Camp

At lunchtime today, I had just made and cut Zoe’s hummus sandwich, while Zak and I were finishing our lunches. Out of the corner of my eye, I notice Zoe pushing a chair from the kitchen table toward the counter. She pulls herself on top of the chair, reaches out, and starts jamming pieces of […]

Morton Arboretum

Today is the start of a three day weekend for me, which is always nice. The weeks seem to go by so much faster when there are only 4 (or 3) days in them. Not to mention summer is only 12 school days away, including finals! Anyway, Molly, Zoe, and I spent the afternoon at […]

Video Update – May 17, 2007

Aprons

Zoe is so used to me cooking and baking all the time that it is second nature for her to lend a helping hand. She pushes a chair from the table to the counter the moment she notices ingredients being taken out of cupboards or bowls getting prepped for mixing. She loves to stir cookie […]

Cicadas

The very bad, awful, horrible cicadas are on their way and I am not happy about it! Our yard is covered with holes about a centimeter in diameter where the nasty bugs have built there tunnels to get out from underground. They are supposed to make their big debut on the 22nd, but I’ve already […]

Happy Birthday!

We celebrated both my Grandma’s and Grandpa’s birthdays on Monday evening. We all went out to a very fancy steak restaurant (think leaps and bounds nicer than Noodles!) It was a really fun, yummy celebration! Happy Birthday Grandma and Grandpa! [singlepic=4285,350,250]

Blake

Trader Joe’s cashier to Zoe in a sweet, ooey- gooey voice: Are little Blake? Zoe stares blankly. Me (slightly confused): Uh, no. This is Zoe. Say hi, Zoe. Zoe (waving): hiiiiii. Cashier: (To Zoe) Oh, you don’t really look like a Blake. (To me) Why does your shirt say “I heart Blake”? Me: Because I […]

Why?

When I received this week’s U.S. News and World Report I was shocked to see the cover headline, “The Life and Death of a Soldier.” Most often our media resources cover little to nothing about the war. Why is U.S. media is forced to go to all lengths to not report the negative aspects of […]

Noodles

Before Zoe came along, Zak and I would go out for dinner a couple of times a week. Usually, just to Ale House for wings and martinis, but we would find ourselves as some pretty nice establishments. Times have changed. Now, for really fancy occasions, we’ll go to a place like Noodles when we get […]

Mother’s Day

[singlepic=4226,350,250] We had the most delightful Mother’s Day. Zoe surprised me with a pink Ipod Shuffle! Oh yea! I’ve wanted one for a while now and am so excited to start jamming around with my white earphones! What a perfect gift! After Zoe’s short morning nap we went to the Garfield Park Conservatory for […]