cultivating me

me being me and making my way through life one day, one book, and one recipe at a time

i knew this day would come

Today is Tuesday; just an ordinary day.  It’s not the beginning nor the end of the week – it’s not even the middle of the week…but Tuesday is about to become a very special day.
Recently, my daughter was promoted to a member of the ballet company she’s been training at and my oldest son was [...]

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Tue, February 24 2009 » family life, from the heart, kids, parenting » 1 Comment

multi-grain waffles

This morning the kids and I made breakfast together.  We had a lot of fun together and it was a good reminder for all of us to keep trying to find ways to spend this kind of time togeher.  We are all so busy these days and it seems as if our time to just [...]

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Sun, February 1 2009 » family life, from the kitchen, healthy me » 4 Comments

learning to fly

or as so happens to be the case in my house, learning to get yourself where you need to be.  but you know the whole leaving the nest metaphor seemed appropriate here.  i’ve talked in the past about learning to let go of my kids, about learning to let them learn to do things – [...]

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Wed, January 14 2009 » family life, healthy me, kids, parenting » No Comments

most embarrassing moment # 537

so you may or may not know that i’ve got a new range.  and may i just take a moment to gush about how much i love it?  it’s fabulous! i’ve never ever had a new stove before and i’ve never had a gas cooktop before.  i’ve cooked on them at other people’s homes and [...]

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Sat, January 10 2009 » family life, randomness » 3 Comments

saturday morning breakfast

yesterday morning i woke up early.  not because the neighbor’s dog was barking or there was a lawn mower running or because the kids were being too loud running up and down the hallway.  i got up early ON PURPOSE! 8am to be exact and i was completely excited to do it.
a couple of weeks [...]

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Sun, December 7 2008 » family life, kids, parenting » No Comments