• family

    coping for the first days/nights away

    On Friday night, I spent my first day/night away from Miss L since she was born. On Saturday, it was my second day/night away. And on Sunday night, I returned home to a sleeping baby and Mr. M happily relaxing…

  • geeky

    thanks for the memories ScanCafe

    Before I grabbed my APS film scanner on eBay, I had sent away 4 rolls of film to ScanCafe to be scanned courtesy of a ridiculous $50 off coupon. In the end, I paid a whole $7 to digitally transfer…

  • yummy

    strawberry lemonade for spring

    In California, strawberries are grown and available year-round. So while you can enjoy them in the winter, they just don’t seem to belong in anything but pies and desserts with chocolate. But it was so sunny and hot this week…

  • lovely

    wookiees for a good cause

    Mr. M asked me the other night where the “Wookiee the Chew” posters were that I ordered oh so long ago. (See the insanely adorable illustration above and the link for why he was so upset) I told him I…

  • family

    miss L loves (to make) guacamole

    Miss L loved avocados in the baby food stage. So I thought she’d really enjoy them cubed and cut up as part of her dinner time entrée. Well… it looks like she enjoys the food in a whole new way!…