World’s Fair, my tee shirt and gift shop, was recently able to donate $108.50 to Susan Komen for the Cure. The donation was for sales of my breast cancer survivor/fighter gear (specifically the I Fight Like A Girl and One Tough Chick lines) during the 4th quarter 2006. I will be calculating...
May 4th, 2007 | Hodgepodge | Read More
I worked my rear-end off this weekend and was in bed before 9pm last night. Amazingly enough, I was actually able to move this morning (it was an even money bet that I would be as stiff as a board in the A.M.)I weeded, mulched, shoveled for about four hours and then collapsed. In between the work,...
April 30th, 2007 | So Much Time So Little To Do | Read More
Both MindFlakes and A Family Runs Through It recently deemed me as a Thinking Blogger. I am flattered.Here are a few folks who do some thinkin’ and often make me stop and think (this is hard, since I cannot throw it back at Phil and Greg and I do not read that many blogs, but here it goes)IzzyMom...
April 27th, 2007 | Hodgepodge | Read More
For my entire life I have used Aunt Jemima Lite Syrup. When our daughter started to eat waffles and pancakes we had her using a real maple syrup, so she would not become addicted to the sugar sweetness of “syrup”. We bought several varieties for us to try but we could not handle the earthy...
April 25th, 2007 | Parenting Blog | Read More
We did nothing to celebrate Earth Day yesterday, save for spending much of the day outside, soaking up the rays and cooking on the grill. I do feel a bit odd about our lack of involvement in a structured and official celebratory event but I guess, at the essence of what the days is supposed to mean,...
April 23rd, 2007 | Parenting Blog | Read More
My girl got sick in the middle of the night, two nights ago. As a result, she stayed home from school – with Mom in the A.M. I covered the P.M. shift. I arrived home just before lunch to find her playing hockey on the living room floor dressed in a leotard, tutu, tights and ballet slippers....
April 19th, 2007 | Hodgepodge | Read More
We have been loving the new My A to Z Recipe Box lately. This past weekend washout saw the three of us whip up four of the 26 recipes. We tried the Cheese Fondue (used XXX Sharp Cheddar and needed to cook it in the loaf of bead for over an hour to properly melt it) with apple slices and bread, Pinapple...
April 17th, 2007 | OWTK Kindie Music News | Read More
I had an eye doctor appointment last night and when I arrived it was brought to my attention that I have no vision coverage with Aetna. Hmm. I went out to my car, called Aetna and sure enough – I do not. I have Davis Vision. So I called them. Now, calling service providers ranks pretty darn...
April 17th, 2007 | OWTK Kindie Music News | Read More
