When you take a trip to a ridiculously gorgeous place, you expect to have that OMG WOW experience at least once or twice. But those unexpected wow moments that come in seemingly ordinary places? They might be worth more in the long run, simply due to the fact that the element of surprise was at … Continue reading »
Fun Lunch
Or, “Why kids being gullible is the best thing EVER in the history of mankind.” So, I have a secret for you. I’m not even remotely prepared to take care of the basic things like feeding our faces on some days. I fly by the seat of my pants more often than I’d like to … Continue reading »
Potato and Kale Enchiladas : The Vegan Gateway Drug
I’m not gonna lie. These enchiladas are seriously the perfect gateway drug into a vegan lifestyle. I fed this to a hard-core meat-eater not-a-fan-of-kale back in the day and they were proclaimed “the best enchiladas I’ve ever eaten” at first bite. Yep. They’re that good. Sadly, the recipe on the postpunkkitchen website has disappeared since … Continue reading »
The unbelievable awesome that is Sunset Beach
We’ve been back from our vacation for a couple of weeks now, and I keep waiting. Waiting for enough time to do this place justice, waiting for the opportunity to edit the zillions of pictures I took, waiting for just the right words to sum up the way I really feel. But really? We all … Continue reading »
Prepare to drool over quinoa
So, holy smokes y’all. I found an AMAZING recipe for quinoa online that (for once) I didn’t feel the need to tweak much at all. THIS NEVER HAPPENS. Seriously. You should see my little book of recipes, all these printed out pages with ten million notes scribbled and scratched all over them. Because of course … Continue reading »
On taping my child to his bicycle
Yeah, you read that right. I taped my kid to his bike today. Got a good visual on that one? Okay, good. (for those of you keeping notes, this is reason 4,647 why I should be mom of the year) (or the 4,647th wart on my gross ugly hunchback) It wasn’t anything like that, I … Continue reading »
Snuggle
“Mommy, will you snuggle with me?” It’s a daily request, part of our little bedtime routine. I tuck him in and turn off the light, and then climb onto the bed and lie there with him for a bit. All warm and snuggled up and mostly still, peppering me with sweet little four-year-old kisses more … Continue reading »
Sunset on the levee
After discussing the Graffiti Run with the kiddo and trying to convince him that we should should participate (which was bafflingly harder than I thought it would be, given the inherent FUN involved), he decided last night that he wanted to have a “race” today. I explained for the umpteenth time that it’s still a ways … Continue reading »
Kiddo’s Bucket List
I just took some time and updated my bucket list a bit, checking a few things off the list, clarifying a few items, and adding some more. It seems it will definitely be a fluid thing, a work in progress, and I kind of like the idea of that. That’s it’s never really done, this … Continue reading »
Intoxicating
We did a short day trip on the Okatoma this past Sunday, and holy smokes – gorgeous. Shady and cool, quiet and intimate with our tiny little group of three canoes. This river is notorious in the area for its drops, and has been known to flip over countless paddlers of varying degrees of experience. I … Continue reading »
