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Archive for February, 2012
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My favorite potty training item
My plan was to never been the kind of mom who talked about potty training and that sort of thing with other people. Blogging about it was an even more appalling thought. Then I started potty training my kiddo. And …
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Oatmeal breakfast cookies
Last week I had some bananas on my counter that had seen better days. They were getting way dark. So, I either had to throw them out or do something with them. I wanted to make banana bread, but I …
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My two occupations
I love being a writer. I’ve wanted to be a writer almost as long as I can remember. I wrote my first story in third grade about a cow who got loose in my suburban neighborhood. I haven’t stopped ever …
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Do not fear
Every so often my daughter has a nightmare. Usually we know this because she’ll fuss in her sleep or cry for maybe 30 seconds to a minute. If we go in there, we wake her up fully and she has …
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Small pleasures
I needed a reminder today of little pleasures in my life. I’m in a funk this Monday morning and not looking forward to the busy week that lies ahead. I count myself as heroic simply for being out of bed …
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Bacon cheeseburger pinwheels
I always get impressed with myself when I come up with a new recipe. I’m the kind of person who does more recipe following than creating in the kitchen. But, on Wednesday evening I decided to take two recipes and …
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MDP: Valentine’s edition (date 2)
The Marriage Dating Project continues this month. I decided that our Valentine’s date would be the best date to declare part of this project. We had a date a couple of weeks ago trying a new-to-us fondue restaurant in another …
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The frugal wife’s Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day will be the 18th one I’ve spent with my husband. (Holy crap, I’m old!) I’m not sure how much the first one counts since I was 14, he was 16 and I wasn’t officially his girlfriend, yet. …
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Comfort food
As I told you on Friday, I was a bit under the weather last week. What I notice when I don’t feel well is that I tend to crave and want my favorite foods from childhood. They are comforting …