ok, so i have been a little slack in the project department over the last few days, but with good reason...and here's a quick recap of what i've been up to instead!
before heading out of town to charlotte, nc for a little family getaway i found out that broth expands when frozen (as all liquid does) and when there's not enough room in the chosen container it will break that container...leaving bits of glass and frozen broth to be cleaned out of the freezer. yippee. after cleaning up the mess, throwing away the mason jars and frozen broth, i made myself a good/stiff drink and realized that it was a lesson well learned and never, ever to be repeated.
the trip to charlotte was all part of jordan's birthday celebration...in lieu of a party we went on a trip and since stephen had time off from school it worked out well. we visited discovery place, the kids went swimming in the indoor pool, we walked around concord mills visiting the lego store and the build-a-bear workshop, stephen and luke saw percy jackson while jordan and i walked around some more. all very uneventful until we decided to leave the mall...and that's when all the drama took place.
we tried to start the van, but the van had other plans in mind! after trying for 10 minutes or so, doing everything we could think of (including checking google for solutions...ah, the joys of modern technology & wi-fi enabled phones!) i finally called for a tow truck. luke waited for the guy while the kids and i went to get dinner (lucky for me there were options that included a place with a full bar). the tow truck arrived, towed the van to goodyear, & the driver was nice enough to take luke to the local/regional airport to get a rental. the rental car, a 2 door sedan, was literally the only option since the rental agency was actually closed, but apparently at little airports like that they keep one car available in case someone shows up late (normally a small plane pilot) and needs one. luckily, jordan's carseat fit into the back and we would only need the car for the one night/next morning since the van problem wasn't so bad; turns out that the ignition switch needed to be replaced and not the transmission (again) like we were afraid of.
so, needless to say, i put the project on hold for just a bit. but now, i'm fully on track...having made jordan's birthday cake (and frosting) from scratch yesterday, marinara, stuffed shells and oatmeal bread today. since i'm back on track i figured i should update at least a bit about my time off. i'll post all kinds of pics and more info tomorrow...come on back then, the food pics alone will be worth coming back for!
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