Archives for the 'Family' Category
Yes, I’m only having one.
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
And no, I’m not going to change my mind, so please stop telling me that I will.
I still can’t understand why people pin self-centered and over-privileged labels on only children. Do people who use those labels honestly think that kids with siblings are more inclined to put others needs before their own? What is it [...]
San Diego Redux
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Visiting Placerville
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Placerville photos
Fifty hours off the grid. No cell phone, no email, no internet, no television, no radio. You might wonder how we survived.
We prepared and ate lots of delicious food. Grilled chicken three ways: on a kabob, in a pita and on a salad. Grilled veggies, noodle salad, watermelon, shrimp tacos with crispy fried taco [...]
Merry Homemade Christmas
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
Last year we went a little overboard with presents for Izzy for Christmas. Fortunately, she really like all the giant, blinking, singing plastic monstrosities we bought her and she’s still plays with them to this day. They’re not even that annoying, except maybe for Animal Train. That toy is kind of evil. It is also [...]
I’ll never make it as a Top Chef contestant
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Yesterday was a big cooking day. Thanksgiving will do that to a person. I wasn’t even making a big meal, just breakfast for us and a side dish and dessert to take to a potluck later in the afternoon.
The day started off great! I made a double batch of Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal–one without nuts for [...]
A plague has descended upon our home
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Izzy’s has been pretty healthy as far as kids go. We’re experiencing her second ever cold, so I do count us as really lucky. She started off with a sniffle and a sneeze here and there on Friday. On Saturday, her congestion worsened and globs of snot would fly at me each time she sneezed. [...]
Arata Pumpkin Farm
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
We went down to Arata Pumpkin Farm today. I wanted to start a Halloween tradition with Izzy by picking out pumpkins at a real pumpkin farm. We picked Arata Pumpkin Farm because their website said they had a pig in their petting zoo. We really wanted Izzy to meet a pig since it was the [...]
This is my turtle
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
and don’t you for get it.
We went to the Academy of Sciences today with Grandma Judy. We found the secret little kids room, and popped inside. It was totally awesome! There was so much fun stuff for kids! I know where we’re going to spend every rainy Sunday morning this winter. (Allyson: Let me know [...]
Sleeping In
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Isadora has had a rough couple of days. She’s had an intermittent fever and is in an unfamiliar place. We are at my parents house this weekend, and we’re sharing a room and a bed. It’s usually not a problem for us to share, but she didn’t sleep much the night before last due to [...]
Happy Father’s Day
Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Isadora woke up early-ish so I brought her in to bed with us to see if she might doze a little after she nursed. She did–I bought us another hour and a half of sleep!
I got up with her and let Mitch sleep in being as it is Father’s Day and all. We hung [...]