Today is a snow day, and so one my kids has gone back to bed and the other one is working quietly on a massive box robot in the living room and yet another one of my kids is eating bananas and watching Little Bear. My husband called me from the drive to work, telling me that he was driving behind … [Read more...]
The Very End Of Summer
This weekend felt weirdly long. Saturday night felt, not unpleasantly, like Sunday night, that relaxed, back-to-school feeling, and Sunday just felt like a day too much of the weekend, Sunday Part II. But most of Saturday was unexpectedly wonderful. My in-laws have a camp about an hour away from … [Read more...]
Not All Salads Are Good For You
I woke up yesterday morning at 6:30 to find The Boy staring down at me intensely. "I'm making you breakfast in bed," he announced. "So you'd better wake up." And that was how I started Mother's Day this year, sitting groggily in bed and eating toaster waffles with LOTS of syrup, … [Read more...]
Wherein I Say The Word “Cookie” A Lot
My friend E. makes the best cookies in the world. I am not exaggerating. Not that my cookies are bad - not at all - and any homemade cookie can beat any grocery store bagged cookie any day of the week, but E. has a special cookie gift. She has a rare cookie talent. One of these days, she WILL write … [Read more...]
Go2Girlz Holiday Wish List: The Kitchen Edition
AIR MILES Reward Miles (Okay, we know it's not kitchen-related, but still!) Everybody loves to get free stuff, right? And we love it even more if we can get free stuff while buying other stuff! If it sounds too good to be true, listen up: the majority of our Go2Girlz Holiday Wish List testing panel … [Read more...]
Everyone carries with them a
Everyone carries with them a list of things that they would like to have, I think, this secret list of wistful belongings. At the very top of mine - not surprisingly, I suspect - was a stand mixer, which I have wanted for YEARS. Stand mixers say Serious Baker, I think, and how I WANTED one. Every … [Read more...]