tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14800939856800077412024-02-19T03:11:25.010-05:00Don't BlinkErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956351623205243516noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480093985680007741.post-14786664041785816942009-07-02T14:30:00.004-04:002009-07-02T14:45:21.296-04:00a few things to share.....<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, I totally thought gold teeth were out.....uh, no, not at the Wendy's drive thru they aren't. I'm not really up to speed on that whole thing, so I'm wondering if the gold/platinum/diamond/what-have-you teeth create some type of protective barrier on your real teeth. It seems to me that they would, so why aren't dentists everywhere advising us to get gold/platinum/diamond/what-have-you teeth? Can you imagine? I mean this could really tap into a whole other market for them. It would create jobs, stimulate the economy a bit....think about it people. I've had more fillings in the past year than I ever had my whole life.</span>
<span style="font-family:verdana;">On another note....here is my current to do list:</span>
</span><ul style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">get Veda to the eye doctor</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">take a cpr class with Ed</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">brave a community pool with Veda</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">sell this house</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">de-clutter</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">blog more</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">research pre-schools </span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">take more photographs</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">make more crafts</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">sell more stuff on ebay</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">take a free excel class at the library</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">take another free photoshop class at the library</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">look into college for Spring '10</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">visit my sister</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">visit my parents</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">go to the beach before September</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">find a good home for my poor little scratcher dog Aja</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">get Aja to stop scratching</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">find a job where I can work from home on my own schedule and make tons of money :)</span></span></li></ul>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956351623205243516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480093985680007741.post-27483305597131829952008-11-20T21:27:00.005-05:002008-11-20T22:18:09.034-05:00so pretty<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">I had no idea this stuff even existed 15 minutes from my house. So, so pretty...here are some pictures from our little outing to what most people call Turkey Lake Park.</span></strong> </span></div>
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<ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663300;">making an autumn wreath</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663300;">even though it's only every four years, the excitement of Election Day.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663300;">Soup!</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663300;">Get to rock your hoodies! (confession: I'm a 30 year old who loves hoodies more than any 16 year old)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663300;">cool mornings and breezy afternoons.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663300;">Ok, so I remember telling someone recently that I don't own any hoodies, but after seeing Tiff's hoodie confession, I remembered....I do have a couple. Not sure if they would still fit this post-baby body I'm sporting now, but I will give it a shot soon. Cool weather is not far off. I can tell, it's coming and I have hot chocolate waiting.......</span></p><p></p>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956351623205243516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480093985680007741.post-36373221833856944032008-09-23T20:55:00.005-04:002008-09-23T21:27:10.019-04:00This makes me want candy corn even more!<span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks for reminding me of 10 other great reasons to love fall!</span>
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<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Reasons I (read: Erin's best friend) love the fall</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">1. Opening the windows in my home and turning off the a/c.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">2. Cool weather camping and actually needing the campfire at night.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">3. No more mosquitos.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">4. Going for walks after dinner and not sweating.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">5. Wearing my favorite sweatshirt for the first time.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">6. Pumpkin bread with chocolate chips.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">7. Knowing that everyone up North is starting to freeze and we're not.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">8. Even though it's only every four years, the excitement of Election Day.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">9. Handing out treats instead of candy on Halloween and seeing how excited kids get.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">10. Monkey #1's birthday.</span></span>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956351623205243516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480093985680007741.post-79896381361805203812008-09-22T10:52:00.011-04:002008-09-23T21:28:29.630-04:00In the spirit of autumn........<span style="font-size:85%;"></span>
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<span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I give the you BEST pumpkin bread recipe I have ever found.......YUM......try it out as soon as humanly possible! PS--if you also LOVE chocolate as much as I do, do yourself a favor and add some miniature dark chocolate chips! You will not regret it!</span>
</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663300;">INGREDIENTS
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.</span>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956351623205243516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480093985680007741.post-78679495337629253432008-09-13T21:39:00.005-04:002008-09-23T21:28:57.189-04:00In other words....<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#663300;">I LOVE FALL....particularly the second week in September. Well, it's the first moment of fall I feel and dare I say if I lived somewhere other than Florida, I'm sure I would love spring, summer <em>and</em> fall, but right now I just love fall. I love fall and I will tell you why. I have summed it up in a top ten list. I would love to see other people's top tens for fall! I could <em>fall</em> in love with many other great "fall" things and then the next 3 months would be spectacular :) Give me your top tens!
Top 10 Reasons I Love Fall
1.Pumpkins and pumpkin flavored everything
2.The second week in September when you think it might be getting cooler just by the "light" outside
3.The first week in October when you realize it's not getting any cooler, so you can still go to the beach!
4.A good fall festival complete with farm animals and hay
5.Candy corn and candy pumpkins
6.The sun feels golden instead of red hot
7.The neighbors want to chat more
8.New school supplies
9.Black Friday
10.Thanksgiving dinner</span>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956351623205243516noreply@blogger.com0