NotQuiteJuneCleaver

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I am wondering what Christmas Traditions are unique to your family? Care to share? One I tried to start several times but sometimes get distracted is to watch a different Christmas movie every night from December 1 to Christmas Eve. So I am going to try it again this year. Here [...]

I told you a few posts back I would share my latest retro cookbook/magazine finds with you. Here they are! Now tell me WHY do people who obviously know they are collectibles put those dang white stickers on the covers????? GRRRR.

I LOVE this image…Dad (or grandpa maybe!) is grilling…inside…in a suit!!!!

How cute is [...]

You know I have never talked about music on my blog. Music is kinda a personal choice to me. I like everything from Mozart to Snoop Dogg. Well, that may be a bit of a stretch but I do like ALL kinds of music. However I dont normally tell others what kinda music [...]

My oldest son was robbed at gunpoint tonight. He and another employee were closing (he works for a mobile phone company) and some men came in with guns. They put the gun to my son’s head, duct taped him up and locked him in a storage room. They forced the other employee into the back [...]

I was digging thru some things (supposed to be cleaning but you know how that goes)and found this picture…

On the back it says Christmas 1962.  I would have been 3. Cool car huh? It was turquoise with a white stripe. I remember it very well.  And how about those petticoats? Scratchy I would imagine.   [...]

day.  It is so dreary here.  And I am, quite frankly, sick.  Not very sick.   But sick enough.  My whole house had a bit of the “crud” about a week or so ago and of course I didnt get it then.  Oh no. I thought “why not drag this out another week or so?”.  I [...]

And they made it all the way to work!  I mean a full duffel bag. I baked cookies all day Sunday.  I think I ended up with about 20 dozen and 6 pounds of fudge…two gallons or so of party mix.

I wrapped them nice and snug and packed them securely.  He told me today when [...]

I thought to myself…sure are scrimpy serving sizes…2 WHOLE ounces!!! WOW…couldnt have eaten 3 I promise!!! I got this recipe out of the current and much anticipated Victoria Magazine.

1 1/2 cups half and half (called for milk…I splurged!)
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 [...]

I got back home this morning at 6:30 from taking Husband to the airport. I talked to him when he got to Atlanta and then when he made it to Boston. His plane is in flight to Milan and should arrive there between midnight and 1 am. I came home this morning and [...]