by Mary Carver | Feb 1, 2012 | Giving Up on Perfect
I hate cleaning. This is a fact that has been well-documented (or, to non-bloggers, whined about a whole lot). But over the past several months, I’ve found a pretty good groove of doing chores fairly regularly and keeping our house neat and tidy (for the most...
by Mary Carver | Jan 30, 2012 | Giving Up on Perfect
Yesterday Annalyn came home from preschool, excited that today is the last day of the month. I’m not sure what makes that so exciting, but for a good five minutes, she danced around the kitchen, saying, “New month! New month!” I promise our January...
by Mary Carver | Jan 29, 2012 | Home Life, recipes & food
A couple weeks ago my husband took out the trash (yay) before I had the chance to put some spoiled food in the garbage (boo). I mentioned that to Mark, exasperated, and he said, “Oh yeah, I meant to grab that bag of bananas from the freezer. They look...
by Mary Carver | Jan 25, 2012 | Giving Up on Perfect
I got in the car, mad and looking for a fight. Since it was just me and my temper on that ride, I smashed the buttons on my radio like that would solve all the injustices of my world. I needed angry music. Hoping for Pink, but settling for the Beastie Boys, I slouched...
by Mary Carver | Jan 24, 2012 | Giving Up on Perfect
Last week Annalyn asked me for a piece of printer paper to scribble draw a picture on. I said no and as she started to complain, I said [sarcastically, because that often works with four-year-olds. Oh, wait.], “Ohhhh, poor baby! It’s too bad you...
