March went zinging by in a whirl of wedding-dress-making and craft-show-creating. Two more new things in 2008. And now I’m working on a third – talking at a break out session for a one day mini-conference. It’s been a loooong time since I’ve talked in front of people. Now I feel like I’ve got to […]
Family
New things in '08: Once a month cooking
Early January my sister-in-law called me while she and her husband were cooking meals for the entire month of January. My mother-in-law had given her an old copy of the book Once A Month Cooking. I had heard of the concept before, not only from my mother-in-law, but I’m quite sure I heard the author’s […]
2008: the year for trying new things
Right before the holidays The Narrator and I ate at a Brazilian steak house for his company Christmas party. The restaurant had continuous table service. When you wanted to continue eating meat you turned your little round card to green. When you needed a break, you turned the card to red. All night long the […]
Things that go bump in the night
It was 10:30 p.m., and I was sitting at my sewing machine wrapping up the night’s work on the wedding dress. The kids were in bed. The Narrator was out of town for the night for work. Just as I was finishing a seam, I heard a really loud bump. I mean a REALLY LOUD […]
Friday Funnies
We were sitting at dinner when Little Miss Sunshine says to me, “Our house is crooked.” Me: Crooked? What do you mean? LMS: Leaning over to one side and tilting her head, “SEE?” Me: Leaning over to one side and tilting my head, “I guess if you look at it from this angle it is!” […]
Beach season begins
Thank you, Mr. Presidents for having a birthday so we can have a family beach day in the middle of February!! There’s something ceremonious about the first beach day of the season. Digging the bag full of buckets and shovels and sand toys out of the garage and dusting them off. Checking the stock of […]