Amber’s Blog
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Pink and Yellow
You should have seen the look Chris gave me when I mentioned the colors for Nora’s birthday party. Not that he had problems with the colors I chose, but rather that there were colors at all. Maybe that’s the difference between moms and dads: I’m super excited to have everything match – from the invitations…
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Food for Thought
Last week was World Breastfeeding Week, a week designed to improve breastfeeding rates internationally through education. Did you know that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months (exclusively for the first 6 months), and thereafter for as long as mother and baby desire? Or that the World Health…
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Pita Bread
Pita Bread RecipeRelated Post: Report Card (Aug. 9, 2010)Adapted from Williams-Sonoma BreadSee more recipes here Ingredients Directions This recipe will make 10 6-inch breads. In a bowl, sprinkle the yeast and sugar over 1/2 cup of the water. Stir gently to dissolve and let stand at room temperature until foamy, about 10 minutes. In a heavy-duty…
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Report Card
I don’t want to dwell too long on all the things I didn’t do in the last two weeks. (Like Housewife Challenge #1, Housewife Challenge #2, Housewife Challenge #3, Housewife Challenge #4…or even writing this post on time.) Basically I was a big slacker this week, so I’d much rather write about what I did…
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Party Planning
Can you believe this little person is eleven months old today? I know I say it all the time, but how time flies. And now that she’s eleven months old, it’s time to start planning for her party…or actually admit that I’ve been planning it secretly for a few months now. You see, we, at…
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One of THOSE Days
in MotherhoodYes, even happy housewives have days that don’t go as planned, and yesterday was one of those days for me. It started out with the mild annoyance of not having any milk for my morning cereal and we didn’t have eggs, so we didn’t really have anything for breakfast. But, that wasn’t a big deal,…
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Use That Sewing Machine
I have a confession to make: I will never be a craft blogger. The thought of finding time not just to write a blog post, but to first make the stuff I’m going to blog about is laughable, considering how long it took me to haul my sewing machine out of the attic — just…
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Play
This week’s You Capture theme was “play” and I had a hard time deciding what to shoot. I’ve said before, my cellphone has trouble capturing quick movements, and now that Nora knows how to crawl, she is a super speedy girl. She’s now mobile enough to be dangerous: moving Pip’s food from his food dish…
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Tomato Pie
Tomato Pie Recipe Related Post: The Joy of Baking Adapted (barely) from Gourmet via Smitten Kitchen See more recipes here
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Jelly Gem Rolls
Jelly Gem Rolls Recipe Related Post: The Joy of Baking Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Bread See more recipes here
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The Joy of Baking
It’s Wednesday, which means baking day. But I’m not doing any baking today, because I was so excited to try something new this week, that I’ve already gone through a whole bag of AP flour. That’s okay, though, because we’re stocked for a while and I’ve been having lots of fun! I really do think…
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Buttermilk Bread
Buttermilk Bread Recipe Related Post: The Joy of Baking An Amber Original! See more recipes here
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Become a Yoga Master
Okay, so maybe I won’t become a yoga master and achieve the secret skill of levitation like in the Sims, but Housewife Challenge #3 is to get back into shape and to start doing yoga on a regular basis again. While I was pregnant, I discovered yoga at the suggestion of my friend Laura, who…
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Report Card
This is my second report card on how I’m doing at meeting my housewife challenges. (Remember I said I was going to hold myself accountable to you every other Sunday.) I haven’t been too enthusiastic about creating challenges for myself, so there are only two so far: Get (and keep) the grocery bill under budget…
