Nick that Name
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Do you have a nickname? Did you choose it?
Perhaps because my name has no easy nicknames and I’ve always just gone by “Arwen,” I’m fascinated by the topic of nicknames.
A few years ago I mentioned that we called my daughter Camilla “Billa,” a nickname we certainly hadn’t planned on when we carefully chose “Camilla Claire” before her birth.
But sometime around age three, “Billa” disappeared and we... READ MORE
Carrot Got Your Ring?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Wednesday, January 04, 2012
This beats November’s story all hollow: a Swedish woman found her wedding band a full sixteen years after she took it off and set it on the counter during some Christmas baking.
And clearly she was meant to find it, because it came into her hands right out of the ground, where a carrot in her garden had grown through it.
Isn’t that incredible?
Read the story - and see a picture of the smiling couple and the crazy carrot - here.
Pillow Up!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Thursday, December 29, 2011
I had a bright idea this Christmas: kid-sized easy chairs for my little ones to relax in. They’d love it!
Then I saw the prices on those things. Yowza! They were not in the budget this Christmas.
The Internet came to the rescue when my friend Emily posted about homemade pillow mattresses in early December. I don’t sew, but my sister does, and she generously agreed to help me.
I picked up the supplies... READ MORE
Thanksgiving Trivia
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Do you have any favorite bits of Thanksgiving trivia?
Here’s mine: the first baby born in the New World was Virginia Dare.
Here are a few other links for some good Thanksgiving information.
My family has an annual Thanksgiving Day Trivia contest, which might sound geeky but is a lot of fun. (The stakes are high as there is a resin Turkey involved as top prize.) So I’m off to study and hopefully dominate... READ MORE
Harmonica in Carnegie Hall
Posted by DariaSockey in Family on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
There is so much to thank God for, things beyond count, from the sublime and solid facts of our creation and redemption, down to the smallest pleasures of life, like watching a sleeping baby or savoring a cup of tea.
At this particular moment, I am thanking God for the talent of the man in this video, which at once has me gasping in amazement and laughing. Rejoice with me over the fun and the beauty... READ MORE
Thankful For: Humor
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but Dave Barry never fails to make me laugh. At holidays, I like to hunt down his relevant columns and reread them.
In case your sense of humor is similar and you need a break from prepping your family/house/food for Thanksgiving, I’ve collected a few links to past Thanksgiving columns of his.
Did you know Colin Powell is the capital of Vermont? Read about it in “By the way, those turkey snakes have giant fangs, too.”
This one includes the phrase “a ticking Meat Bomb of Death”: “Defusing the turkey bomb.”
And last but not least, a whole scene with Pilgrims: Great American turkeys.”
(Oh, and don’t worry about the snakes. He’s totally making that up.)
Games for Moms
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Tuesday, November 22, 2011
I have a game I like to play with myself these days. I call it How Much Would You Pay for a Nap?
“Self,” I ask, “how much would you pay to have someone come take over all your responsibilities for a few hours so you could have a nap?”
If things are running smoothly, I decide I’d part with no more than 50 bones. On a rough day, like when I have a headache and the babies are fussy, I consider giving... READ MORE
The Family That Slings Together
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Friday, October 28, 2011
Need a little exhilaration for a Friday? Here’s how one family spends its “quality time.”
Silly Kid-isms
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Last night our two-year-old had a small meltdown, which is not unusual. He yelled “I don’ wan’ dat! I don’ wan’ dat!” over and over.
I ignored him (these things pass quickly) and then was suddenly sad when I realized what he was saying.
Blaise caught on to things like pronouns surprisingly early (unlike Camilla, who went around for months asking, “Pick you up?”) but has had trouble with negative syntax.... READ MORE
A Summer Treat When Summer's Over
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
We’re enjoying a short flashback here (high of 78 today!) but by the calendar, summer is over.
Every year I’m saddened to realize that, yet again, I didn’t get a chance to make s’mores. (We have a gas grill, so it’s harder than when I was a kid and the embers in our charcoal grill pretty much commanded us to roast marshmallows over them.)
S’mores are delicious. Their season is short. I should take... READ MORE
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