Janssen: Did you hear Ani? I think I heard her. Ella: [listening] No. I don’t hear anything. I think she must have given up. She probably just thought, “Oooookay, Mom is never going to get me out of my crib.” Ella: Dad, open this present I have for you! [hands him an invisible present] Bart: Oh wow! Thank you! What…
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Grapefruit Poppyseed Muffins with Grapefruit Cream
Any one else accidentally buy an enormous bag of grapefruit because it was super cheap and then think, “I don’t actually want to eat grapefruits for the next ten consecutive mornings”? No? Okay then, just me. Then, might I recommend you go out and buy an enormous bag of grapefruit for these muffins? This grapefruit muffins recipe will use up…
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In My Book Bag: Grace of Camp Patton
I mentioned a few weeks ago that one of things I wanted for 2014 was more reading and more talk of books, books, books here on my blog. So as part of that, I’m doing a series this year (taking the place of last year’s Whirlwind Weekend series) called “In My Book Bag” where some of my favorite bloggers share…
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Four Things I’ve Learned about My Children’s Sleep
This would be the world’s most awesome post if I had four secrets for making my children sleep on command (seriously, I’d make this one of those unbelievably annoying “pay-to-view” blog posts and sell it for $1,000 per view. You know you’d be willing to pay). Instead, these are four things that I know about children’s sleeping. Of course, my…
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Double Denim
Last week, I posted a picture of some black shoes on Instagram, asking for opinions. Some people loved them, some people were a little iffy about them (the t-strap, in particular, was not beloved). What I didn’t mention on there was not only had I bought the black pair, but I’d bought an identical cream pair too (with gold studs…
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