by Mary Carver | Apr 4, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
A couple months ago, Mark had to work in Nebraska for two weeks. In the weekend in between, Annalyn and I took a road trip so we could spend some time with him. While we were there, I made a wonderful discovery. A shredded beef taco. I had just started Weight Watchers...
by Mary Carver | Mar 30, 2011 | Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life
I hate the ice cream truck. I really do. Since we moved into our house, I’ve spent every spring and summer weekday in an office, so I had no idea that no less than THREE different ice cream trucks troll our neighborhood. Every single afternoon since the...
by Mary Carver | Mar 28, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
“Have you ever made stuffed shells?” “Nah. Too much work.” I lost count how many times I had this conversation. But every time it went the exact same way. I asked, looking for encouragement and/or helpful hints. And my friends answered,...
by Mary Carver | Mar 21, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
I wanted to make something new over the weekend. We had friends coming over, and I like to experiment on cook something special for them. As I searched my bookmarked recipes for an Italian dish (which I did not find, so stay tuned next week for what I did instead), I...
by Mary Carver | Mar 13, 2011 | Home Life, recipes & food
After making Chinese lanterns with Annalyn for our Chinese New Year (and Superbowl) party, I’ve realized that I should do more holiday crafts with her. Much as I wish being a crafty, domestic mom came easily for me, it doesn’t. But my little girl loves...
by Mary Carver | Mar 10, 2011 | Family Life, Home Life
I’ve been thinking a lot about parties lately. I’m actually in the process of writing an e-book about how to plan a party without losing your mind, and I’ve enjoyed looking back at the get-togethers I’ve hosted in the past few years. Some of...
