Then you HAVE to try this…if you’re willing to veer away from plain old pumpkin pie and wallow in some MAJOR gastronomic sin this Thanksgiving! Seriously, I made this last Thanksgiving and Oh. My. God. Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake – Serves 10 to 12 Crust 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tablespoons light brown sugar 5 [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Nov 16
Anywhere But Here: The Autumn of My Discontent
So…this is the time of year that I always become unsettled and want to make a major change RIGHT NOW. If my calculations are correct, it’s also the time of year I get pregnant—Note to self: DO NOT get knocked up. Anyway, it’s the fall, my favorite season, that does this to me every year. [...]
Nov 13
I’m Just Not Ready for Any of This
Ugh…today is a hard day and it’s only 10:45am. It started last night with the huz and I talking about our ten year old daughter who is starting to ask questions about Santa Claus. Of course we want to be honest with her but 1) she asked when our five yr old was around, so [...]
Nov 08
I Can’t Believe I Wasn’t Invited
I found this wrinkled, ripped up envelope, with what appears to be a shopping list for a party, in my front yard. How it got there and who these people are, I have no idea. But clearly my name is not on the list—which is probably for the best because there appear to be more [...]
Nov 05
30 Days of Truth – Something I Have to Forgive Someone For
There are lots of things people have done to me that, while I no longer dwell on them, I can’t say I’ve “forgiven” them. Even so, I do believe forgiveness is a gift you give yourself; to release yourself from the burden of being angry or hating someone. I just don’t think it’s always so [...]
Nov 03
Someday I’ll Have My Little Dream Home
In the handful of charmless cookie-cutter Florida suburbs where I grew up, most of us lived in one story houses covered with stucco known as “ranch style” homes. We had largely useless attics and non-existent basements, screened back porches known as lanais or patios and pools instead of backyards. We had nonsensical neighborhood names like [...]
Shame on YOU, Target
Obviously, criticizing this ad would have been more relevant before Halloween (and YES, I may have been the last person in North America to see it) but regardless, I think it was really crappy and mean-spirited of Target to: a) make kids feel bad about homemade costumes b) make moms who take their time, energy [...]