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The tragedies of Friday are still very fresh in my mind. If you feel as helpless as I do, and want to do SOMETHING, please see this post. A group of bloggers are uniting their posts for this Friday, 12/21, to create a Tribute for Sandy Hook and the city of Newtown. Please join...

On Saturday morning, I got up early to bake some Holiday treats. I made sweet potato pie, oatmeal cookies dipped in chocolate and peppermint then made Starbucks Cranberry Bliss bars. It was a busy but fun morning and helped me cross an item off my New ...

When I was two, I fell on my face and killed my front tooth. It required a root canal (which is my first memory) and I then lived with a green front tooth until, oh, I think first grade. I had braces twice, the second time having to have four adult  teeth pulled. When...

Cranberry-Gingersnap Ice Cream PieMakes one 9-inch pie (10 to 12 servings) The smooth ice cream and sweet-tart cranberry sauce work perfectly with the buttery, crispy crust. Use this recipe to take care of leftover cranberry sauce and ice cr...

I have this sweater that I pull out once the weather turns below 60 degrees. It’s an old college sweater of mine. It’s an XL so it’s baggy, the perfect thickness from years of washing, and it doesn’t have a hood so it doesn’t get all funky up on my back while I lay...

So, it’s conference week at Jordan’s school. They have half days all week. Actually, they had a half day a week ago Monday (for report card preparation) then another half day last Friday for the start of conference week, then this Monday just past was a holiday (Veteran’s Day) and now they have half...

Remember last month, when my family had our “head” issue? Well, the effects of the issue are still being felt ’round these parts. I mean, it’s all gone, (knocking LOUDLY on wood) but the psychological trauma is still in residence. I am convinced I stil have it. Mel has checked me, I have checked...

Sometimes I need to remind myself of my limits despite how much I think I want to sign up for something. While I love having all four of our boys on four separate soccer teams (love?) I know that I

If you were stranded on a dessert island and could only take two things, what would they be? I’ve always had such a hard time answering that question. I mean, let’s just first rule out people. The point of being stranded on a dessert island is to be alone, not wiping noses or driving...

A few new twists to liven up your Thanksgiving apple pie this year. Brandy and maple syrup marinate crunchy apples. Peanut butter infuses a buttery (olive oil butter buttery) shortbread crust. Granola inspires a crumb topping with oats, raisins, peanut...