January 2012
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Dad: You don't want to be walking the dog after eleven o'clock. There will be people shooting guns into the air and the bullets will fall down and kill you. Remember, there's a lot of Cubans in our neighborhood.
Anonymous asked: This may sound creepy but can I see a picture of your baby bump? They're so cuuuuute haha
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2011
There’s too much to say about 2011. I really don’t know where to start. I saw someone who made this wonderfully simple 12 bullet point list, one bullet for every month, with a sentence to describe the highlight or main event of that month. It looked so easy! However, when I sat down and tried to narrow down the year into twelve sentences, there was no way it was going to work for...
December 2011
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While watching Chopped on Food Network
Dad: Speaking of chopped, did you hear about that rapper who got killed over a piece of candy?
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The last week and a half has flown by. It was so wonderful! Chris visited for 9 days and it still didn’t feel like long enough. We Christmas shopped for the families and finished buying all the must-haves for baby. We arranged the room perfectly and organized all the clothing and things. The crib is due to come on Saturday and then everything will be ready for d-day. Other things: I...
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the...”
– Paulo Coelho (via misswallflower)
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why are we always saying goodbye when all we want is staying
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Dad: I took Salinger on a walk and he took three huge poops. First he took one big, man-sized poop. We walked a little way and he squatted and pooped an eighteen inch strand of poop. We walked a bit more and he squatted again and pooped out a two foot long poop.
Me: ...
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Dad: What do you know about Kim Jong Il's son?
Me: Nothing but, he's probably just as crazy as his dad.
Dad: Maybe not. He likes American basketball.
Me: ...
Dad: Then again, his dad liked John Wayne movies.
diethard asked: First of all: omg that casserole looks so good. Second: Your blog is lovely!
“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via misswallflower)
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Vegan Cheddar, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole
Behold, another picture stolen off of the Internet because this dish dematerialized into our bellies before iPhone cameras could load. I intended this dish as a mid-day snack, something to have around the house for quick munching. Besides, I wasn’t sure how it would turn out and didn’t want to stake the well-being of our dinner on something I was unsure of. But this was so...
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“We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of the dreams.”
– Willy Wonka
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marigold beads hanging from my eyelashes like chandeliers in the light your orange rind smile your ox blood voice the way you look at me when you say that I’m crazy and I wonder what that means scantily striped sweaters oxford comma ideas wooden idols on your dresser quietly look on my mind is a box of letters that I hid from you as if you needed more proof that I was crazy
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While watching Father of the Bride
Dad: Don't worry, Kayt. I'm sure you will get married... some day...
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Dad: Kayt, guess what the average life expectancy was for ancient Romans.
Me: 30.
Dad: No.
Me: What is it?
Dad: 30.
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I loosely apologize if this post offends anyone but I just need to say it: Pregnancy is not sexy. Yeah, yeah, everyone tells me how beautiful it is and how I’m glowing and “so cute”. I agree, there’s something alluring, interesting, and spectacular about pregnancy and motherhood. It’s a complex, intricate process and the idea that I’m growing a human being...
What a magnificently horrible day! Honestly, today has been a symphony of disaster. I can’t wait to get some sleep and wake up to a new day. I don’t want this post to turn into a whine-fest even though I feel the urge to let it. I’m not even going to vaguely rant and dance around what happened today without actually spelling it out. I’m just going to say that we all...
“Of all animals of creation Man is the only one who drinks without being thirsty,...”
– Mago de Oz (via idesignmylifempa)
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Anyone know any vegan alternatives to lanolin for nursing mommies?
Today I discovered the wonder that is children’s consignment shops.
Watch-burythepast:
ocelott:
forever reblog.
this is quite possibly my favorite video, even with the speciesist language. gives me goosebumps every time.
This is the first time I’ve seen this. I’m teary-eyed. It’s beautiful.
“The soul is the same in all living creatures although the body of each is...”
– Hippocrates
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My dear friend, Sergio, bought me this beautiful book as a baby shower gift. I can’t wait until Riley is old enough to read and understand it because it’s really awesome.
Holding me in your arms, you promised me the world and l left with nothing, nothing at all.
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“A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.”
– Oscar Wilde
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“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are”
– Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Tonight I made delicious vegan chili and rice. My mom said, “I love all the meat-free things you make.” And they are totally on-board with this lifestyle choice (as long as I’m cooking). I’m still a wee bit concerned about committing 100% right now because of the pregnancy. I need a serious amount of protein and my iron is low (it’s common for pregnant women at...
Finally got around to watching this bad boy:
Forks Over Knives was a really great documentary. It’s appears perfectly logical and conveniently scientific. It’s a wholly confidence-inducing documentary about switching to a plant-based, whole foods diet. It never seemed to cross into propaganda or emotional rhetoric. It’s something I can safely show to parents and friends and...
“All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one’s heart has a...”
– Cormac McCarthy- THE ROAD (via ekrepcho)
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All this vegan research I’ve been doing has really sucked the enjoyment out of watching cooking channel and food network. I still love watching the competition shows and imagining substitutions or paying attention to new techniques. However, I’m currently watching Cook like an Iron Chef with Michael Symon and he’s egging and cheesing left and right. Also, he’s wearing a...
“You were once wild. Don’t let them tame you.”
– Isadora Duncan (via cwnl)
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I’ve spent most of today watching a six part, 4-hour special called Doing the Right Thing. It’s a study on ethics set at Princeton University. It’s extremely interesting and one of my dad’s suggestions that I am actually really enjoying.
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Learn Free
sjaakvandenberg:
“Learn Free” is a documentary about unschooling which is an educational philosophy that states children learn best by not attending traditional school, but rather through their own interests and by living life.
By Lillian Mauser-Carter
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