Hello! Many things have happened in the past month! I am using this extra hour from daylight saving time to try to update you on them. Very first of all, we added another living being to the family – Liz Lemon, the bearded dragon. She was super tiny – Jack picked her out of a…
Babies, Skeletons, and Beaches
I have had such fun these last four weeks, I just can’t even. First of all, my sister, her husband, and her baby came to visit. You may generally know that I have *a lot* of sisters, and it is difficult to keep track of who is which and which is who, I know. This…
Kitchen Bitchin’ Update!
With yesterday’s lengthy update, I failed to include this week’s recipes, so here’s a recipe round-up, including our most recent couple of meals, and our plans for the upcoming week! Chorizo and white bean soup. I made this exactly as-is, except that I put in a bit of spinach at the end to wilt. This…
Forty One is In the Rearview
Well, I’ve been forty one for a week! Although my birthday fell on Labor Day weekend (as per usual), which usually means Fun! Fun! Fun!, the whole long weekend was somewhat marred by my sinus infection and the fact that I felt Not Great the entire time (finally went to an urgent care Tuesday for…
Forty One is on the Horizon
Well, folks, I shall be forty one in just a couple of days. I have likely mentioned here before that I like my birthday still, I guess I always will, but I sort of forgot it was coming for a while – til I wished my mother happy birthday yesterday and remembered that her birthday…