We, rather I, didn't get around to sending Christmas cards this year. Let's be honest. How many husbands are the ones ordering, writing, stamping, and mailing holiday cards anyway? Mac Daddy does an awful lot, but he's never dealt with holiday razzle dazzle of any sort.And I … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas! I’m on it in 2010.
5:00 Fridays
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od0DClhG4Ug]Allow me to wax about how much I love my readers, and I ain't talkin' about just the people who had anything to do with my birth or the birth of my children. I mean the meat n' potatoes bunch who don't even know me and have no … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays
The Day My 6 Year Old Asked Me About Abortion
I drive by a particular Catholic church in my neighborhood almost every single day for one reason or another (mostly because that route leads to Target and Trader Joe's). Normally I'm a big believer in letting people believe whatever they want. While I am a vehemently opinionated … [Read more...] about The Day My 6 Year Old Asked Me About Abortion
My Glass is Half Full. Of Ice.
I haven't seen the teens in about 10 years. I was finishing graduate school in Chicago then. That was my teensy skooch back to the East after eight year stints in Minneapolis and Madison. By teens I mean temps, natch. My own teen years were over two decades ago, and that's the … [Read more...] about My Glass is Half Full. Of Ice.
5:00 Fridays
Happy 2010!!!We're starting the new year, ahem, new decade, with a guest post from one of my favorite writers. I've had the joy of hanging with her at BlogHer and hope to see lots more of her as soon as she digs out from the Iowa snow.Drum roll.....I’m Becky, and I blog at Deep … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays
A New Year’s Eve Whine
The year was 2003. I was five months pregnant with Bird. We had bought and renovated an 80-something year old house. We were planting roots.And then I got laid off from my job at an advertising agency. Funny how it's so easy to fire a pregnant woman, yet it's a stretch to hire … [Read more...] about A New Year’s Eve Whine
Baba Ghanouj from Scratch
Here's a recipe I posted a while back on Foodie Mama. It's a real crowd pleaser, and since we're still in for a few more days of entertaining, I figured I'd pass this along. Have some red wine or Sambuca on hand.I'm from the kind of family who travels for food. We talk about what … [Read more...] about Baba Ghanouj from Scratch