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And so twenty twelve begins.

January 1st, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (9 Comments)

16 weeks pregnant (tomorrow). I think I’m starting to feel the baby move, but these early flutters are so easy to confuse with the digestive process sometimes I wonder if it’s just dinner that I’m feeling move around. January One started with a four mile walk. A walk sprinkled with the tiniest bit of running. … Read more

This Post Contains Three Useful Items

December 19th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (8 Comments)

I’m on reprieve from my usual cooking, cleaning and other domestic duties for a bit here thanks to an early Christmas gift for the girls. We’re in Toronto! Me, two girlies, one fetus and one Granny Weeds. We had to leave Dad at home to go to that pesky thing called work. Don’t feel too … Read more

Yesterday, Today and Probably Tomorrow

November 13th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (11 Comments)

A Grilled Cheese and Pickle sandwich. Real butter, sesame Ezekiel bread, Swiss cheese and a sliced Claussen dill pickle. Soooo good. And yes, that pickle totally counts as my vegetable. Most vegetables are completely unappealing to me right now. I expect that these odd food aversions I’m having will pass in the coming weeks, but … Read more

Not Waiting For Thanksgiving

November 6th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (3 Comments)

Can you eat just coleslaw for dinner? I can. You can too if you want, I won’t tell. Here’s how you do it. First, spend your afternoon at a child’s birthday party that you didn’t intend to stay at. When your sometimes-shy-sometimes-not 5 year old persuades/begs you to stay because today she’s feeling shy, you … Read more

Merry Happy Birthmas

October 27th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (2 Comments)

Some days you’ve totally got your act in gear. And then there are other days where you don’t. Like the kind of days where you’re forced to use holiday muffin tins for pumpkin muffins at the end of October. Good thing the horde of hungry kids at snack time didn’t notice. Sometimes you can’t always … Read more

What Did You Learn Today?

October 13th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (5 Comments)

I don’t know about you, but we learned how to ride the bus. Crazy, no? We’ve only lived here for nearly two years now. Did you know that Google Maps makes it EXTREMELY easy to figure out how to get from Point A to Point B on the bus? Yet another thing I learned today! … Read more

Destination Marathon Food Prep

October 7th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (2 Comments)

T minus 36 hours until Steamtown, tonight has been all about getting ready for a three hour road trip to Scranton, PA tomorrow and then a 26.2 mile race on Sunday. I’m definitely excited to run this marathon, but I ain’t gonna lie – I’m plenty nervous too, mostly about my knee. I’ve been stretching … Read more

A Backyard Picnic

August 28th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (6 Comments)

On the weekends, I’m apt to be a bit less motivated to cook and a bit more motivated to goof around. Instead of attempting to go out to eat and playing the Kids in a Restaurant game (wheeeeee!) – sometimes it’s a lot easier (and arguably more enjoyable) to hit up the grocery store and … Read more

Finger Felon: Out On Bail

June 24th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (9 Comments)

I get a surprising amount of traffic from people searching the web for information on finger felons.  A finger felon is an infection in the tip of your finger and this happened to me at the end of last year. It turns out that finger felons are not that common. Blogging about finger felons is … Read more

Tough Nut to Crack

February 27th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (19 Comments)

If you’ve been following along, you may recall that I spent some time this fall hulling black walnuts. These black walnuts have spent the winter curing in my cool, dry attic. Rumor has it that black walnuts are really hard to open. Rumor has it this would be why I’ve been none too eager to … Read more