by Deborah Quinn | Nov 28, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, aging, exercise, growing up, me my own personal self, NaBloPoMo
It started innocently enough. A friend of mine who just had her second child bought herself a fitbit, a little piece of digitized plastic that tracks how many steps you take in a day, the miles you walk, and the calories you burn. Or the lack thereof, depending. R....
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 1, 2012 | family, food, Kids, NaBloPoMo
A confession: I love cheese. I’m almost Dutch that way – it’s not really a meal unless there’s a cheese product involved. I am happiest standing at the kitchen counter dipping pretzel sticks into flavored cream cheese. In fact, that’s...
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 8, 2011 | Children, family, Travel
Stasha strikes again! Just before we left for a day exploring Hampton Court Palace, she posted the topic for her Monday Listicle: Food! Hey. I can do food. I have a LOT to say about food. Mostly about how my kids don’t really eat “food” in any sense...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 12, 2009 | food
Me: Carrots or peas with your chicken? Caleb: Nuthin Me (summoning the patience of Job): Right. But carrots or peas? Caleb: Okay. Peas. FIVE PEAS. Cold ones. And I’m doing what Nancy said to do and holding my nose when I eat them. In fact he ate SIX...