http://crossingtheprarie.today.com Pioneering in a Modern World Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:56:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en But I am outta here! I'm saying good-bye to this misspelled, second-rate blog, and moving to where all the real bloggers live, where readers can actually post comments that the blog writer can read without a secret decoder, and spontaneous editing of posts by unknown forces is not a common ... http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/18/well-its-been-fun/ That's practically a novel, right? So in honor of my one hundreth post, I'm doing what I've seen on a few other blogs - listing one hundred things about me, that you may or may not know (and almost certainly don't really care about). I figure I'm always writing about ... http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/16/my-one-hundreth-post/ http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/14/i-had-this-kind-of-day/ Since I'm on the topic of food, this one is really fun - she only posts once a week, and the recipes (none of which I've actually tried, since I"m cooking for the under-six crowd) look divine. She always has very pretty pictures of food, which I appreciate. Plus, her ... http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/14/another-fun-foodie-blog/    Don't laugh! I love brussel sprouts! They are so cute, so green, so fresh looking. They have to be one of the most adorable vegetables around. The only problem is how to cook them. This is how my dad cooks brussels sprouts. I've had it a half dozen times with him, ... http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/09/mmmmmmm-brussel-sprouts/ This week, I'm thankful for my dad, who made not one, but TWO cross-atlantic flights with me and my little children, enduring jet-lag a total of FOUR times to make it happen.  Having him here on both ends of my United States trip made the impossible possible. Thanks, Dad. http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/08/gratitude-journal-week-4/ I am joining the mini-movement, started by my friend Jess, and rapidly spreading via email and blogs around the country, to celebrate a friend of ours and her truly inspiring mothering style. Wilma is Dutch, but has lived in the United States for some time. Her daughter is Kaitlyn, charmingly called ... http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/07/happy-wilma-day/ These are my Valentine's Day flowers from R. He had them delivered to my mom's house in Colorado, and they were so pretty. Orchids of some kind. And he chose them to be sure they would be nontoxic and also not have any thorns that might stick the kids - ... http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/06/did-i-ever-show-you-these/ And it's good news! I called Ryan Air today (at 1.82 Euro per minute - man, those guys will nickel-and-dime you to death!!), and the kids just need a passport, and any old valid passport will do. It also means I get to put off meeting with the horrible woman at ... http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/03/vacation-update/  Palma de Mallorca, Spain, baby!! My friends found a great deal for Spring Break week (the second week in April), cheap tickets on Ryan Air and a reasonably priced hotel across the street from the beach. I'll be going with some of my favorite ladies in the world, and their kids. It ... http://crossingtheprarie.today.com/2008/03/02/guess-where-were-going-for-spring-break/