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You know the maxim. Put your own mask on first. Often, though, that’s easier said than done. Because the other mask is needed so urgently, and so persistently, that it’s easy to forget that you even have one of your… Read moreYour Own Oxygen Mask
You know that thing? The one where the people you love make your eyes roll extra hard? Yesterday afternoon, my father-in-law calls to ask if we want to join them for dinner. “It’s too hot to eat here,” he says,… Read moreFine Dining at Bargain Prices
What I really wanted for dinner was a burrito with ground beef. I miss my Tex-Mex. But we didn’t have ground beef, and I couldn’t figure out what to make for dinner, so I looked in the pantry. What did… Read moreOh, Right, Dinner Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
Last year was our first effort at a family Easter. This year there was no snowshoeing, but we did dye and hide eggs. Baguette hunted them, with help from Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. Then there were deviled eggs. And Mr…. Read moreTraditions: Easter Dinner
Me: I’m just going to put this in the microwave. Mr. Sandwich: How come? Me: I like the tortilla to be warm. And the cheese. Mr. Sandwich: Oh, see, I like to let the warmth of the hot dog insinuate… Read moreOn Dinner
Do you go on regular Date Nights? We don’t. The last movie Mr. Sandwich and I saw in the theater was True Grit. Hey, it could be worse. It could have been the John Wayne version. Now that would have… Read moreDate Night?
I don’t know anyone in this photo; I just liked it! I got this idea from a post on Oil and Garlic; she got it from A Cup of Jo. Does that make it a meme? At any rate, here… Read moreMy Balance: Tragic Sandwich