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I’ve discovered another phenomenon since Hannah has moved out.  Um, turns out all the pretty body washes like these: were purchased and taken with her.  I no longer smell like mango melon or very vanilla.  Now I smell like Nivea for men and Irish spring soap.  No offense Tony, it smells good on you!  Hannah painted my nails on Mother’s Day – I had to...

I don’t know why I never thought to make a breakfast panini.  I scrambled 2/3 cup of egg whites with baby spinach, and then used two slices of deli ham and American cheese on Turano bread.  Luckily I weighed the bread – the package said 2 slices for 150 calories, or 2 ounces.  Um, turns out one slice is 2 ounces! The only thing that...

Longtime readers will know that my daughter Hannah is a bit of a neat freak.  As in, if she is emptying the dishwasher and sees that I’ve put a gravy boat where the drinking glasses belong, she kinda goes ape shit on my ass. One chore that Hannah always did was garbage and recycling.  I think in the 11 years we’ve been at our house,...

I don’t think it’s ever happened in the nearly 11 years we’ve had our dog.  I was sound asleep and I heard our dark barking.  Just a “woof” and it took me a while to realize I wasn’t dreaming.  Then once I was awake I thought maybe he was having a bad dream.  He usually sleeps at the foot of our bed on a blanket...

Thanks for all your well wishes for Hannah as she moves on with the next chapter of her life – I appreciate it! I am out of my beloved Chobani, so I went with Dannon’s Oikos greek yogurt – it was just okay.  Luckily I had super sweet strawberries and my coconut crunch granola on top to make up for it.   Breakfast comes in at...

It seems just like yesterday that Hannah was this big. Truth be told, I think Hannah has been preparing to move out since the age of 12.  She even had a list on the back of bedroom door (known as “command central”) of things she was going to have in her “future apartment.” And yesterday was the day she moved out!  She moved in with...

I ended up freezing the rest of my leftover taco stuff from Memorial day.  I think by Day 5, even though I said I could eat Mexican every day, I need to broaden my horizons next week, with say, you know – fruit and vegetables?  They have been sorely lacking this past week. Breakfast was ground sirloin egg tacos with cilantro, cheese and salsa.  These...

Yep, our car of nearly 12 years has officially died.  Turns out it needs a whole new transmission, but with 145,000 miles on it, it’s not worth getting it fixed.  Tony is going to be checking out some cars for me – luckily we have the car rental for a full week so we don’t have to rush into anything.   I just didn’t expect...

With all the leftover Mexican fiesta food from our Memorial Day feast, you are going to see lots of Mexican food leftovers this week.   I am not complaining one bit. Breakfast was two breakfast tacos – 2 corn tortillas, 2 eggs, some sauteed peppers, 2 tablespoons of refried beans on the bottom, some salsa, lettuce and a bit of cheese.  Breakfast comes in at...

I think I could really get used to four day weekends.  It’s enough time to get all your chores done and feel like you can relax before heading back to work. On Friday I met with a personal trainer at my gym.  Um, turns out that all they wanted to do was “sell” me the personal trainer program.  The minimum purchase was $99 for three...