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This week’s giveaway – Fun and Flirty Necklace and Bracelet
PrintThis week’s giveaway - Fun, flirty and fashionable beaded necklace and coil bracelet. Add a touch of spring to your wardrobe with this fashionable necklace and bracelet set. Features the new colors for this spring: teal, purple, lime green, and orange. Here’s how to enter… Just add a comment below, and you’ll be entered to win! Want to enter again? Go to the home page, take a look around and comment on another story! It’s as simple as that! Enter … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 2/28-3/6
PrintRemember when you were little and you ventured into your grandparents’ attic to look for treasures? There was something quite comforting about seeing all the old quilts and dishes and knickknacks. I could’ve stayed up there for hours on end, sifting through all that old stuff. I’m not sure that’s what the originators of this holiday had in mind, but nevertheless, March 2 is Old Stuff Day – the perfect time to get in your grandparents’, … Read entire article »
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Recipe of the week – Cheater Bacon Focaccia
PrintIt’s Friday, so that means it’s once again cheater recipe time. So what’s a “Cheater” recipe? It’s a way to end up with a delicious home cooked meal, side dish or dessert without spending lots of time to get there. Today’s recipe… Cheater Bacon Focaccia Ingredients: 1 can (11 oz.) refrigerated breadstick dough (12 breadsticks) 10 slices cooked bacon 1 egg, beaten 2 slices chopped cooked bacon Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Unroll dough and separate into 12 strips. Starting at center … Read entire article »
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Shutter Island – Movie Review by Kate
PrintShutter Island – Movie Reviews by Kate Reel Reviews for real people Rating: R for disturbing violent content language and some nudity Genre: Drama Starring: Leonardo Di Caprio, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Mark Ruffalo Director: Martin Scorsese Plot: From Oscar®-winning director Martin Scorsese, “Shutter Island” is the story of two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), who are summoned to a remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of … Read entire article »
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Kate’s Escapades – Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.
PrintMy family and I are ridiculous lovers of Disneyland. We make the trip to sunny southern California every other year for our family vacation, with the in between year vacations just serving a filler trips until we can once again return to the magical kingdom. We have a trip planned for this June, and to say we are already getting excited would be a bit of an understatement. In fact when daughter #2 was home … Read entire article »
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Kate’s Escapades – Have potty seat, will travel
PrintI will be the first to admit that when a perfectly sane, logical, proper, and clear thinking woman becomes a mom, all previous rules and social mores practiced in the pre-child life, go flying out the window. (Kind of like what happens to those Happy Meal toys kids just love to dangle out the windows of the car. You know, when the mom is screaming, “Don’t hang that out the window. You’re gonna drop it … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know – how to energize in two minutes
PrintBetcha didn’t know…how to energize in two minutes. Here’s a quick and easy way to catch your second wind in two minutes. Simply rub each fingertip for about 15 seconds. That stimulates acupressure points that boost flow, which jumpstarts your energy level by sending extra oxygen to your brain. ~Woman’s World Print … Read entire article »
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Betcha Didn’t Know…the power of looking at green
PrintBetcha didn’t know – the power of looking at green. When you are feeling tired, just take a look at something bright green. Receptors in the eye are sensitive to the color’s wave-length, stimulating the brain and relaxing the eye strain that causes tiredness. ~Woman’s World Print … Read entire article »
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Liz’s rant: Bring on the heat
PrintAfter returning from our trip to Camp Shelby a couple of weeks ago, my car decided that since it is paid for, it can start bringing on the headaches. (Isn’t it odd how that works?) And in keeping with the fact that we’re in the throws of winter, the heater fan quit working. Obviously this wouldn’t be a problem in the middle of summer. Even if the A/C had gone out, I’d have been just as … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 2/21-2/27
PrintWow! Are we having fun yet? I trust all of you did your party to ward off winter yesterday, hoodie-hooin’ everywhere you went. The weather will be the judge of how well you performed, of course. For the love of Mike, I sure hope you did well. I say that because Feb. 22 is For the Love of Mike Day. Please don’t ask who Mike is. The best I can do is tell you of a … Read entire article »
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LOST – follow up to “What Kate Does” by Evie
PrintLOST follow up to last week’s episode. First of all, my apologies to those of you who genuinely enjoyed the last episode, What Kate Does. Perhaps I was too harsh in my judgment of not enough answers. Erika at Long Live Locke.com reminded me that we fell in love with LOST way back when there wasn’t a lot of action. Shannon was sunbathing, Jack was going through suit cases looking for supplies, Charlie was playing his … Read entire article »
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Recipe of the week:
Cheater 2-Ingredient Muffins
PrintBased solely on the name of this week’s recipe, we’re guessing that some of you might be a bit cynical, wondering how in the world a 2-ingredient muffin can be achieved without breaking every tooth you have. But according to our go-to cheater recipe provider Susan Stephens, not only are 2-ingredient muffins possible, they’re quite tasty as well. If Susan isn’t careful, she might find herself in a full-time cheater recipe finder position. “Yes, this … Read entire article »
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Kate Goes on an Adventure –
Have press pass, will crash event
PrintJoin Kate as she tries out her new press pass during an adventure to a wrestling tournament.m Back in the day, in a former life, in a galaxy far, far away…I was college graduate heading out into the world, hoping to land a job as a photojournalist. I had just spent 4 years honing my craft, learning from brilliant teachers and peers alike, and smelling way too many chemicals in amber colored darkrooms. m m m Humor me as … Read entire article »
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Liz’s rant: Confessions of a Lenten slacker
Print It’s pretty easy to write optimistically from carb-laden bloat. Easy to imagine giving up something for Lent – especially pancakes (yesterday was Fat Tuesday and I observed it.) While pancakes may seem an easy item to give up for the next 40-some days, I must make a confession. I don’t like giving things up. Not by personal choice and not by force. (Especially not by force.) So when it comes to Lent, I am a slacker. The … Read entire article »
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LOST – 6.4 “The Substitute” recap by Evie
February 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment
PrintLOST Recap for Episode 6.4 “The Substitute” Locke and Helen This episode begins with John Locke arriving at his home in suburban LA. The wheel-chair lift on the van gives out half way down and he rolls himself onto the grass, but unfortunately lands on his face. Knowing he had just flown back from Australia where he was not allowed to go on his walk-about, and that the airline has just lost his luggage, I was prepared for … Read entire article »
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