My daughter thinks she doesn’t like spaghetti with marinara sauce on it.
She loves pizza.
So last Monday, I took great pleasure in watching her eat this…
Oh yes! Spaghetti disguised as pizza! It’s the little things really.
I used this recipe and this recipe. I liked the presentation of the Kraft foods recipe since it officially looks like [...]
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Jeanne over at At a Hen’s Pace is hosting the first-ever Carnival of Anglican Advent Traditions on Tuesday. Head on over and get some great ideas for celebrating the season of Christ’s birth with your family.
We are trying some new things in our house this season. I’m keeping my eyes out for a really special [...]
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Stephanie, aka bad mom, tagged me for the 7 random things meme. And I realized it’s about 100th post time for me! woo hoo! Consider this a little foretaste of the traditional 100 things list.
1. Eggplant makes me throw up. Do not try to sneak it into my food. ‘Nuff said.
2. Buy now, save later! [...]
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I love THIS. (Hat tip to Ann Kroeker)
I think I’ll keep working on this thankfulness gig, and I’ll try to share something more throughout the month. Will you join me?
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I made several attempts at a thankfulness post, but nothing came together quite right; so I decided to go ahead and share S.’s birth story with you today. It seems quite fitting for the occasion. Be thankful. Enjoy.
1 Samuel 1:27 I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of [...]
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Posted in Frugality, WFMW on November 20, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Picked up a great WFMW tip from my big sis on my trip home. If you cut the top off of hand lotion bottles (the tall ones that are designed to “stand” on their ends), you can get more lotion out with your fingers. She uses a clothes pin to clip them shut after she [...]
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I’ve just returned from a long weekend “down South” where I attended my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary celebration. For various reasons, it was decided that I would fly down by myself for a few days. I was excited about taking a vacation from motherhood and spending a few days with my extended family, acting like [...]
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Posted in Recipes, carnivals on November 15, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I had seen this beautiful button around the blogosphere, but just realized I better get in gear if I want to share the culinary joy. I am the lucky blogger who gets to go to Fried Okra’s for Thanksgiving. I know, you are all jealous. She is preparing the big guns, but I’ll be adding [...]
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Yes, we went to the circus last Saturday. A. put on her fuzzy leotard and her tights (which, let me tell you, is a miracle because that girl reFUses to wear tights all winter. She has issues with how the seams feel on her toes and such; but — really, who can blame her?) because [...]
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Clearly, Fried Okra and I are different Mamas when it comes to crafting! Got a caption for this?
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