October 27, 2008
Growing Up
If only I had had this microwave when Carice was a newborn. You see, I had a ‘happy accident’ one day when she and I were still at LDS hospital together shortly after she was born. I went into the bathroom to get a bottle warmed up by turning on the hot water. Low and …
October 22, 2008
Fall Baking
I have to admit I am a little surprised that Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of Rick’s favorite cookies. He really isn’t big into ‘flavored stuff’, ie: banana, zucchini, pumpkin bread, etc. but these he loves! I found a winning recipe at cooks.com that I altered just a bit (ran out of nutmeg, so …
October 20, 2008
Pumpkin Patch
As I was complaining (perhaps too long and too hard) about my new city to my mother-in-law the other day on the phone, (no good shopping close by, no children hittin’ the streets to play after school for Cali’s happiness) I have to say in spite of all my moaning, I do have one of …
October 16, 2008
Big Yellow Bus and Our Cali
Yay! We all lived… well, me, mostly. It was Cali’s first day riding the school bus and I was more nervous than she was. I called a new neighbor, Megan, yesterday. I knew her little girl was in afternoon kindergarten and rode the bus. We walked together with Leah today to the bus stop that …