Bear and I actually went out on a movie date and that means that I get the best treat in the world – hot tamales and popcorn. I pop one of the candies in my mouth and then shove in a whole handful of popcorn and then it’s like a sweet salty spicy treat all […]
[Continue reading...]A Boy and His Bike
May 2, 2011
Atti has all kinds of wheels now! We got this little bike for him at Christmas time, but we haven’t used it much. Then our OT helped us adapt the pedals to keep his feet strapped in and now Atti has a bike that’s secretly a therapy tool. It seems so important for every kid […]
[Continue reading...]Crispy Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
April 28, 2011
Bear has been on a baking roll, spreading his wings a little to make changes to recipes to make things just the way he likes them. That’s harder to do in baking than it is in cooking, which is part of the reason why I leave all the baking up to Bear. He really dislikes […]
[Continue reading...]New dress for Spring
April 27, 2011
I searched everywhere for an Easter outfit this year and came up totally empty. I eventually bought a new top and some shoes and called it good. I wish I had known I was going to have such bad luck or I would have saved this dress for the special day. As part of my […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #17
April 26, 2011
We got talked into taking an entire banana cream pie home from the BBQ, and I ate it from the pan with a fork like a jerk. Man, it was good.
[Continue reading...]Jump!
April 25, 2011
Last weekend we got together with some long lost friends for a BBQ. A couple of our friends moved back to Canada a few years ago, so now we have to content ourselves with the internet, and the rare visit where all the people who love them fight for time. We were lucky to get […]
[Continue reading...]A Place for All Those Little Pieces
April 23, 2011
At Atti’s birthday party a couple of months ago, he got a bunch of really cool presents that have been sitting stacked in their boxes in the corner of the room ever since. We’d pull them out to play with them, and then I’d put everything back in the giant cardboard box so that the […]
[Continue reading...]How to Eat Supper
April 22, 2011
This cookbook might be old news to much of the internet. I bought it years ago, inspired by all the great reviews and recognizing the talent of the authors. I’ve been listening to The Splendid Table Podcast for years, and any time I do I feel positively chased into the kitchen. But like many of […]
[Continue reading...]Another big project
April 21, 2011
I seem to have what we stitchers refer to as start-itis. Some of the most fun in stitching comes in the planning of projects – picking a pattern you love, sorting among gorgeous fabrics and fibers to pull together supplies, and dreaming of what you’re going to do with the finished project. Then you actually […]
[Continue reading...]Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
April 20, 2011
We had the teenagers from church over again the other night, so Bear whipped up his famous treats for the occasion. He makes these whenever a bake sale comes around, and they go almost before he can even put them out on the table. He let me share the recipe with you, so get ready […]
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