We spent Thanksgiving with some homeschooling friends this year. We had a lovely time, but not having a carcass to stew up left me with the sense that something was … Continue reading Talkin’ Turkey (Soup with Brown Rice)
Why did I go with my children to two birthday parties today when I’ve just said recently that I don’t want to go to too many parties? My best guess … Continue reading Yes, As a Matter of Fact, Overanalyzing Things is Quite Fun for Me
I’m a homebody. I admit it. But that doesn’t mean I always accept it. I started hanging out with a new homeschooling friend a couple of months ago. At one … Continue reading Fun at Home
NaNoWriMo Day 18 Word Count: 31,187 Tonight, I am tired. It took a lot of mental energy to get myself to write. Yesterday was so easy. The baby napped for … Continue reading Perfectly Exhausted
NaNoWriMo Day 17 word count: 29,956 I have no idea what in my recent history caused me to be flagged as a person who should be receiving Victoria’s Secret, but … Continue reading I’m Guessing Victoria’s Secret Wasn’t Stretch Marks
NaNoWriMo Day 12 word count: 20,906 I got a good hour of writing in at the library today, paid all of my overdue fines, picked up a book I had … Continue reading Ahh, Friday…
My life has been shaped by military service, even though I’ve never served in the armed forces myself. Before I was born, my father served in Vietnam in the Marine … Continue reading Remembering Military Families on Veterans Day
NaNoWriMo Day 8 word count: 14,608 I baked bread today! GF/CF bread, of course. This is a variation on the Champion Sandwich Bread from Living Without magazine. (Update: Sorry, it … Continue reading Champion Sandwich Bread
Day 4 word count: 7263 What’s up with me and the late nights? Perhaps if I stopped procrastinating my writing so much, I’d finish up at a more reasonable hour. … Continue reading Barack Obama Bean Soup
My mom bought me a MacBook, about which I’m very excited as it will make it easier for me to sneak away and write during NaNoWriMo. It’s supposed to arrive … Continue reading 2,300 Words and a Trip to the Emergency Room
As I’ve come to expect at this point in the month, I’ve started losing my zest for my resolutions. I’ve not done much decluttering this week since my mom left. … Continue reading Week 12 Review: The Dangers of Openness
I’ve been thinking a lot about home lately, and apparently I’m not alone. My friends Victoria and Maggie have both blogged about this in the past couple of days. Victoria … Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home
Imperfect Happiness 