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
Tag: family
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
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.
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
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
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,
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
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
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
What happened??? Lots of RRG readers have contacted me over the past several months, wanting to know where I’ve been. What’s going on. If I’m all right, if the family’s all right. We are. And thank you. And it’s complicated.