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the weather outside is frightful

the weather outside is frightful

To the person who cut me off this morning: I know you probably passed your driver’s test, but I just wanted to remind you that when the roads are slick and icy, it’s probably not a good idea to just pull out IN FRONT OF SOMEONE… especially when there is NO ONE BEHIND THEM and you could have waited just a few more seconds. The reason why I honked at you was because I was terrified to hit my breaks…

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homemaking meme

homemaking meme

Originally published on January 24th, 2007 at Onward & Upward Stolen from A Gracious Home. :-) Aprons – Y/N? If Y, what does your favorite look like? I’ve never owned one, but I keep thinking it would be a good thing to have, especially since I usually cook in my work clothes!   Baking – Favorite thing to bake Brownies   Clothesline – Y/N? No, but we have a drying rack that we use all the time.   Donuts –…

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more about commenting

more about commenting

You may notice a new feature in my commenting form that requires you to add two numbers. I’m hoping this will help in the spam. I turned off Akismet (my spam filter) again, and this morning had a million spam comments waiting for moderation. Hmm… Anyone have ideas as to how they are able to bypass this? I turned Akismet back on. Please email me if you leave a comment and it doesn’t appear. Paul and I spent the weekend…

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kalamata lemon chicken

kalamata lemon chicken

Originally published on January 10th, 2007 at Onward & Upward We tried a new recipe this week that we really liked. It was very easy, and the result was tasty. It will definitely be on our menu again in the future! (It said it serves 4 but we didn’t have any leftovers between the two of us. I think it could serve 3 comfortably. Also, I skipped on the kalamata olives because I DETEST olives with a passion.) Kalamata Lemon…

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dinner adventures

dinner adventures

I’ve been trying to be better about watching my food budget, so last week when I saw that chicken was on sale, I jumped at it and bought several pounds without actually thinking of meals to go along with it. I pulled one pound out during my lunch break the other day to defrost. By the evening, however, neither of us knew what to make with it. All the meals we usually eat with chicken that sounded good to us…

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