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Super Bowl Kittens
When a little boy in our neighborhood knocked on our door and asked me if I wanted a kitten I told him to bring over all four. Why? Because having six cats isn’t enough. I had to make it ten. … No. Because I really enjoy a messy chaotic house with animals in every room. … No. Because Ollie was lonely and needed four cute little chew toys… I mean friends. No. Because I would rather see these kittens go to a loving home than running around our neighborhood searching for food and creating more homeless kittens. BINGO! It’s been quite awhile since I’ve had a kitten in the house. I…
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Chocolate Covered Pretzels
What’s better than Norman Love Chocolates? Not these. But I can say they’re much easier to make and a close second. My Halloween chocolate covered pretzels were a hit with the high school crowd so I decided to experiment for Valentine’s Day. I was very pleased with the results. The chocolate covered peanut butter pretzels shown above were Eric’s favorite. Basically all you need are pretzels, chocolate, parchment paper, candy decorations and creativity. It’s really easy. Melt the chocolate in the microwave and spoon it over the pretzels. Then decorate. One box of Bakers Semi – Sweet chocolate will be more than enough for one bag of pretzel sticks. (About 24 sticks)…
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Dogs, cats & exercises… oh my!
My plan was to retake some of my workout pictures from the gym and show the new shoulder and ab exercise I learned. But my plan didn’t go as… well… planned. I discovered two things. I am very picky when it comes to pictures taken of me in my exercise clothes. I have a new appreciation for sweaters and long pants. They can hide what tank tops and tight shorts can’t. Trying to take pictures at home is a lost cause because my animals have a need to be near me at all times. And because I have many animals my house is quite messy and I can only crop photos so much. I…
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Pain in the Butt
It’s Sunday, post day, and I’m sitting here in pain. It’s a good pain. The kind that comes after a difficult workout at the gym. I can feel my muscles building as I type. And since Tony and I worked our legs and butt, I don’t want to get up out of this chair. There’s a saying writers use to motivate each other, butt in chair. Now, I have the perfect solution to make that happen easily. Simply spend two hours in the gym doing everything from squats to calf raises. Your butt will be quite happy to stay in the chair. Wait, shouldn’t the saying be butt on chair?…
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Valentine’s Day Cupcakes With a Candy Heart Inside
Valentine’s Day cupcakes I made last year… A friend asked me over the holidays if I received her invitation to Pinterest. I told her I did but hadn’t had time to sit down and figure it out. The thought of one more thing to do was overwhelming. I still hadn’t mastered Twitter and between Facebook, this blog, and getting MYSTIC ready for another edit, I felt I had enough on my plate. Then one morning the mood hit and I decided to see what my friend was raving about. Oh my! I sat there glued to my computer for two hours creating boards, pinning recipes, and connecting with people near and…
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Tug-of-War Politics
When I look back at my teaching years one of my favorite days was field day. We had three fourth grade classes and each class would choose a color. One year our class was blue, everyone dressed in blue and we competed against the other classes clothed in green and red. Tug-of-war was my favorite. My entire class would tug and pull – all working together, trying their hardest towards one goal. We were a team. Whether we won or lost we were united… sweaty and thirsty – but united. I enjoyed field day for two reasons. First, it brought us all together outside of the classroom and second because often the…
