BUSY WEEK WITH FAMILY

So, last weekend we zipped up to MD for a quick trip to say hi to everyone. Had a blast seeing the fam, that's for sure.

Kids handled the trip really well too. The long drive is still long, but there was far less complaining this time around. There were very few "How much longer?" inquiries from the peanut gallery. Nintendo DS is a WONDERFUL thing...

Got some great pics, some of which I posted here. I need to put some up on my homepage I have for the kids pics.

This weekend we're hosting Georgia, Kelly (college), and John and Mike. Aidan is all excited to finally have our nephews down to play with. "When are the boys coming?" is a constant question these days for Aidan. He can't wait to show John and Mike all his stuff. :)

In between all of this, we have 2 Markets to do. Yesterday, I did the Waxhaw Market. Had a record day for the number of loaves sold, so that's a good thing. Slowly but surely, the crowds are starting to come to the Tuesday market. I'm going to create/print a coupon for my Saturday folks that they can use for Tuesday. We'll see if that increases traffic.

Saturday of course is the BIG market. 50 loaves on slate to be baked. Have some new ones too.... Black Olive Fougasse is one of them. Salty Garlic Knots is another. Maple and Oatmeal loaf rounds out the menu for new breads...

I'm also going to use some fresh tomatoes from the backyard (along with fresh basil) and do a Tomato-Basil bread.... Mmmmm!!!!

We're looking forward to seeing the relatives. Now we just need to clean the house. Ugh! :)