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Christmas is not as much fun when you don’t have any little kids in your life. There is a big part of Christmas joy in the shopping of toys for kids, for the surprise on Christmas morning to find a filled stocking and a pile of gifts under the tree, and the thrill of watching [...]
Its nice to do a little something extra for the people you love. For example, tuck a little not into your kid’s lunchbox or hubby’s briefcase that says you love them. Or make a special dessert and surprise them after dinner with something sweet.
Today we will have a big picnic lunch out on the lake and then we’ll go downtown to watch the big fireworks show. I bought some fireworks to have at home, in case the big show gets rained out. Let’s hope the weather holds up and we all have a nice time tonight watching the [...]
How many times can a person drop their cell phone onto a hard surface without killing it completely? You can break off the back battery cover, you can crack the display screen. What else? My step son must be trying to find out the answer to this question. At first I thought he was deliberately [...]
Last night I made an unconventional pot roast. I was interested in something fast but when you cook a cheap cut of meat, like a chuck roast or brisket, you are better off cooking it a very long time at a low temperature. That makes the meat much more tender and flavorful. But I was [...]