Author Archives: Valerie

Triple Chocolate Mint Cake — By Sarah, Troop 1291

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Valerie

(Makes 9 servings) 1 package of chocolate brownie mix (eggs, oil, water) 1/2 gallon of vanilla ice cream (need 15 scoops) 15 Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies 1/4 tsp mint extract 1 bottle Magic Shell Chocolate Topping Fresh mint leaves … Continue reading →

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Yoga!

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Valerie

Yoga starts back today! I am nervous and excited all at the same time! I haven’t done one productive thing for my body since the last day of Yoga before Christmas break! This is either gonna feel very good or … Continue reading →

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The Special Mother

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Valerie

by Erma Bombeck Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures and a couple by habit. This year nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of … Continue reading →

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My favorite!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Valerie

I LOVE M&Ms! This is my secret naptime snack!  Please keep my secret! Any other hidden addicts out there?

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A very Merry Christmas

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Valerie

I hope you had a happy end to the year 2010. I clearly remember sitting in church on the first Sunday of 2010 listening to people try to decide if they were going to call the year “twenty-ten” or ” … Continue reading →

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The magic of Santa

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Valerie

We are off to a great start for our Christmas day. We travelled over 880 miles to get to NJ to spend the week with my In-Law family. They are very gracious to host us here even though they all … Continue reading →

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French Toast Muffins

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Valerie

This is a terrific option! I got the egg mixture from Betty Crocker. 3 eggs, 3/4 C milk, 1 T sugar, 1 t salt, and vanilla. They call for 8 pieces of bread…I used 4 hot dog buns and 2 … Continue reading →

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Christmas Carol Trivia

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Valerie

1 Oh, member of the round table with missing areas. 2 Boulder of tinkling metal spheres. 3 Vehicular homicide committed on dad’s mom by a precipitous darling. 4 Wanted in December: top forward incisors. 5 The apartment of two psychiatrists. … Continue reading →

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There is a Santa Claus!

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Valerie

Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’sSun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper … Continue reading →

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I am in amazement!

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Valerie

How in the world did I get so lucky?!?

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