Friday Things
1. Dominic has had a banner week – he cut his two bottom teeth AND he rolled over from his back to his tummy. I woke up one morning and looked at the monitor and saw him sleeping on his stomach! Since then he’s slept a little more on his side, but if he gets the whole way to his stomach and wakes up, he’s pretty mad because he can’t quite make his way back over yet. I remember going through that for a few weeks with Joseph, so we’re doing a lot of practicing rolling the other way while he’s awake :)
2. Did you do anything for Valentine’s Day? We had a pretty regular day at home, then my husband and I went to the Penguins game for a night out, because hockey and a soft pretzel is definitely my idea of a fantastic Valentine’s Day ❤️
3. If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that I asked this yesterday, but if you don’t, tell me… when organizing (thinking books and clothes here) according to ROYGBIV, where do you put the blacks, browns, whites, greys and pinks?
4. My husband brought this video to my attention yesterday; Wendy’s Twitter account is PURE GOLD.
5. Earlier this week, I made a rendition of Simply Recipes’ chicken and dumplings, and the meal was a huge hit with my husband and I (Joseph’s tastes are hit or miss these days). Instead of browning and poaching the meat, I took a shortcut and used a cut-up rotisserie chicken (because, toddler + infant) and butter for making the roux – it was a relatively quick and easy meal. Total comfort food.
6. Love this >> 8 Sunday Night Habits of Highly Successful People. I hate Sunday nights, especially since we have Sunday dinners – I just want to veg out and relax until bed. Totally working on some of these (love the tip on cleaning out your purse)!
7. Have any of you used a Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bag? I’m currently using a Skiphop tote, but it’s pretty small when I need to pack it up for both of the kids. I’m looking at the boxy backpack and the abundance boxy backpack.
8. Too bad I just had 1.5 inches chopped off, because I want to make this ponytail happen!
9. After being totally underwhelmed with Homeland this season, I have a glimmer of hope after last week’s episode – it was so much better than the previous ones have been!
10. TGIF! Duke went to get groomed this week, and it was his first time being dropped off (anywhere) without Einstein. We felt so bad for him :( The groomer said he did great, but shook a little when he had to be left by himself. Poor boy :( On a happier note, he looks (and smells) amazing!
![Duke! [February 2017]](https://www.browneyedbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017.02.16-6-800.jpg)
Sorry…books organized by colour?!! Mine are sorted by author, and occasionally by size, so that the really tall ones are at either end of a shelf.
I also think that Duke has been looking sad lately, but that may be his photo face. His tail looks happy.
The boys look super – good to see them looking so happy with each other.
Hope you are feeling better. Unfortunately, one’s chances of picking up infection multiply with each child!
Totally cute photos! x
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I used to use the Perunia Pickle Bottom bag, but I recently had my second and found it got too heavy. My friend recommended Fawn Designs, and I love it. It has a wide opening and is very comfortable to wear. Plenty of pockets inside. It doesn’t come with a changing pad or wipes container, so I am using the ones from my old PPB bag. It can be worn as a back pack, shoulder bag, or messenger bag. Here is the link to their site: https://fawndesign.com/
I have a Petunia Pickle Bottom boxy backpack and am not a fan. I hate the shape, it’s long and narrow, so you can’t open it up easily to see everything inside. And it’s awful as a backpack, it doesn’t stay flat on your back but pulls away on the top. I’m expecting my second baby and just bought the JuJuBe BFF and am super excited about it. I’m actually planning on selling my Petunia since I don’t think I’ll be using it any more.
Look at JuJuBe diaper bags! They have some great patterns, and some big bags. I use mine as a gym bag now that my kids are older. Lots of pockets and contrasting inside fabric so things are easier to find!
My GSD was groomed this week too. A lady has a mobile grooming van and she came to the house.
The price of those bags. OMG, ima too cheap for that!
If I was in the market for a diaper bag, it’d be from here:
http://www.lily-jade.com/
They are gorgeous and would totally transition to a great purse later on. I also love Simply Recipes. I’ve never made anything from there that wasn’t amazing, at least of Elise’s stuff. She has a ton of contributors now and I can’t vouch for them. Her stuff is gold though!
Dominic and Joseph look adorable and are definitely future heartbreakers! I’m glad Duke was able to go to the groomers by himself – it will get easier as time passes.
Since your beloved Einstein passed I’ve noticed that Duke looks sad and missing his buddy. My heart goes out to him. Please give Duke gentle hugs and sweet kisses from me. ?
My daughter loved your second choice diaper bag! Then we bought from. 31 for the large two handle tote! It was great for packing up for a day or overnight visit! Toys clothes etc ! It’s open and so easy to navigate through without disrupting everything!
I own the petunia boxy backpack and am not a fan. It doesn’t hold nearly as much as I expected and definitely not enough room for infant plus toddler needs. I saw someone at church once with the Abundant Backpack and it was MASSIVE. And I love big bags so for me to think it was too big…
I’m currently expecting our 3rd child and am 99% sure I’m going to sell my boxy backpack and purchase a multipocketed tote. I’ve been eyeing the Millie or Miller on Sole Society. Either way, I would not recommend the PPB backpack for what you need.
