I may have mentioned that I am a lousy cook. I burn rice. I burn garlic bread. I regularly lose track of what I am doing and..you guessed it…burn something. Cooking from scratch is problematic for me since I have this notion that I am a Top Chef contestant who can throw three or...
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First you contemplate the ice cream pop after the first bite. Then you take a big bite…Chomp! Next make sure to lick your lips…you don’t want to lose any precious dribbles of ice cream. Sometimes it is a good idea to squat while eating…you know how messy those drippy ice cream pops can be....
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My baby was a picky eater from the moment she was first able to eat food. Actually even when she was breastfed she was fussy. I had some issues breastfeeding. She was never satisfied and I never could pump enough. Not an ideal situation. Once on bottles she ate like champ. She would regularly...
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So, M&Ms have the M&M stamped on them. Right. Ever wondered about what else can be stamped in an M&M. How about a photo? A message? A sports’ team log? A Disney Princess? If you said all of the above, you are right. You can create your personalized M&Ms, at My_M&Ms. Here’s a few...
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Anyone else remember New Coke? If you don’t know about New Coke then you are probably younger than me. Not that I am 40-mumble-something or anything. New Coke came out while I was in college. To backtrack as a teenager in England having a Coke was a treat. By treat I mean I only...
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Crafty Daughter’s volleyball team at Penn State for volleyball tournament…Crafty Daughter is third from left, sitting on lion. Her team won the gold medal in the platinum division. Her team was young — most only 10 in a division for 12s. There were 4 divisions in the tournament that featured teams from the east...
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Remember this guy?Guess who I might meet today — Jared! There’s a Subway event downtown promoting health eating for kids. (Thanks to Marianna for the information — @LookNoHands and RidingwithNoHands and also thanks to Janine for the invitation — @twincident and TwoferthePriceofOne ) The event will be held at the D.C. Armory. Subway has...
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I posted this over at http://www.ourblubheroverhaul.blogspot.com/ Here’s my problem in a nutshell… I had a doctor’s appointment for a laundry list of complaints. Honestly, at one point the doctor said I would need to make another appointment to discuss all my issues. I think she might have done the “Time Out” hand signal. It...
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I Think I May Know Why I Can’t Lose Weight Even While Exercising… It starts with F and ends with D –that would be Fast fooD. I knew that we had partaken of more than our usual fast food fare this month. We’ve been busy… Two children have twice a week swim team practice....
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