Finding Blanche

I ask Andrew to make sambal pretty regularly. The recipe I love the most is Sambal in the Style of Java has cabbage, carrots, peanuts, sprouts, and lots of spicy yummy dressing. It’s crunchy and satisfying. I’m including the recipe here. Seriously good stuff.
Sambal in the Style of Java
2 C shredded green cabbage
1 C peeled, [...]

Last night, the subject of Les Misérables came up.
Turns out, Andrew has never seen the show. Neither have I.
I know, unheard of.
I asked Andrew if he’d read the book. He hadn’t.
I told him that I had.
In French.
As I recall understanding the novel, back in 1815 (this year looks the same in English or [...]

Cute, huh? This was 2002, I think.
As the temperature rises, I start thinking about the summer. (Getting that third quarter report card is a great reminder, too!)
I’m looking forward to the freedom. The relaxed schedule. No lunch-packing.
And sometimes?
Sleeping late!
And when I say sleeping late, I mean 7:30, or even 8:00! Wowie.
We do have some summer [...]

Max and I have 45 minutes alone together every morning after his brothers leave for school and before he needs to leave. Until recently, it’s been a really nice time of the day. But lately, I’ve been working so hard that I sit at the computer while he eats and reads the paper.
This morning, [...]

Greenhouse gasses
trapped
temperature rises
Life goes on
Ice melts
Waters flow
Life goes on
You
I
can help
buy a hybrid
carpool
unplug
read a book
outside
wear a sweater
don’t turn up the heat
recycle
Animals become
extinct
Because
of us
We
Must stop
by Anonymous (well, I’m not allowed to tell. but it’s not me.)

Can you believe this restaurant was right off the highway? What a lovely reprieve from I-95!

What a great day! We left our friend’s chichi Miami Beach digs this morning and headed up the coast on a wild goose chase.
I wanted to have lunch at this cute little place Andrew and I went to on our honeymoon. They made oyster stew at the bar as you watched. It was so memorable [...]

We have been on vacation for 12 hours and 13 minutes and already I have so many stories in my head! I could share the photo of Andrew sleeping in the passenger seat – drool and all. I could tell you about the car breaking down in the first 2 hours and what we ate [...]

Wilbur Winand (pre Toys R US times) was the giraffe mascot for our elementary school. I always wondered why it was a giraffe.
Hey Risa, is it still Wilbur? Risa went to school with me back in the day and now she teaches at that very same school. Isn’t that neato?
But I digress.
We were [...]

Note: percentages not accurate. I mean seriously, who has time to figure this stuff out?
You know, I never really thought about that sentence much. People (mean teachers, in particular) say it all the time.
Undivided attention.
But boy, oh, boy, is my attention divided these days. I’m divided by:
Twitter
Blogging
Facebook
Husband
Children
Work
Me (no, not really)
Friends (not nearly enough)
Family (not enough [...]