Tag Archives: books

Cookbooks

I am addicted to recipe books. My gram likes to remind me that when I was a kid I told her “if you can read, you can cook” and I still believe it today. You may not have the best technique in the world, but a good cookbook will take you pretty far in the

Malachai

Mal has been doing great in OT. He does 30 minutes of heavy work, and manages to sit still for 10 – 15 minutes immediately after. Hmmm not exactly equal there. I am hoping it balances out eventually. He pulled his old trick of falling over standing still this morning. It’s become quite rare, so

Dorian

I actually have a couple of (unrelated) posts to make, so please bear with me. We had Dorian’s IEP on Monday morning. Usually this is fast. He really only has an IEP for speech so it’s not the long and drawn out process Malachai’s can be. It went well. Last year he had speech (IIRC)

Saturday Saturday Sat Sat Saturday Saturday!

What the hell tune is that too? So far today we have cleaned the front room and 3/4 of the kitchen (I did not really mop because we’re having a new dishwasher delivered and installed today and I plan to mop *after* – um, and I suck at mopping anyway). Michael has had a massage,

Updatey Goodness!

I haven’t updated in a while… lots to say! Let’s start with the good news. I sent this email to family a few days ago: Just spreading a little fantabulous news, Malachai had his therapy evals last week, and he is done with PT! This is amazing, because not six months ago he would fall

Do not order from Pear Magazine

I have been trying to contact Pear Magazine since 12/27/08 for a refund. I have yet to hear back from the company, even to deny me a refund. This is today’s email: I am, again, requesting a full refund. The items I ordered were not the items that were delivered. See below. I am ready

The Holocaust memoir so heartwarming it had to be fake | Salon Books

The Holocaust memoir so heartwarming it had to be fake | Salon Books. Jan. 7, 2009 | Novelist and editor William Dean Howells famously told Edith Wharton that the problem with American audiences was that they always wanted “a tragedy with a happy ending.” That longing explains what led to the recent controversy over Herman