I was so excited to introduce Willa to the adventurous Italian baby foods when we were in Rome. But that veal (suitable for babies “from 4 months!”) went uneaten. She
Category: Life in General
Habesha Mary Poppins
We hired a nanny this week. We don’t actually need a nanny right now, but it looks like I might go back to work sooner than expected, so I decided
Water Babies
Addis Ababa must have the best weather in the world (if you don’t count the rainy season, which we haven’t experienced yet). Winter in Addis is kind of like Michigan
2013: There Are No Words. (Just kidding, I have lots of words.)
Thinking about everything we’ve done this year, I can hardly believe it was all the same year. 2013 was fantastic, really; we just packed so much into it, I feel
Nine Months
Willa turned nine months old yesterday. I was too sick to take a photo yesterday. Today, Willa and I went to the doctor. Her ear infection is looking better, and
Christmas Morning
Last night, we made chocolate fudge for Santa. I didn’t feel like making cookies again; Willa has an ear infection and I feel like I might be coming down with
My Baby Sister Is 30
My younger sister, Hilary, turned 30 today! I thought it might be nice to find some old photos for her today and scan them. This is the one I always
Lazy Mommy
A couple of years ago (before I lost our entire blog), I wrote a post about cloth diapering and how easy it is. We loved our Fuzzibunz One Size Pockets,
Christmas Magic
My favorite holiday cookie (although it doesn’t need to be limited to the holiday season) is a shortbread-y little thing with Hershey’s Kisses inside. Not on top, like the peanut
It’s Beginning to Look a Little Bit Like Christmas
Actually, it still looks like spring to me. Our neighbor’s jacaranda is really looking gorgeous these days. I put up some more Christmas decorations today. I’m not the best at