Subtitled: Over the (Red) River and Through the Woods to Aunt Mary’s House We WentYou’ve seen the movie Fargo, maybe? Well, in real life, it’s much much better……because that’s where my family is.Food, fun, football, family. Yesterday, we had it all.Emphasis on food & family.Anthony, in particular, was so happy to see his grandma and grandpa … [Read more...]
On Gratitude and Giving Thanks
I’ve got, like, five minutes to do this blog post in between baking a cherry pie & sautéing the caramelized onions with thyme & stirring the sauce for the maple-glazed carrots with whiskey. “Why can’t you ever just make one thing?” my husband wondered.Because it’s family.We will be spending the day four hours north of here—in the largest … [Read more...]
Fool of a Took
Never assume that taking a blog break is going to solve your problems.Never post something at 5:00 a.m. that you’re going to regret at sunrise.And never—and I do mean never—write a great big bummer of a blog post on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Talk about a buzz kill.There is a scene in The Lord of the Rings where Pippin grabs the palantír. He … [Read more...]
Taking a Break
There are probably a dozen reasons why I need to take a break from this blog, but at the very top of the list is this sad truth: My marriage is suffering and I need to give it my full attention. My husband deserves the very best that I can give him, but for far too long my heart has been distracted by a thousand little loves. For this reason I need … [Read more...]
The Waiting Game
When we weren’t planning for, preparing for and/or actually celebrating our two birthday girls this weekend, (photo-laden post to follow), we were auditioning for a part in an upcoming play.Jem & Cate were auditioning, that is.*The rest of us were waiting.From 1:00 to 5:00 on Saturday afternoon we waited. That’s prime weekend real estate, but … [Read more...]
(Almost the) Weekend Update
Angela has struck the records and wishes to amend her previous statement. She now concedes that Anthony is “almost as cute as Jesus.”We are busy busy busy today as we prepare to fête our back-to-back birthday girls. Cate turns 9 tomorrow and Felicity turns 7 on Sunday—oh, the excitement!(Oh, the planning! Oh, the errands! Oh, the good-natured … [Read more...]
First Fruits Part II
Now that Anthony’s gotten a taste of solids, he is keenly interested in what I’m eating. Nestled in my arms at the dinner table last night, he complained angrily about not getting a bite of my DiGiorno’s Pizza.It’s not that good, kid. Let it go.Clearly my 6-month-old wants more solid food than he’s getting yet I’m afraid of overdoing it, especially … [Read more...]
No Offense Taken
Angela: “Anthony thinks he is cuter than Jesus but he’s not.”Though evidently he’s still cute enough that his siblings share their candy.You know what all this hand-to-mouth nonsense means, don’t you? It means that I need to clean my floor! (This is so not one of my strengths.)And yes, I took the sucker away from him.Just as soon as Jem got a … [Read more...]
Now we’re cookin’!
Subtitled: I really, really love my husband.So here’s a funny story for you. When I first proposed getting a gas stove to my husband, he was concerned—and rightly so—about the high costs involved. One of the biggest expenses we’d incur, he said, was the installation of a gas line beneath our decades-old electric stove. (It was here when we moved … [Read more...]
Post-Recital Radiance
This was Joe’s first recital under the tutelage of his new instructor, Miss Mary Beth, who is as awesome and dedicated a teacher as I could ever want.The recital was fun.No mistakes were made.We’re home now. So’s our stove. ☺ … [Read more...]
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