The Nerd has been working extremely long hours lately (last week, he put in 67 hours), so I wanted to do something nice for him. His absolute favorite cookies are oatmeal raisin, so I started combing the Internet for recipes. When I found this one for thick and chewy cookies, I knew I had found…
Not Me Monday!
Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week. Well, I am *not* currently holed up in my hotel room at the JW Marriott in San Antonio (for a work conference) writing…
In My Mailbox
It’s here! It’s here! I am so, super-excited because this week I got Linger by Maggie Stiefvater in the mail! It is so, so pretty! And the ink inside is *green*! Squeeeee! Since I last posted about the release mix-up, Maggie has announced that they moved up the official release date to July 13. So,…
Not a Mommy Blog
I may have mentioned my super-cute niece, River, a time or two. You guys probably think I’m nuts for posting her photos all the time. The truth is, this isn’t a Mommy Blog. It’s an Auntie Blog. No, not an anti-blog. An Auntie Blog, you know as in the lady who spoils *other* people’s children….
Dill Pickles
I have a thing for pickles. I love them. I grew up eating them. When we were little, my siblings and cousins would go over to my grandmother’s house and she would always have pickles stocked in the fridge. We’d eat them all and drink the pickle juice. We called it “silly juice” because it…