I know, its a little (okay, a lot!) late, but, such is the hectic life of the holiday season. Hope that you all were happy, warm, loved, and given many wonderful/delicious things this holiday season ( Read more... )

Bombshell... my sister is moving to Atlanta. They decided about a week or so ago and she and the whole family pick up and go Dec 26th. Whew. On the good side, this has kept my mom busy -- helping with their house (they hope to sell it at an upcoming open house) and taking care of the kids. She's going to go with them and stay for at least the first ( Read more... )

I'm not *surprised* that somehow Shanzer got his birthday to fall on The Most Evil Day of the Year. But, I'm impressed. It takes a LOT to whip the federal government into shape, even if you do have an Evil Will of Iron. They are slackers, in the worst way. Bravo!
(In other words, Happy Birthday!)

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hee hee hee... for Valentine's Day SS got me a sweet card, an icecream cake and a copy of the Weekly World News (it says "Buy this issue for your honey" and he couldn't resist a ploy like that! ;). We've since been having great fun thinking up stories we'd write for it.

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Happy Holidays!!


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Q: What is your Thanksgiving tradition? What makes this holiday special to you ( Read more... )

This is what I'm going to make for Thanksgiving dinner dessert since someone else made the pumpkin pie this year. I'm sort of relieved... I don't feel like making pie crust right now.

Apple Walnut Cake with Caramel Sauce

Cake1 1/2 cups or 3 sticks of butter, room temp ( Read more... )

We're supposed to play Texas Hold'em Poker over the holiday. So I asked my Dad to turn me into a card shark in 3 Easy Steps. ;) He pretty much watered it down so I should (hopefully!) be able to hold my own against the onslaught. (Supposedly two of the people have been playing poker pretty regularly and are decent players.) He told me things to ( Read more... )