Monthly Archives: March 2012

I’m back. I took a bit of a vacation. I like to refer to it as “Laura’s Midwest Spring Break Tour ’12.” It was almost t-shirt worthy. Almost. The majority of my Spring Break Tour was spent in Chicago. The … Continue reading →

[Note:  some people use blogs as a way to showcase talents — I apparently use mine to showcase horrific photography. If anyone wants to do a slide show of bad photos of me, I’ve provided oh-so-much fodder. I really do wear dress … Continue reading →

I have SO MANY of these little tulip babies in my yard! And it’s SO EXCITING! (Unless they get snowed on. That would be the opposite of exciting.) Every year I forget how much I love spring. The warm sun, … Continue reading →

I love birthdays! And I love my dad. So, we birthday’d together this weekend. I baked him birthday rye bread (that actually rose and tasted like bread!) and a carrot cake. Because dads like bread and carrots. Mom and I … Continue reading →

Only one. Don’t kid yourself. It’s just that I had a bit of a fridge parade last weekend. And I really got to know the delivery guys. Here’s the condensed version of my fridge drama: Fridge #1:  Died during a … Continue reading →

Oprah has her favorite things; I have mine. I’m sure there’s some overlap. Or maybe not. Maybe Oprah really likes Brussels sprouts, too. Then we could be sprouts sisters. I’d like to use the month of March to show everyone that … Continue reading →

Ilovecalling people (mostly my grandmas) and asking them if their refrigerators are running. They say “yes,” and I laugh hysterically and say, “then you’d better go and catch it!” I never thought that joke would get old. It’s hysterical. And sophisticated. … Continue reading →

Exciting Moments of February, Day 29 Today’s exciting moment can be summed up in two words:  LEAP DAY. Leap Day is Daylight Saving Time multiplied by 1 gazillion — it’s a whole EXTRA DAY! I stuck to the true spirit of the … Continue reading →

Exciting Moments of February, Day 27 Sometimes I rebel against order. I like a little messiness in my world. (Although too much messiness can be a bad thing. For example, I really need to stop eating grapefruit at my desk. … Continue reading →

Exciting Moments of February, Day 28 I do everything in my power to avoid fruit and veggie rot in my kitchen. Wilty veggies and wrinkly fruits make me sad. So, when something starts to turn south in my crisper, I eat … Continue reading →