With LM, I tried numerous times to carry him in a sling and in the baby carrier. Try as I might, I just never quite got the hang of it. I was not comfortable, nor was he. When FH came, I decided to give the carriers another try. He, much more than LM, demands to [...]
As we enter the holiday season and Christmas lists begin floating around, I was reminded recently about this site: Donors Choose.org: an online charity connecting you to classrooms in need. http://www.donorschoose.org/ Teachers can register their specific needs (lab coats, digital cameras, art supplies, etc.) and people can then donate money toward the items. You can search [...]
You wanna know something crazy? This photo has been viewed over 1400 times on my Flickr account. Now I know in the big scheme of things this is nothing, but I just find it kinda humorous that many people have found one of my most uninteresting photos to be of interest. It comes up on [...]
The way the light was coming in through the window was really striking today. Along with some serious bling, these were the flowers W got me for our anniversary.
I went to the grocery store yesterday, and here is our menu for the week: Burritos–black beans, rice, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, and brown rice tortillas Rosemary chicken with white beans and carrots (crockpot) Beef and broccoli stir fry with pad thai noodles Turkey burgers with french fries Chili with grilled cheese sandwiches Ham with baked [...]
On the 12th, W and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary. During those seven years, we have: bought a house renovated said house gotten a dog had a baby sold house bought another house had another baby lost both maternal grandmothers switched jobs traveled far and near eaten, laughed, and cried together Can’t wait to [...]
I read a lot of food blogs, which all have wonderful recipes and ideas. Several of them also have weekly menu plans. Try as I might, I see these menus more as inspiration rather than reality at this time in my life. So, I thought it would be fun to start posting our family’s weekly [...]
If I won the lottery, I would hire a chef. Without a doubt, this personal service splurge would come before a housekeeper, a landscaper, or an interior designer. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have delicious, healthy meals cooked every night for you?
I spend a fair amount of time entering receipts into Quicken, so we can track our spending and for tax purposes. I also categorize those expenditures. On some receipts, there might be as many as five or six different categories, and it is time consuming (and inexact–have you ever read a receipt and how know [...]
I did not change my name when we got married. It seemed like an unnecessary hassle, and I would be going from an easy to spell and to say name to one that always has to be spelled for people and is always mispronounced. I’ve been thinking lately though about changing it. Now with the [...]
