So my waistline has definitely been feeling the effects of Vegas buffets, too many dinners out, cravings for fried food when I'm stressed, and most recently, Cinco de Mayo. I'm back at the high end of my weight range, feeling frumpy, and finding all my pants to be uncomfortably tight. Clothes shopping a couple weeks ago was a sad reminder that I ( Read more... )

I'm still just absorbing everything that has happened in the last few weeks, and it's hitting me ( Read more... )

So every two years Pillsbury sponsors the bakeoff contest with a grand prize of a million dollars and for the first time, I'm ready to try my hand. I tested out a few french toast variations this morning which went over well and resulted in one combination being a good candidate recipe. Now it just needs tweaking and to be properly written down and ( Read more... )

And for the second time this year, I broke the checkout register at Shoprite. Apparently, if you have saved too much money between their Price plus discounts and mfg. coupons, they need a manager override. I like breaking the register. :)

So my cat isn't the only thief....she sticks to socks though (and has graduated to balled up pairs). I think we still have our gardening/yardwork gloves.

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Yes I'm supposed to be productive tonight. Dinner needs to be made, laundry needs to be done, house is (still) a mess, and I REALLY should go to the gym, but for no reason I can think of, I suddenly decided now of all times was the time to start a blog and kill 30 minutes or so. Friends have been doing this for a while, husband is a regular on LJ, ( Read more... )