by Mary Carver | Oct 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
For Annalyn’s monkey-themed birthday party on Saturday, I decided that ordering a cake would be just too easy. I mean, why have someone else bake a cake when you can bake 48 individual cakes yourself?Isn’t that my motto?Seriously, after looking at our...
by Mary Carver | Oct 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Looks like lots of folks are starting fun things in October. You’d think it was the beginning of a new season or something!Simple Mom is so smart. I may not be as green or organized or simple (in a good way) as her, but I am definitely going to try to take advantage...
by Mary Carver | Oct 2, 2009 | Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect, My Life, parenting
Yesterday I planned to run a few errands over my lunch break. Annalyn’s birthday party is on Saturday, and this was really my last opportunity to pick up a few things without having her along for the ride. (You might find this surprising, but most errands and chores...
by Mary Carver | Oct 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Last year was the first year I had to got to dress up my daughter for Halloween. And in my typical fashion, I spent hours researching and brainstorming and planning and budgeting and dreaming.And in the end, she went as a cat. With no tail. And crooked eyeliner-drawn...
by Mary Carver | Sep 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Well, less an address than . . . a post. Or a disclaimer. Or announcements. Whatever you want to call it, I thought it was about time we talked about some bloggy issues.If you visit my blog at all (rather than just catching up in a Feed Reader), you’ve probably...