My Favorite Things (today)

I've been hooked to a few different things these days. Here they are:

*Deceptively Delicious-a cookbook? yes, a cookbook. It's written by Jerry Seinfeld's wife (recipes might be plagarized but Ethan's eating veggies unbeknownst to him so I don't care!) and there are a bunch of yummy recipes from breakfast food to desserts. Every recipe has a veggie puree. Yes, the chocolate cake has beet puree and the chocolate chip cookies have whole chickpeas in them, but the cookies were delish! (I haven't tried the cake yet.) I made cheese quesadillas with butternut squash puree and the puree was supposed to look like melted cheese. Of course, there was cheddar cheese in it too. But when Mack took a bite of it, she said, "This cheese tastes gross!" Ok, so I haven't gotten the reception from both kids that I thought I would, but I think I just need to tweak a few things. I will succeed in putting veggies in these children! I will!!! (Positive thinking is good.)

*Hymns for a Kid's Heart-We got this devotional book from the Rosses this year for Christmas and we love it! Mackenzie espcially. It is so sweet to hear her belt out the hymns! The book came with a CD so Mommy's singing can be drowned out. For that, Matt is thankful.

*Mancala- a game. Also given to us by the Rosses, we are hooked on this African/South American pasttime. At night when Matt thinks he can come to bed to relax and watch a little tv, he knows that is shot when he sees the mancala box sitting next to me. And of course, Mackenzie is all about beating me. Snot-nose little, I mean, she is so smart! (And I wonder where she gets her competitive nature from...)

That's it. Just a few little items that are tickling my fancy these days. What are you into lately?