Last night we took photos of the kids for our Christmas card. We wanted a specific effect and weren’t able to get it with ambient lighting and the flash, so Matt and I teamed up and came up with the idea of using his big work light reflected off this nifty piece of polystyrene to light the kids very well. We got some great shots, which I will have to share later.
I made these brussel sprouts for dinner last night. These have never been my favorite vegetable, but I keep trying them in different ways to see if I can find a recipe I love. This was OK, but not quite perfect. Roasting wins so far. But how pretty, right?? And usually I can get the kids to eat anything if I top it with craisins … not so much in this case, but a girl’s gotta try.
When we were at IKEA on Saturday, I noticed this sign. It advises patrons to use the “travelator” if you have a basket cart or are just on foot (presumably to save the elevators for those with the flatbed carts. I have never before heard a moving sidewalk (albeit on a slight incline) called a travelator. It is definitely going to become part of my lexicon. This year has been a great one for new words to add to my lexicon, including: omnishambles, Eurogeddon, voluntold and sarchasm.
We had an absolutely gorgeous sunrise this morning … oranges, reds, pinks, purples. Lovely thing to look at as I drove to work.
That is some good thinking for the pictures. I hope to send mine out tomorrow. I have never been a fan of brussel sprouts. Though I think they look like cute tiny cabbages.