It’s been a long time since I took any pictures of what I was wearing (my bathroom door was starting to feel a little neglected, what with not being featured in any photos), but apparently not so long that Ella had forgotten how it worked. She woke up from her nap, just as I was finishing my photos and as…
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Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
I don’t have any aspirations to be an author. But when I was reading Days of Blood and Starlight, I kept saying to Bart, “I am so envious that someone has the abilities to both write this stellar of a plot AND have it be so beautifully written.” This is the sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone and it’s…
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Spaghetti Carbonara (Bacon and Eggs with Pasta)
I promised we’d be returning to exciting things like YA novels and vegan recipes this week. I’ll keep my promise about the YA novel tomorrow, but this recipe? Vegan it is not. Actually, when three of the six ingredients are cheese, eggs, and bacon, I think we can all rest assured that this is about as far from vegan as…
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Sisters Share It All: Homemade Fruit Snacks
I should have finished two more of my projects by now. But I have not. How embarrassing. I mean, one of my unfinished goals is to go buy a cupcake. From a place within WALKING DISTANCE OF MY HOUSE. I should be fired (from what, I have no idea. Cupcake eating? Being a sister? Just go with me here). On…
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Yogurt: Drama and Conflict in Our Fridge
For the last couple of years, I’ve bought nothing but the giant tubs of yogurt because, hey, it’s not like Ella needs a convenient serving size to take to work. Sometimes I even buy expired yogurt because I like to live on the wild side. Then, in January, Bart asked if I would start buying some individual packages of yogurt…
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