We have today off from the clinic, which is very nice. We took the day off so we could head over to my in-laws’ to celebrate my nephew’s birthday – but since that isn’t until 2:00, we had the entire morning to relax. And we wanted to spend our time thrifting. Y’all know we love [...]
April 2012
I get back from Chapel Hill… and it’s pouring and freezing in Charlotte. Boo. Where did the nice spring weather go while I was gone? Warm bowl of oats to get me going. On the stovetop: 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup soy milk 1 very ripe banana (yum) Toppings: blackberries and [...]
Random story: Yesterday, the Husband and I went on a long walk (waddle). All of the sudden, we hear this loud cracking noise, look up, and watch a huge tree just split down the middle and crash into the empty road. No wind, no storms. It just spontaneously fell over. Weirdest thing I ever saw! [...]
On having a ‘birth plan’ per the Bradley Method Holy crap. How the heck am I thirty weeks pregnant? Where did the time go?! I used to think thirty weeks sounded soooo far away, but now it’s here. BabyHTP will be in my arms in ten weeks, give or take. Ten weeks to go [...]
Good morning! I was up and at them two whole hours before my alarm was set… Ahhh, pregnancy hormones. I’m convinced that, despite being crushingly exhausted, your body intentionally makes it impossible to sleep to mentally prepare you for life with a newborn. That’s my theory, anyway. Tea is required. Fuel ‘er up! In [...]
Did you read that as triscuit? (Source) We’re not talking about the crackers… we’re talking about tri-suits. As in the suit you wear to do a triathlon in. A trisuit! ‘Tis race season. A bunch of my Charlotte friends are gearing up for the city’s big half marathon, and very soon, all of Charlotte’s spring [...]
Peek-a-boo! This lunch was missing only one thing: salsa! Otherwise, it had all the fixins of a perfect patio lunch – tacos with refried beans and hummus, carrots, and rice. Oh, and most importantly… A big bowl of juicy watermelon. So delicious. When I was growing up, my mother always told me that her [...]
Look what’s growing in our backyard – a crazy rosemary bush. I have a feeling we will be using rosemary in a lot of recipes. Like this pancake recipe. Yes, rosemary in pancakes. I used to always think that pancakes were a sweet dish, but it really just depends on what mix-ins you use (and [...]
During a move, things inevitability get misplaced. I really don’t understand how this happens because, in theory, you go from full house –> van –> empty house –> new house –> empty van. But we’ve been searching frantically for two missing boxes ever since we arrived. One was my purple box. I moaned and [...]
Animal print bump. Grrr-rowl. This Wednesday marks 30 weeks of pregnancy. When did that happen? I feel like I just stared at the positive test yesterday. One thing that being pregnant has made me realize is how fast time flies – I can’t imagine how it will accelerate when Bee is here (that’s our nickname [...]
Happy April Fool’s Day! There is no Maggie 2.0 in my life. For what it’s worth, I would never clone a pet. I just love the holiday and always do an elaborate blog prank (I think of them months in advance!). I don’t think I’ll ever top Wealthy Tipping Point, in which I convinced a [...]
Okay, this is definitely the MOST AWESOME giveaway that I have ever had the pleasure of hosting. One lucky reader will win a voucher from K-9 2.0 Cloning Labs, a company based out of California that specializes in… you guessed it! Cloning family pets. When the company first contacted me six months ago, my immediate [...]