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Category: Parenting

  • Lori’s Menu Plan for the Week of 9/26 – 10/2

    Busy week ahead! Birthday on Monday, General Conference for my church at the weekend along with 2 more performances of the British Panto I’m performing in. Whew! Monday 9/26 Big…

  • On Wineries

    The 9 y.o.: My teacher told us that she makes wine as a hobby. She and her husband own a winery. The Dad: A winery? Isn’t that where Lil C…

  • Is KY a new kind of breakfast cereal or something? The 12 y.o. 

  • On Hieroglyphs

    The 12 y.o. (doing a video quiz): Ok, who cracked the code of the hieroglyphs? I have no idea. The Mom: What are the choices? The 12 y.o.: Howard Carter.…

  • On Picture Day

    The Mom: And don’t forget that tomorrow is picture day at school. The 5 y.o.: Oh! Tomorrow’s picture day? So I have to look my cutest, right?

  • On Ancient gods

    The 12 y.o.: Who was the god of the underworld. Oh…something The Dad: Osiris? The 12 y.o.: Oh really?

  • On Calvin and Hobbes

    The Mom: You know who you remind me of when you pull a face like that, M? The 9 y.o.: Who? The Mom: Calvin. The 12 y.o.: Does that make…

  • Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Salad with Feta Cheese

    Ingredients for the dressing 1 cup fresh flat leaf parsley1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves1/4 cup fresh oregano leaves3 tablespoons red wine vinegar3 garlic cloves1/2 jalapeno salt and pepper1/4 cup olive oil for the…

  • Fast Food: Creamy Shrimp and Mushroom Pasta

    Ingredients   4-8 oz fettuccine or linguine 10 tbsp butter, divided (I know, but I’ve tried it with less and it’s just not the same) 8 oz fresh, sliced mushrooms…

  • Ham and Cheese Sliders

    My children LOVED these sliders. My new favorite ‘go-to’ meal for Fall 2011! Ingredients 24 good white dinner rolls 24 pieces good honey ham24 small slices Swiss cheese1/3 cup mayonnaise1/3 cup…

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