I like to think that, in the grand scheme of things, I am not a materialistic person. So when the biggest fru-fru holiday, Valentine’s Day, comes around, I find myself less-than-impressed by oversized stuffed bears and felt covered boxes of mystery-center chocolates. (The dogs eat the stuffed animals; hubs devours the chocolate like it’s going [...]
F is for: Fire Fighters
Being married to a (volunteer) firefighter is not easy: beeper pages and ambulance texts at 3 am, waiting for hours until Ben comes home safe, giving up quiet nights and “us” time because they need Ben’s help at this function or that training … and so on. It’s been over a year since Ben joined [...]
How to make the best bratwurst
Step 1: Dig the wrapper out of the garbage, change blog title from Kielbasa to Bratwurst. Learn what you’re cooking, before you try blogging about it. Step 2: Spell check Kielbasa 1,000 times, since it wasn’t written on the packaging, like you assumed. Step 3: Come to terms that, when Hubs said he did the [...]
Donate Your Gift Cards for Haiti!
For Christmas, my mother-in-law gave me a $20 gift card to a craft store. After purchasing some new yarn, the card has a balance of $3.18. Because I can’t imagine tossing out money in any form, the card has been floating around my purse ever since. That is, until I read on Women’s Day‘s website, [...]
Yarn Balls and Basketballs
When plans to see The Lovely Bones fell through Friday night, I went to a crocheter’s plan B: organizing my yarn. As the night progressed, I looked around the living room and realized “wow, I have no life.” I even got Ben to help … sort of. After he untangled himself and I stopped laughing, [...]
F is for: First Farts
Last weekend, my cousin and her boyfriend came over for dinner and some beverages. After kicking a few back, boyfriend announced that for the first time in their relationship, my cousin “tooted” in front of him. Immediately she turned a thousand shades of red and started screaming “it was an accident!” I couldn’t help but [...]
Growing up sucks.
“Growing up sucks.” This was the collaborative theme to a conversation I had with my friend Ash last night. Ash, who has been desperate to move out of her parents house since high school, just turned 25 yesterday and set up an appointment to meet with a real estate agent today. In one breath, she [...]
F is for: Fiber
*Gets up on soapbox* During my internship at the KU Women’s Center, the lovely staff probably heard me rant about one of my favorite F-words, fiber, a hundred-thousand times. According to nutritionmd.org, the suggested daily fiber intake is 40 grams. On average, adults in the U.S. get less than 15 grams a day. (Read: how [...]
Happy Thursday
I woke up an hour before Ben’s alarm was set to go off, so I spent the time surfing the web … with a little help from Quinnie. There’s nothing greater than a peaceful, purr-full morning. Also, from my OCD-like “next blog” clicking, I came across SITS, and am looking forward to meeting a new [...]
Congrats!
Congradulations to my best friend, Amanda and fiance, Greg, on the recent news of pregnancy! Amanda is about 7 weeks with their first child. Today’s ultrasound shows baby has a strong heartbeat. And an additional “wooo hooo” for her making a blog to document this exciting journey!
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