Over the Memorial Day holiday, our church had a free 5K and 10K on Saturday morning. After a lot of wishy-washy talk on my part, I finally decided to run the 5K. Despite it being the morning after school let out, there was a pretty good crowd. Bart decided to run with me, and he pushed Ella in the jogging…
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Dinner is Served: Thai Curry
I really love Thai food and I’ve found a few recipes that I enjoy making at home that don’t have a ton of weird ingredients and aren’t very time or labor intensive. In fact, you do everything for this recipe in one frying pan, so it almost couldn’t be easier. Bonus for using up whatever vegetables you happen to have…
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One Foggy Morning
Oh, Ralphie. You never stop blowing my mind with your amazing-ness. We went a little more dressy this time since our last round of photos with Ralphie in 2009 was much more casual. Also, we happened to schedule for a moment where I owned exactly no jeans that I liked. That may have had something to do with the fact…
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Afternoon Snacking
Ever since I read Bringing Up Bebe and French Kids Eat Everything, I’ve been more serious about having a good snack for Ella in the afternoon (and for me, if we’re being honest). I want something that is substantial enough to keep her going for a couple more hours, but not so dense she won’t be hungry by dinner (we…
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It Doesn’t Take Much: Pool Bag Edition
. . . to make me happy. Just this fantastic new beach/pool bag. (I own a Lands’ End ones too and while I like it, I think this one is MUCH better – it’s far more flexible about holding oddly shaped things, lighter weight, and I can easily stuff three beach towels into it, along with a few other pool…
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