Clearly I missed a week in here. But it was super rainy and dark the day I should have taken the 20 week photo, and our power went out for two hours after church. So I’m just going to give myself a pass here. And if this child complains about it someday, I’ll just tell her that I didn’t even…
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5 Great ABC Books
I’ve always had a special bit of contempt for ABC books (this makes me sound like a horrible person). I feel like so many of them are thrown together, make no sense, or have WAY too much text for an age group that has legitimate interest in ABCs. Happily, over the last two years, I’ve discovered several ABC books that…
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A Few Days in Houston
Two weeks ago, Bart had training in Houston (the same kind of training he had in Dallas last summer). He flew out on Sunday night, and Ella and I planned to drive down later in the week. I just wasn’t up for a full week in a hotel with a small child, and I wanted Bart to scope out the…
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Goat Cheese Salad with Peaches, Strawberries and Poppy Seed Dressing
When I made this for dinner a week ago, Ella said, “Me want one of those cookies.” Oh, she was disappointed when the “cookie” turned out to be goat cheese. I, however, can think of few things that sound BETTER to me than a cookie made of goat cheese. This salad is one of our very favorites, and I like…
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My Favorite Girl
Today Ella is two. 1 Day 1 Year 2 Years Oh, how I love this little girl. Time to go squeeze her little brains out again. And ask her, “Does Mommy love you little or lots?” to which she will respond, “Yittle!” and then laugh like a maniac.