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Google Calendar, Thy Name is Love!

Family Stuff, Krista

Honestly, since we started using Google Calendar, I can’t say enough good things about it. You can manage and share multiple calendars and use it for all sorts of good things. Including… menu planning. Yes, that’s right!

Recently, in an effort to become more organized around here (ha!), i came across a lovely blog as the result of a Google search. (i love Google, i’ll just say that now and get it out of the way) Simple Mom is the brainchild of Tsh, who i have never met although some day i would absolutely LOVE to meet someone as with it as she seems! Her blog is just heaven for me – hacks for mommy life, holiday ideas, stuff to do with kids, greener living… the list could go on. I’ve been reading it now for the past couple of weeks, discovering all sorts of goodness like new pages for my home notebook.

And then, i found this article about menu planning using Google Calendar. i can’t believe i didn’t think of that! what a fantastic idea!! i’ve been slowly getting my own menu plan up and running and i really have to say i think it’s just a wonderful thing, especially if you’re an internet junkie somebody who is already using Google Calendar for other stuff, like we are.

The Vivanno – or, why I love Starbucks

Krista

anybody who knows us knows that we LOVE most things about that place… a new one opened up a couple of years ago within walking distance of our house, and we were on cloud 9. we always buy our beans from there – that’s our big splurge. and for awhile, Josh was a regular fixture ordering chocolate or vanilla milk drinking boxes. he was on a first name basis with a few of the baristas. we are thankful that our favorite place to hang out is not on the list of stores closing.

and i personally am also thankful for the introduction of the Vivanno. i’ve been treated to a couple within the last week or so by my dear husband. they are YUMMY, and as soon as i can figure out how to duplicate the orange/mango/banana/matcha one, i’ll be hauling the blender out and making them for breakfast regularly! that is the yummiest, most refreshing drink i have had in a long time… and it’s actually good for me, imagine that!!

Ditch the Disposables

Family Stuff, greener living, Krista

Amy over at Crunchy Domestic Goddess has issued a new challenge for Sept/Oct 2008 – ditch the disposables! she’s urging us to think about simple, every day things that we could change. Things like using cloth napkins instead of paper, using your kitchen dishes instead of paper/styrofoam, switching to cloth diapers if dipes are still part of your world… there are several other ideas that you can find on her blog.

personally i’m taking up the challenge in a couple of ways that i’ll start in the coming weeks, one of which is making some cloth napkins for us to use at mealtimes.

oh for pete's sake

Krista

right at this moment it is raining so hard i can hardly see across the street to my neighbor’s house. will it EVER stop raining like this? no such thing as a nice light sprinkling for us valley dwellers, no sirree… it’s flood warnings or nothing!!

some day i want to live where it only rains occasionally.

on this day in history

Brian, Family Stuff, Krista

in 1608 – Quebec City was founded by Samuel de Champlain
in 1775 – George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge MA
in 1863 – the Battle of Gettysburg ended
in 1890 – Idaho became the 43rd state
in 1962 – Tom Cruise was born
in 1971 – Jim Morrison died
in 2004 – this blog was launched

but most importantly on this day in 1999, we got married! Happy Anniversary to us!

ah, sweet summer

Brian, Krista

summer is here! it really is! just like the magical neighbourhood wild turkey is a harbinger of spring, i know it’s summer when Starbucks begins offering really lovely fruity drinks such as the oh-so-wonderful Orange Creme. Brian thought i’d enjoy it more than flowers… *sigh* it’s nice to have a husband who knows me so well!

p.s. there is a new Paul McCartney album out at Starbucks… next week i would like that more than flowers 😀