This is the scene that presented itself to me yesterday afternoon. It seems that Teddy, like Chloe, is ready to enter the world of the potty. After several successful visits to this green chair, Chloe is quite pleased with herself. I, too, am brimming with a strange kind of pride that I [...]
Posted on October 7th, 2007 by Stephanie
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I made one of my favorite dinners ever last night - Garlic Lime Roast Chicken with Onions. Soooooo goooood. It’s a recipe adapted from a chicken dish served at Versailles, a famous Cuban restaurant in Los Angeles. If you like all things garlic, this is the one for you.
VERSAILLES CHICKEN
1 Whole [...]
Posted on October 6th, 2007 by Stephanie
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I rearranged the furniture in the living room a couple of weeks ago. All who know me know that rearranging is an important part of my life. My poor husband just reports for duty so we can move the couch and chairs yet again. But each time I change things up, it [...]
Posted on October 5th, 2007 by Stephanie
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Something has happened to me. Out of nowhere, I’ve become a cleaning fiend. Generally speaking, I’m a tidier. I tidy things up, make neat piles, put things away, make order. But I’m not a great deep cleaner, mostly because I think it’s boring and I don’t get a lot of pleasure [...]
Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by Stephanie
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Here it comes!
Posted on September 21st, 2007 by Stephanie
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It’s supposed to storm tonight. Hard to believe at the moment. For most places, the chance of rain is no big deal, but as it hasn’t rained here for months and months, it’s kind of a big deal. I REALLY want it to rain, but in the meantime, I’m enjoying this perfect day.
Posted on September 21st, 2007 by Stephanie
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Chloe’s hair has been looking quite raggedy these days, so we launched off for her first ever haircut this morning! Not knowing were to go, I took her to a kids haircut place in Pasadena, equipped with princess murals on the wall, Cindarella on the tube, and ride-on toys for seats. Cute, I [...]
Posted on September 5th, 2007 by Stephanie
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Yah, not really. Not even remotely (ha ha). Every few months, I am struck with the desire to get rid of our television and live a quieter, more connected life. I would have so much time available to sew and knit and listen to music and blog, and play games and [...]
Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Stephanie
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I grew up in New York City in an apartment on the 11th floor overlooking 96th Street (that’s me at the start of my senior year of high school). We didn’t have a country house or out of town relatives that we could visit for the summer, and I never went to [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2007 by Stephanie
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No internet. Nothing on TV. Nothing to clean because I’m on vacation at my family’s time share at the Lawrence Welk Resort near San Diego. Chloe is napping in the bedroom. Shayne is snoozing next to me on the couch. My in-laws and their friends are out on [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2007 by Stephanie
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