Scattered Sundays and meal plan for October 17th – 23rd
We braved some crazy rain and wind on Friday to go to the memorial service for my mom’s uncle. His kids selected a medium-sized building at a park to house all the people they...
September/October to August. Check, and mate.
For long-time readers, you know August brings a lot of anxiety and drama to our family. For the last four to five years, each August has resulted in one or both of my parents...
Scattered Sundays and meal plan for October 10th-16th
Can we just quit it already with the damn fruit flies? My house is coated in them right now. I think a cupboard in my kitchen is black, and then remember, nope, I have...
Scattered Sundays, meal plan October 3rd – 9th
Do you ever look back at your childhood and think “man, my parents had their shit totally together”? I have a strong suspicion that neither Jack, nor Bennett will have such memories. I think...
Meal plan for September 26th – October 2nd
Have we, as a society, officially given up on pants? I feel like we have. Now, I enjoy leggings as much as the next person, but I wear them under dresses/skirts. Yes, they are...
Meal plan for September 19th – 25th
Well, we’re back from Denver/Anne’s wedding and it was amazing. Fabulous. Gorgeous. Fun. And perfect. Everything they are as a couple. It’s not my place to post photos of someone else’s wedding, but Anne...
Confessions – September
My, my, it has been a long time since we’ve had some confessions around these parts, hasn’t it? I honestly don’t know what happened, but I think it is high time we fixed that,...
Meal plan for September 5th-11th
“Which plant is the biggest douche in the garden”, you ask? Well friend, I’ll tell you. It’s the freaking morning glory vine. I’m not sure why this stupid worthless plant exists, but it’s an...
Meal plan for August 29th – September 4th
T.S. Eliot said that April was the cruelest month, but my family has consistently found that August is the month that sucks the hardest. Since the dawn of time (or really like 2011 ish), my...
Back to school lunches
The other morning when letting out the chickens, I walked through a giant spiderweb. Yep, fall is coming. And with it, the return to school for many kiddos. And with school, comes my least...
Meal plan for August 22nd-28th
Oh my, it has been awhile since my last post. I would apologize, but it wasn’t my fault. You guys, I was held up at gunpoint in Rio! 🙂 FYI, rest of the world,...
Meal plan for August 8th-14th
This week was an overabundance of garden and “urban gleaning” goodness! This time of year is an embarrassment of riches, and I’m thankful for every delicious bite. I stand by my claim that the...
