Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
I'm on my way home soon! Wednesday!
Back to making sense.
Back to making crunchy things (as time and new-baby schedules never allowed for the making of many things here).
As I prepare to leave Kansas City, though, I …
The whole clan here has spent an inordinate amount of time in the basement since I've been in Kansas City.
Wednesday, at 11:00 a.m., we were down there again.
Tornadoes popped up all over the KC Metro area unexpectedly …
Life is what happens when you're making other plans.
I think you'll agree that quote is, perhaps, the most eye-crossingly, nose-whistlingly boring saying ever.
And ... also ... so annoyingly true.
Despite my …
Hello, fellow Betties! I'm Britt.
First off, I'd like to say that it's been a fun time just wandering around CB here. Betty is my favorite color crayon, and I type in awe of the knowledge and experience this website and …
Clothes are clean.
Bags are packed.
Alarm is set for 6:00 a.m.
And three superbly convenient new things have been made for my all-day road trip with my mom tomorrow to go tend to my sister's two little boys while …
"Sister, it's not like we were singing Don Gato or anything...go eat some Hot Tamales." - My sister, Facebook, May 9, 2011
This means nothing to you yet, but it will in a minute.
When I was a kid, my mother would sing …
I am at war. With these shoes.
In a take-no-prisoners, no-man-left-standing kind of way.
But I love them. I don't want them destroyed. I just want them to not be so offensively mean to my feet.
Summer's coming, you …
Has this happened to you?
You're getting ready to shop for an awesome recipe, which just so happens to call for 2 Tbsp of parsley. You go to the store, and all you can do is buy a bunch of parsley. Like, at least 2 cups …
“Sor-sor.” That’s probably the most catchy ism that one of my family members has infused in our own language. Whenever we’re kind of sorry about something, the word “sorry” isn’t used. But sor-sor is. (Pronounced sahr-sahr.) …
This is a call - to all businesses, all makers of goods, everywhere.
Stop being afraid.
Stop thinking you have to protect your information to the detriment of your consumers.
Stop hiding anything.
Tell us things. …
It was a simple housewarming gift.
He was a fair-trade importer, and she was a society girl of the most extravagant degree. Together, they were light and laughter embodied. I had nothing but pure adoration for them.
So …
Lest you think I'm suggesting my mother will actually come to your house and wrap her loving arms around you - I am not.
Not that her hugs won't cure you. She's just not much of a hugger. Unless you call her Mimi. And …
My mom is pretty awesome.
See, she's one of those people that's really hard to buy for. She has just about everything she wants at this point. That's what happens when you live (something)-ish years, and live it …
It seems like every couple of years, there's a new miracle fruit, antioxidant, oil, vegetable, nut, or cat.
(Not really the cat thing, except mine.)
Tamanu might have actually already had its heyday, but up until about …
Sorry for the alarming headline, but honestly, would you have paid attention if I'd said "Let's Talk About Water Preparedness." Probably not.
Because we kind of take our drinking water for granted. It's there, magically, …
