Sweet Sixteen Surprise!

We Got Her! Rachel's birthday isn't for a couple of weeks, and since I knew she would be on the lookout for birthday surprises, we had her party on Wednesday night.She thought she was just going to a regular youth activity--Iron Chef at the community center on base.Here she is with some of her cute...

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What to do on a snow day

I love comfort food. And hibernating. And cooking with my kids. (Okay, maybe not so much the last one, but it is getting better now that they don't throw the flour all over the kitchen.) So I love it when we have a snow day like we did last week. We made homemade chicken and noodles. Yum. Here is my...

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Question answered

So I was wondering why my purse weighs so darn much...Here's the answer! Yes I filled half a jar with change. I am going to the bank tomorrow to see how much was in the...

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