I’m Back (maybe!)

I’ve been pretty quiet, but I want to start writing more again. I keep telling myself that I’ll have more to say when Meredith is a little older and we can do some fun activities and experiments together, but I realized that part of the reason I haven’t been writing as much is because [...]

Mmm…veggies

I’ve been going to a playgroup off and on with some other moms I know. You’re supposed to sign in, and there’s also the option to enter a draw for a food box. I wasn’t really sure what that meant, or if the food box was meant more for lower income families, so only [...]

Pictures!

So I’ve jumped on the NaBloPoMo bandwagon. November is post every day month. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do that, and I don’t want to end up just making fluff, filler posts to fill space, but we’ll see what I come up with. I think I may rope my [...]

Chewy Granola Bars

Fresh from the oven

My friend Katey shared this recipe with me.  It’s originally here at allrecipes.com.  She made some alterations to it, and then I made a few more.  These are sooo good.  My husband ate most of the peanut butter this morning (where can I get a psychic model?), so I ended up [...]

Thoughts on Chores

There seem to be as many ways to try and make or coerce a child into doing chores as there are parents out there.  My whole parenting style tries to avoid making or coercing my child into doing anything, and Kris and I have had discussions about chores and cleaning since before I was [...]

Happy Birthday Meredith!

I can’t believe my little baby is a one year old and is toddling around now. We had a great time on her birthday. Kris took the day off and we planned to go to Salt Spring Island. Meredith and I slept in until 10 (and we’d wanted to catch the 11 ferry), so [...]

Hammock Fun

I’m beginning to feel like going to Costco in August is a bad idea for us. Exactly one year ago today, we went to Costco for one thing, and walked out after paying over $400. Most of that was for a new camera we bought on the spur of the moment. We did need [...]

My Garden

When we moved in last year, our backyard was a mess. It still is, but it’s starting to look better. I have to be honest, I dreaded gardening. To me, gardening is being stuck outside in the hot sun being told to weed because it’s too hot for my dad to want to do [...]

“A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.”
~ George Santayana

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