http://www.bauerconfidential.com The life and times of Matthew and April Bauer Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:52:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jocelyn really likes books, and she really likes having us read them to her.   I really like reading to her, so it's a win-win.  I like it when she tosses a book in, and proceeds to crawl onto, my lap because, well, it is just time to read. ... http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2010/03/05/up/ You'd have to be living under a rock, or ignoring the news altogether (which might not be a bad thing) to have missed all the hubbub about Kevin Smith being too fat to fly Southwest Airlines.  It's been splashed across every news outlet all week, rehashed, expounded upon, and generally ... http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2010/02/18/and-then-they-came-for-the-fatties/ Spending quality couple time is a serious challenge when little ones come along, so when such an opportunity is arranged, the hopes are high.  Matthew and I hadn't had a "date" in many, many months, so with the romantic holiday coming up, we thought it would be nice to get ... http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2010/02/15/valentines-day-highs-and-lows/ When people tell you parenting is "the toughest job you'll ever love" they're both right, and wrong when looked at on a day to day basis.  Being a parent is the most difficult and rewarding job I've ever had, but I don't love every minute of it.  And it's not ... http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2010/02/02/finicky-eating/ I'll start with a warning, this is not a light-hearted post.  There's something I need to work through, think about, process, something that's plaguing and distracting me, so I'm going to write about it, in the hope that putting it out there will help free some dark things from my ... http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2010/01/29/when-we-have-shuffled-off-this-mortal-coil/ I have a secret to confess: I love Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.  It feels good to get it off my chest; I’ve been hiding our relationship, perhaps not well, for years.  Yet my love affair with P&P didn’t start out so well, P&P was assigned reading for AP ... http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2010/01/25/book-review-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies/ Berkeley, CA. December 2009. More about Wordless Wednesday here. http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2010/01/06/wordless-wednesday-flowers-with-bokeh/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="333" caption="Jocelyn would rather sit on her gifts than open them!"][/caption] It's hard to get in the holiday spirit here.  Perhaps it's the spring-like weather, but the bay area is just not very conducive to Christmas Cheer.  It could also be that we're away from all our family, ... http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2009/12/25/traditions/ I'll just let the cuteness speak for itself. [video http://www.bauerconfidential.com/Video/Jocelyn-Walking-short.mov nolink] http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2009/12/08/but-i-would-walk-500-miles/ Pumpkin caramel cheesecake. November 2009. More about Wordless Wednesday here. http://www.bauerconfidential.com/2009/12/02/wordless-wednesday-something-different/