April 2012

I prayed for a cold front, and I got a rainstorm.  Not bad. Happy Wednesday!   As mentioned earlier this week, I am currently suffering from the third trimester sleepies, which basically means that I could fall asleep anywhere, at any time.  I’ve read that, at this point in pregnancy, the baby gains as much [...]

Good evening. Would you like to eat something yummy for dinner?  Something tasty and crunchy? How about an appetizer of carrot sticks? Yes. Please! CHOMP.   Dinner is served for the human folk.  And oh, obviously, it’s covered in Mmmm Sauce.  Because once the Mmmm Sauce starts, it just doesn’t stop. Mmmm Sauce eggy sandwich [...]

Oh, Mmmm Sauce.  I thought I had burned out on you, but I just needed a little break. Work it, Mmmm Sauce.  WERK it. My Mmmm Sauce is always a bit green because I add fresh parsley or cilantro – yum.   How’s your Tuesday been?  Does anyone else feel that it should already be [...]

First things first – IT DOES EXIST. Gluten- and dairy-free pizza, that is.  Yes, I realize that gluten- and dairy-free pizza is pretty much the antithesis of ‘real’ pizza, but every time the Husband and I go grocery shopping, we stare forlornly at the frozen pizza case and wish there was a gluten- and dairy-free [...]

A post that starts with spicy Indian food and ends with a discussion on pooping.  Go figure.   The big excitement of the day was a baby doctor appointment.  Just the ‘normal’ stuff – got weighed and measured; listened to the heartbeat.  All is well.  Hurrah!  And, although I was pretty sure this was the [...]

I have a proposition for you on this Monday morning:  do it over.  It something didn’t work out the first time, do it over.  Erase it.  Reboot.  Reload.  Or at the very least – try to. Humans sure are obsessed with time, aren’t we?  “What’s done is done” or “you can’t change the past.”   We [...]

I woke up and ate breakfast in bed.  And then I went online shopping on my iPhone and ended up making some serious nursery purchases.  Yes, yes.  I realize that a baby doesn’t need a pretty nursery, but I’d like one, and if it’s going to happen, it should probably happen now. This is what [...]

The Husband and I are spending our Saturday night assembling a crib and cramming for Monday’s Bradley Method class (we feel so behind on our homework – not a nice feeling).  It’s wild and crazy in the Boyle household tonight, I assure you.    Fuel for studying: Lately, I’ve been at a loss for dinner… [...]

As promised, here’s the tour of our tea cabinet.  It is literally a cabinet – and entire section of the kitchen devoted just to tea. First, and most importantly, we have two tea pots.  Tea tastes better when it’s made in a tea pot (just like margaritas are yummier if they’re in proper margarita glasses [...]

A big thanks to everyone who commented on The Athena and Clydesdale Category post.  Turns out, this was quite timely because the USAT just changed the official triathlon rules to make the Athena category 165 pounds and the Clydesdale category 220 pounds.  The new rule goes into effect on January 1, 2013.  I also wanted [...]

Recently, I got an interesting email from a reader that prompted an even more intriguing Google hunt and conversation with DadHTP. Sharon emailed me to say, “While researching some upcoming races I discovered that one had a Clydesdale/Athena category. I had heard of the Clydesdale runner before but Athena? I figured it must be the [...]

My husband grew up in England.  I grew up in Miami with a Southern momma.  This meant that tea has always been a big part of our lives, but in very different ways.  For the Husband, ‘tea’ meant a proper pot, a strainer, a timer, tea cups, little spoons, saucers, and – mostly importantly – [...]

#1: I am addicted to this blood orange sorbet.  It is so ridiculously delicious.  It tastes like I’m eating a frozen orange with a spoon. Now it’s all gone.   #2: Speaking of cold things, it is freezing in my house. Charlotte has been getting really chilly at night and, out of pure stubbornness, we [...]