Amber’s Blog
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of The Week Posie Gets Cozy — I discovered this blog somewhat recently, and I love it. The pictures are gorgeous (something to aspire to) and look at the birthday cake she made herself! A Recipe for Simplifying Life: Ditch All the Recipes, NY Times Well blog — “Anybody who grew up with a…
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Film Friday: Life in 2011, Part One
in Film FridayThank you for all the well wishes we received for Nora, especially on Facebook after I posted about this morning’s other scary first — her first bloody nose. I’m happy to report that, besides that incredibly frantic wake up, today was a much better day. Nora is still coughing, but is mostly back to her…
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A Heartbreaking First
I knew it was coming inevitably, but part of me, in denial, hoped that maybe we could avoid it…forever. Today, Chris and I realized that Nora is experiencing a first — not an exciting, shout from the rooftop first, but one of those firsts you hope to avoid as long as possible. Today is officially…
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First Week
I came back from Texas with a cold (caught on the way there, presumably), and though I feel much better now, I feel like we are running a few days behind. I was good the first day back about pushing through, and managed to get the downstairs cleaned, suitcases unpacked, and laundry washed, but then…
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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Oat Milkshake
Inspired by Joy the Baker I saw this recipe on Joy’s amazing food blog, and I knew I had to make it. We do, rarely, buy bananas now if the store has fair trade one in and Nora asks for them as we walk by. Before we left for Texas, I had a few extra…
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2012 Resolutions
Happy New Year!! Because it makes them more real if they are shared, these are my New Year’s Resolutions – things I want to accomplish in 2012 in no particular order: Blog every day at Au Coeur Take more videos of Nora and edit and share them Blog Monday-Friday on the Papoose Blog Have/let Nora…
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of the Week: Cardboard Playhouse, Eclectic Mom — I knew I was saving all those cardboard boxes for a reason! Eating Animals, The Atlantic – a great, balanced article about the ethics of eating meat. FDA Backs Off Withdrawing Certain Antibiotics from Livestock Use, Food Safety News — Obama administration caves on regulating antibiotics in…
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Toddler-in-Tow…Or Not?
This evening on Motherlode, KJ Dell’Antonia asked her readers if children ever belong at an adult party. The question was in reference to a situation where one family’s babysitter canceled, so they called the host to ask if they could bring along their 18 month old daughter. Of the responses she’s received so far, not…
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Even without much interest in the holiday itself, our Christmas trip to Texas had much to be excited about. Seeing family.Lots and lots of family.Texas nostalgiaGiving giftsand getting some cool ones too.Taking baths in enviable, swimming pool-like bathtubs. And, of course, eating piles and piles of food. But most of all, it was exciting to see…
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A Simple Solstice
It’s nearly Christmas, and I wanted to share the photos from our wonderful winter solstice celebration day before I need to report on Christmas. We work up earlier than usual, on Nora time, and came downstairs in our pajamas to discover our stockings and gifts. Yes, we were excited. We decided this year that we…
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Sneak Peak: Nora’s Holiday Dress
We had a beautiful and wonderful solstice today. I can’t wait to tell you all about it…tomorrow — for now, I’m beat! I did want to share pictures of this year’s holiday dress that I made for Nora (a tradition I started last year). I’m so happy with how this dress turned out, and how…
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A Month With No Car
Monday marked the end of our self-imposed carless month, and we celebrated with a drive to the landfill to take last month’s trash.I’m not sure that I’ve mentioned it before, but one of the happy side-effects of buying very little pre-made foods and using cloth diapers is that we generate very little trash – less…
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Mocha Cocoa Mix
Adjusted slightly from My Recipes See more recipes here. I know I said I didn’t want to spoil surprises, but I have to let the cat out of the bag on this hot cocoa mix, because it’s super cute and super easy — perfect if you’re still looking for a little something to make for…
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The Report on Winter Holidays
The holidays are upon us, and I’ve been planning and prepping in every free moment. It’s amazing the difference this time around; last year at this time, we were debating and discussing, wondering what traditions we want to create in our family and how to mesh them with those of our parents and siblings. If…
