I think each year the 2 x 2 list gets better. So far, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed every book from the list (although we still have many unread ones!). These two were winners for both Ella and me. In fact, by the time we returned Cindy Moo to the library, Ella could recite nearly the entire book. I wish I’d caught…
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Glazed Chocolate Muffins
Ella and I are really good parent/child match, I think. We enjoy a lot of the same things (although her love of Candyland is 100000000x greater than mine), and she likes to be involved in what I’m doing. A couple of weeks ago, I opened up my Carbs, Carbs, Carbs board on Pinterest and told her to pick something. She…
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31 for 31
After much soul-searching over the weekend (read: thirty seconds of thinking before I drifted off to sleep), I decided I’m going to attempt RA’s 31 for 31 challenge this month. May is tricky in Austin (this year – I don’t remember it being quite so cool in previous years during April, but I’m not complaining). Do I include sweaters? shorts?…
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Canvas Refashion
Last March, I wrote about this dot art project I did for above our table. After about six months, Bart and I got a bit tired of it. Eventually, we decided to replace the Tube Map we’d gotten rid of when we moved from Boston, but when it arrived and we got it framed, it was too small for that…
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A Whirlwind Weekend in Chicago
Here’s what we love most about Chicago: 1. I’d take you out for pizza at Lou Malnatis. Chicago is famous for deep dish pizza, and those of us in the know will tell you: no one does it better than Lous. You can order whatever you want, but I’d strongly recommend the deep dish pepperoni pizza. Normally, I love veggies…
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