Thanks so much for the review, I appreciate it!
Chicken and dumplings. If you don’t care about having vegetables in your dumplings. My Mom makes hers with chicken broth or Stock, canned chicken, cream of chicken soup which acts as a thickener and for the Dumplings, self-rising flour and milk.
Salt and Pepper to taste.
We drop by spoonful and leave the lid off 10 minutes then place the lid on and cook another 10 minutes. That is it, and the dumplings are light and fluffy and wonderful.
You could saute the vegetables first if you want to add them.
If you hate Sundays because of Sunday dinner, why not do potlucks until the boys get bigger?
Hmm I think perhaps that wasn’t conveyed properly… not what I meant at all!! Sundays are such a fun, relaxing day for me that I hate to have to think about work or fire up a laptop after everyone goes home. (And we do actually do potluck – everyone brings something – I don’t do all of the cooking.)
For color organization I usually do pink with red and then black, gray, white in that order after purple. I don’t really have any brown clothes (other than jackets, which are in a different closet).
Joseph and Dominic are getting so big! Such sweethearts they are. And Duke is quite handsome with his new grooming, just want to hug him. Goldens seem to all of a sudden need a good shaping and bath. My sweet girl is going next week for her bath and trim on her paws.
That ponytail!! And I just got 2″ taken off this week . . . had I known about that ponytail . . . .
Have you watched This Is Us? I am hooked! Even though it’s set in Pittsburgh, you would never really know, except for the very occasional mention of Pittsburgh or infrequent sighting of a Terrible Towel, the story line is engaging. And the way the series interweaves the past with the present is really neat and intriguing. I’d suggest, if you’ve not watched it, go back to the first one rather than jump in now as it will make more sense and kind of builds week-to-week. LOVE this series.
How about last night’s Pens game?! Such a great start with Sid’s 1000th point and his OT goal to win the game. On to Columbus . . . .
Ah that game! So my husband I went last Tuesday, then we went THIS Tuesday again, hoping to see his 1000th point and he was one short! I decided to stay home last night since we went on Tuesday and I’m still getting up through the night with Dominic, etc., so my husband went with his dad. And BOOM. I’m bad luck ;-)
I never realized that Goldens need to be groomed, in the sense they get more than a wash and blow dry.
Duke looks so suddenly mature and very handsome with his new hair/fur styling.
Speaking of handsome…your two little men are adorable and appropriately dressed to highlight that fact!
Oh yeah depending on the coat, it can totally get out of hand! Einstein used to get really mangey looking because his coat was so thick and curly/fluffy. Duke’s coat is shorter and smoother, but we were at the point where the hair on his tail was hitting the ground!
My sister in law uses the Petunia pickle Bottom abundance backpack(she calls it Patunia ?) Anyway, I watch my nephew so the bag stays here a lot. Having three kids and having used several diaper bags in the past, I’m not a big fan of this one. The one you posted is the exact one she has and the outside is a heavy vinyl material that weighs it down. And, contrary to the pictures, it doesn’t hold as much as I would expect. I very rarely go anywhere with him, but when I do I leave this behind and pack a tote with what I need because it’s just so unnessisarily heavy and awkward.
I put pinks after reds, then after purple, I do brown, white, gray, black.
I love chicken and dumplings. When I was a little girl (1950s) my mom and I always ate at a cafeteria when we shopped in the next town. It was a white-glove, ladies-who-lunch kind of place. Waitresses in black uniforms with white aprons carried your tray to a table, There was a light on the table that you turned on if you needed something I always had the chicken and dumplings. As I recall they were served in a deep soup bowl with one huge dumpling on top.
It took years, but I’ve been able to recreate it. There’s been some fine tuning along the way, but it’s very close to what I remember having as a child. I make it a couple of times each winter.
Personally, I would organize my neutrals first (often the building blocks of a wardrobe), so white, tan/brown, gray, black then start in with roygbiv lightest to darkest, putting pink at the beginning.
And the librarian in me cannot fathom books by color…???
Duke looks sad in the photo…hugs to him. Re: colour organisation, I would put pink before red, white before pink, grey and black after indigo…I’m just winging it! If you look at The Posh Space, she’s got some ideas on what to do with those colours…put them in separate categories except pink which apparently goes with violet. Guess it’s your personal choice. Have not watched Homeland yet but I’m still waiting for Brodie to reappear ?. That ponytail is amazing! But you’d need thick hair I think. Liked the suggestions for Sunday night…re: cleaning out your bag…I mostly find shopping lists. Never put muesli bar wrappers in there, most things go right in the bin.
White goes first. I put pink with red because it is a tint of red. I actually do try to group every main color with the lightest hue first to the darkest. After violet, goes brown, then grey, then black.
The Petunia Picklebottom Boxy Backpack is awesome. I have had mine for almost five years and just had my third baby. It is super durable and pretty well sized. At this point I use it mostly for the newborn, but throw in snacks and a few extras for the bigger kids too. It has been a great bag. Highly recommend. It still looks new as well since it is so easy to clean. Totally worth the investment.