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Archive for December 2007

A New Normal

Posted by: karynforyou on: December 31, 2007

A few years back, Oprah interviewed a woman who was picking up the pieces after her 4 children where killed.  I will never forget what she said, “I am struggling to find a new normal”. Life would never be the same for her, she was not the same,  so normal could not be the same either.  
In early December we lost our third baby. It is [...]

Re-Baking Again

Posted by: karynforyou on: December 29, 2007

It was my mom who first had me re-bake. I made short bread that no one liked ( no one out of 8 people in our family) that has to tell you something. So I made them into biscuits, at my mom’s request. I remember that they were Delicious!! So when my brilliant idea to make sugar cookies [...]

This will sizzle and pop your buds!

Posted by: karynforyou on: December 28, 2007

Take a good, close look because……

This tangy, refreshing, crunchy, lemon dish will not last long whether you are alone in the house or you are serving a few people. This is a great dish for any time of the year except the fall because Autumn is reserved for apple dishes. So with no further a-do, I present to you, [...]

My Dental Stories

Posted by: karynforyou on: December 22, 2007

What does it mean when you get excited to go to the dentist because it is an outing without the kids?  I have had two appointments this week, enjoying the magazines for close to an hour at each appointment. Granted I had to read quickly because I could be called in at any point but very relaxing to be sure. [...]

Wrapping with fabric

Posted by: karynforyou on: December 20, 2007

These are my wrapped Christmas presents. I used fabric and clothspins from my sewing closet to wrap the children’s presents. It is great for so many reasons, the children can unwrap it by themselves, saves money, saves a mess, looks great and saves the planet. The relative’s present have been wrapped with Chantel’s art projects. There [...]


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