April « 2008 « Butterscotch Sundae

The Butterscotch League

  • MrPlayfair (Tom)
  • The Crimson Cats (Rockford)
  • Dillon Lions (Nichole)
  • Howling Wolf (Mark)
  • GoDawgs! (Chris)
  • Blue Moo (Genia)
  • Hippowdon (Sam, I think)
  • Honolulu Blue (Perry Mason)

I'm updating the fantasy college football rankings by hand every week. You know what would be awesome, Yahoo? A widget that would do this automatically.

In brief

This Day Last Year

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Papa’s favorite ribs

Overheard as she "naps"

I will take my ball into the living room! Oh, Mommy’s in the living room. There is the closet. What’s behind that door? What’s behind that door? Hmmm …

Pretty piggies! I can take them to the living room.

What’s behind that closet? It could be alligator! Woo!

Flight of the Bumblebees, Flight of the Bumblebees, Bee-O Bee-O

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One more reason to love the library

I love to read. I’m also cheap. It shouldn’t be any surprise that the library is one of my favorite establishments!

I used to spend hours at the library. I’d wander the aisles, picking up whatever books struck my fancy. I’d sit and read magazines or newspapers. It was lovely, quiet and relaxing.

That ended about two

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Scattered chatter

We had some friends over for dinner tonight. They have a 3-year-old daughter, and there was Worlds O’ Drama when they had to leave. Poppy and her pal had a blast, and as a result we got to have a full conversation with grown-ups! It was nice. But the drama meant that I missed the

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Indian Butter Chicken

My menu-planning has fallen by the wayside a little since I started working on the weekends. We were having friends over for dinner last night, and at 3pm I still didn’t know what we’d be feeding them. After a little searching, I decided to try this recipe for Indian Butter Chicken. I’ve never had

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400 free prints

I don’t know anything about ArtsCow other than that they’re offering 400 free prints and an 8×8 photo book to new registrants. But I signed up and, indeed, there are credits for 400 prints in my account now!

My interpretation: Too much 'Idol' and ice cream

Rockford and I are vacationing in Hawaii. We’re gearing up to go cliff diving with Jason Bateman and Ryan Seacrest. We’re unable to approach the cliff, though, because the Equipment Detector indicates that we aren’t wearing the proper safety gear. I wake up to find that the alarm clock has been buzzing for nearly

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Over the line

Dear Lost,

I missed you. I was so glad that you were coming back this evening. But really. Was that necessary? You know what I’m talking about, Lost. You’d better redeem yourself right quick.

Sincerely,
Nichole

Ode to Ramen

I’ll be singing this the next time I make Thai Shrimp Noodle Pouches or Asian Beef & Noodles.