School has started. For the teachers anyway. I forgot how hard it is to wake up early! Wait. Let me rephrase that. Having a child changes your perspective on early. I forgot how hard it is to get up earlier than early! And after a couple of days of getting…
I love birthday parties. Talk about fun times! (You can see that as evidence from here.) A mom-friend of mine asked me if I could make cupcakes for her daughter’s 5th birthday. Colors she likes? I asked. Everything pink and purple, her mom said with a laugh. She’s very girly. Instead of…
I’m starting a new series called “Things I Love Fridays.” They’re going to be filled with things I love–a very simple concept. Some of them will be related to the kitchen, some of them just random things I love. So today’s “Things I Love Fridays” is about crayons, one of…
My father’s birthday was earlier this week. Everyone at his work forgot; no one wished him a happy birthday. (Granted, he didn’t tell anyone, but it is odd saying, “Good morning, today’s my birthday.”) He came home dejected and sad. Poor Dad! (Actually, it wasn’t too bad. To make him feel better,…
Eric and I went camping for the first time with our one-year-old son. It was actually a lot more fun than I thought it would be. (Camping with a child is a new adventure for us.) We went floating on an inner-tube in a lazy river, played with my sister’s…
My son got his first haircut yesterday. It was a big deal. Well, a big deal for me anyway. We went downtown and visited the same barber who gave my husband his first haircut. My in-laws were there too. We made it a family affair. But my son, who is almost thirteen months…
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies have always been one of my favorite desserts. Growing up, my mom used to make these often and I loved having them in my brown bag lunch at school. It was a small, loving gesture, but none the less, it made me happy (even when I was jealous of…
My grandmother passed away a year and a half ago, and when she died, I acquired some of her old recipes. You see, my grandmother was a phenomenal cook and any chance I could take to talk with her about food, or help her in the kitchen, I took. Most of the…
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