Monthly Archives for March 2009
Menu for March 30-April 4, 2009
Thanks to all who offered suggestions for what I could make this week with my on-hand ingredients. I’m still fleshing out our menu, but here’s what I’ve come up with so far… Continue reading
Help Me Feed My Family
With the economy being what it is, does it surprise anyone when I say that money is a little tight for my family right now… Continue reading
Letter to Jude: Month 22
Tick, tick, tick… Do you hear that ticking sound, Monkey? That’s the sound of the minutes ticking by until your second birthday… Continue reading
Gas Leak, House Guests, and A-Pasta!
For the past week or so, every time I turned on the oven or stove, a strong gas smell would fill the kitchen and adjoining rooms. Yes, I continued to use both appliances… Continue reading
Vote!
Please, please, please consider clicking over to the Cook, Sister! blog and voting for her in the South African Blog Awards. Jeanne’s site is fantastic and she more than deserves this award… check it out!
To-Do List
Today should not have been as tiring as it was. We should have been home by 11am… noon at the very latest… Continue reading
Friday Firsts: First Love
I remember him vividly. I had just woken up from having a biopsy done in the hospital, and it seemed like some force threw him into my recovery bed… Continue reading
The Smell of Dirt
It was beautiful here in sunny Chicago yesterday. The temperature was around 70 degrees and a light to moderate breeze provided some relief to the sun’s hot rays… Continue reading
Success!
Day 1 of Operation TV Free: Success! I think we just might be able to do this (if the nice weather holds up…).
TV Free
We don’t own a television. We had one when we lived in PA, but we didn’t have cable or even basic, so most of what we watched we streamed online… Continue reading