Every afternoon, shortly after lunch, my girls go down for a two-hour nap (and, in Ella’s case, two hours of quiet time). I nurse Ani, turn on her sound machine, and shut the door, then go next-door to Ella’s room and we read a book together and set her clock to 1:00 p.m. and she starts playing on her own….
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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Sometimes I don’t get around to writing about a book very quickly after I read it and then, a month or two later, I’m so fuzzy on the details (and the copy of the book has gone back to the library) that writing a post would basically be copying and pasting the publisher blurb. But Me Before You, which I…
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An Uncanny Resemblance
A few weeks ago, I mentioned we were planning to take Ella to see Frozen on Christmas Eve. We left Ani with my sweet friend Celeste (who has done approximately ten million favors for me since I met her six months ago and always acts like it’s no big deal), and drove off to the theater. For the first time…
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Raiding My Sister’s Closet: Christmas Presents!
One thing I love about Christmas is a few new things in my closet. Bart bought me this great sweater (one of his best-ever clothing purchases for me, I’d say), and it’s been getting a lot of wear since the temperature is not warm here. (I know. The weather here is nothing compared to other parts of the country, but…
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Artichoke Spinach Dip
You know how there are some recipes you love and then, for some reason stop making for a while? This spinach artichoke dip was one of them. When it comes to hot dips, I’ve pretty much made this jalapeno popper dip exclusively for the last three years. Then, I made it for some event just before Ani’s birthday, so when…
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