Reflecting on Lent: the Recap, and Christina’s Rainbow Cake
What’s with the SUPER long posts lately? And having more than one post in a day? I think what I really need to work on is my blogging addiction! Well, it’s Easter, so it must be time for the big recap post on Lent. Basically, you can read this list here...
Kim cooks dinner: Pad Siew
4/10/09 Version of our homemade Pad Siew You’d think a spouse that had Friday off and stayed at home all day (and took a 3 hour nap!) would have dinner ready when their spouse came home. Oops, not THIS wife! Steven asked me to cook Pad Siew while he ran, and I...
Banana donuts and the 30 Day Shred
I participate in an alternate work schedule at my office, so every other week, I get a Friday off. I use it as a day to get a lot of errands done so Steven and I can have a relaxing weekend. Yesterday, I ran 5 miles, went to the dentist*, went shopping for a suit...
Homemade oatmeal* bars and Silk Spectre II’s hair
Since I’ve been dwelling so much on how much sugar is in all the granola and protein bars I eat, Steven and I decided to make some of our own. The base has whole wheat flour, wheat germ, oatmeal, eggs, honey, apple butter and vanilla. We split the base so I...
Babies and Pie
Time for a collective “Awwwwwww!” I finally got to meet my new nephew, Thomas Patrick, this weekend. Finally! What a cutie. Beth embroidered Thomas’s name on a bib and burping towel and sent them to me! How sweet is she? That’s one of the...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