mashed

mashed potatoes make it all better. especially when you have a wisdom tooth pulled. with only local anesthetic and the image of your baby as a painkiller. in all honesty, the extraction was more bizarre than painful -- i did feel a bit like dustin a la marathon man. anyway, i got home and whipped up these bad boys. two taters, peeled and chopped, boiled with two garlic cloves. whole ones. drain those taters and garlic, add a coupla spoonfuls greek yogurt and plenty of salt and whip it good. yummy.

denim shirt

 yeah i bought one. from old gravy no less. it was a total impulse purchase. i ran away from home and had about 42 minutes before my baby need to eat from the all you can eat buffet and i grabbed this denim number. without a try on. verdict so far? lovin' it. rocked it with some black leggings and frye boots and a major 'tude. next up? paired with a black pencil skirt and nude heels. tude non-optional.

mama lunch

i rushed in the door with four bags from target filled with the most random crap, a diaper bag and my too adorable little bundle of love.

five minutes later i had made and eaten this delicious lunch.

yum.

banana muffins

i love bananas. i have one almost every day on top of a toasted whole wheat english muffin that has been liberally slathered in natural peanut butter. it's my breakfast of choice and i can't get enough of it. i do like the bananas a little under ripe and for some reason they must be cold. nelson loves bananas as well but he likes them way too ripe for my taste and at room temperature. clearly, this difference in banana opinions is causing a major rift in our marriage. so much so that last week i kept the bananas on the counter and would put just one in the fridge each night for my breakfast the next morning. i am so thoughtful. well guess what happened? by the end of the week we had three overly ripe bananas that were begging to me turned into banana muffins.

when you've got bananas make banana muffins y'all.

my secret to a happy marriage.

Recipe: Banana Muffins (adapted from Martha)

3 ripe bananas

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup canola oil

1 egg yolk

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup oatmeal

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

smidge nutmeg

1/4 cup greek yogurt

Method:

mash 2 bananas in a bowl, mix in oil, brown sugar and egg yolk.

in another bowl mix flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices

add dry ingredients to wet, mix till smooth

add greek yogurt and oatmeal

slice third banana, top each muffin with two-three slices

bake at 350 for 25 minutes

an incomplete nursery

when i was pregnant i decided i really wanted a map-themed nursery. however, the idea really never grew beyond, well the idea. currently, we have one map of virginia and maryland in atticus's room and you know what? i didn't even buy it. bad mommy. there are other groovy prints (including a phatty black and white of harry nillson) but we still need more maps of all the places we've lived.

thanks to cup of jo i drooled all over the goodies at high street market today, including this vintage framed city map of buffalo.

hello perfection! 

this is exactly what atticus needs to see all the streets mommy was surrounded by as a youngin.

can anyone point me in the direction of other awesome maps?

eagle belt

i'm as patriotic as the next person, but i'd never thought i'd need an eagle belt.

clearly, i was wrong. i NEED this belt.

belt alkemie, found via tomboy style.

baby legs!

I've got over $80 of baby legwarmers in my cart for dear atticus.
am i taking this cuteness too far?

clearly he needs the goal ones to wear while watching the premier league with daddy on saturday mornings.

and i love the robots of course.

and the stripes too. we're a stripe family after all.

what other legwarmers does the young man need?

all images baby legs