by Mary Carver | Sep 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Every Thursday night, my parents come over for dinner and to watch Annalyn while I go to choir practice. For the first few months year and a half, they brought dinner with them.But this fall, I decided that I can probably manage to make dinner one night a week, rather...
by Mary Carver | Sep 28, 2009 | Books, Movies & TV, Giving Up on Perfect
Last week, I was inspired by Andrea’s fall reading list. Although, to be honest, I still can’t get over the fact that she organizes her reading lists. Why don’t I do this?? Anyway, it seems that Katrina has a carnival for this sort of thing. I think it’s also supposed...
by Mary Carver | Sep 26, 2009 | Giving Up on Perfect
4:30 Get off work.5:00 Pick up Annalyn.5:45 Meet parents for dinner.6:45 Join family for Light the Night7:45 Leave before Walk starts as Annalyn completely melts down.8:45 Arrive home. Put Annalyn to bed.9:00 Turn on computer. Start watching Grey’s Anatomy...
by Mary Carver | Sep 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
I have just spent the last 47 hours fixing the text on this blog. It involved spacing and fonts and HTML and I don’t even know what has happened.Or, as Annalyn likes to say, “Hap. In?”I had my first Weight Watchers weigh-in last Friday, and I was down 1.6 lbs. That’s...
by Mary Carver | Sep 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
Grandpa and me, Christmas Day, 1978.Also known as the day I came home from the hospital.My grandpa smoked a pipe. And he was good at building things out of wood. He took me fishing at the park one time. I kind of remember going to a state fair…I think. And if we tried...