Photo Update

It has been too long since the last post. Still trying to get better!

Things have been busy in the Cadman cabin. I've spent  A LOT of time working on my grad school application for Boston College and of course teaching. The dogs keep us on our toes and this time being the holidays we've had a lot of family and friends over. Here are some pictures from our latest happenings.

Halloween Party Morning Mimosas 

A picstitch of the halloween party decorations

My halloween chalkboard

The Lights we hung outside the will stay up year round...in love.

...and then there were holiday cups at starbucks!

Fall window

Thanksgiving chalkboard

The family having a warm cabin thanksgiving

Thats just a quick pic sum up of some things that have been happening around here. Will be posting a few recipes soon!

New Beginnings!

I stopped writing on the blog for what now feel like stupid reasons. Stupid is a word that I don't like to use because I am constantly telling my high school students to not call themselves or each other that. However, in this case I don't feel like there is any other word to describe my inability to write on this blog for 1 billion 7'ish months.

Reason Number 1: I have no time.
FALSE, I had plenty of time but I chose not to use spare time to blog.

Reason Number 2: Baby (or I guess the lack there of)
This is the most important reason for why I have been slacking. When I started this I had the idea that it was going to become more of a pregnancy blog than anything else. I have been following two amazing blogs Little Baby Garvin and Being Mrs. Riley for quite sometime now. Both of those amazing mama's started their blogging right before they became preggo. I guess I thought that starting a blog would mean that my dream would come true and I would get pregnant right when we began trying. I was so excited to start doing pregnancy chalkboards and nursery decorating. Unfortunately, that was not the case. We have been trying now since the beginning of February last year and although to some that may not seem like a long time... for me or for anyone else that has been in this position knows, it feels like an eternity! I wont bore you with my medical history of uterus problems dating back to when I was 13. We are now having some help from an AMAZING specialist team in Boston. I have been seeing them for years for normal lady stuff but now they are helping us in new ways.

So here I am writing again. It's time for me to realize that it is OK that it is taking us a little while to get the baby we know we are meant to have. It's good to write about the entire journey because there are many other women that are in the same predicament. I am proud to say that I haven't given up hope yet. Even though I cringe every time that I hear the words "infertility treatments", It doesn't get me down. After all, this is a blog about beginnings not just babies. I have so many other things to offer readers which is what I want to focus on. When I do become pregnant... well than that will just be an added bonus.

Well that's all that I have for now.
 

Snowed In

Mother Nature ROCKS! Most people in our neck of New Hampshire would beg to differ today...well maybe not snow plowers (these guys make big bucks), ski bums, and my fellow school teachers. Either way, the 14 inches we are predicted to accumulate over the next 24 hours has some pros and cons. For starters I get to spend a day snowed in with the hubby and the pup, do a few chores around the house, cook delicious food, and most importantly FINALLY start this blog (PRO). On the other hand, I would have been happier to not have to pay another plowing bill this winter seeing as it's already March and the first day of spring is around the corner (CON). Unfortunately I will have to make this day up at school in the spring which means we could go into July at this point. Mark (the husband) has continued to shovel the path outside our door and bring wood down from the barn to keep us nice and toasty. Whatta guy.

 Our log cabin stays nice and warm thanks to our high end wood stove, which the previous owners installed. We don't use much else to heat the house. My parents are in Las Vegas so they left us their super cute lady pup "Z" for the next two weeks. Z comes and visits us often, especially during the summer when we live/work at an all girls sleep away camp...Camp Huckins. Her and Jasper, our dog/pony, get along great and keep each other (and us) entertained.  

Jasper in Z's bed. 

One of my favorite things to do is to cook. I love to bake delicious goodies as well as slave over full savory meals in the kitchen. When it comes to buying ingredients I can be a bit of a food snob. I love to buy organic, and although it is expensive I truly believe that it's worth every penny. Buying local is another thing I try to do as often as I can, whether it's snagging produce from a farm stand or buying a six pack of Tuckermans brewed right here in town. Lately I've been particularly addicted to this brand of ginger beer (no booze in this beauty).

This morning I experimented and made my first ever quiche. I followed a few basic recipes but in the end I went in my own direction...as I normally do. I think it came out pretty great! Here it is along with the recipe.

Ingredients

• 6 Farm Fresh Eggs
• 1 Cup of Milk
• 1/3 Cup of Sour Cream
• 2 Ounces of Goat Cheese
• 1/2 Cup of Shredded Jack Cheese
• 7 Crispy Slices of Bacon
• 1 Large Handful of Spinach
• 1 Pie Crust

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Combine the eggs, milk, and sour cream and blend together well. Stir in the jack cheese and set aside. Chop the bacon and the spinach and then sprinkle the mixture in the bottom of the pie crust. Then crumble the goat cheese on top of the spinach and bacon. Stir the egg mixture one more time and then pour into the pie crust. Some of the spinach etc. may rise to the top but no need to worry. Bake for 45 minutes and then voila...QUICHE! 

Overall today was a very productive day. I can't wait for all of the fun blogging to come, but for now au revoir from the Cadman cabin.