We’re not really birthday people. That is, we have no objection to them, and we like to see our friends, but that’s about all the fuss we make. So for...
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This Post Probably Won’t Get A Lot of Views
Because, really, how many people want to read about someone’s vasomotor rhinitis? All my life, I’ve had lousy sinuses. I cannot remember a time when I didn’t have to have...
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If I Could Turn Back Time
. . . I’d have done more cooking a few months ago, when Baguette was willing to actually GO TO BED. Mr. Sandwich gets home from work at 5, and...
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La-La-Lullaby
Baguette is a fan of Pajanimals. Apparently they’re going to get their own half-hour show, but for now we’re watching the short nighttime songs that air on Sprout each evening....
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So, Where Were You?
For a year, that’s how every conversation started. Every conversation. I rarely ask or have occasion to answer it now. But today, it seems, we all do. Ten years ago,...
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Pasta Salad
I may be eating this until the end of time. Good thing Baguette likes it, too. And don’t worry. I’m not going to post everything I pack for lunch. That...
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Lunch Box Challenge
I read about this at The Happiest Mom, and I think it may just give me the motivation that I need to pack my own lunch (I already have to...
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Words of Wisdom
I’ve been reading books by mothers lately, partly due to the Motherlode book club. Here are some passages that particularly struck me: The Good-Enough Mother, by Rene Syler with Karen...
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Food Trucks! Food Trucks!
Ever since Food Network aired the first “Great Food Truck Race,” Mr. Sandwich and I have wanted burgers from the Grill ‘Em All truck. Unfortunately, their lines have always been...
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In The Good Old Summertime
Yesterday, Meagan Francis of The Happiest Mom wrote about making the most of the remaining summer days. My thought at the time was that because Baguette isn’t in school, and...