December 2009

Project 365: Week 45

December 28, 2009

Oh hey! Did you remember that I was doing this Project 365 thing? I’ve been taking the pictures pretty faithfully, but I’m just a leeetle behind on posting them (only 8 weeks or so). Little known fact: it’s often really hard to remember what was going on in a photo 8 weeks after you took [...]

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The Week in Bentos: December 7-11, 2009

December 14, 2009

Monday: Monday’s snack box had some crackers and a half banana in it. Yawn. He didn’t even eat it. Tuesday: Tuesday’s lunch had a winter wonderland theme: Garlic toast cut into tree shapes, Christmas tree tofu and a little snowman pick with some grapes skewered on to it. The idea was that the grapes on [...]

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Help a Mother Out Diaper Drive: the Grand Finale!

December 11, 2009

Would you look at that?! That, my friends, is the result of the money and diapers that you donated via the diaper drive I held for Help a Mother Out. In the first two weeks of November, friends, family, and my darling blog readers brought me diapers and donated money via Pay Pal to help [...]

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The Week in Bentos: November 30 – December 4, 2009

December 5, 2009

Monday: Monday’s snack was dominated by a dinner roll. Do you see it? I do. I also put in some dried cranberries (in the red container), a couple of spritz cookies and the cutest little apple in the entire world. I saw these lady apples at the grocery store and I had to get some [...]

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Christmas Cookies: Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies

December 2, 2009

I broke out the cookie press this weekend and made my first batch of Christmas cookies. This recipe for cream cheese spritz cookies has been in my family for years and years. We’ve been making them since…oh, let’s see…2006! OK, so it’s a new family favorite, not an old family favorite but these little guys [...]

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Wreath-a-palooza!

December 1, 2009

A few weeks ago, Wyatt and I were invited to a wreath-making extravaganza by our friends Whitney and Heather at Rookie Moms. Heather and Whitney threw this crafty party along with the folks at Underwriter’s Laboratory to spread some holiday cheer while passing along safety tips about holiday decorating in general and light safety in [...]