July 2009

Project 365: Weeks 29 & 30

July 30, 2009

July 16, 2009: Wyatt has started sleeping with 5 or 6 pillows on his bed. I wonder if he could feel a pea if I put it under his mattress?

July 17, 2009: If I ask him to pose for some silly photos, I can sometimes get nice portraits of Wyatt. And I also get a [...]

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StoryCorps — Have you heard StoryCorps? They play it on Morning Edition on Friday mornings. I found the podcast on iTunes a few weeks ago and I’ve been running through the episodes at an amazing rate. It just features people’s stories. The stories of their lives. Big stories, little stories, funny stories, touching stories. I [...]

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The Week in Bentos: July 21-24, 2009

July 25, 2009

Whew! I’m late with this post! Last week was a busy week for me so I’m way behind on my blogging.
I don’t have a photo for Tuesday’s lunch because I sent garlic butter noodles in a thermos with a side car of blueberries. It was too boring for me to photograph. I just couldn’t do [...]

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The Week in Bentos: July 14-17, 2009

July 17, 2009

Tuesday’s lunch consisted of blueberry mini-bagel (cut in half and stacked in the box) orange chunks, baked tofu, and blueberries.

This lunch was packed in yet another new “bento” box that I picked up a week or so ago at Dollar Tree. They had Strawberry Shortcake ones too. These weren’t marketed as bento boxes, but they’re [...]

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Project 365: Week 28

July 16, 2009

July 9, 2009: How hard is it to keep a 4 1/2 year old out of a trench in the street in front of your house? The answer: very hard. Short of locking Wyatt inside all week or holding his hand the entire time he was playing outside, there was no way we could keep [...]

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Lunch Box Ideas

July 15, 2009

It’s back to school week here on Wendolonia and I’m going to focus on lunch-packing (of course!).
Today’s topic: what to pack in the lunch box!
The same scene plays out every weekday morning in kitchens across the country: a tired parent leans forward with one arm holding the refrigerator door open, eyes scanning the shelves for [...]

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