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Pink Dyson

Posted in Blogs & Bloggy Stuff on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

So, after Mr. Right’s mishap with the vacuum cleaner this week, I am entering to win a Pink Dyson. Today is the last day to enter the contest. Go quickly and enter yourself (even though I do not want anyone else to enter so I have a better chance to win).

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How to Limit Sibling Rivalry

Posted in Blogs & Bloggy Stuff, Works for Me Wendesday, tagged Children, family, motherhood, mothering, parenting, preschoolers, Twins, works for me wednesday on October 30, 2007 | 5 Comments »

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In Memory of My Nanny

Posted in Observations & Everyday Life, tagged blog carnivals, breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, cancer, grandmothers, grandparents, love, southern food on October 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »

My maternal grandmother was first diagnosed with breast cancer in early 1987. After a mastectomy of one of her breasts, removal of several lymph nodes, and radiation treatment, she went into remission for 8 years. She took tamoxifen to keep the cancer away. She was advised to discontinue the tamoxifen because the drug itself can cause cancerous tumors [...]

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Beauty, Beast, and the Fate of Belle’s Magic Wand

Posted in Blogs & Bloggy Stuff, Observations & Everyday Life, tagged accidents, Children, cleaning, everyday life, fatherhood, Housework, parenting, preschoolers, talk about tuesday on October 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Yesterday as Mr. Right was doing chores around the house to bring beauty to our home, he decided to take our Beast of a vacuum cleaner down the stairs. The Beast is otherwise known as a Kirby vacuum cleaner or the world’s heaviest and most difficult to maneuver vacuum cleaner. It is nice and powerful, [...]

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Halloween Songs for Kids

Posted in Blogs & Bloggy Stuff, tagged halloween, Halloween Games, Halloween Music, Music, winter bazaar on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »

This post has been moved to my new blog. Please follow this link to read it – Halloween Songs for Kids.

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Foods Ghosts Love to Eat

Posted in Blogs & Bloggy Stuff, Recipes, Thursday Thirteen, tagged , devil's food cake, Halloween Treats Halloween food, hamburgers, popcorn ball, pumpkin, Recipes, sandwiches, Thursday Thirteen on October 25, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Have you ever wondered what foods Ghosts and Goblins like to eat? Well, here are 13 that are sure to please:
1. Jack-o-latern Burgers
2. Popcorn Balls
3. Ghostly Sandwiches
4. Candy Corn by the Slice
5. Applesauce Dip
6. Devil’s Food Cake with White Chocolate Frosting
7. Snakes in the Grass
8. Mashed Boo-tatoes
9. [...]

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Applesauce Dip

Posted in Recipes, tagged applesauce recipes, Recipes on October 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Ingredients
1 cup applesauce
4 tablespoons vanilla yogurt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Choice of: animal crackers, graham crackers, vanilla wafers, frosted shredded wheat cereal, etc.
Directions
Mix applesauce, yogurt, and cinnamon together.
Dip your dippers into it.

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