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    Update: Family Mission Statement

    Before Henry was born, I put some thought into how we should display our Family Mission Statement. I wanted it to be aesthetically pleasing, in a location that we visit frequently, and something that we could revise very easily throughout the years.

    I wanted to report that–so far–the IKEA frame hung above our toilet is working perfectly. The original family photo I used featured Henry in utero, so I wanted to update it to something more current. I quickly and easily cropped one of our vacation photos into a 5 x 7 and changed it to black and white using Picasa. Then I uploaded it to Snapfish and ordered

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    Interview with Kelly of 100 Scarves

    I feel so fortunate to be able to share today’s interview with you. I “met” Kelly a few months ago during one of my attempts to start building connections with people in Austin before we move there. Her project–one hundred scarves–resonates with me so deeply. It’s ambitious, it’s creative, it’s an authentic extension of who she is, it makes the world better in multiple ways. I feel so fortunate to be able to support her project by introducing her to all of you. So, without further ado, here’s Kelly:
    Kelly: Hi Sara, I’m so happy to get to talk to you about my project because you helped inspire
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    Pizza Recipe!

    Image courtesy Steadfast Finances
    Ever since I had the privilege of eating roasted vegetable pizza at kindred spirit Meghan‘s house when we were traveling through New Mexico, I’ve been obsessed with trying out different recipes.

    Here’s my favorite so far:

    Ingredients:

    • a basket of cherry tomatoes (the variety baskets our perfect!)
    • pesto sauce
    • pizza crust (we buy ours in the dough form from Whole Foods, although pizza crust is very easy to make)
    • a mozzarella log
    • balsamic vinegar
    • olive oil
    • sugar
    • two garlic cloves, minced
    • sea salt
    • freshly ground black pepper
    • dried rosemary

    Directions:

    1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees
    2. Arrange the tomatoes on a cookie sheet, cut
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