The Domestication Project

Obviously the only natural follow-up to my last post is one on potty-training. The kids and I are jumping in with both feet this week and I thought I’d give you a run-down of our first morning. Although there was no way to avoid referencing all types of bodily excrement in this post, I have …

I don’t often post book reviews here on my blog … but then, I don’t often post much of anything here on my blog. (Buh-dum-bum-ching!) I’ve been reading several books a week lately and figured I’d highlight some of my favorites here. I read The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare earlier this year and …

This blog is a lot like the fish we bought for Eli a few months ago. No matter how much I neglect it, it’s still alive when I come back to check on it. Looks like we’re stuck with each other — my blog, Fish, and me. (Eli isn’t very creative with naming things. Just …

I discovered this recipe on Evil Chef Mom. (The beautiful photo is also borrowed from her, since I can never remember to take a picture when I make this.) I always have mixed emotions about taking this dessert to a party, but the joy of sharing it (and garnering many compliments in the process) usually …

I am aware that the title of this post sounds like a peeping tom’s dream come true, but this is actually just a couple of photos of our bedroom, sans people. (Sorry, Tom.) We have been slowly working on making our bedroom presentable, and Nathan’s recent surprise purchase of a new mattress catapulted us into …

Everyone is having babies these days, and my friend Kallie just had to go and one-up us all by being pregnant with TWINS. I had the honor of having her shower at my house a couple of weeks ago and really loved every minute of planning, preparing, and hosting. Thought I’d take you all on …

I know, I know — two Sophia-related posts in a row? …but I need to go ahead and post these 9-month photos before she turns 10 months old. Hope the ridiculous amount of cuteness doesn’t crash the server. Sophia is surprising us with a new trick every day, it seems. She races around the house …

Look who just became a little more trouble mobile: We moved her mattress to a lower position in the crib and she pulled herself up to standing the very same day! I guess we were hampering her development a bit by not giving her room to stand. I’m okay with that … soon she’ll be …

This is the perfect pasta salad to bring along to summer barbecues. The recipe (and entire cookbook) was originally recommended to me by my dear friend Lauren, to whom I will be forever indebted, because I am seriously in love with this salad. And really, the entire cookbook — The Bride and Groom First + …

Since having Sophia, I’ve used a lot of words/phrases that I never thought would be a natural part of my vocabulary – sweet pea, sugar puff, baby doll, punkin. They just spew out of my mouth when I’m talking to her; I can’t help myself. Precious is the worst offender of all — a word …