First bus ride

Yesterday Madeleine and took her first bus ride to down town on metro. I needed to apply for an enhanced drivers license since I'm planning a short trip across the boarder in the near future. $15 for an enhanced drivers license is a lot cheaper than renewing my passport.

It took two days of appointments and chasing down paperwork but within the next couple of weeks I should be the proud owner of an enhanced drivers license.

The picture is of Madeleine on our way home on metro today.

We have survived five months in the land of parenthood.

This coming Sunday will mark our daughter's five month birthday. It will also mark the one month anniversary of me returning to work. While I can't say that I'm in love with my job... I can say it has been a progressively good experience for everyone involved. Good father/ daughter time and good time out of the house for mommy.

I'm lucky that I have the type of job that I can "leave at work" and one that allows me to do things that I enjoy like knitting, reading and various other craft projects.

First weekend back to work

Well DD and I had our first big separation last weekend. Last Thursday was my first official day back to work. DD and DH had some quality bonding time together. They were in a positive grove together by the end of my work weekend. DH and I are fortunate that our work schedules mesh so that we don't half to find an outside care provider for DD.

Freezer Cooking

About a month before DD was born I stumbled upon a freezer cookbook, with recipes that you prepared in bulk. One of the best recipes that my DH and I like is a basic red sauce.
Today we made the large batch which makes about 2.5 gallons of sauce. That's a lot of sauce you say but we freeze it in one quart increments which is perfect for dinner and lunch the next day. And it's cheap to make about $10 if you have all the spices on hand.