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Check out this link I got from Miranda at Everychapter. This is a good ad for an unusual product. Make sure you listen to what the the Asian girl has to say. *Warning there is slight nudity at the beginning*

is almost done.  After we attended two parties this afternoon. Our week started with 4 hours of cleaning last Sunday to prepare for our overnight guests from Hong Kong.  Jason and Christine stayed with us through Tuesday and we had a great time.  It was so much fun having all four of us sleep in […]

This is from Laura, go check her list out at the Fab Four
1.Name: Ashley
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 4 letters of real name plus izzle.) Ashlizzle
3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and animal) Blue Duckling
4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (your middle name and street you live on)  Noelle Mulberry (that totally doesn’t work)
5. YOUR […]

 I made up this recipe last week when I was trying to use up what we had in the cupboards.  It turned out pretty good so I thought I’d share it with you.
 
 
Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey, browned and drained
1 can kidney beans, undrained
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 package of powdered chili seasoning
1.5 cups water

Directions:

Mix everything […]

I’ve spent the morning purusing all the WFMW tips.  I came across this post by the lazy organizer that I decided to implement today.  Here are the results:
 

I have to say that I stole this tip from a list of fun things to do in the summer that another wfmw blogger posted.  I can’t remember who it was so sorry for not giving you credit.  I want to repeat the tip here because yesterday we went to a free summer movie and it worked fabulously.  […]

In my list of summertime joys I forgot to add my favorite summer drink. An iced grande breve cafe con leche with 1 pump of almond and 1 pump of vanilla. The almond/vanilla combo adds just enough sweetness with a little something extra. Don’t I sound high maintenance! That’s what working […]

I’m not very savvy with my webpage and I can’t quite figure out how to put an “I’m currently reading” list on our homepage. As a result, few of you know what I am reading (esp. Elena who is in Arizona…or Texas…or somewhere in between). Therefore I am going to make my first […]

The title and idea for this post comes from Jessica. I’ve been thinking about what makes summertime special ever since I read her post. Feel free to post a list of your own summer joys and let me know in the comment section.
fresh peaches

sweet strawberries

wet children

watching the stars on a warm evening (this […]

On the way to church today we listened to “sacred classics” on KUSC. I like the calming music to transition my mind and psyche from the rush of getting out of the door to the peacefulness of mass. When I turned the music on this is the conversation that transpired:
Autumn: Is this song […]