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By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money and awareness of ALS (amytrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gherig’s Disease) that quickly went viral. People all around the world have been accepting the challenge to dump a bucketful of ice water on their heads, or else beRead more about Thoughts on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge[…]
Jill Dillard, the 23-year-old recently married daughter of the prolific Duggar clan, has announced that she is pregnant with her first child with husband Derrick, 25. The news comes just 8 weeks after their wedding, and on the heels of the announcement of her sister Jessa’s engagement to Ben Seewald. While I disagree with the family onRead more about Well, that was fast: the Duggar legacy continues[…]
My family and I just returned from a great vacation, which I’ll be blogging about over the next few days. I love to travel, but one of my pet peeves is when you get to the baggage claim area, and the luggage carousel vultures swoop in and start grabbing bags that aren’t even theirs. So,Read more about Hands Off My Luggage![…]
So, my daughter and I were at the movies today, and I started ranting about Disney and their insatiable need to kill off Mom characters at every opportunity (yeah, that’s right, I’m looking at you Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Bambi, et al). Why, I ranted, WHY do they always have to kill the Mom?! “Well,” CathyRead more about The Real Reason Disney Movies Kill Off the Mom[…]
Finally, we have the last of the four contenders in the Lay’s Potato Chip “Do Us a Flavor” Contest: Wasabi Ginger. Actually, the full name is of this variety is “Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger,” and I suspect it is this subtle difference in cooking style that ultimately helped vault this flavor combo to the topRead more about PRODUCT REVIEW: Lay’s Wasabi Ginger Potato Chips–we have a winner![…]
I read yet another news story this morning about a parent “forgetting” their child in a hot car, with fatal results. The family is described as “devastated”, and the article made mention of the fact that the child was usually dropped off at a babysitter, as if this break in daily routine somehow becomes anRead more about Babies Being Left in Hot Cars to Die: A Wake-Up Call for Parents[…]
Time for yet another Lay’s Potato Chip taste test! Over the past few days, I’ve been on a mission to sample each of the four finalists in the Lay’s Potato Chip “Do Us a Flavor” contest. On Saturday, I tried the Mango Salsa variety, and on Sunday, I sampled the Cappuccino flavor. (Scroll down toRead more about PRODUCT REVIEW: Lay’s Cheddar Bacon Mac N Cheese Potato Chips[…]
My daughter and her friends had an impromptu jam session today. To say that I’m not a Justin Bieber fan is putting it mildly, but the melody on this song is really beautiful–especially with Christina singing it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Another day, another taste test! Yesterday, I tried the Mango Salsa flavored Lay’s potato chips, which is one of the four finalists in the company’s “Do Us a Flavor” contest (to read more about that on yesterday’s post, scroll down or click HERE). Today, I decided to try the Cappuccino variety. I must confess, aRead more about PRODUCT REVIEW: Lay’s Cappuccino Potato Chips[…]
I love trying out new flavor combinations, so when I heard that Lay’s Potato Chips had some new varieties available, I went on the hunt to find them. They’re part of their annual “Do Us A Flavor” contest, where they present 4 finalists and ask the public to vote for their favorite. The winner getsRead more about PRODUCT REVIEW: Lay’s Mango Salsa Potato Chips[…]