This afternoon I made dinner for us and some friends who have a one-year-old and a newborn in the NICU. This became a corn salad, plus I made tortilla soup, corn muffins and lime sugar cookies. Yum. The house smelled so good all afternoon. E was taking one of her signature marathon Sunday afternoon naps,…
Author: thirdstoryies
saturday at the zoo
E, watching sea lion feeding from aboveWe started out the morning with a trip to the zoo. It’s been raining off and on here for the past few days, and this morning was the coolest morning we’ve had in months. The animals seemed revived and were at play in earnest. The crowds stayed away so…
geography, paper craft and this weekend’s reading list
E has grandmothers who are all over the place. One is in Switzerland, the other leaving tomorrow for California. And anytime anyone travels anywhere it’s time for the map. This map was E’s Christmas gift last year, and she loves it. Tell her where you’re from and she’ll commit it to memory. Ask me where…