We lost the blog.
When Lapster and I returned from a great trip back East the blog was fine.  Both of us put in our final gratitude for the year, and then the next day when we looked at the blog all of the entries were gone – well, everything after July.
For almost a year we’ve [...]

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Hi everyone! Just so that you know, we survived the big blow of 2006 with our wits and home intact. Our power never went out, but we did flood a little. Rain came in through the concrete at the back of the house and made a rather large puddle in our kitchen via the bathroom. [...]

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This is one of the best gifts for the holiday season I’ve seen in a long time. The Vatican has released their 2007 Calendar. Their goal:
“Often tourists, mainly foreigners, don’t have a complete knowledge of the things they see while in Rome, especially concerning the rather confusing Vatican grounds.This calendar intends to give [...]

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Christmas is in the air, and we are celebrating in style. Since I have little to no work lately, I have had plenty of time to obsess about holidays (see Halloween here). I have decided to make my own presents from scratch. Bake cookies and biscotti for the neighbors. Now [...]

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There is a killer in our midst. HIV/AIDS is taking the lives of our children and corroding the fabric of our society. More than 1 million American men, women, and children are currently living with HIV/AIDS without regard for age, race, sexual orientation, creed, religion, or lack of religion. One of our most effective tools [...]

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Huge amounts of garlic smashed potatoes
Another rainy day in Seattle
Pie – pumpkin
Perhaps more pumpkin Pie.
Yucatan Peninsula. Bali. Mexico or Greece. Planning a vacation for the spring.
 
The Red Candy flavored cocktails for our Thanksgiving extravaganza. (Check out our recipe)
Having supportive families.
Another year, and we are still kicking.
New opportunities ahead.
Kitchens full of delicious smells and food.
Sleeping in.
Getting [...]

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VTGirl had the idea to put a handmade spider in the window of our house and I thought that was great, with plenty of fake spider webs around it and a few pumpkins nearby. Then we went to Target and found a spider kit! It has huge, with 5 plastic bags which you’re supposed [...]

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I know, the title is tacky. I used to wonder who bought decorative mini-pumpkins and dried corn? Did they really think that was decoration? Well apparently, I have become my worse enemy. And if you can believe it I have more ideas that include mums, spiders in the ivy, ——- aaahhhh, Martha Stewart you are [...]

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Ah Las Vegas! Sin City! If the devil wears Prada, then he bought it in Vegas…along with some Gucci shoes and a blinking lapel pin that says ‘I Saw the Strip’!
Just got back from our lovely visit to that high and dry town and now we can hit the highlights:
 
PROS:

Buffet, Buffet, Buffet (I gained a [...]

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Writing a post from the airport. McCarran Intl. The plane has just pulled up and I’m smelling fish in someones carry-on luggage. Hmm… Wonder how this flight is going to go.
We have a movie to watch, but we’re undecided as of yet. VTGirl and I have never flown together before, which seems strange to us, [...]

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