Somthing to do – Get JIGgy with it!

Here’s a fantastic family event you can go to this weekend in Nampa that will help you get into the mood for St. Patrick’s Day! 
Celtic Rythm – 7pm – Nampa Civic Center, featuring the Tiernan Irish Dancers and the Giant Leprechauns
I’m posting the press release below and do want to be totally up front with [...]

Olympic Dreams

Okay, with that Back to the Future reference in the last blog, and thinking about warmer days, I just had to post this one.  As a kid many will vouch for my passion for roller skating.  One of my best friends and I would literally spend HOURS (I’m not kidding…we could do this from sun-up [...]

You know you drive your car too much when…

So, today I had a reality check…  I decided to take the ol’ bike out for a spin to run a few errands in the neighborhood – typical stuff…library, dentist, merc.  On my way home there was a squaty little car headed my direction.  My immediate thought was a flashback to the 1984 hit movie [...]

A dirty challenge – Gardening!

Okay, yes, I know it’s not even March yet, and you are not supposed to even plant anything around here before the snow is off of Bogus…BUT!  The increasing cost of groceries has had me musing lately about building up a “true” garden plot and actually learning how to grow things.  A story in today’s [...]

Get a “Leap” on the weekend!

Seemed appropriate with this being a leap year to get an early leap on the weekend…the extra day means you technically have 24 hours this year…and they are all bundled into one day!  (Seems like the office should close or pay you more salary for the extra day they’re getting for free, huh?)
LEAP DAY 2008
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When the scouts come marching in…hold the diet!

There is a reason I waited to start my diet.  Two words…  Girl Scouts.
The cookies arrived over the weekend, and I’m glad that I had the good sense to order only 3 boxes…although 1 would have been even better!  Our household has already consumed one box, and made a sizable dent in the 2nd.  They’ll [...]

It’s snowing again…

In case you work in an office w/o windows (been there, done that, so I get it…), it’s snowing again outside…  But, relax if you’re done with the white stuff.  It should melt fast – not even sticking to the roads. 
On the other-hand, it might be one of your last (hoping?) opportunities to find a [...]

When the earth moves…

Did you feel the earthquake this morning? After a long night…up way too late…I inevitably slept through it.  But suddenly, my dog’s behavior last night is all beginning to make sense!  She could not stop going in and out of the house, and stayed out for long periods of time…only to come back in whining.   My [...]

Stuff to do…

Okay, it seems like I’ve been a bit of a home body lately, overwhelmed with the normal stuff of life.  I have a list a mile long of things I want to get out to do.  So, while I can’t vouch for ANY of these, here are just a few places that sure look like fun.  [...]

Catering a Party with help from Costco

A friend recently asked me what we fed our 40-50 guests recently at my mom’s 70th birthday party.  She is in the throws of planning a similar party and needed some ideas.  Here’s what we served…
1. Birthday Cake from Albertsons – normally they do an amazing job, but I don’t think they got the order [...]