A VERY BUSY DAY....

Things have been very quiet around here lately - both on the blog and here in New Braunfels. We've been happy to stay close to the church - not doing much of anything. Although with an almost four year old and a HUGE playroom at her disposal - and the need for a playmate - we ARE doing something.

Take today for instance......

Our day started with baking a  batch of cookies.....

Mmmmm - peanut butter. And Cassia's very first time lifting them off of the cookie sheet.

After that we took in the races!

Boy some of those cars can really move!

We had friends - lots of them - for lunch.......

So MUCH food to prepare - hours in the kitchen!

We spent the afternoon house hunting.....

Hmmm - a little dark for our tastes - not really digging that 70's panelling - and just look at the gold shag carpet!

This swanky place with great views was a strong contender. Fully furnished even - but pink? Nope not for the Wood Clan.

In the end we chose this colourful (think Mexico) little number. All the room we need and some animals out back.

We arrived just in time for Cassia's piano recital......

Ding, ding, ding, clang, clang, clang ...... music (ouch!) to her mom's ears.

Later, Queen Cassia (known because of the purple dress) presided with her yellow beard.

I have NO IDEA either - I just went with it. I have to dig real deep sometimes to find that inner child in me, to keep up with my own child - know what I mean?! Hey - I have almost 40 years on her!

We enjoyed a train ride through the countryside of Sodor.....

Thanks Thomas! 

And just before dinner we had time to do some fishing off the bridge out back......

Challenging little fish....

Yaaaa - Cassia caught some!

And the camp fire for cooking them over.

However, instead of the fish we all opted for PIZZA. The first one I have made on the road this year.  I guess we found it often enough on our travels that I didn't feel the need to make it. Plus - it is a bit of work in a tight space - I was really not into it with the heat in Mexico.

It's small because we have a VERY SMALL toaster oven - a light meal for Derek and I. Tonight's included chicken, purple onion, red pepper, artichokes, and feta and mozzarella cheese. We LOVE my pizza - I make it a lot during the summer months. Here is a link for last summer's Sunday Cook Series - Pizza & Popcorn.

Right now we are not sure if we are leaving New Braunfels on Monday or Wednesday - so it will be a surprise for all of us. We are a bit spooked by all the snow up north! Fingers x'ed that it warms up and melts just ahead of us as we head into Colorado. 

AND at this moment we don't even know where we are headed. Nope - we haven't secured our summer employment yet - but we are hopeful. We have applications in for a Park Manager position in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. That's the great thing about being so mobile - we can go where the job is. 

Over and out.

Teresa

TODAY'S INTERESTING LINK: No link tonight - just this quote I found on Pinterest. Fun days like today remind me of how true it is .....

and for those moments that I'm not so sure, there is this one.....

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