December 2011

No, I’m not talking about Eternal Flame, although that is surely an oldy but goody. I’m talking about a creative gift idea for loved ones that incorporates pictures of your kids. I constantly have issues coming up with clever grandparent gifts. My mom always brought me up believing that a gift from the heart – something I made or a […]

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There has been a whole heck of a lot of packing going on in the last few weeks. And with all the packing I’ve done, I decided that packing for a trip has got to be the worst! Don’t get me wrong, packing glasses and weird shaped objects in such a way that nothing breaks is no day in the […]

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Recently I read an article explaining that my former employer will be laying off 25% of their employees, most of them coming from sales (which is where I was). One nasty evening last February when I was whining about my ongoing woes of being a working mother, Adam told me he thought I should quit my job. At first I […]

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I, much like most people, love the holiday season. The lights sparkling along streets and shopping centers, the buzz of people coming and going, the joyful upbeat songs in stores, the whole thing is so uplifting. Drew, being three, is finally starting to pick up on the season. For the first time I am confronted with what Christmas means to […]

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Yesterday I braved the mall. I figured that the festiveness would be a nice change from the world of home improvement. I went to my childhood mall, the mall where I’ve been hanging out at for many years. It’s easy, I know it like the back of my hand and I could get all my errands done there. While I […]

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It’s amazing how in less than one weeks time, a dirty gross pile of bricks can become your home. Walking around our empty townhouse when we were all packed up, it looked like a skeleton of a home that it once was. And now that we are relatively unpacked and our things are filling up our freshly made over house, […]

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What happens when you take two kids and you make them the only grandchildren on both sides…SPOILED ROTTEN! Clearly the grandparents aren’t the only ones to blame. My children want for nothing. I’ve been told that a little someone who I know very well was similar at their ages but I’m watching them turn into these greedy little people right […]

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For Turkey Day I was assigned a non-dairy veggie casserole on behalf of my allergy princess as well as some others with dairy issues. I found this recipe and thought I’d share. Print Vegetable Medley Author: Allrecipes.com (Annebelle Komarek) Recipe type: Veg Casserole Prep time:  20 mins Cook time:  40 mins Total time:  1 hour   Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 […]

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