Christmas break was short this year. Very short. School ended for the kids at 3 p.m. on Friday, December 23rd. The next day was Christmas Eve. The next Christmas Day. The best day for Christmas Day to fall on is…
Category: Family Dinner Time
Holiday Gift Guide: A Gift Box Sure To Please One and All
Cheese. Cheddar. Gouda. Smoked Cheddar. Creamy Swiss. Mission Jack. And even Jalapeno and Cheddar. To me, cheese is a major food group. I can eat cheese morning, noon, night, and even late in to the night. Cheese hits the spot.…
Practice Makes Perfect with Oral Care
I see it. The kids are long gone to school. The gleaming stripe looks glossy but a little hard. The stripe of toothpaste is almost touching the sink. I sigh. My son yet again forgot to brush his teeth. Sigh.…
Making the Best of It
You never know what the day will bring. You know what they say about the best laid plans. You can plan, plot, map out your day, but invariably a spanner will get in the works. Yesterday was a case in…
Musings from Me on Thanksgiving
I’m not a born and bred American. I grew up in a country where Americans were always called — affectionately — Yanks no matter if they lives in Texas or Alaska or New York City. America was the land of…
Massage, Magic of Christmas, and More
I’m not a deal blogger, but I would by lying if I said I could resist a good deal. Chances are good…if I see a deal I like…I buy it. Lately I have purchased a number of deals that fit…
Spare a Letter for Our Troops?
Way, way, way, way, and even way-er back I was not a U.S. citizen. That’s right I was actually a citizen of another country. I had the world’s…well, obviously not the world’s worst childhood…far from it…but definitely the world’s most…
Still Paging the Dinnertime Fairy
Yesterday I was lamenting the nonappearance of the dinnertime fairy. Wouldn’t it be lovely to have a little fairy swoop in. Come up with a dinner menu for the week. Buy the food. Cook the food. Set the table. Clean…
Wanted: Dinner Fairy GodMother #SmartOnesReview
Where oh where are you? When are you coming to cook? My family would love to see your wand, sparkly dress, and most of all your wings. I can just see you floating in to the kitchen. Maybe via back…
Who Doesn’t Love a Cinnabon…Not Me!
From the folks at Cinnabon and MyBlogSpark… Cinnabon is looking for ways to warm the hearts of others this holiday season and needs your help to Spread the Warmth through its Random `Packs´ of Kindness contest. Cinnabon wants me to…
