Entries Tagged as 'Personal'

Seriously, he looked at me like I had 2 heads

May 14th, 2008 · 52 Comments

Ivy says:
This is part story time and part ask the audience. Let me tell you about my teeth, internets. Between my heredity, TMJ, not having dental insurance for most of my adult life, and my love for Dr. Pepper, I have terrible teeth. Several years ago, my TMJ and a couple of bad teeth pushed [...]

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Tags: Ask the audience · Personal

Reader Appreciation Day 2008

April 16th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Heather says:
It is rare that we jump on blogging bandwagons or at least I would like believe it of Home Ec 101, but here we go.
Today is Reader Appreciation Day  2008.  Home Ec 101 would not be a growing and vibrant community without its readers.  Your comments, questions, and suggestions have been invaluable in building [...]

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Super quickie!

January 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments

Ivy says:
Remember I wrote that my grandma had saved thousands of peanut butter lids?
Now I know what she must have been saving them for.

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Tags: Personal · Quick tips

Ask the Audience: Appropriate Funeral Attire

January 19th, 2008 · 19 Comments

Heather says:
I will be attending the funeral of a friend on Monday.  Due to being pregnant or nursing for the past five years, I have nothing I can just pull out of the closet.  My church clothes are all light in color (think khaki, camel, and white).   I would highly appreciate any fairly specific suggestions.  [...]

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Ask The Audience: The Motherload Of Yarn

January 9th, 2008 · 32 Comments

Ivy says:
As I posted before, we have been cleaning out my Grandma’s stuff following her death. By the way, I appreciate all the condolences. It gets easier every day. And some days, I can laugh. This was one of those days. Earlier this week, my uncle asked me if I wanted all my grandma’s yarn. [...]

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