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Baby Shower

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Today we all gathered in the conference room at 4:00 and had a baby shower for one of out IT technicians and his wife. She was supposed to come to the shower but was put in the hospital on Tuesday because of complications. We all hope that she will be OK an that the baby will be born healthy.

The shower was fun but it would have been more fun with the mom here and not just the daddy-to-be. We all pitched in and bought a small gift, and the company bought a really nice stroller for them. That was very generous of the boss and it gave me a good feeling to know that our company cares about its people.

Happy Birthday Grandma Bee – I Miss You

Friday, April 1st, 2011

My grandmother was such a special person in my life and today would have been her birthday. This was my mother’s mother, Grandma Bee.My father’s mother is still with us although living in Florida now, and we call her Grandma, too.

Grandma Bee would fuss at my mother on my behalf about all kinds of things. Like, when I wanted to start wearing makeup. I was in the 7th grade and just wanted to wear lip gloss. All the other girls who were my friends wore lip gloss and many wore mascara and eye shadow, too. My mother threw a fit and declared that no daughter of hers was going to be seen wearing makeup until at least 16. I was devastated, by my grandma fussed at my mother about times have changed and look around at who I am friends with. So she recanted and I was allowed to wear lip gloss in junior high.

I miss you, Grandma, thank you for everything and  R.I.P.

Baking Potatoes

Friday, March 11th, 2011

The grocery store put russet potatoes on sale. If you buy one 5 pound bag, you get another five pound bag for free. I love BOGOs!

So now I have 10 pounds of russet potatoes to eat before they go bad. I like baked potatoes, but does anyone have suggestions on different ways to fix the russets? I know they are not all that good if you try to mash them or boil them. I wonder if you can slice them for baking in the oven with cream or cheese?

If you have any recipes specifcally for russet potatoes, please share!

Dog Hair

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Saw a very cute bumper sticker this morning It said, “No outfit is complete – without a little dog hair.”

Even with those dog hair rollers and extra rinse cycles on my washing machine, I cannot seem to get rid of the dog hair that sticks to my clothes. I love my dogs, but why does their hair have to get on EVERYTHING?

Big Love

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope you have someone special in your life to celebrate this romantic holiday with. I am still being happily single and dating randomly right now. I was surprised to find a box of candy at my desk this morning! That made my day!