Author: strejde
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Que chulita!
My family came to visit us this weekend. My mom, my dad, my sister, and her two children all piled into my dad’s new truck and drove seven hours just to hang out with us for a while. We shopped and ate and talked and hugged and had an all-around good time. It was a…
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Beans, beans, good for your heart
There’s nothing like coming home at the end of the day and smelling a pot of beans simmering in the kitchen. Beans are so simple, so yummy, so cheap. We prefer black beans, because they seem to have their own distinct flavor and don’t need much to make them delicious. My basic black bean recipe…
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The boys
Allow me to introduce you to a few of the men in my life. Pictured above is Ernie. What can I say about Ernie? He’s sweet and loving, and he’ll just sit in front of you all day as long as you pet him. He’ll lay his head in your lap, or sometimes just offer…
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Just another day
So I guess Roux likes towels. First he christened our towel-rug, and now he’s taken over our towel basket. He curls up in it and sleeps there, and we end up having to wash the towels since they’re covered with Roux hair. Today I took Justin to the orthopedist, who said he had chipped part…
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No more monkeys jumping on the bed.
Justin had never heard this little nursery rhyme: Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed One fell off and broke his head Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” He went mountain biking on Sunday on a pretty tough trail, and ended up with the above fractured…