If you hand me a string of words, and say, “Make something out of this,” I could create a masterpiece. A Quilt of Words. If you handed me a house, and said, decorate this, make this a masterpiece. I would fail miserably. Fortunately, I have friends who can do that for me… simple things, like [...]
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In the middle of Christmas shopping, and grocery shopping for all the guests for the holidays, I ran out of my favorite shampoo. When I say favorite, I don’t mean I like the shampoo; I mean it is my hair’s favorite shampoo. My hair just won’t cooperate without this shampoo; this shampoo is the only [...]
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This new blog will be open only to private readers. Susiej will stay here — with updates on new recipes, and tips, but the new blog will be quite private. In a week, I will pull this post, and this limited time offer — and any hint of this new blog, will disappear. I have [...]
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While we were staying at the hospital for our 23 hour tour, he was not allowed to eat. Surgery may have been eminent. His IV was hooked up for fluids (spare me the memory of watching him squirm and cry while his vein “blew” three times just trying to place the IV). The next morning, [...]
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So, friend, this is what I ended up making for that dinner party. This cobbler cheesecake was so beautiful when it came out of the oven. However, by the time I had the camera ready, this is all that was left. It was so gorgeous, with the parchment paper all crinkly and brown and [...]
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I could not fathom how people could celebrate Christmas, full of the same expectation and joy that accompanies Advent, after Christmas. Some families, because relatives live out of state or travel or work constraints, decide to celebrate Christmas post-holidays — and hearing about those gatherings, I expected those celebrations to have a gray cast over [...]
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Packing List: One country ham Corn Meal (Forgot…. throw into car!) Packs of Starbucks Salted Carmel Hot Chocolate Pears Cans of Pineapple and Cherries Ice Skates (lake is frozen!) Entire duffel bag of mittens, snowpants, gloves, scarves Extra blankets Hersey Kisses for Peanut Blossoms Source: pillsbury.com via Shauna on Pinterest Peanut Blossom Cookie Dough [...]
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Prior to our visit to Chicago, I was scrambling around trying to find a babysitter. The girl I normally use for overnights was going to be out of town… but her boyfriend wasn’t! The boys already knew him… he’s a biology major, and KNOWS WHERE TO FIND FROGS… even when we’re not at the lake!!! [...]
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Christmas break is over. Thank goodness for the pot of steel cut oats waiting on the stove this morning…warm oats, warm tea, to get us through this cold, cold transition day.
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