture books. We both are in love with the Mr. Putter and Tabby series – we read one before bed every night and they are so sweet and cozy! I just love them so much. The first one is Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea, I believe, and it is so heartwarming. They all are. I love that Mr. Putter adopted an old shelter cat, because his own bones were creaky and he didn’t move fast either. Anyway, they are always baking or making tea or painting the porch or so many other wonderful things, and I love reading them with Wyatt before bed. I will do a post next week of some of the books we have been reading together.
Before the cold set in though, we did get out to the Scout Shop in our area. We had to pick up a hat for a scout in our pack, and while we were there we picked up a few things. A backpack for Wyatt that will work well with his wheelchair, a small first aid kit in a fox zip up bag (because of course) and a few things for my niece who is also a scout. It was nice to get out before the weather got bad.
Then we settled in! We had school all week, and Wyatt is doing so well and making good gains every week in reading and math. I am so proud of him. For years we battled his medication fog, and now that he is on a different medication it’s so different to have school and so rewarding to watch him learning. He surprises me everyday! We are still learning about Hundertwasser in art, although this is our last week with him before we move on. Miso enjoyed watching Wyatt create his last piece, although she looks a bit like a little furry art critic. We also spent time learning all about Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday.
Apparently cold weather motivates me to cook and bake. I made so many good things this week! We had Mississippi Pot Roast, White Chicken Chili, homemade chocolate chip cookies (and the best I ever made – I can be hit or miss lol), and also Snow Day Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast on Wednesday, when I gave us a snow day.
Of course, when the weather finally warmed up (to 30 degrees!) yesterday, we left the house for the first time in days. Guess where we went? The library of course!!
And that was really it! Lots of reading, tv, painting, embroidering, and eating. Lol.
I hope that everyone is doing well today, and if whatever you do today, try to do something that makes you smile my friends!
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 
My second stop today (after it warmed up a bit) was the library; my firs stop was the grocery store as I really should have gone couple of days ago and just refused since it was too cold. But boy did we need food! It sounds like you had a yummy week at home. I didn’t budge much from our basement near the woodstove but did read some great books and worked on my puzzle.
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Lol we needed food and books as well! Your cozy spot seems like it was the perfect place to stay comfy during the cold snap!!
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We had that brutal cold, too, but the wind chills never seemed to be that low. Sometimes, they were actually higher than the actual temperature. I wonder if something was out of whack! Yay for the stander! Wyatt really is making so many gains. I’m sure he’s quite proud of himself, too. It’s so good to hear that the brain fog is gone, and learning is going much better. You are such a caring and wonderful teacher, Erin! He is so lucky to have you. I looked up Hundertwasser (I was thinking for Style Imitating Art), but I couldn’t figure out if he was an artist or an architect. I was also half asleep when I had to quickly come up with the art…so, if you can point me in the right way!
I’m so glad to read you have problems with chocolate chip cookies turning out right every time. I have probably baked millions of those daggone things, and they are always different. I have used almost every recipe under the sun, too. I guess it’s just luck of the draw. I tried two new soup recipes, and Mike didn’t like either one of them because they were creamy! I love creamy soups, and he hates them. He doesn’t say anything bad, but he’ll just poke around at them, just eating what he likes. Men!
Hope you have a fabulous weekend and upcoming week! I’m not sure if I’ll make the Crafternoon because I’m way behind on blogging and my homework for docent. I’ll try, though, because I need a break!
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It appears he was both artist and architect. We didn’t really discuss the architecture too much, but I did show Wyatt photos of the buildings he designed and we both couldn’t believe our eyes! They just looked so fake! But beautiful and cool as well.
Oh my gosh. They really don’t!! Most of the time, they are not that good. LOL. I was so happy that this time they were delicious and perfect. The recipe I used this time is https://pinchofyum.com/the-best-soft-chocolate-chip-cookies. She has very good directions for non-bakers I think. Lol. I followed them to the letter, which I am not usually good at either. Lol.
Oh no!!! Yes, take a little mini-break!! I get it though, I am so behind on so much – it can be so hard to juggle time!
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You got up to 30 yesterday? We only made it to 24. Still, beats single digits. Did I ever share with you my Hundertwasser video I made at Atelier des Lumieres? You and Wyatt might like it. Every time I see it, I see new things in it. I love that you have the scout troop and thrilled that the med change has made such a difference. Hooray!
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Yes!! Warmer but still..not warm. Lol. Better though and heading in the right direction. I love winter but not that cold!
No!!! How cool is that! We would love to see it if you don’t mind sharing.
And thank you Jeanie! We had a scout outing last night and we all had so much fun!
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That cookie is 👌👌👌
It was ridiculously cold here too last week, and there was much hunkering down – and kitchen experimenting, haha… It’s got to be a cold weather coping mechanism of sorts 🙂
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Lol thank you! I think we are going to make cookies today after school; I hope they turn out as well as the chocolate chip did. It must be! We feel we need to cook and make hearty meals against the cold, like some sort of primal/primitive instinct!
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