My word, I am a terrible blogger! I'm just going to apologize once
again and jump right back into life in the Putter household…
First of all, I should probably change the name of this blog
to something else because I have not picked up a putter, pink or any color or
any kind of golf club for that matter, in well over a year. Instant motherhood will do that to ya. But I’m too lazy,
tired, overworked, busy to find a clever new name. And I’m still
holding out hope that I might hit the links sometime in the near future.
Onto more important things, such as the state of our
household…
School
School is over for the year and we certainly ended the year
on a high note with the girls. Both report cards were great. They don’t get
A’s, B’s, etc. in the primary program but both girls were at or above grade
level in all areas. Big A ended the year almost a year above her grade level-a
wonderful accomplishment since she started the year almost below grade level.
So proud! She has decided that she wants to read Charlotte’s Web over the
summer, so being the teacher that I am, I found a little book study for us to
do as she reads. Little A ended her kindergarten year by reading at almost a second
grade level. She is one sharp cookie! I’m also trying to keep her momentum up
by having her read over the summer, but she is not nearly as interested in it
as her sister is.
Both girls are also in “cheernastics”, which is a
cheerleading/tumbling class. We had a showcase in April and both girls received
a trophy. They were so proud of themselves!
Birthday
Big A had her birthday at the beginning of June and we had a
party for her with lots of friends and family. It was a great day for her…I
don’t think she’s ever had a birthday like the one she had this year. One of
her presents from us was a new bike…I didn’t know until we started shopping for
one that a lot of the bikes have gone back to the vintage look. Here is the one
we gave her.
Isn’t it cute? It's hard to see in the picture but it is mint green with black damask print. I want one too!
Here is a picture of her cake and decorations. She loved everything and I had so much fun getting it all together.
Well, it wouldn’t be a post from me without a recipe, so
here is one of my latest tries. Found this recipe on Pinterest (of course!) and
I love anything that I can throw in the crock pot. It turned out so yummy!
Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin
4lb pork tenderloin
10 pepperocini
peppers
1 cup of teriyaki sauce
1 cup red wine
1 onion, chopped
6-8 red potatoes
1/2 cup lemon pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
Place the potatoes on the bottom of the crock pot, place the
tenderloin on top of potatoes. Pour teriyaki sauce and wine into crock pot. Sprinkle
lemon pepper on tenderloin. Place peppers, onions, and garlic over and around
tenderloin. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Outside of all this stuff, I am just enjoying my summer. I didn’t take
the time to do that last year, so I’m hoping to be better about it this year.
I’ve enjoyed cooking more and having leisurely dinners out on the deck in the
beautiful weather. I’ve also got a couple of organizing and DIY projects lined
up for the summer.
How is your summer going?
