Monthly Archives: December 2008

Video messages from Santa

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Carrie

Get you one! (It’s aimed at Canadian kids, but if you select “other country,” it stays neutral in the message. Sam and Gabe loved this!)

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Rita’s Recipes, Take Two

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Carrie

This evening, I took another stab at one of Rita’s classic holiday recipes, Pepperoni Loaf. Pepperoni Loaf Roll into a rectangle: 1 loaf of frozen bread dough, thawed and raised Presumably, one could make one’s own dough, but we went … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout…

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Carrie

Yes, yes, it is cold here, too. Likely at least as cold as where you are, and at -4F, with a -20 windchill, it’s actually warmer than it was yesterday. Woo, swimsuit weather, here we come. I may be “hardcore” … Continue reading →

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Foodie day

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Carrie

Today I made the first of Rita’s holiday recipes, her Marble Squares. They are delicious, every bit as good as I remember from when we’d visit her for the holidays. (Eric says, “Just like I remember, except not in a … Continue reading →

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Runners: Open Thread

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Carrie

Do you run faster or slower while talking? Is there an identifiable trend? Ordinarily, I’d have assumed that I’m slower while talking, but that hasn’t been the case for two Saturday group runs in a row. Last Saturday, I thought … Continue reading →

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Rethinking stuff

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Carrie

The way our house stands right now, the boys share a bedroom, sleeping in bunk beds. The third bedroom is a very large playroom, with a walk-in closet containing shelves of toys. The problem? More and more, the boys have … Continue reading →

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It’s he-eeeeere…

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Carrie

   Not sure how much is out there at this point, but it’s still falling pretty heavily. School was canceled, which Sam is sure is due to the fact that he slept with his pajamas on backwards and with a … Continue reading →

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Exaggerate? Me?

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Carrie

SAM: “Mom? Maybe when it gets really cold, you should…you know…stop running.” ME: “Am I worrying you, Sam?” SAM: “Yes! I’m worried you’re going to freeze into a block of ice!” I didn’t even realize quite how frozen I was … Continue reading →

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Snow, with more coming

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Carrie

I’d say we got about three inches of the white stuff last night. I’m rubbish at estimating, though. Let’s say that there was enough to cover roads and sidewalks, but not enough to seriously impede my run this morning, except … Continue reading →

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Maestro…

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Carrie

Last night, Sam had his first violin concert. The teacher referred to it as an “informance,” rather than a performance, as most of the things on the program were demonstrations of skills the kids have learned over the past several … Continue reading →

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