Archive for February, 2010

  • Recipe of the Week – Blueberry Pound Cake with Vanilla Glaze

    Recipe of the Week – Blueberry Pound Cake with Vanilla Glaze

    Raise your hand if you believe pound cake is a gift straight out of Heaven? Raise your hand if you believe pound cake can brighten even the dreariest of days? Raise your hand if you believe pound cake causes cellulite? I would have to answer with a resounding “Yes!” to all of the above (unfortunately, I answer the [...]

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  • Reinventing History

    Reinventing History

    I made an interesting discovery a few days ago.  I detected a weakness, saw a challenge and then experienced a moment of resigned understanding.  Allow me to explain… This weekend I sat chatting with some other first-grade moms during Avery’s basketball game (by the way, still waiting for a basket…at her current rate of skillbuilding Avery should [...]

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  • The Contents of a Girl’s Purse

    The Contents of a Girl’s Purse

    My daughter recently discovered that frenzied panic experienced by a woman who has lost something that is oftentimes more important than her car keys, favorite lipstick or (gasp!) most comfortable bra.  Her purse.  I have made no apologies for my unnatural but ever-so-real infatuation with purses.  I always have to be carrying one and covet the contents [...]

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  • Giving My Money Away

    Giving My Money Away

    As some of you may know, I recently went away for a night with my girlfriends, all of us in dire need of a little rest and relaxation.  So, naturally, after settling in to our hotel room,we headed out to the nearest casino! I’m really not much of a gambler, in all honesty, but the thought [...]

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  • Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day

    So, how did you celebrate Valentine’s Day?  Was it a holiday filled with love, passion and romantic notions?  Were there roses and little chocolate hearts gracing your bed pillow?  Did your sweetheart whisper sweet-nothings into your ear pledging his or her undying devotion, romantic music playing in the background? Yeah, mine was almost like that.  Except [...]

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