by Mary Carver | Jun 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Seriously. This heat is ridiculous. And I live in the middle of the country. I’m not in the actual South. I’m not gasping for air in the dry heat of the desert or the sopping wet humidity of the coast.No. I’m just a girl in Missouri who’s dying of heat!I told Mark...
by Mary Carver | Jun 22, 2010 | Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect, marriage, parenting
Annalyn enjoying her daddy at dinnertime! Life at my house is a little different these days. Mark has a new job, and we’re doing things differently than before. From the time I was pregnant until just a couple months ago, Mark has worked evenings. And when I say...
by Mary Carver | Jun 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Image by Joefoodie. I think his ronza stromboli has spinach in it.In the town where I went to college, a pizza place on the downtown square served these things called ronzas. I’d never heard of a ronza before then . . . and I haven’t heard of one since...
by Mary Carver | Jun 19, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Short version: Great movie. Really funny. Highly recommend.Long version:From the second I saw that Steve Carell and Tina Fey were starring in a movie together, I’ve been determined to see Date Night. The premise looked funny – boring married couple stumbles into crazy...
by Mary Carver | Jun 17, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Is it arrogant to give a photo of yourself as a gift? Or maybe self-absorbed? {Please say no, please say no, please say no…} I’d like to say my habit of giving photos [of me] started when I had a child. But I’m pretty sure it goes back further than that. I distinctly...
