Category Archives: Sunny

You Come Too

My idea of love and romance has certainly changed as the years have gone by. Not so long ago I got a new CD titled Choose Something Like a Star that I often wake up to on Sunday mornings, and … Continue reading

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Valentine Party Family Style

Certainly I enjoy going out with my husband to celebrate Valentine’s Day, but there are other people in my home that I want to know I love them, too.  And remind them that they love each other.  But I frankly … Continue reading

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Baby Blanket Tips

In the family I grew up in, none of us were attached to baby blankets, so I was caught off guard when my first baby grew attached to a quilt I had been given at his baby shower. He wanted … Continue reading

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Homemade Turkey Sausage

I happen to like sausage.  I like the flavor, not the calories.  I am not particularly attached to the pork and grease either.  So I was delighted to find a turkey sausage recipe that lets me have sausage, but just … Continue reading

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Warm Feet in Bed–For Adults Only

My son informs me that 49 of the 50 states currently have snow on the ground.  Here in Denver we’ve had our coldest days of the season this past week.  Having a set of feet that are just fine until … Continue reading

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Simplicity

My senior year in high school we read Thoreau’s Walden and along with the rest of the class, I rolled my eyes.  This small volume published in 1854 by New England philospher and Transendentalist Henry David Thoreau recounts a couple … Continue reading

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Whole Grains

Everyone knows we are supposed to be eating our grains whole, but it’s not as easy as it should be.  You’d think it would be cheaper to get your grains whole, but no, we as a society are so into … Continue reading

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Free “Do-it-yourself” Bingo Generator Program

Do it yourself Bingo Generator by 5realmoms.com

Bingo has become a favorite game for us at our New Year’s Eve parties. My computer whiz husband wrote a program that lets you enter in what you want on the cards, and it generates as many cards as you … Continue reading

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Chocolate “Ginger” Bread House

My kids like the Gingerbread House tradition at Christmas time, but, along with my husband, most of them don’t really like the taste of gingerbread.  This puts a damper on the project, since we traditionally destroy and eat the house … Continue reading

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“The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey” Picture Book Recommendation

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, written by Susan Wojciechowski and illustrated by P.J. Lynch, is one of our favorite Christmas books.  The story is meaningful and embodies the true spirit of Christmas.  It touches both young (not too young, though, … Continue reading

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