I’m back. Or at least, I’m here for now? If the past year and a half have shown us anything, it’s that we can’t really predict what will happen. I’ve let this blog go for all that time while we’ve
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Life is change. It may not always feel like it — sometimes, things get monotonous, and you might think “nothing ever changes around here.” You might feel stuck, even. But the truth is, things are ALWAYS changing around us, and
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As I write this, the Christmas tree is still twinkling, the candles are lit, and we still have a kitchen full of leftover cookies, blocks of cheese and boxes of crackers to remind us that the holidays are freshly passed.
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Thanksgiving 2017 was the last time I ever spoke to my mother. She unexpectedly went into the hospital a few days before the holiday, and she never came home. Sorry to start a meal plan with such a downer, but
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It’s a cliche, but life does have its ups and downs, doesn’t it? Since last month’s meal plan was posted, we’ve had some great ups: The kids’ school musical! L. accepting a big scholarship for summer camp! Great times with
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I know it’s cheesy to say that this month’s meal plan is all about love — how VALENTINE’S DAY, how LAME. But I don’t really mean it as an homage to the non-holiday that is February 14th. The thing is,
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Thanksgiving is four days away and I just spent fifteen minutes hacking my turkey in half. I promise I have not gone completely mad. (OK, maybe I can’t confidently promise that, but if I have, the turkey has nothing to
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There’s a little rush of relief I feel every year around this time. It’s not always right at the end of May or beginning of June, because God knows that’s no easy time for families with kids — as I
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I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t like at least the idea of baking their own breads at home. Some of us are more accomplished bakers than others; some are avowed bread-machine users, while others (like myself) are hard-core