When I was growing up, dinner always came accompanied with (what seemed like) a huge glass of white milk. In my elementary school cafeteria, we had to drink our entire carton of milk (skim, 2%, or whole, no flavoring there) before be[...]
When I was growing up, dinner always came accompanied with (what seemed like) a huge glass of white milk. In my elementary school cafeteria, we had to drink our entire carton of milk (skim, 2%, or whole, no flavoring there) before be[...]
My mom sent me this picture of herself at 16 months and I just had to share it along side a picture of Nora at the same age.I wish I had a smiley-er (smilier?) profile of Nora, but alas it seems that most of my photos from a year ago are[...]
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 ba[...]
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 sto[...]
One of the reasons I am much more in the holiday spirit this year is because it is an extra excuse for making crafts, and because of how much Nora enjoys those crafts. We've made a few of the traditional art projects (tissue paper wreath brin[...]
There are a million things going on this week, and all I want to do is find a comfy place to plop down... Sorry Saturday Surfing didn't happen, or Sunday...or even today. Things might be a little quiet around here this week as I try to fini[...]
This week has been lovely. We've had a clean house, and several days of cancelled plans which meant plenty of time to laze about and just enjoy one another's company. We baked cookies(a nice change from my normally decadent baked goods -- hea[...]
Finds of the Week: Giant Chocolate-Toffee Cookies, Janae Monir -- Oh my goodness. It’s official! Pizza is a vegetable!, Food Politics -- The word is out. Congress caved in under pressure from lobbyists on the school nutrition standards[...]