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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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    September: Reflection & Rejuvenation

    Wow. I can’t believe Fall is almost here. Of course it doesn’t physically feel like Fall in Houston, but it definitely does psychologically. Let’s see how I did in August:
    • Be the best mother and teacher I can be for my son, Henry. I have to remember that all the time and energy I put into parenting now is an investment in our future together. Specifically, I want to help Henry learn how to take naps on his bed. I also want to help him learn how to sleep through the night. I also want to take him on daily outings. He’s starting to get
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    Six Months: Happy Birthday, Henry!


    Oh, Henry, you are pure joy! You seriously bring immense gladness into our hearts.

    You changed so much from 5-6 months. You are essentially crawling! I say “essentially” because it’s more of an army crawl, but you can get anywhere you want to go, and quickly! You love to crawl all around your room (and over obstacles like pillows), and you even crawled from your room, down the hallway, through the dining room, and to the very back of the kitchen.


    You’ve also started pulling up into a standing position completely independently. Although you can sit for short periods of time by yourself, you really have no use for it.
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