I’m Back (maybe!)

I’ve been pretty quiet, but I want to start writing more again. I keep telling myself that I’ll have more to say when Meredith is a little older and we can do some fun activities and experiments together, but I realized that part of the reason I haven’t been writing as much is because [...]

Mmm…veggies

I’ve been going to a playgroup off and on with some other moms I know. You’re supposed to sign in, and there’s also the option to enter a draw for a food box. I wasn’t really sure what that meant, or if the food box was meant more for lower income families, so only [...]

Pictures!

So I’ve jumped on the NaBloPoMo bandwagon. November is post every day month. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do that, and I don’t want to end up just making fluff, filler posts to fill space, but we’ll see what I come up with. I think I may rope my [...]

Chewy Granola Bars

Fresh from the oven

My friend Katey shared this recipe with me.  It’s originally here at allrecipes.com.  She made some alterations to it, and then I made a few more.  These are sooo good.  My husband ate most of the peanut butter this morning (where can I get a psychic model?), so I ended up [...]

Thoughts on Chores

There seem to be as many ways to try and make or coerce a child into doing chores as there are parents out there.  My whole parenting style tries to avoid making or coercing my child into doing anything, and Kris and I have had discussions about chores and cleaning since before I was [...]

Happy Birthday Meredith!

I can’t believe my little baby is a one year old and is toddling around now. We had a great time on her birthday. Kris took the day off and we planned to go to Salt Spring Island. Meredith and I slept in until 10 (and we’d wanted to catch the 11 ferry), so [...]

Hammock Fun

I’m beginning to feel like going to Costco in August is a bad idea for us. Exactly one year ago today, we went to Costco for one thing, and walked out after paying over $400. Most of that was for a new camera we bought on the spur of the moment. We did need [...]

My Garden

When we moved in last year, our backyard was a mess. It still is, but it’s starting to look better. I have to be honest, I dreaded gardening. To me, gardening is being stuck outside in the hot sun being told to weed because it’s too hot for my dad to want to do [...]

“'You can't give what you don't have,' some people say, and if you want your children to give generosity and kindness and patience to others, you should give them so much they're overflowing with it.”
Sandra Dodd