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Okay, let’s start getting organized. yeah, the date book isn’t the end all and be all of organization, but it’s a good start. Why make your own? I find the pre-made planners just don’t have everything I need to know for my daily life. I need a mileage and expense form, I need certain phone...
So it’s New Year’s Eve. Another year over, a new one’s just beginning…what are you plans for 2009? What do you want to change, achieve, or experience this year?I have a few resolutions this year, although I usually think of September as being more new year-y than January (all those years in school warped my...
I love bacon in all its incarnations — maple bacon, 50% less salt bacon (which, ironically, tastes saltier), regular bacon cooked when we’re camping, eggs fried in bacon fat, and so on. My favourite has to be British bacon: It’s called “gammon” and it is either not smoked but cured, or not cured but smoked,...
My Christmas was outstanding! It was white and snowy, then the day grew sunny and a bit warmer. Wanda cooked our Christmas dinner (turkey with stuffing, Brussel sprouts – for my mom & Cameron – broccoli salad, homemade perogies, and cabbage rolls!) and it was delicious. Cameron bought her ABBA Singstar, so we tried a...
Merry Christmas! It’s finally here. All the shopping, the fretting, the making of lists, the creating of gifts — it all comes down to this…it’s C-Day. Like little kids, Raymond and I have been up since about 4:30 waiting to see what Santa delivered under the tree. We’re quietly drinking our tea, waiting patiently for...