In the contest between who is sicker today, me with my apparent food poisoning or stomach flu, and Scott with his terrible cold, I win. Yay, me. I was looking forward to posting more about toys and books for 4-year-olds.…
Category: holidaze
in which i avoid blogging tonight
Procrastinating on writing my blog post by adding to Amazon-dot-com wish list for Jonah’s upcoming birthday and the holidays instead. There’s a wish list for me also. With a very expensive camera lens on it. (Sigh.) I was doing well…
wanting
What I want for my birthday or sooner: Amazon link: Nikon D7000 16.2MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR with 3.0-Inch LCD and 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR ED Nikkor Lens What Jonah would like for my birthday, or sooner: Company website…
what (not) to do when your wallet is stolen + a cute picture
My mishmash life: Wallet stolen on Saturday. At a child’s birthday party. In a private room at a children’s museum. Moral of that story: Never leave your purse unattended. Ever ever ever. If possible, also do not stand over purse…
adventures in low-fat cooking: green chile chicken enchiladas
Words cannot express how much we love green chile chicken enchiladas. Or their holiday incarnation with leftover turkey. It is the cheesiest, creamiest, brown crispy crustiest, warm chile can’t stop eating it -iest food on earth. Here’s the photo from…
joy, pain, sunshine, (no) rain
Again with the weeks between posts. What is going on??? Excuse, the first: I’ve been working. As a professional writer/editor, I find that my blogging mojo gets zapped when I am using my powers for good in other areas. Been…
guest post: did your dad make that for you? – by jonah’s dad
It’s husband of Julie/father of Jonah, Scott, writing today. Julie asked me to fill you in on Jonah’s Halloween costume this year, and I’m happy to oblige because I’m so freaking proud of this thing, frankly, I’m surprised the Letterman…
cake
Leila’s younger son’s birthday party was today. He’s 9. She’s not here to bake him a cake, so I offered to do it. I’ve only ever made three cakes in my life – two for Jonah’s first birthday parties (yes…