Smoothies were a daily thing in our house for a while because it was one of the few things my daughter would eat as a toddler. But time passed, morning routines changed, the blender from our wedding registry lost its zip, and vigour. This week I had the opportunity to gather with a few friends…
Category: Parenthood
Brine and Brisket
So here’s the update for my corned beef making. I have two brines cooling on the counter over night. I’m not sure how I’m going to fit them in the fridge to cool but I think with some of my huge canning jars and a little shifting I can get them in there. The brine…
Appy to share…
Speaking of appily ever after here are some of our favorite apps. Social Media & other apps that I use for work: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Gmail, Instagram, LinkedIn, WordPress, Facebook Pages Manager, Google Local, MailChimp, Four Square, Eventbrite, Paymo Food Social Media Apps I use for work and play: Forkly, Nosh, Chef’s Feed,…
And she lived appily ever after…
This morning as I was driving home from dropping the kids off at school I found myself lost in thought as so often happens in those quiet moments between the bustle and hustle of every day. It’s been a fun, easy-going, minimal rules, lots of screen time kind of week with travel, vacation, and a…
Valentine’s Day Part 1 Accomplished
Every day I sacrifice. Not in a meaningful or spiritual way. More in a I sacrifice 2/3 of my “to do” list in order to accomplish the other 1/3. Today I got all my important work done. I got my children from place to place on time with various tasks done at each point. I…
Snorts and Throat Clearing at Story Time
My husband and I read to the kids at bedtime each night. That’s over 3,500 story times since the day they were born. I remember few moments as clearly as being read to at bedtime. My father had a great soothing reading voice with his British expat’ified’ accent. My mom read me books like Ramona…
Redefining the Glitterati
I know, I know, the time change is only one hour, but there’s something about it that throws us all off. We try to start dinner early but stay up a bit later and do some extra active night time activities to get the kids asleep on time, but somehow one is passed out early…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 