Thanksgiving leftovers, lots of pie, sleepover fun, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 23, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window ~1~ Despite all my worry that the frozen turkey wouldn’t thaw in time, it thawed beautifully, and it cooked up even more perfectly. I watched my father pull it out of the oven, and it was gorgeous—and delicious. Everything tasted so good this year—my mother’s carrots and onions casserole, the mashed potatoes and gravy, the […]
Talking turkey and sweet potatoes and pie November 19, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window A dozen years ago or so, back before we had children, my mother asked me to bring the sweet potatoes to our Thanksgiving dinner.
Snow, snow, snow, birthday spaghetti, an anniversary gift, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It snowed yesterday! I had seen that snow and sleet were in the forecast, but so often storms don’t amount to much—especially in mid-November.
When your jug is nearly dry November 11, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You wonder why God would ask that of you at a time when your jar of flour is nearly empty and your jug is nearly dry.
A big birthday, an anniversary, the end of the scarecrow, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 9, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our older son turns 11 tomorrow. Eleven! It sounds so much older than 10.
Grieving Together offers couples support after miscarriage November 7, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Grieving Together is both beautifully and practically written. It is, in fact, the book Laura and Franco wish they had had when they miscarried their third baby.
A mistake that turned out just fine November 6, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window This pot of slops wasn’t looking very exciting, so I pulled a packet of onion soup mix out of the pantry. Onion soup should be able to jazz almost anything up.
Leftover Halloween treats, autumn trees, limericks, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 2, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window How was your Halloween? Ours was spooky and fun.
This Halloween even the soup is scary October 30, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window The pumpkins are carved. The costumes are ready. The decorations are up. Even the chicken noodle soup is disguised as a ghost.
Pokemon tournaments, not winning $1 billion, what we had for dinner this week, and more (7 Quick Takes) October 25, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window There was a time where I was not proficient in Pokemon. I’m still not an expert, but I can at least speak the language.
What would you do with $1 billion? October 22, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We’re all thinking about it, right? What exactly would we do if we were to win more than $1 billion in the Mega Millions jackpot?
An Amelia Bedelia move, rats, a trip to the salad bar, and a few conference leftovers (7 Quick Takes) October 19, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I ran out of ideas for dinner by the end of the week, so I cooked a little of everything that was left in the fridge. It didn’t look like much of a spread on the table.
