Life Lately #23

 Reading: Currently, I'm about 3/4ths of the way through American Predator. It's pretty fascinating but definitely not for the faint of heart. I'll definitely need something a bit more light-hearted when I'm done reading it! Unfortunately, I think next up is The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner. I definitely didn't think this through.

Watching: Kid shows. Always kid shows. Also, the new season of Expedition X just started back up on Discovery+ and Isaiah and I love us some Josh Gates.

Baking: Krumkake! I got my krumkake iron! In a really unexpected way, actually. Recently, a coworker of Isaiah's asked if I could make him and his wife a chocolate pecan pie if they paid me. I said of course, and all I wanted reimbursement for was the few ingredients I'd need to buy that I don't normally just keep around the house on a regular basis (semi-sweet chocolate baking bars, pecans, and light corn syrup). Long story short, I made the pie, they paid me for the ingredients, and then asked Isaiah if they could get me an Amazon gift card or something as extra thanks for my time, or if there was something I'd been wanting. Isaiah told them I'd been wanting a krumkake iron and they definitely did not have to, but if they wanted to get me a $10 gift card or something to put toward it, they could. Then, one evening last week, Isaiah shows up home from work with a big box. They bought me the iron. The whole thing. To say I was shocked and a little bit embarrassed is an understatement. Thrilled, of course, too. Anyway, as a thank you, I made a whole bunch of chocolate-dipped krumkake over the weekend and sent a bunch of them to work with Isaiah to give back to the guy and his wife that bought me the iron. So that's the semi-short version of why I've been making krumkake. 

Wishing: That kids never got sick. It's just so sad, for all involved. Their sanity, my sanity...

Wanting: Nothing much at the moment, but as soon as I think of something you'd better believe I'm going to have Isaiah drop the hint to his coworker the next time I bake them something. KIDDING. I'M KIDDING.

Drinking: Iced matcha tea lattes!! I don't know why, but I recently had a huge hankering for matcha. I ordered some matcha powder on Amazon, and have been making myself a big iced matcha latte every day while the kids nap. I do 2 cups of unsweetened almond milk and 2 teaspoons of matcha powder in the blender, plus a bit of sugar-free vanilla syrup to sweeten it. Blend it up nice and frothy, pour over ice. I've been trying not to make myself three of these a day, but it's been hard. 

Eating: Nothing fun, that's for sure. I'm doing a certain diet (after falling off the proverbial wagon for the last...4 months?) and I won't talk about it here, but let's just say it rhymes with schmeto. 

Thankful for: The gorgeous weather we've been having lately!! It's slowly been getting warmer, to the point that this weekend is supposed to be almost 80 degrees. It's going to slowly cool off again, it isn't full-blown summer yet, but we've been spending part of our mornings and evenings outside in the backyard or at the park, and this weekend we're going to drag out the water table for the kids to play in. Summer is on its way!

Laughing at: This meme. I'm sorry, I can't help it. I simply don't care about your vaccine or how many months it's been since you hugged someone.