Entries from March 2009

March 29, 2009

How long does it last?

Visit Still Tasty to see how long the items in your fridge and pantry can be stored for.

March 28, 2009

Chicago: Day 2. Trader Joes and the Shedd Aquarium

My feet are sore again just thinking about Thursday!
After breakfast at the hotel (where we got to make our own waffles!) we set out to find Trader Joe’s. I didn’t bring the directions with me as I could remember them with no problem. (Ha! You will see later, that I was SO wrong!).
We headed north [...]

March 28, 2009

and …. we’re back

We survived no less than FOUR cab rides in Chicago! I feel quite accomplished!
Before I update on our last day in the windy city, I have a shopping triumph to report:
After being in Chicago for 3 days, I really needed to get some REAL bargains at the grocery store – my budget for the month [...]

March 25, 2009

Chicago, Chicago

No, I don’t know the lyrics, that’s why I stopped right there!
The day started slowly, we were ready for our trip with plenty of time to spare. I had to drop my house key off to Eric so he could come and feed the cat, get the mail and put out the garbage, and on [...]

March 22, 2009

Looking forward to a break!

It’s been another one of those busy weeks.  We took off to Peoria today to buy a freezer. We do have a freezer, but I think you could store half a dozen dead bodies in it. It’s huge. And it’s taking up about half of our breakfast room. I’d really have loved to keep the [...]

March 14, 2009

Weekly update with ….

no, SNL fans, not Amy Poehler! It’s just lil ol’ me ….
I need one of those voice recorders you can talk in to when you get ideas. Because all morning, I’ve been thinking of things to blog about, then when I sit down at the keyboard I can’t think of anything!
Ciel just made a video
Ciel [...]

March 7, 2009

Ciel playing with the neighbor’s dog, Jake on Vimeo

It was nice outside today, so we took the opportunity to stay outside for a while. Ciel loves playing with Jennifer’s dogs, Jake and Tess.Jake is a new addition, adopted from the Humane Society. Tess is a doberman mastiff.

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