2009

February 12, 2009Adventures 2 comments

Banging My Head

And not while doing devil horns at 80’s hair band music. No. Just banging my head on any vaguely solid surface because my car wouldn’t start tonight when I tried to leave work. We suspect the starter, or maybe possibly the alternator. But we think the battery is alright since we’ve only had it since 4/4/07 (I know…

February 7, 2009Adventures · cooking 6 comments

Under Pressure

Have I mentioned how much I love my pressure cooker? Seriously, though…have I mentioned it? Cuz I am NUTS about this pressure cooker. I keep wondering how I cooked anything decent on a weeknight without it. Oh wait. I didn’t cook anything decent on weeknights. I made my family live off of a diet largely made of…

January 30, 2009Adventures 6 comments

End of Week Wrap-Up

So my first day back to work and I had to jump right back into the deep end…no moseying into the shallow end to get used to the water. Glad to be employed, but sheesh, am I tired! ****************************************** We finally got our first snow of the 2008-2009 winter on Tuesday. It was beautiful and the…

January 30, 2009General

Keep Believing

You may have noticed that I’ve added a few buttons and links recently. Now while I’d love if you’d click on the ones that will bring in a penny or two of revenue (the circus refused to take my kids OR the animals), I’d really like you to please take a moment and click on the “Keep Believing” button to learn about…

January 25, 2009General 11 comments

Yes, He’s Home

Justin’s back. He got back just fine, perfectly safe, and the boys and I have been very very happy to have him home. My birthday yesterday was fun. Cooper has decided that anytime his food “breaks” (i.e. banana breaks in half, cheese slice bends and breaks), that he should have a major meltdown. I am not…