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Beat Cancer!

Beat Cancer! by Erin

Beat Cancer!As you all know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. All month long, people show support for family, friends and survivors by sporting all things PINK!It seems just about everyone knows someone personally who has been affected by breast cancer. I know I do. From family to friends to co-workers I have seen people…

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“It’s a texture thing.”

“It’s a texture thing.” by Erin

Ever hear anyone say that about food? People seem to really get worked up over food and it’s various textural properties. Or something.Oh, it’s too mushy, it’s too chalky, it’s too starchy, it’s too crunchy. Too soft, too hard, too chewy. The list goes on and on. And on. Really, I think everyone’s just grappling at adjectives trying…

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F for Effort

F for Effort by Erin

F for EffortI took one photo of this recipe. One. This pretty much unheard of. Even on my laziest of lazy nights, even when I’m so hungry I’m about ready to chew off my own arm, I usually take at least a half or dozen or so.But this. This I could not wait to eat. This smelled so freakin’ amazing coming out of the oven, I contemplated…

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This Blizzard is Brought to You By…

This Blizzard is Brought to You By… by Erin

The words HOLY and CRAP.Winter. Apparently he has arrived. And he wasn’t real gentle about it this time around either. Sometimes, winter kind of slinks in quietly. He hangs out in the back corner for a while and waits to be noticed. We might wake up one morning in December and there’s this light dusting of snow on the grass and trees…

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Willpower. I Don’t Gots It.

Willpower. I Don’t Gots It. by Erin

Hi. Remember a week ago? When I said I was saying goodbye to blogging for the entire month of November to write a the World’s Worst Novel for NaNoWriMo?Well. About that. Apparently, I’m a big fat liar. I apologize. If it helps, it’s a definite possibility that my pants are in fact on fire.See, here’s the thing. I’ve had a really great…

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Decisions, Decisions

Decisions, Decisions by Erin

People are always asking me to make decisions. Not big, life altering, finger-on-the-button, pull-the-plug type decisions, of course. I have no say in what happens in the White House, for example. Just little annoying, everyday things.What movie should we watch?All heads turn in my direction.Where should we go to eat?Erin will chose…

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Love that Babka!

Love that Babka! by Erin

Would you believe me if I said my husband has had a bit of a Babka Obsession for at least the last six months? It’s true. The man has been bugging me about babka since last spring!A while back, (quite a while, if I’m being honest), Eric and I were enjoying a quiet evening at home with our favorite show – Seinfeld! If you’re a fan,…

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NaNo? No Problem!

NaNo? No Problem! by Erin

Okay, this novel writing stuff? Yeah, It’s ridiculously easy. 50k in 30 days? No problem. Go ahead, make it a 100k, I triple dog dare ya!It’s only the 25th of the month and I am INCHES away from winning. Like 500 words away. Woo hoo! Eat my dust, NaNo! Next stop, the winner’s circle.Of course, I’ve sacrificed every weekend afternoon…

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! by Erin

PRE-CHRISTMAS BREAK-IN SHOCKS COMMUNITYCookies Severely Injured by Large, Bearded IntruderLOLLIPOP LANE, NORTH POLE (December 1, 2009) – North Pole law enforcement officials responded to a pre-Christmas break-in today on Lollipop Lane, a quiet residential street located about six miles northwest of Santa’s Workshop. According to…

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