As some of my more astute readers pointed out in the comment section two posts ago, I had a birthday on Friday. I turned 23. I didn’t announce it for two reasons: 1) I don’t like obligatory “Happy Birthdays.” That’s … Continue reading
…that this… …is the most beautiful, adorable, precious-in-an-utterly-squeezable-kind-of-way child ever to walk the face of the planet. And I dare anyone to challenge it. If you think yours (the fruit of your own loins, or that of your sibling’s/child’s/neighbor’s) can … Continue reading
All right, my friends. Here’s how it is: I found myself down in the depths of despair for a while there, but I realised I didn’t like it much in that hole. It was dark. And dank. And cold. It … Continue reading
Once upon a time, before the sun disappeared, we (my husband, our company, and I) grilled Caribbean Jerk Chicken on our most beloved barbecue grill. The grill makes a cameo appearance in this photo from this very old post. The … Continue reading
It’s August. Eight months into this year, and I still feel like it’s 2008. Luckily, the painful blow of passing time has been softened by the presence of my sister’s family, including (especially including) this little whippersnapper: Oh, sure, he … Continue reading
I may have misrepresented myself earlier this week when I claimed to be “stranded” in the back country of Montana. While it’s true that I stayed about three days longer than I had anticipated, I wasn’t necessarily “roughing it in … Continue reading
Remember that time a few weeks ago, when my sister and I decided to give our mom a kitchen/great room makeover for Mothers’ Day? {You can read the entire saga, in order, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here, … Continue reading