Who thought the two went together? Certainly not me. Which explains why I was so surprised to get these yesterday.

I realize that I look like I’ve already been sipping those margaritas, but truth be told. . . I hadn’t even left work yet. And no, I wasn’t on crack either, although I [...]

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Isn’t my new friend adorable? I don’t think my kitty can appreciate how adorable this squirrel is because this little guy is making Monkey completely nuts.

He’s right outside my window sitting so pretty while Monkey sits in the window losing her mind. Chris was able to get this picture with my camera. [...]

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I hope everyone had a long, joyous Christmas holiday weekend. After running willy nilly, suffering complete computer failure, one mini meltdown and tons of cooking preparation for the last month. . . Christmas turned out splendidly at my house.
Since I’m not nearly as organized in my old age as I was when I was [...]

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I took this from my friend, DeWitte. He is so funny. You should read his answers to this survey. I especially love the picture at the bottom. I stole it from his site as well. Hope you don’t mind DeWitte. Imitation is the highest form of flattery, right?
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1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It’s rare.. You cannot find it any other time of [...]

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Christmas 1987, when we lived in San Diego in a little community north of Miramar Naval Air Station, we had this fabulous neighbor family with a teenage boy and a tweenage girl who adored my boys (they were like live dolls to them, I think). I adored these kids as well. That year, [...]

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Wow! Talk about Christmas Past. . . this is my brother, my sister and myself in 1966. I was five days away from my sixth birthday.

The thing is. . . I remember that tree. I distinctly remember feeling sorry for it and wanting to make it pretty. I thought [...]

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I made Lemon Bars from a new recipe last night. They sounded different than mine, so I wanted to see if they were better.
They were not. Not even close.
So instead of posting about some lackluster Lemon Bars today, I took this idea from my good friend, SleepDeprivedMomma, instead. I thought [...]

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The countdown is on! I can NOT believe that Christmas is next WEEK. That’s just plain crazy talk. And I’m crazy busy. . . as I’m sure you are too. . . doing my holiday baking. Last night, I made Peanut Butter Cups. I haven’t made them in awhile, but [...]

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As Feb 2009 gets closer, we’re seeing ads more and more on TVs across America announcing the final switch to digital cable nationwide. This video is sadly probably going to be a reality, but it is SO damn funny. I don’t even know how I stumbled onto it, but it’s funny . . [...]

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