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Do you know what one of the simple pleasures of life is?  Kids doing jumping jacks.  It will never get old.

Thank you so much to those of you who gave me meal suggestions for this upcoming week!  The ones I chose  and will be making this week are: Turkey Bagel BurgersHearty Lentil SoupAsian Chicken SaladWell Dressed Chicken I put these suggestions, as well as those I chose last week, into a hat (well, actually, a …

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Thank you so much to those of you who gave me meal suggestions for this upcoming week!  The ones I chose  and will be making this week are: Turkey Bagel BurgersHearty Lentil SoupAsian Chicken SaladWell Dressed Chicken I put these suggestions, as well as those I chose last week, into a hat (well, actually, a …

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My New Year’s Resolution is nothing impressive, but I am super hopeful about it.  This year I am going to………..GET ORGANIZED!  It’s so funny to me that I’ve had so many people just assume that I am really organized.  Who told them that?  It wasn’t me, and it isn’t true.  I wish it were true. …

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My New Year’s Resolution is nothing impressive, but I am super hopeful about it.  This year I am going to………..GET ORGANIZED!  It’s so funny to me that I’ve had so many people just assume that I am really organized.  Who told them that?  It wasn’t me, and it isn’t true.  I wish it were true. …

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I’ve had Yo Mama jokes running through my head lately for some reason.  Wait.  I know the reason.  It’s because Brian has recently been responding to my every comment with “Your mom—–(fill in the blank). He thinks he’s so funny.  He is pretty funny.  And he’s welcome to talk about my mom all he wants …

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I’ve had Yo Mama jokes running through my head lately for some reason.  Wait.  I know the reason.  It’s because Brian has recently been responding to my every comment with “Your mom—–(fill in the blank). He thinks he’s so funny.  He is pretty funny.  And he’s welcome to talk about my mom all he wants …

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French Dip SandwichesOlive Garden Zuppa ToscanaSalmon with Steamed VeggiesSpaghetti Squash with Sauteed Veggies and Grilled ChickenThai Pineapple Chicken CurryMango Quinoa SaladWhite Chicken Enchiladas  (I had only ever made enchiladas with Cream of Chicken soup.  Then Sarah told me you should never eat anything that plops–i.e. “cream of crap” as she calls it–so I walked away …

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French Dip SandwichesOlive Garden Zuppa ToscanaSalmon with Steamed VeggiesSpaghetti Squash with Sauteed Veggies and Grilled ChickenThai Pineapple Chicken CurryMango Quinoa SaladWhite Chicken Enchiladas  (I had only ever made enchiladas with Cream of Chicken soup.  Then Sarah told me you should never eat anything that plops–i.e. “cream of crap” as she calls it–so I walked away …

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Tonight we had the missionaries over for dinner and I decided to fix Katie’s Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana.  Very good.  I was thinking I was going to have to be a little more careful with my portion size on this one, given all the good stuff in it–italian sausage, bacon, whipping cream….but no luck.  I’m sitting here …

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