I know I haven’t posted much about our Christmas dinner. I’ll just say this. The food rocked. I plan on making all the dishes again, so the recipes will pop up here anyways. The first recipe that I made is this layered “torta” that my mom put together for Christmas. The other appetizers I was…
New Year’s Eve traditions
I admit, I’m not much of a partier. As a kid, New Year’s Eve didn’t hold much of a thrill for me. I usually went to bed early because I woke up with the sun- so staying up until midnight didn’t always appeal. Then I worked at Disneyland. Nothing will kill the thrill of partying…
Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011.
(Gimme the ball, gimme the ball, gimme the ball, yeah! Oops. Random Chorus Line flash there. Sorry! At least now you all know what inspired the title -W) 2010. What a year. I made some resolutions, most of which promptly went out the window. Though my main resolution, which was Be Fabulous, did remain… and…
All the ranty bits.
Today, I’ve been quietly ranting about a few things. So I thought I’d sum them up and put them out there. President Obama and Michael Vick. I’ve seen Obama’s comments get overblown. What was the president giving kudos to someone for giving a convict a second chance, when most employers won’t… turned into Obama endorsing…
Not the Christmas I Expected.
Christmas was a day I was both looking forward to and dreading. Not because of family I didn’t want to spend time with, or because I dislike the holiday. I love my family, and love Christmas. But I’ve been followed by a lingering depression following Jerad’s death, and especially lately I’ve had more down moments…
Christmas is all around!
We made a long and perilous drive to Arizona for the holidays. It was the inaugural road trip with the minivan, and we had to make the drive in the rain. It rained through most of the California portion, and then the rained followed us across the border and up until the last 20 miles…
The Mystery of Iwadoo
As most of you know, little kids say strange things. Not just what they actually say, but when they’re trying to perfect their English… you get a lot of funky sounding things that are supposed to be English. The Little Kidlet, seen here decked out to brave Southern California’s winter, will quite often say a…
Vent: Watch the Drinking, okay?
With the holiday season in full swing, I’ve seen posts and tweets from people saying that they’re going to drink to get through it all. And friends talking about spending the weekend drunk, or bragging about how much they drank at a party. It makes me angry. It makes me want to shake them. I’ve…
Pictures!
One of our friends, Michelle Hoffman, is a photographer (Meesh Designs Photography) and just last week did a session with all of us. We got back the CD and I thought I’d share a couple of my favorite pictures with you all (as well as giving her a plug, because I really do love her…
Surprise! It was a Christmas Program.
Today was the Oldest Kidlet’s Christmas Program. For a couple weeks now he’s been singing songs I didn’t quite recognize, and telling me daily about how excited he was that he sang in chapel every day. But he wouldn’t tell me anything about the program itself. “It’s a surprise.” Right, surprise. I learned that a…