Right Now with Jenn-o: Domestic Goddess

Domestic Goddess

Terry confirmed that I am a Domestic Goddess yesterday, even though the floors need to be cleaned, there are toys all over the living room and the laundry is piling up. I made a mean chicken vegetable soup for dinner last night and the dishes were all clean. There has to be a give and take with this sort of thing, I really like having a spotless house, it makes me feel calm inside, but I also enjoy spending time with my family, it makes me feel complete inside. So I try to work on a balance, some domestic chores here and a little bit of family there, and hopefully I get to feel a little calm and a little complete inside. So when I asked Terry at the dinner table whether I was a Domestic Goddess or not he looked up smiled and said, “Yup” right before smacking his lips on a spoonful of soup. The smacking would have been confirmation enough but I did love the enthusiastic, “Yup.”

So here is a smattering of domestic and family for your weekend enjoyment.

Right Now … actually last week … we ate our pineapple. Remember the pineapple that we brought back from Hawaii? Well it ripened last week and we ate it. That was hands down the best pineapple I have ever eaten; sweet, juicy and perfectly ripe.

She brought it in and only stabbed her head a couple of time with that big spiky topper.

Right Now … well not quite now, at the end of November … my cousin is going to have her first baby. My cousin Kimberly and her husband Mike are expecting their first child. The doctors have said it will be a boy and they have decided to name him Zayden. My Sister, Mom, Grandma Jean, Emi and Allison all caravanned to Indio CA to celebrate our family getting just a little bit bigger. Kimberly’s sister Michele hosted a baseball themed party with hot dogs, nachos and peanuts. Baseball cards were laid out on tables and pennants hung from the ceiling. We played some very amusing baby shower games and I was a big winner in the “Nursery Rhyme” mad libs. All of the reading comprehension finally pays off and I got a reusable cup with straw and Starbucks single serving VIA Refreshers. That’s right! I’m already using them at work.

Right now … we went to Disneyland for the Fall Decorations. I just love the Fall Decorations at Disneyland, well I love fall decorations anywhere really. It reminds me of my wedding and I had a really good time at my wedding. Allison rode the Haunted Mansion and actually got a little bit scared. I know! I thought nothing scared her but the dim lights and the spooky music got to her this time and she snuggled her face down into my armpit, only peeking out occasionally and then ducking back under when a ghost popped up. She is growing up and noticing things around her more, which is also why she had such fun watching the California Adventure Pixar Play Parade. The floats have water jets that spray the audience while bubble machines crank out a steady stream of bubbles out onto the parade route. She was mesmerized by the characters; she waved and clapped as the passed on the street.