1. Beehouse Tea Pot – I’ve had that tea pot for a while now, but now that we actually have tea-weather I’ll be using it much more often. 2. Greta – my cute little niece. I cannot stop talking to my sister about her. I want to know every little...
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One thing that I really appreciate about living in the US is the strict smoking laws. There will be no restaurant or club that will greet you with a noseful of “second hand cigarette smoke” when you walk through the door. It’s wonderful! I have a very profound aversion to...
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I am: an optimist. I think: for myself and stand up for what I believe. I know: that I have the best family and friends anyone could ask for. I have: a thing for red shoes. I wish: I wouldn’t think so much sometimes. I hate: to be cold. I...
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I have a confession to make. I didn’t carve my pumpkin last weekend. And I don’t think it’s going to happen anymore. I know, I know, I was so excited about going to the pumpkin farm and picking out a pumpkin and then…. nothing. It didn’t get carved and it...
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I don’t think I have an addictive personality per se. I have never smoked a cigarette in my life (this is a topic for another post!), I usually don’t drink and the caffeine that I consume daily probably doesn’t count as an addictive amount either. I am convinced that the...
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YES! It’s back… Kristine is bringing Stuff Portrait Friday back! Our task for this week: Your Spatula…that flat thing you use to flip grilled cheese sammiches. Please meet the Fockers Spatulas :) Papa Spatula, Mama Spatula and Baby Spatula. They all have their special purpose in my kitchen! I do...
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I totally forgot to tell you: Three weeks ago, I had my Biometrics appointment and that should have been the last “bureaucratic act” for the next 10 years regarding my Green Card status. … if they do send me my replacement card in the mail within the next 12 months...
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…still excited about the outcome of the election yesterday. It is amazing that the majority of people came through and elected Barack Obama president of the United States. I am totally excited about his landslide victory over John McCain. Who would have thought that the western part of the country...
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