A Day in the life of Artsycooper: A Hot Day at Home

Every day when Elliot wakes up he asks me what are we doing today, Mommay(that is how he says Mommy). Most of the time, we are going to Grandma and Papa's, or Steph's, or to the park with Danny and Carol, or to do errands. But it is rare we stay home. This was the week we began to start chilling out and spending more time here, enjoying the house while I get bigger and we wait for it to go through escrow. We got a really great offer on our house today, so as long as everything goes as it should, we will be moving back to the OC after the holidays. Definitely good and happy news, but now I definitely want to enjoy and appreciate what a great home we have had.

Today, I figured out the air compressor, so that I could fill Elliot's wading pool and we could stay cool in the backyard for an hour or so. And we also built our usual fort of the day in the living room.

My current cravings are strawberry pop tarts, Dr. Pepper and any kind of pasta alfredo. Costco has the best chicken penne alfredo. Talk about comfort food. And Red Lobster (Elliot's current favorite restaurant) has some delicious shrimp linguini alfredo.

A new love I have discovered in my next door neighbors garden is a chocolate mint herb. And she has invited me to take a sprig now and then if I would like. So I did today. And made chocolate mint iced tea. I made it very subtle not wanting to overdo it, and it was a wonderfully refreshing drink for the day. And I think more hydrating for me, than my usual Diet Coke or Dr. Pepper. So if you wish to add any herbs to your garden, I highly recommend it. Next I think I am going to try making lavender mint chocolate chip cookies. Should be interesting.

The fort that Elliot watches tv from...