Attention: The 2006 Hughes Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet (AOC Coteaux du Languedoc) is now the official house white here in BryceLand. Crisp and zesty, and an excellent value. Do check it totally out if you can.
Visions of Sugarplumps
Lydia slept through the night last night, for only the second time so far. (The first ended up being a fluke, it was a few weeks ago.) We’ve started giving her baby oatmeal, I think that’s helping her not wake up hungry. Here’s hoping it’s an emerging pattern this time. *crosses fingers*
She’s started really giggling when I tickle. Her smile comes free and easy, but she’ll make you work for a laugh. She rewards your efforts with the cutest little squeals though. She radiates sunshine.
My Signature Pizza
I made my “homemade” pizza tonight. Pillsbury roll-out crust, Ragu Homemade Style pizza sauce, mozzarella of course, with deli-thin pepperoni slices, red onion, kalamata olives, and roasted red peppers. It needs a signature name. It’s been giving me trouble in the rental house’s oven, which runs 25-50 degrees too hot. But tonight I got it perfect, I hope I can reproduce it now. The crust was crisp without being crunchy, not chewy at all, and although thin, it was sturdy enough to hold the toppings without drooping. The platonic ideal.
I think the higher you set the oven, the farther over the desired temperature it goes. I should test that theory with an actual thermometer.
Sick Bug
Today was rough. Riley got another stomach bug, his second since we moved here. He spent the morning throwing up, clinging to me like a cobweb and crying pitifully for milk and food that I didn’t dare give him. The pediatrician gave him a shot of Zofran. That’s probably over-treating him by a fair amount; by the time we got back to the house, he was feeling better enough to start acting like a tyrant. 😛 He wouldn’t drink his Walgreens-brand clone of Pedialyte, but he did have enough good ol’ water that hopefully he’ll be fine in the morning. Poor little guy.
New Year, New Plan
2007 was weird and hectic — especially for my wife, who finished her residency, gave birth, passed a medical board exam, started a fellowship, and found a job for the following year on top of our two moves and child care. We’ll be moving again in 2008, this time to Atlanta but hopefully this is it for a good long time. But other than that, the coming year should be a bit quieter.
Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2008!