Browsing all posts from November, 2008.

Sweet Potato Souffle

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If you are still putting marshmallows on top of your sweet potatoes (dry heave) and wondering why your kids won’t eat them, this recipe will save your day. It is the kind of dish that tastes like dessert, yet contains enough vegetableness to count as a side. En-joy. Sweet Potato Souffle Boil 5-7 Sweet Potatoes [...]

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Locomotion Videos

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My dear friend Jessica asked me recently if I knew of any good train videos for boys. I broke out into evil laughter because our DVD cabinet is like the Blockbuster of live locomotion. So, if you are in the market for some little boy *crack* here is a synopsis of Toby’s favorites: Real Trains [...]

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A Weekend With the Crankertons

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“Stop looking at me Charlie. Stop looking at me Charlie. Mommy make Charlie stop looking at meeeeeee.” “If you don’t look at him, he won’t look at you,” I say as I flip down the visor mirror and make sure it is really me talking and not my mother. “Say ‘Stop it!’ to Charlie. Why [...]

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Couch Throwing

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Its the kind of evening when the bits of nothing I did all day lump themselves together into one large energy-sucking wad and sit comfortably on my shoulders while I survey the toy explosion that is my living room floor. I could get up and sort the tractors and race cars and trains into their [...]

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Missing

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Sunday morning I sat in church like my usual self, distracted by the people around me. I wondered what I was doing there. I thought about the yucky feeling that follows me around and keeps me from praying. I thought about it until it was with me and I felt bad. I have been a [...]

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