February « 2010 « 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

Someday I will go to the Roethke House

I’ve loved this poem since the first time I read it. I don’t remember when that was, exactly, but it was before I knew that Roethke grew up in the same town as my dad. He still lives there (my dad; not Roethke), and because it’s between Dad’s house and Meijer’s, we drive past Roethke

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By nichole | February 27th, 2010 | Filed under: poetry | Comments are closed

I can't wait for 'Rock Band: Karaoke Duets'

Rockford was out of town all last week, and our weekend was almost entirely planned already. As such, I was kind of expecting that date night wouldn’t actually happen this week. But after we got home from dinner at the in-laws’ house and put Pete to bed, we decided to have a very low-key, “Rock

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By nichole | February 23rd, 2010 | Filed under: Project 52 | 3 comments

Trying a new method of menu planning (and saving some money in the process)

It’s dawned on me that the way I’ve been planning the menus — by choosing whatever sounds good as I’m making the plan — might be costing us extra money. So this week I tried to buy the groceries first and then make the plan. I felt a little off-kilter, careening through the store with

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By nichole | February 22nd, 2010 | Filed under: menu plan Monday | 5 comments

Ten songs for a Friday that was a long time coming

The iPod seems to be in a mood this morning. Its first pick is an especially rich choice, iPod. Rockford has been out of town all week, and silence is one thing I certainly have not been able to enjoy in his absence.

Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode.
Hate, Cat Power
Jacob’s Ladder, Bruce Springsteen
Concerning the UFO Sightings

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By nichole | February 19th, 2010 | Filed under: listening, lists | One comment

Window shopping

If I had a vast reserve of funds that had no particular place to go, my living room would look something like this:

Items in this set: Bird Embroidered Pillow Covers | Pottery Barn, $39Textured Solid Pillow Covers | Pottery Barn, $25Greenwich Sofa | Pottery Barn, $1,400Marcel Mini Sofa | Pottery Barn, $800Abbott Two-Door Cabinet |

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By nichole | February 17th, 2010 | Filed under: commercialism | 2 comments

In which I begin dating my husband again

Rockford and I have been married for nine years. We’ve been together for much longer than that, and we’ve known each other since dinosaurs ruled the earth seventh grade.

And you know something? I still like him. Quite a lot. Which is why I thought, “Hey! That’s a great idea!” when I saw the Project

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By nichole | February 16th, 2010 | Filed under: Project 52 | 10 comments

Frozen-meal consumers’ advisory

I don’t know what prompted me to buy Healthy Choice’s Lobster Cheese Ravioli. Temporary insanity? Deep-seated self-loathing? A short-lived possession by a freezer-aisle-dwelling demon? Whatever it was, I did indeed buy the Lobster Cheese Ravioli.

And today, I tried it.

It was vile. Fishy-tasting and putrid. Possibly the worst thing I’ve ever eaten.

I do not recommend it.

By nichole | February 15th, 2010 | Filed under: eating, reviews | One comment

Still striving to be kid-friendly

Baked chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes
My children are devoted to the McNugget. I’m hoping the Mommy version will be just as big a hit. Also, mashed potatoes are one of the few vegetables Poppy will eat. Although I’m hesitant to call potatoes a “vegetable,” especially when they’re mashed. Does that make me an anti-starchite? Anyway, she’ll

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By nichole | February 15th, 2010 | Filed under: menu plan Monday | Comments are closed
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