http://www.notesfromaway.com Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:01:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since my mother stay with us last summer, I've been into cooking more and more. She was great about showing me how to make lots of good, tasty meals and I've been expanding that with a crockpot and some creativity. Although Ted is a picky eater, we are raising Bridget to ... http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=437 Today is my one-year anniversary of being a working mom. I definitely feel like I have hit my stride and found a balance that works 70% of the time. Today I am also home with a "sick" kid. Bridget spiked a fever at daycare yesterday and although a trip to the ... http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=434 I give Ted a lot of grief about the house. He owned it before me and although I think it is a perfectly appropriate size, I dislike the layout. It just doesn't flow as well as I'd like. As much as I may dream of a more perfect house, this ... http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=432 A few weekends ago, we enjoyed our first camping trip of the year. The weather was amazing. It was even warm enough to go swimming in the lake. It was a great adventure for all of us. [gallery] http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=415 I admit I am already doing a poor job of this restart. Sorry. My only excuse is life gets in the way. Between work and house stuff, we've been busy. It's spring time so I've been busy planting and taking care of our gardens. We built a vegetable garden early this ... http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=413 This weekend, we were blessed with perfect spring weather. Temperatures in the 60s and sunshine! After the gray, gloomy, stormy week we had, it has been a welcome change. Of course, this means we have worked morning to night on chores. We started our Saturday by joining a tree ... http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=410 It's been a while, I know. I had actually been planning to abandon this blog as life is hectic. But here a few days before it would have ended, I am back and I plan to make every effort to post every few days. The fact of the matter is ... http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=408 Last night as I looked at my sleeping daughter, I thought back to the night nine months before when she and I spent our first extended period alone. We were still in the hospital - the nurse had brought Bridget in for her middle of the night nursing but when ... http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=406 http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=399 http://www.notesfromaway.com/?p=396