Things I’m Loving Lately

– the walk into work. I don’t park in the parking garage at work anymore for many reasons. My new parking situation is a few blocks away and outdoors. Now that spring is mostly here, the walk in is nice, even in the rain. Makes me feel like part of the city. No idea why, read more »

22 Months

Whoa kid, you’re growing up way too fast! I went away for WGI again this year and when I got home, you looked so much like a bigger, little boy! You’re tall with just a hint of baby fat, you run really fast from the living room to the kitchen and you spin in circles read more »

What I Did This Weekend

My opinions – offended by what I say? Meh, move along then. Instead of going over every show that was amazing (or not), I’m just going to give a rundown of the weekend. Isn’t that what I do every year? I’m too lazy to look back. I’ve had little sleep and my brain is overwhelmed read more »

Skillz

I think I’m getting the hang of this croissant thing.

A Year+ in Cloth Diapers

*ETA – Check the comments for Justin’s take on cloth diapers. After my first post on how we were using cloth diapers, some things have changed and some stayed the same. So I thought I would do an update for those who are interested. If you’re not interested, see you around! Ok, so let me read more »

Croissant Challenge Part 2

Ha! Michelle and Todd were right, these are tough! And I’m insane now. Let’s do a recap:Friday (I don’t work on Friday’s) I started around noon with the recipe. And I immediately had baking fail. Honestly, that doesn’t happen to me but I totally blame the recipe. The ingredients were translated from grams into what read more »

Croissant Challenge

I’ve been wanting to make homemade croissants for a long time. Justin’s Grandma used to be a baker and is always bringing “Grandma Rolls” to family events. We love them! But, they are more American (very bready and dense, but really, really good) and I really want one from France 🙂 So I’ve been looking read more »