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  • Second-Loaf

    I made another loaf of the same honey white I made yesterday but this time used the sandwich setting rather than basic. The results were nice with a finer crumb and more tender crust. Nice! The recipe calls for gluten and I don’t have any–can’t wait to see if adding gluten will make these loaves…

  • Legos, yes…legos!

    On Tim Hawkins: I love comedy…and “clean” comedy I can let the kids watch is a good thing in my opinion. Sometimes he’s a little politically incorrect but I think it’s all in good fun. Legos, yes, so incredibly true. My husband, who isn’t as good at scanning the floor in front of him as…

  • Gaining a healthier attitude about the marriage partnership.

    This post is the second in a two-part series.  The first is here. Not long after my mom died, my dad mused that my relationship with my mother had interfered with my relationship with my husband. I knew that was true to some extent, because she really detested T from the moment she first saw…

  • Still Gleeking…

    Amazon has season 2 of Glee for 94 cents an episode, so I’m all caught up now. I guess there will be a couple more this season–so cool how they are available less than a week after they air! I still love the show although I have found the last few episodes to be a…

  • Gleek Out!

    I have no idea why I waited so long to watch Glee, especially since season 1 has been in the Netflix queue for a while now! I was just finishing up all four seasons of Big Love in the first couple weeks after my mom passed away and I needed a new show to occupy…

  • Happy Easter!!

    We celebrate Easter in a secular way and my kids are probably dreaming about chocolate bunnies, soon-to-be-deviled eggs and more chocolate. 🙂  To everyone who celebrates today and however you celebrate it, Happy Easter!!

  • I Cheated!!

    I was so committed to my Sew-it-All Challenge, I really REALLY was.  I made it to April 18th…I didn’t buy one stitch of clothing for the little kids during all that time.  I had a big elaborate array of clothing planned for this spring and was going to big in as soon as I finished…

  • MIA 🙁

    My mother passed away on 3/23/11 after a ten day illness where she refused to seek medical attention.  I was there when she died–rushed over to be there when my dad called the paramedics to hopefully drag her off to the hospital (she refused to go on the 21st even with paramedics standing there telling…

  • Family Matters

    We celebrated my dad’s 70th birthday tonight and it was such a great time!  My sister came with her two kids (boy-girl twins, almost-8) and my family had *such* a fabulous evening! My dad told me, right after my mom passed away, that his only wish before his time is up is that my sisters and…

  • I Returned My Bike

    In late-February I bought a really pretty light purple Schwinn Ranger mountain bike.  It was perfect for me.  The $200 price tag was a little steep but I loved it.  Problem was that the gears didn’t work right.  Out of 18 speeds I could really only make the bike go into 3 or 4.  I…