This past weekend I ran off to Utah (via Orange County for the longest possible way to go, but also for free childcare) to attend the Salt Lake City Weekly party for the recipients of the 2011 Best of Utah award. Mine was as a board member of WAVE, the advocacy group I helped found, […]
[Continue reading...]Today is going to suck.
March 30, 2011
Here’s some cuteness to tide you over. I’m running out of here for a last minute trip to Utah and to pick up a new (to us) car to replace the heap of embarrassment that Bear has been driving around in for years. Which means that I have to drive five hours down to Orange […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #13
March 29, 2011
I am trying so hard to avoid the mom rut in my dressing, but once you pass 30 and aren’t interested in looking like you’re 20, I’m starting to think it might be unavoidable unless I dress in cocktail dresses everywhere I go. I think these fancy new shoes I got are a great non-rut […]
[Continue reading...]Lunch date
March 28, 2011
School has been pretty great for both of us, but I do have some neglected momma feelings. Atti’s still not talking fluently, so when I pick him up from school he can’t really tell me about his day. Then we get home and only have a little time together before nap time, and in the […]
[Continue reading...]Tharce-Gulu
March 25, 2011
I’m so proud of the work I’ve been doing as a board member of THARCE-Gulu, a charity to help the war affected people of Gulu, Uganda. It has completely taken up my life this year, but the work is so important and the opportunities so great. Uganda has suffered more than most places on the […]
[Continue reading...]Carrot Raisin Citrus Salad
March 24, 2011
Oh, this potluck staple brings back memories. I loved it so much as a kid, but as an adult this is the salad I always walk right by. As a grown up I’m no longer such a fan of vegetables swimming in mayonnaise. But the other day Bear made an enormous batch of Carrot Cake […]
[Continue reading...]Pruning
March 23, 2011
Spring has hit me with a bang and I am absolutely starving to get my hands in some dirt. But, since we’re renting and have no idea how long we’ll be renting, there’s not much I can do about that. Instead I’ve been turning my attention to chopping things. I can’t even guess how long […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Year of Pleasures #12
March 22, 2011
Look what came out in the wash with a load of thrifted clothes! It seems I just got paid to shop. And Miss Jem Kitty earned her food for another day by being a not so patient model.
[Continue reading...]Skeleton Crew Cross Stitch
March 21, 2011
Between spending February working on Christmas cards, and spending the rest of the year working on a Halloween cross stitch, I am totally out of season. But for some inexplicable reason, this project just called my name out of my non-crafty haze and insisted I get to stitching. I bought this years ago when I […]
[Continue reading...]2011 Christmas Cards
March 18, 2011
I finally, finally, in the longest time I’ve ever taken, got my traditional Christmas cards finished. And I’m afraid to say it just might be the last year I do this. My Christmas card list has gotten too big, and online printing options have gotten too good. I’m not sure I can justify the weeks […]
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