September 2011


A Day Late, A Dollar Short

27 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

Did you miss me yesterday? I hope you were somehow able to regroup and make it through your Monday without my witty commentary to help you along. Expect posting to be sporadic this week--The Other Adult Who Lives Here took the week off and we've been doin' stuff. I've also been doing a lot of sewing in anticipation of the big Holiday Mall. (Okay, I've been doing more thinking about sewing for the big Holiday Mall than actual sewing, but procrastination is a sign of genius, right? Yes, it is. Shut up.) Read more about A Day Late, A Dollar Short

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Oh, Betty! - Pizza With a Hamburger Crust (Recipes Children Can Make, Card #6)

22 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

So the last few recipes I've pulled from the box seem to have failed because of--uh--"operator error." I am apparently such a horrible cook I can't even be saved by the Mensa collective at Betty Crocker, circa 1971. This week, I decided to try something from the Recipes Children Can Make category. This section scared the bejeezus out of me when first I spied it, because if they really think kids should be allowed anywhere near a heating element, they've obviously never met mine. Read more about Oh, Betty! - Pizza With a Hamburger Crust (Recipes Children Can Make, Card #6)

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How To Slipcover a Chair (or, How to Make Up a Post When You Didn't Do Anything)

21 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

I didn't do any sewing yesterday. Well, I did some sewing, and lost my bedazzling virginity (a client wanted some "bling" added to an applique)--but mostly, Boozy and I just hung out at the park and in our yard. And we may or may not have gone to Sonic on our way home and picked up a chocolate shake for him and a diet strawberry limeade for me. And I may or may not have finished off his chocolate shake while he rode his scooter in front of our house. You can't prove anything. Leave me alone. Read more about How To Slipcover a Chair (or, How to Make Up a Post When You Didn't Do Anything)

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Have It Handmade
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Retro Renovation

Busy Hands Are Happy Hands...

19 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

Remember this post where I said I'd been really busy and I'd tell you why real soon? I'm sure the suspense has been killing you and you've been completely unable to perform any of your basic life duties for wondering why? Why is she so busy? Why?  Read more about Busy Hands Are Happy Hands...

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Have It Handmade
sewing
Christmas
holidays
Halloween
life

Oh, Betty! - Coffee Dessert Duo, Chocolate Buttermallow Cake (Snacks Around the Clock, Cards #24, 7)

15 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

What's this? TWO Oh, Betty! recipes this week??? Have I gone insane? Well, yes. But that's neither here nor there. This week, you get a double helping of Oh, Betty! because I just love you all that much. Read more about Oh, Betty! - Coffee Dessert Duo, Chocolate Buttermallow Cake (Snacks Around the Clock, Cards #24, 7)

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Oh Betty!
coffee

Que Salsa, KC?

14 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

The fact I've been able to run outside in the middle of the day (as opposed to 5:45 a.m.) without keeling over halfway down my block makes it official--Summer is more or less over. Done. Kaput. Finito.

But that doesn't mean we can't reap its rewards while we weep gently into our beer. Dig into your abundance of tomatoes (or steal some from your neighbor's yard), mix up some mojitos and have a little fiesta with some fresh, homemade salsa. Read more about Que Salsa, KC?

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Cooking

Blankies

12 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

"We know you have a blankie, we know his name is Rick, and I know he's in your backpack right now."*

Blankies are awesome. Read more about Blankies

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Have It Handmade
sewing

An Open Letter to My Children

09 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

Dearest Boys:

I love you both without reservation. More than words can say. You are the apples of my eye, the Sweet'N'Low in my coffee, and the beans in my burrito. I wouldn't trade either of you for the world. (Please stop bringing up that whole trading-Adam-for-a-beer-at-that-softball-game incident, okay? Thanks.)

That said... Read more about An Open Letter to My Children

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kids

Oh, Betty! - Baked Rice Pudding (Favorite Family Desserts, Card #12)

08 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

I love rice pudding. 

No, I don't think you understand--I love rice pudding. As in, I would willingly trade my children for it. Okay, I guess that isn't saying much because I've been known to trade my firstborn for a beer (hey, I was pitching the longest softball game EVER and it was super hot outside--don't judge me). Let's just say if it ever became legal to marry rice pudding, you could call me Mrs. Kozy Shack. Read more about Oh, Betty! - Baked Rice Pudding (Favorite Family Desserts, Card #12)

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Cooking

Put Your Pants On

07 Sep 2011
Posted by Angela

You know how seasons change? How the days gradually get a little cooler, a little dryer? The mornings no longer as steamy? And you gradually make additions and subtractions to your wardrobe to accommodate the slight, almost imperceptible weather changes?

Yeah--me neither. Welcome to the Midwest, where it's 103 and humid one day and 56 the next. Read more about Put Your Pants On

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kids
clothing

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