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This week’s Monday Listicle is “10 Ways to Say I Love You.” 1) When Mr. Sandwich slides his warm feet across the bed to take the chill off my cold feet. 2) When Mr. Sandwich gives me socks to warm… Read moreMonday Listicles: 10 Ways Our Family Says I Love You
Wow, it’s been a week and a half since I last posted anything. That’s a long time in Blog World. The reason is that I’ve been sick. I started feeling bad last Tuesday, and on Wednesday I had what was… Read moreHey, Remember Me?
Baguette has a cold, which makes her both snuggly and querulous, sometimes in the same moment. Which means that it’s not necessarily easy to cook. But since I’m making an effort to use what I have, I’m soldiering on (not… Read morePersistence Cooking
Jennifer of Just Jennifer is starting a Thankful Thursday linkup. So here’s mine for today: I’m thankful that I don’t live in a hurricane zone. Now, you might think that sounds a little odd, since I do live in a… Read moreThankful Thursday: A Distinct Lack of Hurricanes
We’ve always known we love Baguette’s day care center. It’s like paying a second mortgage, but totally worth it–we miss her, but we don’t worry about her. And when she’s there all day, that’s important. The teachers balance structure, creativity,… Read moreDay Care is Important
I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas–unless you don’t celebrate it, in which case I hope you had a very nice day. We can all use nice days. When I was a child (and a teen, and… Read moreHoliday Traditions: Roundup
Not the way you think. Baguette had a stomach bug that she passed on to Mr. Sandwich, and I developed some sort of nasal congestion/drippy horror that threw me for a loop. We had this exact combo at Christmas, when… Read moreChristmas Redux
I’m glad that I bought a really comfortable couch when I moved to New Jersey, and that I brought it with me to California when J and I got married, because I’ve spent a lot of time on it over… Read moreYep, It’s a Cold
All kinds of bugs have been floating around my office. I know people who have stayed home sick for days on end, more than once, with flu and stomach yucks. So far I’ve managed to avoid being sick, with the… Read moreViral Marketing
I’ve been doing a lot of cooking over the past week, in spite of (because of?) being sick. I made homemade chicken soup, although I used boxed vegetable stock, and I made slow-cooker BBQ pork, although it also relied on… Read moreNesting