by Sami | Sep 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
So the recent success of 17 year old tennis phenom, Melanie Oudin, made me get reflective today. “Melanie who?” You’re asking…. Well, let me tell you. In the past week, this 17 year old from Marietta, Georgia has upset the #4 seed (Dementiava)...
by Sami | Sep 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
No, I’m not talking about Ted Kennedy’s passing. In fact, this is much more relevant to my life – my favorite hoodie tracksuit has officially bit the dust 🙁 Yes, I’m well aware Stacy & Clinton (of “What Not to Wear”) immediately...
by Sami | Sep 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
We celebrated Britton’s “half” birthday today – typically I cook whatever the kids want for dinner on their half birthday, but since Britton couldn’t make up his mind and his sister kept saying, “Pasta…Britton, you like Pasta...
by Sami | Aug 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
In an effort to improve our budget and our health, I’ve been cutting back on meat in our dinner dishes. Tonight I cooked a vegetable feta tart, cucumber-tomato salad, sauteed potatoes with onions and french bread. I always put a little bit of everything I make...
by Sami | Aug 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
After an impromptu decision to make Italian Sausage over lentils and rice for dinner tonight (since I got all the components for free AND scored a Publix Penny Item as a result), I was so proud that my entire family ate ALL the components, even my pickiest of...
by Sami | Aug 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Some of the best moments with my kids happen when a camera is never nearby. For example, when my son runs to me from another room exclaiming, “mama, mama!!!! or when he tried a piece of chocolate chip banana bread this morning that we’d received as a gift...
