Thank you for all of your very kind comments on my announcement last week. You guys are so very very lovely. In response to the most asked questions: sixteen weeks yesterday, pretty sick (this time has been much worse than with Ella), and yes, we are thrilled!
Things I’ve Learned about Parenting from My Dad
My mom says that when people ask her what the secret to her parenting success is (what me? a parenting success? Why, thank you), she responds, “Marry someone who is a really good dad.” My dad? He’s a really good dad. 1985 Now that I’m a parent, I’m trying to follow his example. Here are a few things I remember…
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Going the Distance
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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