by Mary Carver | Oct 20, 2014 | My Life
After months of sporadic (to put it generously) blogging, I thought just typing the words, “31 Days” would magically flip the switch on my motivation, productivity and general follow-through-ness. That was silly. I was out of town on Friday and Saturday,...
by Mary Carver | Oct 17, 2014 | Home Life, recipes & food
A couple weeks ago it was my turn to take snacks to small group, and Mark requested Jalapeno Popper Dip. He asked so nicely I couldn’t very well tell him no – but I did ask him to go to the store to get the ingredients. He brought everything home...
by Mary Carver | Oct 15, 2014 | marriage
My friend Elizabeth came over to my house after school to curl my hair. My little brother ironed the vest came with my skirt set – the one my mom suffered through a tortuous shopping trip to find. Yes, I was pretty in plaid well before Britney told us to hit her...
by Mary Carver | Oct 13, 2014 | Faith Life, Family Life, parenting
Saturday was Annalyn’s birthday party. I scheduled it for 4:00, so I had plenty of time to get the house cleaned up and decorated without stressing out. Or so I thought. Given the chaos of this year I knew I wasn’t up for an elaborate party. My plans were...
by Mary Carver | Oct 11, 2014 | My Life
It’s Saturday. The weekend. So let’s kick back and play fill-in-the-blank. I say, “When life gives you lemons…” and the internet says, well, a lot of stuff. Here are the funniest (and strangest) twists I found. Can’t wait to hear...
