Now that strawberries, peaches and other delectable fruits are in season, it’s time for shortcake. I never understood why people use angel cake or those crappy little cakes you can buy at the store for this dessert. Shortcake is called “short” cake for a reason – it’s really easy to make and takes no time [...]
A few weeks ago I was talking to my dad and I said, “Anna loves to play in the dirt.” Before I knew it my dad had drawn up plans for a sandbox for Anna that he and Mike could build. So here we are the proud owners of a new sandbox…
Here’s a “Before” picture [...]
Today we had another weight check with Anna’s doctor. As you may remember, for the past three months we have had monthly weigh-ins to see if Anna can gain some weight. I’ve been feeding her plenty of mac and cheese, butter, half-and-half and other fattening things all along the way.
When she was weighed today at [...]
The parsley in my recycled garden is nicely always ready for harvest. To celebrate this and the fact that summer is here – the perfect time for cold salads- I made my favorite garbanzo bean salad. This is a cool salad that uses my fresh parsley well and is quick and easy.
I must thank my [...]
Although I have no pictures of this phenomenon to post, the small girl is indeed walking. Anna has been walking with us and taking little steps on her own, but she started walking by herself in earnest last week. She was playing and then turned and just started walking on her own towards a ball [...]