When I was eleven or twelve, I bought a pair of sunglasses. I was sure I was the coolest looking person alive, except that I could never ever remember to wear them. I clearly recall thinking, “How do grown-ups remember to put these on when they go outside?!” Now, I’m an adult living in a very very sunny location, and…
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A Whirlwind Weekend in Provo, UT
1. I’d take you out for dinner at The Black Sheep Cafe. You can order whatever you want, but I’d strongly recommend the Goat Burger (the beef is stuffed with goat cheese and garlic!), or their specialty navajo tacos (the pinto one is my favorite). Oh, and if you get the burger, definitely go with the sweet potato fries…
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Adventure
Tomorrow, Bart is having a birthday. And he will be celebrating it in a way that I would never ever ever consider celebrating my own birthday, which is voluntarily running a marathon. I have grand plans to sit, with a snack, and watch him run. Possibly, I will sleep in while he’s doing the whole first 25 of those miles…
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2 x 2 (by 2): Horsefly and Honeybee & Cindy Moo
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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