by Mary Carver | Jul 15, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
Sometimes when I drive through downtown Kansas City, I get a little choked up. While you’re probably not surprised to hear that, I’m pretty sure you couldn’t guess why. During my senior year of college, I worked for my college town’s chamber of...
by Mary Carver | Jul 13, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
Last year I wrote about the things I’d learned after taking a few road trips with a small child. You all had some great tips of your own to share. I’ve already been on one trip this summer, and we have two more planned. So when Allstate contacted me about...
by Mary Carver | Jul 12, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
A few weeks ago Mark and I had a huge fight. I’m sure you’re shocked to hear this. But even though I don’t talk about it much here, these things do happen. Not nearly as often as they used to, thankfully. But every once in a while, when we’re...
by Mary Carver | Jul 11, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
On Friday we had a playdate scheduled. My friend e-mailed with specifics and said, “If you want to try a new recipe on us – you know, for your blog – you sure can!” Well, what was I supposed to do after she said THAT?! I’d been planning...
by Mary Carver | Jul 8, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
Several months ago, I wrote about a snow day and asked for suggestions for indoor activities. One of my lovely readers suggested making play dough. I kept that comment in my inbox and finally gave the craft a try a few weeks ago! We had a blast making the play dough...
