I have four children. This being a parent thing – not my first rodeo my friends, but sometimes I forget stuff. It has been a few years since I have had a ten year old around (Cheyenne’s closest sibling is 11 years older than she is). So, every so often I get what I will [...]
Month: November 2009
Have you been naughty or nice?
Okay, so I was shopping one of the fab holiday sales online the other day and ran across the above leggings in the clearance section. These are “Candies ruched python leggings” and believe it or not were reduced from an original price of $28 to a mere $8.40. Now, you likely don’t need me to [...]
“Is Your Partner Making You Fat?”
MSN’s home page had an article today that asked, “Is Your Partner Making You Fat?” Yes, it is true – I cannot make this stuff up (see http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100248082>1=31036). The opening paragraph says: “A new study says newly married couples gain an average of 16 pounds between them in the first two years of marriage. So, [...]
A great recipe…
As a rule I am not a fan of recipes, particularly recipes that have more than five ingredients; but, today I found a great recipe that was successful for me and on such a rare occasion I felt I should share it. It does have six ingredients, but it is so good it is worth [...]
Being thankful…
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy Happy Thanksgiving one and al!! Day one hundred and forty-four of the new forty - obla di obla da CC
My Super Bowl strategy…
The time is ever so near. Only two more days until the Super Bowl of shopping is here – Black Friday. I have been getting teaser ads via email for weeks. Today I received an email from Toys R’ Us that said stores will be opening at 12 AM on Friday. And here I thought [...]
Looking for parity with the weather…
Today I was “under the weather” and stayed home from work. Not sure what I should say when I get back to good health…perhaps I will be “over the weather”? I am not a good sick person. Not quiet, not gracious, not brave…no, not me. I am a whiner, a pisser, a moaner. My patience [...]
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