rita buettner commentary BlogOpen WindowRecipes When you just can’t get enough pumpkin: A pumpkin cookie recipe Rita BuettnerNovember 20, 20172 min read With a pumpkin cookie in hand, how can you feel anything but grateful? BlogOpen WindowUncategorized Week in My Life 2017: Sunday Rita BuettnerNovember 19, 20174 min read Our 7-year-old climbs into bed next to me, and I know I should get up. But he wants to make conversation, and I can never get enough of that. BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Saturday Rita BuettnerNovember 18, 20174 min read Saturday starts as all Saturdays do, with children who bound out of bed before their parents do—a good sign since we were at the pediatrician’s office yesterday. BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Friday Rita BuettnerNovember 17, 20173 min read Our children are off today, so the morning starts with a sense of calm. There are no lunches to pack, no last-minute homework assignments to do, no field trip forms to forget. BlogOpen Window Birthday celebrating, toy shopping, and doing more holy things today (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerNovember 17, 20173 min read I’m chronicling our daily lives on the blog this week in the Week in My Life challenge, so I could probably have given myself a break from 7 quick takes. BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Thursday Rita BuettnerNovember 16, 20173 min read Morning comes quickly. As I get things ready for the day, I keep in mind that I will be at a work event late into the evening. BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Wednesday Rita BuettnerNovember 15, 20173 min read I’m up before the sons, which makes me think I have a jump on the day. BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Tuesday Rita BuettnerNovember 14, 20175 min read A stuffed cow and his owner crawl into my bed to wake me up, and I realize the morning is already getting away from us. BlogOpen Window Week in My Life 2017: Monday Rita BuettnerNovember 14, 20174 min read I’m chronicling our ordinary, but extraordinary, life every day this week. Here’s Monday. BlogOpen Window A Golden Birthday, a gratitude garland, how mothers are dictionaries, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerNovember 9, 20174 min read Our older son is 10 today—double digits! It’s his golden birthday (10 on the 10th), and he has been counting down the days, of course. Previous 1 … 77 78 79 … 88 Next