housewife on May 27th, 2009

My friend gave me a knife set for my birthday a few years back. One knife that I never used was the chef’s knife because it was so big that I just knew I would cut my finger off. Besides, I wasn’t exactly sure how to use it. So for years I would just use [...]

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housewife on May 26th, 2009

There is a salad I want to make this week. It calls for cherry tomatoes but the store only had grape tomatoes. They had a sign for cherry tomatoes but only grape tomatoes were there.
I’m not a tomato expert, so I wasn’t sure what the difference between a grape and cherry tomato. A quick [...]

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housewife on May 25th, 2009

It has been raining for the past four days. We usually have problems with ants. Those suckers are always in the yard, on the porch, and make it into the house - usually in the bathroom. It is just so frustrating.
This summer I plan to do all I can to beat down the ants. I [...]

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housewife on May 22nd, 2009

Yesterday we had a tea party to attend and thought it would be fun to bring something tea party related. It was part of our play group, so the tea party attendees were all under five. I’ve read about scones and thought that might be a yummy treat to give a try. I found a [...]

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housewife on May 18th, 2009

We are traveling this weekend and with a potty trained toddler, we are making a few more potty break stops than we normally do. But when you got to go, you got to go. This is one aspect of traveling to a new place that I don’t like - you don’t know who has clean [...]

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housewife on May 12th, 2009

I wanted to make my Mom some raisin bread for Mother’s Day. I cranked up the bread maker Saturday evening thinking that everything would be fine with the humidity. I was wrong as the bread didn’t rise. I used all ingredients at room temperature and used bottle water. So the weather is the only thing [...]

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housewife on May 10th, 2009

Happy Mother’s Day! Look what I woke up to. Roses! They are so beautiful. Thanks to the kid for waking us up super early so that my husband could then sneak off to the store without me. Somehow I doubt that was their plan.

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housewife on May 8th, 2009

Sunday is Mother’s Day. I have to admit that I’m still a Momma’s girl. I love my Mom dearly and every time someone says that I look just like her, I take it as a huge compliment.
My Mom and I not only look alike, but we also have a lot of the same mannerisms. My [...]

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housewife on May 7th, 2009

The Food Network has to be the best network channel ever. I can watch it all day long. Ace of Cakes is a favorite show followed by Throwdown with Bobby Flay. I heart that man. I’d love to eat anything he cooked even if it was some food I hated. I’m sure if Bobby cooked [...]

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housewife on May 6th, 2009

The past week has been very warm here. It seems that summer temperatures are fast approaching and are here to stay for a while. So with that in mind, it’s time to get prepared for summer. Here are a few items on our must have for summer list.
Sunblock
This is a must have item if you [...]

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