Archive for November, 2008
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Hot Apple Cider
Jase and I shared about 8 cups of apple cider yesterday. We would have probably shared 20 cups if I had made that much. It was so dang good, I thought I’d post the recipe here, to all of my… one reader (Hi Erin!).
INGREDIENTS
6 cups apple cider
1/4 cup real maple syrup
2 cinnamon [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Recipes by jen
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Coffee And Cussing
I’m not really a morning person… physically. Mentally, I really enjoy “waking up with the chickens”, as someone in the Redwoods once pointed out. I like knowing that I’m waking up just as the sun is waking up the rest of my side of the world. When I wake up early, I don’t feel like [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Family, Humor, Parenting by jen
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Invention Of Delte, er… Delete
Most of the time when I lay down to go to bed, I toss and turn (sometimes up to an hour or more) as I try to coax my brain away from non-fiction to fiction.
The other night, after about the bazillionth time of me and Jase laughing and telling each other to stop talking and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Contemplating, Ramble by jen
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Need For Speed
I grew up with three brothers. It was inevitable that I would end up having more memories of playing with G.I. Joe and watching Transformers than anything having to do with Barbie. I do love to be a girl and dress up and sure, there is a pic or two of my younger brother playing [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Personal, Rant by jen
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Shut Up And Vote.
I really don’t like the phrase “shut up”, especially when used negatively toward someone. Sometimes, it seems more crude to me than cussing someone out. But I might have used it this morning on a particular lady who decided to verbally vomit a little in front of my son.
This is the first election, EVER, where [...]
