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Week in Review: Life, Love and Liquid Logs (#44)

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Get your pads and pens ready because it’s time for the Week In Review.

The Week In Review is a list, in its purest form, not of the things you still need to do, but of all the things you have done in the last seven days. It’s an achievement list, an ode to yourself, a celebration of sorts, and a virtual pat on the back or smack on the ass. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

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I ruined my picture perfect Instagram feed. Truth be told, Ave is the one who besmirched it with her Monday morning mischief. Confession: I’m not a big fan of picture perfect anything. I prefer a dose of reality in my social media shenanigans.

Ave and Meg Diaper Blowout

(That is exactly what you think it is.)

I’m pretty sure Ave’s tomfoolery was payback for her four month checkup later that same day. She got a whole bunch of shots, shots, shots and was none too pleased. I told her when she’s of age, shots will become significantly more fun, although the hangover is about the same.  

Ave Post Shots

I housed and harbored my family on Wednesday so we could celebrate my older brother’s 40th birthday, and by older I mean decades of difference (cough, lies and deceit, cough).

Young Meghan and Colin

We had lots of laughs, an ambush or two and a Taco Salad party. My mother’s gone vegan, so it was a good thing I had some recipes in my arsenal and a cabbage or two in my fridge. CSA produce to the rescue.

This quick, easy and spicy Vegetarian Taco Salad combines cabbage, corn and beans and makes for a mouth watering medley of flavors.

I thought about making my brother’s favorite dessert, lemon meringue pie, and opted to take him out for gelato instead. Not surprisingly, he had no complaints.

Pistachio Gelato

I watched all the gymnastics and then some. I puffy heart the Olympics.

I did lots of laundry, including all of our bedding. Clean sheets equals sweet, sweet bliss or at least a milk stain free night.

I went on a behind the scenes tour of Nature’s Bin. It was awesome.

Nature's Bin

I visited with an old coworker. It was so nice to catch up, and she was delighted to meet the baby.

Speaking of, we busted out Ave’s high chair for the first time. She alternated between blowing bubbles and studying us introspectively while we ate pizza. We also did lots of tummy time and play mat action.

Ave in the High Chair

Ave on the Playmat - Four Months

I participated in the Love Your Spouse challenge on Facebook, which means I had to come up with witty commentary and funny pictures on a daily basis. For a non-romantic, this was no easy feat, and I might have missed a day in there. Oops.

Meg and the Hubby

Last but not least, I made and froze another round of green onion cheese puffs, mostly for this lovely lady, and I whipped up a batch of ratatouille for dinner on Saturday.

Ratatouille Ingredients

I stuck the tiny amount we had leftover in a small casserole dish and smothered it with cheese, which I fully intend to bake later this week. I’m getting excited just thinking about it.

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  3. This post successfully confirmed that I could not go vegan. Tacos… and even the thought of that ratatouille cheese thing… May your mother have more will power than I!
    Ooo behind the scene tour of Natures Bin eh? You must have been dancing through those isles. I hope you got some freebies!
    I also chose the “go out for ice cream” route rather than anything homemade this week. I think its better for all involved.

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  5. okay this lovely liquid log stain is something i’m a bit too familiar with right now 🙂 it’s lovely.
    tummy time and play time is wonderful! i love it because secretly i’m thinking yes, use up that energy little angel… get it all out, get tired, get so tired you sleep. hahaha.
    i’m with you on the olympics and hey we got amazing gymnasts here in houston, hello miss Biles!!!!!! omg my neice actually trains at the same gym as she doesn. WHAT????? i’m hoping for an autograph in my future.
    love you!
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  7. Yum, that taco salad looks declines! Taco bowls is one of my favorite meals. And my week basically involved watching the Olympics constantly. Although I felt pretty lazy yesterday morning when the marathon was on and these girls were running a 5 something minute mile and was sitting lounging around for hours, lol.
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  8. Haha! Ave looks, sitting in her new throne, at the deception that’s been going on out of her range of vision for all of these 4 months! Oh the injustice!

    I had one little guy that specialized in ‘mud-back’ it felt planned! Because it suspiciously seemed to happen every time we were at the grocery. This was when I figured out the magic of the lapped shoulder, only he wore those old fashioned long nighties with drawstrings at the bottom. I doubt they are made now! Kids do keep it real, and fun too!

    While I admired our mom going vegans, I am too just too lazy and far selfish! Loving my butter, over my heart health, even! (organic mostly, grass fed always)

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  9. Great pictures of you and your husband. Love them. Ave has such a killer smile!!! I can’t count how many times I wash our bed sheets per week now that we’ve had Callum. We use our bed as his change table, and he pretty much sleeps with us in there too. SIGH
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  12. Oooh I do love a good ratatouille! I haven’t made one in ages actually… I love cooking it on the stove and breaking eggs into them, shakshuka style!
    Currently watching the gymnastics right now… After a morning of watching the Athletics… Damn I am getting nothing done right now!
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  14. Gelatooooooooo. Fun fact: we honeymooned in Paris/Nice and I literally ate gelato every single day (along w/macaroons) and oh my, I would move to Europe for that stuff. Not even joking.

    I love how mischievous Ave looks in the last pic….. such a contrast from her first pic in this post, with the back explosion. It is like she knows what she is capable of doing and isn’t afraid to remind you. That poor onesie.

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  15. Oh! I forgot to tell you, I -did- actually ask my mom about the explosive poops, and she said she can’t remember me doing anything like that. Granted that was all of 31 years ago so she may have blocked it out of her memory, but I call shenanigans on Ave’s part. And you know I’m actually kind of sad about missing the Olympics because of Vegas? I mean, I got to catch bits and pieces of it, but for the most part I’m kind of in the dark about what’s going on…
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