Monthly Archives: July 2009

Changes

I’ve been gone a few days pulling my website over to WordPress. I like all the features here a little better than my Iweb. Hope those of you who have been reading will keep checking in — I’ll have some … Continue reading

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Banh-Mi (Beware the Fish Sauce)

  Banh-Mi is a Vietnamese sandwich.    Around these parts, a Banh-Mi will usually set you back about $2. My friend Duy introduced me to his native country’s Banh-Mi several years ago. My relationship with the Banh-Mi started off very … Continue reading

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Catch of the Day

Woke up this morning a little late, but we were on the lake by 8:30 or so. It wasn’t hot, but it was humid! Today was a strange day of fishing because I saw hundreds of fish, but they were … Continue reading

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Shrimp Boilin’

  We struggle to find meals we can cook at home that are easy and don’t require us to spend our time after work doing dishes. In fact, I hate doing dishes so badly that I have been known to … Continue reading

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Dark-Thirty

  My cousin’s five-year-old son, Parker, calls the early morning “dark-thirty”.    In the morning, I’m getting up to go fishing at “dark-thirty” with my husband. I call the early morning many things that are not appropriate for this site … Continue reading

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The Great Quinoa Adventure of 2009

  Quinoa is pronounced “Keen-wah” Quinoa is an herb seed, though most think it is a grain. Quinoa must be rinsed, rinsed, rinsed and rinsed again.    Nate likes to say “Keen-wah” over and over again until I lose my … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday!

Last night was Keely’s birthday party and I think it’s safe to say we all had a good time. Angee was my co-host for the day. She came to my house around three and we set everything up. It was … Continue reading

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Keely’s Birthday

Wow! It’s late. So please excuse any typos you may see as I am dog tired. We are hosting Keely’s birthday party at our house today. It required a trip to Wal-Mart on my part so that proves that I … Continue reading

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Aunt Gail

  Tonight I’m going to dinner with my Aunt Gail. She is in town for a school conference and I always love to see her. After I talked to her today I thought about this picture that I have saved … Continue reading

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First Blog

  Here we go! This is my first blog entry. Today, I went to lunch with my friend Angee. She got to have “grown up” lunch — meaning that she was out of the house without her two beautiful kiddos … Continue reading

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