The Quiet Life of Violet

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Beskrivelse: The super rad adventures of me, Violet. Watch as I swoon my Husband, mesmerize my dogs, and create not only a business, but a baby as well! (Yeah, I'm not actually going to show you that last one..)

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Waves Frantically!

I keep swearing to myself that Im going to post today. Today will be the day. Gosh, nothing like breaking your own goals all in the name of sleep! In my defense, Im still healing from my surgery (doi...

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15 maj 12

Its a Pug Life

I wrote a big long post on my awesome new iPad about my first Mothers Day, but my iPad ate it. So, you will get the abridged version: lunch and an art faire with mom and sister + my first boba pearl ...

15 maj 12

And Now

Last year around this time: And now: Oh motherhood. Wouldnt change a thing!

13 maj 12

Healing, Slowly.

The past week has been about healing, mending, relaxing, chatting, loving, sipping, soaping, snipping, laughing and living. Dustins Mom, has been here since my surgery and shes been AMAZING. As in, m...

09 maj 12

Keeping Momma Company

Im attempting to get on my laptop tonight! Wish me no-pukes! Im looking at the keyboard a lot and hoping that whatever was causing me to feel so gross while looking at the screen has passed. Screen-i...

06 maj 12

Sea Sick

04 maj 12

Ice Packs, Baby.

On My Way to the Hospital. I bawled like a baby as we pulled away from the house. Saying goodbye to Roman was one of the most heart squishing things Ive ever had to do. Gosh damn. The drive was nothi...

02 maj 12

Surgery Eve

Hi guys! Its Surgery Eve and I want to thank you all for the loving emails, Facebook messages, text messages, phonecalls, Instagram comments, blog comments and tweets. It makes my heart feel positive...

30 apr 12

New News

Hi guys! Big news today. Nope, its not a baby. Sorry! Its something equally as amazing and life changing... Next Monday, April 30th, I will be going to the hospital in Oakland for part 1 of 2 in Proj...

25 apr 12

The Day He Stood up

This happened yesterday for the first time... For the first freakin time, people! Hes been able to stand with help for a while, but little did I know when I woke yesterday morning that he would turn ...

24 apr 12

Flashback Friday: Tube Sock

Then: Now: Pooberry: Long gone are the days of fitting into a tube sock. He was cold on that night when we first got him in 2007, so I had Dustin bring me a sock and some scissors and crafted a quick...

20 apr 12

Mommas Food: Left-over Taco Salad

Leftover taco salad is the easiest lunch ever. Whenever we have tacos for dinner, I make sure to cook a little extra meat/filling so that my lunch the next day is easy as pie. When I make the filling...

18 apr 12

iPhone Photo Dump

Hello! I wrote a post on Saturday with my iPhones Typepad app, but it royally sucks and is very, very wonky. It ended up not publishing my post and I didnt even notice until today. Lame. With that be...

17 apr 12

Mommas Food: A Soup & Rice Lunch

Homemade wonton soup: Chicken broth with a bit of cornstarch to thicken, frozen ginger-chicken mini-wontons, corn, peas, sliced mushrooms, garlic powder, sesame oil and cilantro. Spicy fried rice: Tr...

11 apr 12

Roman Writes: My First Easter

Dear people who read my Mommas bloggie, I had my first Easter a few days ago! The Easter Bunny brought me a little basket and it was filled with some new caterpillar ball things (Im perfecting my thr...

10 apr 12

Easter on a Sunday

Happy Easter, sweet friends! May your day be filled with love, laughter and a boatload of chocolate peanut butter candy. Lots of love, The Clark Family

08 apr 12

Flashback Fridays: Little Widge, Big Widge

(2006) ---- We got Widget in 2006 from a lady on Craigslist. She was the breeder and he was given back to her after three months from his first owners because they had a Yorkie and the Yorkie didnt l...

06 apr 12

Reasons Why Guys Are Good (#256)

A few weekends ago, the guys (plus two girls -- Natty and Jess) came over and did a bit of D&D-ing (in a zombie setting, no less!). You know... some dice, some sheets of paper with player stats, ...

05 apr 12

Mommas Food: Tuna, Chard and Chips

Sandwich: Canned tuna mixed with organic mayo, dill pickle relish, sunflower seeds and whole grain dijon mustard on toasted gluten-free bread, plus pea sprouts. Sides: Sauteed chard with fresh garlic...

04 apr 12

No Squishing

I remember when Roman was born and I was so nervous. I was, of course, nervous while pregnant and then once he was born I was nervous that I could no longer protect him with my body. He was a free li...

31 mar 12

Flashback Fridays: Darth Day

About 15 years ago Oh, you know... Just fighting Darth Vader in the backyard. Darth says "hello." Matt, Dustin and Uncle Beef (Dustins brother) are demonstrating what doing "boy things...

30 mar 12

Mommas Food: Breakfast Eats

Breakfast: I love eggs, avocados and leftovers for breakfast! Because of my Whipple procedure and how my digestive tract was "re-wired," having normal carb-y, sugar-laden breakfast staples ...

28 mar 12

Weekend Re-cap

My lovely friend Nic came out and spent thursday through Saturday morning with us! She loves babies and Buggie was no exception. They were fast friends! It made my heart so happy. We had a girls date...

26 mar 12

Poaching, My Pretty

Poaching, in cooking terms (not gypsy hunting terms), means to cook food in gently simmering liquid - normally water, milk, wine or the like. Poaching is a good technique for more fragile foods such ...

21 mar 12

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Baby Food -- Cheese

"Mmmm... This is so good, Mom." "This is goat cheese? Say WHAT?!" Roman is SO into eating shreds of cheese lately. We have standard goat cheddar and raw goat feta from the farmers...

19 mar 12

Dear Squid-Kid: First Slide

A week ago when your Auntie Effie was visiting, we decided to walk (and roll!) down to the park and take you down the slide for THE FIRST TIME EVER. Auntie strapped you into the Ergo carrier and push...

17 mar 12

1,300 Things to be Thankful For -- Amy of No-Alternative

See previous weeks HERE. ------- Hello, I am Amy Dupcak, a 28-year-old vegetarian Aquarian living in downtown Manhattan with my rock-climber boyfriend. I teach English and tutor on the college level,...

15 mar 12

Gluten-Free Banana Bread

I bought a exorbitant amount of bananas last week because Roman had been enjoying them with his breakfasts, but then he decided that they werent cool anymore. I had six bananas that were lookin a bit...

13 mar 12