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We’re not really birthday people. That is, we have no objection to them, and we like to see our friends, but that’s about all the fuss we make. So for Mr. Sandwich’s 40th birthday (technically speaking, yesterday), we invited friends… Read moreHappy Birthday, Mr. Sandwich!
Because, really, how many people want to read about someone’s vasomotor rhinitis? All my life, I’ve had lousy sinuses. I cannot remember a time when I didn’t have to have a box of Kleenex next to my bed. In middle… Read moreThis Post Probably Won’t Get A Lot of Views
. . . I’d have done more cooking a few months ago, when Baguette was willing to actually GO TO BED. Mr. Sandwich gets home from work at 5, and picks Baguette up. I get home a little after six…. Read moreIf I Could Turn Back Time
Baguette is a fan of Pajanimals. Apparently they’re going to get their own half-hour show, but for now we’re watching the short nighttime songs that air on Sprout each evening. It’s been 20 years since I regularly watched children’s programming,… Read moreLa-La-Lullaby
For a year, that’s how every conversation started. Every conversation. I rarely ask or have occasion to answer it now. But today, it seems, we all do. Ten years ago, I lived and worked in Bergen County, New Jersey. My… Read moreSo, Where Were You?
I may be eating this until the end of time. Good thing Baguette likes it, too. And don’t worry. I’m not going to post everything I pack for lunch. That sounds boring, even to me. (Plus, isn’t that what Twitter… Read morePasta Salad
I read about this at The Happiest Mom, and I think it may just give me the motivation that I need to pack my own lunch (I already have to provide Baguette’s food for day care). So how did I… Read moreLunch Box Challenge
I’ve been reading books by mothers lately, partly due to the Motherlode book club. Here are some passages that particularly struck me: The Good-Enough Mother, by Rene Syler with Karen Moline On imagination: “Children need to know that the power… Read moreWords of Wisdom
Ever since Food Network aired the first “Great Food Truck Race,” Mr. Sandwich and I have wanted burgers from the Grill ‘Em All truck. Unfortunately, their lines have always been enormous–not really feasible since Baguette is about as patient as… Read moreFood Trucks! Food Trucks!
Yesterday, Meagan Francis of The Happiest Mom wrote about making the most of the remaining summer days. My thought at the time was that because Baguette isn’t in school, and because our weather is mild for so much of the… Read moreIn The Good Old Summertime