Spurred by the debacle with the neighbors and a need to actually make ice and freeze baby food, last weekend I cleaned out our two freezers – this was a monumental task. I cannot believe the items that were sitting in the bottom of our stand alone freezer…packages of frozen potatoes, terriyaki chicken breasts (ready […]
Archives for 2008
Letters of the week
Dear client, Why is it that I seem to be the only person who understands the legal structures of your companies? Please stop giving legal representation, states, and the federal government incorrect information that gets you into trouble. Signed, I’ve already answered that question 50 times, but I’ll gladly do it again since you’re paying […]
Letters of the week
Here are the letters I wish I could write this week: Dear Target employee, I understand that it isn’t your job to load my bags into my cart. And leaving them at the end of the check out stand is probably “how you were trained” – but could you not see that I had a […]
How to drive your tax guy crazy!
In honor of tax day, I am going to list the top ten (or more) tax questions I’ve answered in the last year: Why can’t I include the cost of my singing lessons as a business expense? (From a non-professional singer with no “business income”). Because hobby expenses can only be deducted to the extent […]
Barely functional
Last night our neighbors came by to play games. We do this occasionally since they have two about the same ages as ours and we live next door to each other so we can turn on baby monitors rather than hiring babysitters. When we get together, it is usually last minute (see – I’m not […]
Ding Dong The Carpet’s Gone!
Hallelujah! We have finally replaced the horrible, stained run-down carpet in our main room. Between the dog puking up manure; DD puking up red punch; various people tracking tons of grease from popcorn, chips, the garage floor onto it; DD’s wonderful diarrhea blowouts; and hair-balls/poop that the pets left so generously, this carpet was disgusting! […]
It’s Disney’s Fault
I think I’ve watched Cinderella over 50 times in the last year. For a while, it was the only video DD liked (thank goodness she is out of that stage!). Needless to say, I know every line and every song. I could probably put on a show and get it 99% similar to the video […]
I’m not anal!
On my fridge, I have a list of things that I would like to get done on a daily basis. I thought it would be a short list, but once I sat down to work everything out that I need to do, and estimated the time each task would take, my time is taken from […]
St. Patty’s Day
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! We didn’t do the traditional corned beef and cabbage – I wasn’t up to it this year. But we did start a new tradition called the “Leprechaun box.” Here is how it works: The night before St. Patty’s Day, we decorate a box that will be used as a trap for […]
Almond French Toast
This is a recipe I found at Whole Foods Market’s website. Their recipe uses tofu instead of eggs, but since I’m not vegan, I’ve opted to use eggs instead. The french toast is a little too sweet if you use syrup. Probably some yogurt and fruit, or maybe (if you really want to splurge on […]