For my nine eleven remembrance on the ten year anniversary, click here. Today, for just a few minutes after lunch, I’ve been listening to a few StoryCorps stories on 9/11. The StoryCorps team is trying to collect at least one story for each life lost, and they have been collecting them here. Here is one…
Labor Day Monday Meal Re-planning
A new grocery store has popped up across the street from our ‘local,’ and as a result the ‘local’ has had some crazy deals on the last few weekends. I re-jiggered the weekly meal plan based on the deals on hand – they had 10 chicken leg quarters for $1 (total!), a $1.60 roasting chicken,…
Saturday Afternoon Meal Planning
A quiet afternoon. The tornado toddler is napping, and after a morning of play and swimming and activity, the big boys are watching some tv. It’s stormy outside, and the dog is quivering at my feet. The Professor and I were able to sneak away to a friend’s and watch some football while our summer…
Did I Mention This Thing That Happens EVERY TIME?
So, I went away for the weekend to attend my sister’s baby shower, and the night I returned, Jack threw up and Liam had a croup/breathing scare/emergency that prompted a midnight 911 call*. I think I mentioned that every time I leave town and have a kid-free night, I return to illness and chaos. But…
Bellissima
I’ve dreamed all week of my old cat, Bella. Ten years ago my sister-in-law and I decided to each take a kitten from a litter that had been born near where SIL lived. Though my SIL took one home, at the last minute the owner decided that I couldn’t have one, and I was supremely…