by Mary Carver | Oct 6, 2015 | Giving Up on Perfect, parenting
The other day I drove a few hours to have lunch with my friend and her kids. Annalyn had the day off school, so I figured why not? and we took a little road trip. To see our friends. And their baby. Did I mention the baby? We might have been mainly there for my...
by Mary Carver | Sep 29, 2015 | recipes & food
“I have to get up early in the morning,” I told my husband Saturday night. “Why?” he asked. Obviously. Because getting up early is not my favorite thing. “So I can make you guys breakfast,” I explained. **crickets** **shock and...
by Mary Carver | Sep 2, 2015 | recipes & food
I bought Mark a shirt with this graphic a few years ago. For the record, he’s been a big fan of bacon for a long time – since well before it was A Thing. But now that it’s a thing, he can celebrate his love with t-shirts. So that’s good. We had...
by Mary Carver | Aug 11, 2015 | Books, Movies & TV
Something really sad happened this week. I returned three novels to the library – unread. Unread! And I just returned them! {Yes, you’re right. We SHOULD pause for a moment of silence here. Sad, sad silence…} If you’re wondering why on earth I...
by Mary Carver | Jul 28, 2015 | My Life
I don’t have an office. Or even a desk. I work at my laptop, on a TV tray, while curled up on the left side of my couch. It’s not ideal. Also not ideal? The left side of my couch kind of sags. Because I sit there too often. So for the last several months...