by Mary Carver | Mar 1, 2016 | parenting
After being sick for pretty much an entire week, I was anxious to get up Monday and get going. I am perpetually behind on everything, and now I was basically a week more behind than before. After dropping off the girls I came home and settled in at my desk (aka, a TV...
by Mary Carver | Feb 24, 2016 | recipes & food
Lately I’ve been trying harder to menu plan and grocery shop and all those other things that I should do and want to do and am always glad I did afterwards but find it nearly impossible to do on a consistent basis. I’ve been mildly successful. (Though...
by Mary Carver | Feb 16, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV, parenting
Several months ago I shared a list of 16 children’s books about the library. It was a perfect storm of some of my very favorite things: lists, books, the library. But as I told you then, once I started searching for kids’ books about the library, I...
by Mary Carver | Feb 9, 2016 | parenting
After the Superbowl Mark and I debated the quality of the commercials. Since I had said at once point, “There’s really way too much football going on between commercials,” you can assume that I am much more interested in the winner of the...
by Mary Carver | Feb 2, 2016 | recipes & food
Dips are my favorite food group. Sometimes they’re my favorite part of a party, if I’m honest. (You know that song, “Here” by Alessia Cara? You know, the introverts’ theme song of 2016? I love it – but I have to wonder if...