Casa Petrie

We wish you a fun, productive, and prosperous 2011! Casa Petrie

Before Christmas I did a big grocery shop.  We had lots of basics to replace (sugar, flour, cheese) and I needed meals planned for all of us being at home. I scrutinized the flyer for the grocery store I shop at (Albertsons) and found items that I normally buy.  I went to Coupons.com to match [...]

Hello, friends!  I bet you were starting to worry that I was stuck in a large vat of figgy pudding.  I have been enjoying lots of good food and fun with the family.  It’s been so mild in Albuquerque that yesterday we went hiking at the Petroglyph National Monument.  I should be hiking every day [...]

This year my friend Dana designed our Christmas card.  I provided the picture (which I cropped and changed to black and white) and text and she sent me the finished product via email.  I then sent the image to Walgreens’ photo lab and picked up my 4×6 cards an hour later.  I love this picture [...]

Miss Petrie and I made easy chocolate mousse last week. The basic premise is that you reduce the amount of milk in your instant pudding by 1/2.  Then fold in about a cup of whipped cream, Cool Whip or Dream Whip.  Add a dollop of whipped cream on top of your chocolate mousse.  For some [...]

Friday we got our first real snow of the season.  Mr. Petrie got a two hour delay, but the ladies of Casa Petrie had a snow day.  We watched cartoons, ate sandwiches, and went to the grocery store.  Seeing all that gorgeous white fluff was truly a gift in our desert environment. Have a fun [...]

Friends, I apologize for the scant postings the last few weeks.  Between Thanksgiving, Miss Petrie’s birthday and family visits, I haven’t been giving the blog the attention it deserves!  (I’ve also been chasing a very curious baby around the house.  This same baby isn’t enjoying sleep as much as she had been in previous months.)  [...]

“Should I buy ____?” If you have the money to pay for something, but you are unsure if you will get use out of something, do a cost analysis! What I mean by cost analysis is this: divide the price of the object by the amount of times you will use it.  By doing so, [...]

Miss Petrie Deux is 10 months old!  She’s crawling and cruising (standing up and walking with the aid of furniture).  She loves to eat.  She waves hello. Miss PD is an independent spirit!  She wants to feed herself.  She will play alone for lengths of time.  She really dislikes having her diaper changed. Miss PD’s [...]

When my mother-in-law gifted me with lots of lovely yarn, I thought a yarn ball wreath at the front door would announce to the world that crafty people live here! I started by winding the yarn into balls.  This took me about an hour once I got into it.  I used a one foot diameter [...]