The side affect of eating better!

I am convinced that everything is addicting:  sugar, fat, caffeine, frosting.  It is all addictive.
And, there is no substitute for frosting!
Occasionally, I dream about eating cake, with frosting of course.

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The new love in my life

If you have seen ‘Julie & Julia,’ then you will know what I am talking about.  If you have not seen it, then think of Meg Ryan, in the restaurant, in ‘When Harry Met Sally – Official Site – Now on DVD.’  Same thing!!
And, it is the same thing as taking that first bite of [...]

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You do it a little at a time.

The doctor will be so happy with me.  He  wanted me to lose 10 pounds and I have lost 20, since January.  Not dramatic, but permanent.  How did I do it, you ask?  Well, whether you are being polite or really want to know, I’ll tell you, because it might help someone.
I have been up [...]

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We have an exciting future ahead of us!

I am so excited this morning. I heard the President’s speech about the high speed train system. I swear, every time he steps up to the mike, I get more hopeful for the future of this country.
Images of the future look positively clean and space-age, as gleaming trains speed across the country. Indiana to Wyoming [...]

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CAKE!

I have not been reading blogs regularly lately.  I am spending more time upgrading my web page than reading.  So, today is a lazy day and I thought I would catch up with my list.  Lyda wants cake Pollyanna Wants CAKE!!!!! « Pollyanna Rainbow Sunshine and the Needles of Doom, while I just want one of [...]

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How do you solve the Christmas dilemma?

What is it about the holidays and family gatherings that can drive me to distraction?  For years, both families insisted on having their family gathering on Christmas day.  So, for a few years, we tried to do each but that was just a hassle.
 
You know the drill!  You go to one family, eat one meal, [...]

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Thanksgiving is NOT about food! It’s friends and family.

In case you are taking a break from basting, I thought I would write to say Happy Thanksgiving, just one more time this week.
Our table will not look like the one in this banner; which, by the way, I stole from someone on the net.  Since I noticed a dozen other people had “borrowed” it, [...]

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The ten pounds I lost — four times.

The doctor told me he wanted me to lose ten pounds before I came back. I thought that was very kind of him, as I really need to lose more than ten pounds.  Now that I have state health insurance, I have an appointment with my doctor, and I have, in fact, lost five pounds.
 
Actually, [...]

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My quiet grandma and Gorgeous George

This is my grandma, with her pearls, Master’s Daughter, daughter-of-eleven and my Aunt Lydia.  Aunt Lydia never married.  She said she was never going to do what a man told her to do and, since the Bible said she had to, she just was not going to get married.  After helping her put a new door [...]

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Mashed Potatoes may lead to marriage

As marriages do, my parent’s marriage was up and down. First they had their years when dad was ruler and monarch. Then, they had their years where they were happy square dancing around northern Indiana. Things kind-of-went sour when mom decided she did have a brain and wanted to use it, and dad did not [...]

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