Last night, Brett had a bit of a freak out over the amount of our grocery budget. Sure, it’s the second largest expense every month (with rent as number one). I guess it’s a little higher than average, probably, but given that I buy almost all organic and include all cleaning supplies, toiletries, etc in [...]
Well then. That was a slightly longer break than I’d intended on taking, but life just got going and I sort of let blogging fall off my radar. Elanor’s sick again, or is sick still, if you prefer. I feel really sad for her. She’s got a cough and is all sniffly and is getting [...]
I remember writing last year’s Thanksgiving post, and feeling a huge sense of awe at how blessed we were at that time. I wrote that our previous year had been pretty bad (and it had) but that I was so thankful for where we were at that moment. This year, I feel that sentiment even [...]
Brett is home, my belly is full of an amazing meal (roasted winter veggies with ginger, salad [which included our last heirloom tomato], homemade bread and homemade butter), my baby is happily babbling in the next room in her papa’s lap, we’re spending the evening with good friends, the fire is warm, I got a [...]
Our friend Rosanna made dinner for us last night, since I’ve been sick and Brett is gone. I was so thankful that she did; not only did it really help make the weekend easier since I hadn’t been grocery shopping, it was also a very yummy meal — a Moroccan stew of sorts, with all [...]
I am finally feeling better. Yay!!! I am so glad. I am still pretty congested, but it beats having a fever, so I’ll take it. I feel like this week has just flown by in a haze. I had so much I wanted to get done while Brett’s mom was here. (She’s leaving Sunday.) And, [...]
It appears that Elanor has a cold again. She’s asleep next to me right now and is sniffly and snorty and keeps waking herself up with her tossing and turning because she can’t breathe through her nose. Poor baby! This is the second cold she’s had in the past, oh, three weeks. Ugh. And now [...]
Six months ago today, I almost died. It seems so strange to me now to write that. I have so little memory of that time, and I feel okay most of the time now, so the reality of what happened is difficult for me to grasp. For my family, though, it’s still all too real. [...]
What an historic day! We turned the TV on tonight in time to see both candidates’ speeches. I was very glad we caught both of them. While they were speaking, I found myself thinking that McCain was a truly classy loser and that Obama has a really good speechwriter. (I loved the part where he [...]
It’s been a long two weeks! Being in Portland was good, but I’m definitely glad to be home. It was fun to hang out with our families; I got to spend a lot of quality time with our families and I even got to see a couple of friends. This update is kind of spotty. [...]
