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It's time for a changePosted Tuesday, July 12, at 4:17 PM As loyal readers know, my life is hectic. There is always some type of chaos going on in my world. The movie "The Mask," whether you like it or hate it, is one of my favorite goof-ball classics. Poor Stanley Ipkiss lives in a world beyond his control until an ancient mask falls into his hands. The ancient spirit of Loki, a mischievous shape-shifting Norse god, wreaks havoc in Stanley's life until the soft-spoken, mild-mannered "nice guy" becomes the comic-book hero he always longed to be...
Thank God it's Friday! Well, sort of. Things were a little unusual around the office last Friday. My husband, who works at the desk right in front of me, took the rare day off. We are one of those couples who are lucky enough to work together at a job we both love. For us, work is work, and home is home...
The simpler things in life should be the most precious, and most memorable. While shopping at a yard sale the other day, I stumbled upon a treasure: A pair of vintage metal roller skates. Remember those, or did I just give away how ancient I really am? The metal kind that required a universal key to adjust them so they would fit on your shoes...
It's been one of those hectic and exhausting days, when all I want to do for dinner is throw some lunchmeat, cheese and a loaf of bread on the counter and let the hungry masses at my house fight over it. They can open the refrigerator door for the condiments themselves...
A Consecrated Man The other night, while cooking dinner, I was surprised when I heard my father humming along with a song on the radio. Without him knowing, I peeked inside his bedroom door to find him swaying and singing along softly to the lyrics of American singer/songwriter Paul Simon's "Loves Me Like A Rock."...
"The best things in life are unexpected, because there were no expectations..." Eli Khamarov Ever have one of those days where it seems like everything is going wrong, and then, all of a sudden, the most unexpected thing that could have ever happened does...
Although we moved into our new home in January, I'm still finding unpacked items around the house. While cleaning the dining room the other day, I stumbled into a unique find: My Grandma Iva's tea strainer. The little silver ball has seen some better days, with several dents in it and a bent handle. I imagine many people would see it as trash and it would become part of the disposable world...
How Many Licks? Does it really matter? As a child, one thing on television always drove me a little crazy when I saw it. It was the cartoon commercial for Tootsie Pops. You know the one where the naked little boy wanders around asking animals the question: "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?"...
Every once-in-a-while, an unusual e-mail arrives because of my job that is really interesting. Last week, I received information about the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program, and how it works here in Indiana. More than 1.5 million third-graders in 45 states have enjoyed a gardening experience by growing colossal cabbages in hopes to win "best in state" and receive a $1,000 scholarship towards education from Bonnie Plants...
A family friend recently endured some potential bad news regarding a medical condition. Today, medical technology has come such a long way that not all bad news has to be tragic. Also, I truly believe that a person filled with faith, a good attitude and the loving support of family and friends can fight back and win against anything...
I've played with my food since I was a child. Being an adult and a mother means I not only can play with my food, but cooking for family and friends allows me to play with their food and make them my willing or unwilling guinea pigs from time to time...
If you have read one of my recent blog entries, you know my family and I are settling into our new home. I can't believe we've been able to collect so much stuff in such a short amount of time. However, the new house has plenty of space for it all. The real question I have been asking myself quite frequently is: Do I really need this?...
While going to get lunch today, I saw an old friend outside a local grocery store. As it is when stumbling into old friends, we stopped to chat just inside the doorway. (It was too cold and damp to stand outside.) During our "catching up," I felt like I had become the official store greeter. All I needed was a vest, a name badge and to hand out shopping carts to make the ensemble complete...
Well, if you look back at this blog you will notice the same thing my boss did today: I haven't posted anything for over a month! It's been a little hectic around here. It's not that there weren't ideas or recipes I wanted to share, life has threw me a few curve balls over the past few weeks that made things very interesting...
Several years ago, while trying to learn new recipes and cooking techniques, I made French Onion Soup. I liked it, but it apparently wasn't a hearty enough meal for some of my guinea pigs. So, believing my grandmother's idea that a recipe is just a suggestion, I began to tinker with it...
In the holiday mood My favorite radio station -- 95.9 The Valley -- shocked me the other day when I started my car. The listening audience was informed the station was in "the holiday mood" and from now until Christmas Day it would be playing non-stop holiday music. My first Christmas song of the season was "All I Want For Christmas Is You," by Mariah Carey. It's one of my favorites and rings so true to the way I personally feel about the holidays...
It's Halloween 2010 and this weekend is bound to be a spooky good time for all those young-at-heart, costumed spooksters. I'm not a real fan of the scary side of the holiday, but love the silly fun involved in the dressing up, and the silly pranks. My sister and I would always find a way to prank our grandmother...
Where has the year gone? Seems like I blink sometime about mid-March, and then its summer. I yawn on July 4th and then school is starting. Now, in a few short weeks it will be Turkey Day! So begins the holiday shopping for gifts and the various dinners and office parties...
I admit to a guilty pleasure and sinful long-time love affair. My husband doesn't mind, he's enjoyed one too. We are both mad about butter. In moderation of course, drizzling popcorn, smothering it on corn-on-the-cob, watching slices of it melting on top of mashed potatoes or mixing a couple of pats into homemade gravy is like creating art with your food...
Ever have one of those times when food just doesn't sound good because it feels like you're eating the same thing day after the same old boring, yet hectic day? With our busy schedules, my husband and I begin planning dinners for the weekdays during the previous weekend...
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