October 11, 2010

It’s weird, but ever since moving out to the “sticks” and since I don’t work in Chicago anymore, we only go there maybe a couple times a year.  I had two goals yesterday – one was to go to Niketown to use a gift card, and the other was to go to Fox & Obel – a high end grocery store.  I had a groupon...

While I am sitting here in my pajamas drinking coffee, I have the Chicago Marathon on in the background.  Anyone who has read my brother’s book knows that in 1998 I talked my brother into walking the Chicago Marathon with me.  Only one problem, I lived in Chicagoland, and he lived in Des Moines, Iowa.  I was doing the Team in Training program, and every...

I love not having to set the alarm clock, lingering over a cup of coffee, and I just put another loaf of bread in the oven for breakfast – I love the smell of bread baking!  I need to get more flour so I can make more. We have almost summer temps this weekend – in the 80s!  My drive into work was interesting, every...

Anyone who knows me knows that I probably haven’t bought clothes retail for at least fifteen years.  I am the garage sale/thrift store/good will queen!  Best purchases so far?  An Anne Taylor suit – pants/skirt/jacket for $9, several Coach bags (that I didn’t pay more than $20 bucks) and a Prada purse for $8!  I once bought a coach messenger bag at a garage sale...

Am I the only one who immediately goes to worse case scenario when someone hasn’t blogged for a long time, with no explanation?  I realize not everyone blogs at the same pace or frequency, but when someone hasn’t posted in a long time, who used to, I wonder, what happened? Case in point:  Healthy Mom on the Run.   She last posted in August when her...

I hardly ever wear makeup.  I’ve never been one of those women who worries about what they wear or how they look.  I am pretty sure most of my shirts have stains.  When I got married I had my hair and make up done – when I first saw Tony I think he was like “is that even Biz?  It looks like her sister!”  He...

One thing I’ve been doing lately is on Sunday afternoons, just baking up 4-6 baked potatoes just to have on hand.  Whether to make hash browns, or rosemary potatoes for dinner, or french fries. Yesterday morning I decided to make them my breakfast – I scooped out the insides and scrambled them with 1/2 cup egg beaters, 1 ounce diced ham, put them back in...

I neglected to mention that I slept for 12 hours on Saturday night!  I didn’t get out of bed until 10:30, and I seriously could have slept until noon. Tony made me another one of his delicious breakfasts – eggs on a corn tortilla with my baja fresh salsa, cheese and tater tots on the side. I made my grocery list, went to the store...

Our dog is weird.  We buy him stuffed animals at garage sales.  We try to buy toys that have squeaks in them or make a noise.  He loves his new toys and carries it around where ever he goes.  Until they stop making a noise, and then he rips the shit out of them – eye balls and all!  They don’t last very long. However,...

We were going to have our first bonfire of the season last night, but it was a bit windy.  Cool weather has hit our neck of the woods – our high today is only going to be in the mid-50’s!  I absolutely love this weather though 😀 I used the rest of my momo dough to make another egg beater, mozzarella cheese and baby spinach...