Hi there! I'm Jenny, a coffee-addicted, busy-body, work at home mom of two insane boys age 9 & 4. I'm married to my best friend, obsessed with the Packers, and I love to cook, read, and design blogs (I'm kindof a geek). If you love what I love, check out Freebie Spot.
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Chinese New Year is around the corner. I might try a new recipe, something beyond a basic stir fry!
Quick question for anyone listening: Have you ever had your twitter account suspended and couldn’t figure out why?
Not as quick explanation: I’m pretty new to social media and only started a twitter account when I learned about these blog giveaways two months ago. That’s the only way I’ve ever used twitter. But last night my account was suspended and every attempt to contact twitter just results in another automatic form letter. Searching on the internet turned up a lot of angry people saying this happens pretty frequently and there is never a real explanation.
I guess my giveaway entries will be voided now
happy Monday –well the ravens did it–I was right ,but right I am more interested in winning a giveaway tonite….thanks
Anyone seen the Coke Super Bowl commercial yet. I feel like I missed it.
yes and the showgirls won!
they did,I went to be before the 4th quarter
WELL HAPPY SUPER BOWL SUNDAY-GONNA FIX SOME SPAGETTHIE AND WATCH THE RAVENS BEAT THE 49NERS….
happy super bowl day!!! Go ravens!
Yes, I hope everybody enjoys food & football with friends & family!
I’m excited for the halftime show!1
i love any cobblers andny pies except blueberrie!!!!
i agree this forum looks different tody, i love chinese food too, but too much sodium, no msg, more calories than you think….i read somewhere a good low cal dip w/ cauliflower.
I’m looking for low-calorie dip recommendations…do you have any favorites?
(recipes or ones that you can buy already prepared)
I don’t have a recipe exactly but most dips that call for sour cream can be lightened with yogurt. Either greek style or strained regular yogurt for a thicker feel. I’ve used this for french onion dips and spinach artichoke dips.
That’s a good idea–more protein, too, with Greek yogurt. Thanks!
I enjoyed this blog!
this forum looks diffrent today..
i love thisd site!;)
I was just here yesterday. It’s changed or am I not in the right place? Hope everyone has a great weekend =D
I have a question,When do you stop helping your kids an let them make decisions without asking you to bail them out,,,I have a 38yr old an a 28yr old that are constantly asking me to help out,im talking finacially,right now im feeding my daughters family everynight(2adults,2kids) to help them out,then I see them wasting money of movie rentals,etc,I feel used,,an my son,,I just bought a new central heat an air for him,an now the refrigator has gone out,,I said NO,you got too figured this one out without my help,,dont get me wrong I lvoe my kids dearly but when is it time to tell them Grow up! I also have 3 grown step kids an a 21yr old adoptive daughter
i think grown children need to be responsible for their own ‘problems’. the more you help then the more they ‘expect’ you to help. helping once in a while is great but every time is not a good idea. you need to put your foot down….now. i would hate to see any grandchildren repeat the process so that when they are grown they start coming to you too.
Thanks Terri,your right,I did that with this past problem,,I told him ,he had to deal with it,without my help,,I have enought stress without having to deal with their problems too,,I felt bad about saying no,but he did handle it without my help,so I know he can do it
I think it’s great to help out your grown children if they have recently had a life changing event (health issues, job loss, etc) but other than that I feel like they need to learn how to take care of themselves. I would never let grandchildren go without food, clothes but the parents need to be responsible and not wasteful of their resources. It’s never easy to see your kids suffer though.
Best, Karen
I would never ever let my grandkids go without anything,I know I should be more sterner with my grown kids,im getting better at it,,an Ive told them they take advantage of me,but they dont see it that way,,funny they never ask their Dad for anything,,we were divorced after 30yrs of marriage,but that was 10 yrs ago,this should be the time of my life that I shouldnt be stressed over my grown kids finanical issues,sometimes ignorance is bliss,lol
I’ve always felt that if your child is trying hard to make their own way in the world but is still coming up short, you do anything you can to help. Any of us could need the help someday. But if they are just letting you pick up the slack, as it seems in your case, then it is better to leave them to it. One of the most important things a parent can do is give their child the ability to stand on their own. [but I know how difficult a "no" can be]
I love Chinese food,could eat it every day all day
me2;)
Haven’t started shopping butt I’m looking forward to but a ipaddd..
Im loving all the pumpkin flavored foods out now!
I am loving all the pumpkin flavored foods right now!
have you tried the new creamer Pumpkin spice? it is to die for,so so good
I haven’t! I’m still getting over missing all the holiday ones
planning spooky family nights for my kids to enjoy. Some nights we’ll make spooky food and other nights we’ll see how many decorations we can combine to make something fun and spunky.
Ice cream with potaochips,
I love it. And I enter as many extras as possible.
my favorite dessert is cherry pie with whipass cream on top.–and a little vanilla ice cream….yea haw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peach Cobler or any other forms of pie.
I love Lemon Meringue pie.
I will have some football on in the background and would love to go shopping, but I really need to stay home and get work done. It still feels more like summer than autumn down in the South, but I hope we’ll get cooler weather soon!
I love Raspberries and Peaches. So delicious.
Carol L
Couponing and entering sweepstakes has become my latest passion/obsession. Pray for me! (LOL)
those are my habits/hobbies too,i think it could be worse ,gambleing or losing money,all im doing is using my time an winning stuff an saving money,nothing wrong with that
i can totally relate. i think i need an intervention….lol.
I don’t usually get bitten by insects, but my hubby does, so he uses my Avon Airbrush Spray, Satin Glow. As a bronzer, it’s a rubbish product and it smells like chemicals. As a mosquito and gnats repellent, it’s great.
Anything sweet! I love apple pie, peach or cherry cobbler, and anything chocolate
All pies sound wonderful and homemade applesauce is delicious as well!
My favorite food is (are) apples!
A backpack full of Kleenex items is a great idea as school and fall approaches!
Since I don’t see any type of join form or button or anything i’m going to assume I already joined. sometimes I feel so challenged by the simplest things lol.
Me too Trasina,I couldnt find anything either,so you are not alone here girl
I always use coupons or try to. & I very rarely leave home without my binder in tow. I think most everyone has gotten used to seeing me with it by now,lol!
mexican food! any kind will do.
My favorite too! Give me Chile Relleno’s and Enchilada’s any day!
Thinking I might need to pick some of this up for my husband.
I wish I can win
excited to try this
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I think I’d like to take my family and rent a home in London and live like a local for the whole month. See the sites, eat, make new friends… It would be such an incredible experience for us to unplug and get away from our normal day to day. I think experiences like this really expand my horizons.
It’s summertime! What do you use to keep buffalo gnats from biting you? They eat me up alive and I hate the thought of using dangerous sprays every time I have to go outside.
i’m putting this in the forums- don’t know how it got here!! and i hate gnats too. we use natural bug repellants. badger makes one, so does burt’s bees. and some others, but i have to look.
Avon has skin so soft which is a great bug repellant,the boy scouts have used it for years to repell bugs or they did when my son was in there