Entries from July 2009

July 31, 2009

Da Big Ma

Before Eli began to speak, I waited anxiously for him to start producing words that would assure me that the Baby Einstein videos I had broken down and let him watch weren’t doing too much damage. Now he’s producing more and more words, but some of them are ones that make you wish he couldn’t [...]

July 28, 2009

Gnawing down to the bones

When I lived overseas the first year of my time in Uzbekistan, the family I stayed with struggled to make ends meet in a way most Americans will never know.  It was a treat to get a piece of meat in your rice or soup dish, and regardless of how tough it might me, the [...]

July 21, 2009

On vacation

I hate it when blogs sometimes just disappear, but realize that lately my own has been doing the same thing.  I am on vacation right now, the last official one before we begin the countdown to Baby D #2 in September.  We are at a beach resort timeshare with my husband’s family, and enjoying all [...]

July 14, 2009

Pregnancy update: 32 weeks . . . I think

Maybe it’s having a toddler around the house, or the 96 degree temperatures we had inside our apartment today, or a combination of both, but I’m starting to lose track of what week of pregnancy I’m in.  It doesn’t really matter, though . . . all that does matter is that I’m definitely at that [...]

July 5, 2009

Menu Planning Monday

I’m actually going to try having a menu plan for breakfast this week – let’s see how it goes . . .
Breakfasts:
Banana crunch muffins, milk (note:  I only use 1 & 1/2 c. sugar in this recipe)
Cereal, peaches, milk
Frittata, bacon, fruit
Migas (eggs scrambled w/salsa, corn tortillas, and shredded pork), toast, fruit
Oatmeal w/ frozen strawberries mixed [...]