May 2009

Today we cancelled cable

May 28, 2009

Goodbye Bill O’Reilly, Au Revoir Glenn Beck Today we cancelled cable to save ourselves a check   No more Desperate Housewives or Business News on FOX Without that blasted satellite, we’re staring at a box   Bye-Bye Nancy Grace, GMA, & Dr. Phil Oprah, Grey’s Anatomy, & Lauren from The Hills   I’m mourning Home [...]

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Dream House — Keep Dreaming…

May 26, 2009

Isn’t this the cutest house?  Little garden, picket fence, steps to the ocean… this Football Wife’s dream.  Might as well just get this one out of my head because It’s not for sale & There are no football teams on Hatteras Island Summer is my favorite time of year.  As a kid, it meant days spent running around [...]

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Quirks & Confessions…

May 24, 2009

Things you may not know about me…  (& maybe wish I hadn’t shared) I never read the nutrition facts on a frozen pizza.  It takes the fun out of eating the whole pie. I once worked as a nanny for a NASCAR driver. Paying bills makes me sad. I can’t stand to have my belly [...]

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A Note From the Dog

May 22, 2009

Dear Mommy, I have a bone to pick with you.  Since the arrival of “the baby” or as I like to call her “Princess Pulls-My-Tail”, there is less & less time for me.  Remember when we used to snuggle on the couch together in the middle of the day?  That was the best.  Or when [...]

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Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

May 21, 2009

Here is a simple recipe for delicious, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip cookies.  It’s so simple that a borrowed 5 year-old did most of this work at the Football House.  The secret to a good cookie is butter. You will need: 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter  (that’s 2 sticks) softened 1 [...]

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Mommy Paints

May 19, 2009

Since our Friday Night Cleanfest has our house in tip-top & lick-able shape, it afforded me the opportunity to finally work on a painting for Babycakes’ room.  The pink walls in her bedroom are just screaming for a Mommy original.  I sketched out this tree months ago and yesterday I finally worked up the nerve [...]

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Friday Night Cleanfest

May 15, 2009

Breathe in.  Breathe out.  One more time…  alright, now I’m good.  What a week it’s been at the Football House.  Coach has been busy recruiting juniors all week, which means that he’s been dashing about the city trying to visit as many high schools as possible before the last bell.  This afternoon when Coach arrived home, much [...]

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Want your shoe back?

May 12, 2009

Here’s the danger in leaving something behind…

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The Starter Baby

May 11, 2009

October 2005 It was a rainy Friday afternoon and I had just finished my day’s work.  As I packed up my things and headed to my car, it was clear that it was an afternoon created for retail therapy.  Shoes.  Yes, new shoes were just what I needed for a little pick-me-up.  It was my first [...]

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Angel Hair Pasta with Beef

May 11, 2009

Years ago my mama made this for my birthday dinner & it is SO good.  Babycakes likes to eat the veggies in her little mesh self feeder.  If a 7 month old will eat it then y’all will like it, too! You will need: 16 oz. angel hair pasta (go for whole wheat — it’s [...]

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