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Nora
Orange County, CA
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Honey Lemon Shrimp...
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Sean and I went to a cooking demonstration this weekend and learned about grilling shrimp on a Himalayan salt slab. We immediately bought the slab and went in search of shrimp for tonight's dinner. I just decided I actually like... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Just Make Stuff
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Layouts...
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I mentioned that I actually scrapbooked a couple of weeks ago, but I never shared the photos...you can find them here. Ampersand card from the Life Love Paper shop....and one my favorite sets of alphabet stamps. Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Just Make Stuff
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Stand up...
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I decided months ago that I would rather stand when I am crafting things. So at the end of April I replaced the table in the closet of my craft room with a taller one. I bought a file cabinet... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Just Make Stuff
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Well Wishes...
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The watercolor splatters I shared last week were actually thank you notes for my birthday gifts, but I didn't want to share the whole thing since some of the individuals that received them read this blog thing. Every time I... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Just Make Stuff
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The end of an era...
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He got them for his thirteenth birthday and he has worn them constantly up until just a couple months ago when all of a sudden they hit the hallway counter right outside his room, which is code for "I've grown... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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No, it's actually today the 13th. And she was born on a Friday the 13th which she attributes to her uncannily often bad luck. :) Happy birthday tomorrow!
Toggle Commented 7 days ago on The other holidays... at Just Make Stuff
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The other holidays...
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As I'm guessing you might know by now, I love wrapping up lots of piles of gifts during the holidays. Then a few months later it's springtime and I get to wrap one more pile. My mom's birthday always falls... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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As I am sure I have told you, this recipe has been made at least a hundred times since I called you in desperation for it all those years ago. It's one of the best recipes we have ever been lucky enough to have. Hope to see you soon...concerts in the park are coming up fast!
Toggle Commented May 13, 2013 on Caramel Brownies at Just Make Stuff
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I doubled checked with Sean (since I have actually never made them besides helping to unwrap the caramels) and there are no eggs.
Toggle Commented May 13, 2013 on Caramel Brownies at Just Make Stuff
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I am so sorry about that...please know you can always email me. I know, all too well, how important it is to find a recipe you want/need. :)
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Caramel Brownies
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This week I was notified that I had been given an outstanding professor award from the disabled student services department and that I had missed the ceremony. To say I felt like the most reprehensive person to walk the earth... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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Splatters...
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A nice and neat house is ridiculously important to me, so you can only imagine Sean's surprise when he came home from work yesterday to find me in my craft room happily splattering tiny watercolor droplets all over paper with... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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NSD...
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This past Saturday was one of my favorite national holidays. I celebrated by spending all day scrapbooking. Miraculously I cranked out thirteen pages. I should do this way more often. Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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Holding my breath...
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This is my favorite skirt...it's my first day of class skirt and has been my interview skirt and I am really, really hoping it continues to be my lucky skirt. I wore it yesterday when I walked back on to... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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Sundae Sunday...
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I decided awhile ago that to celebrate my birthday I just wanted to have ice cream sundaes and play some games out in the backyard. Sean was really awesome about putting everything together and set up a sundae bar with... Continue reading
Posted May 5, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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A birthday gift...
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Last year I had a giveaway on my birthday and decided to make it a tradition, so I packaged up three little favorites to share today. I am obsessed with this super wide roller ball pen, a roll of my... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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By the numbers...
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Thirty-six was a darn good year and all I can hope for from thirty-seven is more of the same. Here are a few numerical details*... 2 graduations//15 years with Sean//7 trips to the beach//19 recipes actually cooked out of the... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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Well Wishes...
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As I was making this card for my aunt today I was thinking that there was a time that I would make a card every week. I would really love to get back to that...and my card storage box definitely... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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Thank you so much. They scheduled it for next Monday afternoon so I have plenty of time to get ready and be nervous. :)
Toggle Commented May 1, 2013 on G3: April at Just Make Stuff
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I got awhile ago at a company that is no longer in business, but I found some here... http://www.lcipaper.com/woodgrain-cardstock.html
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G3: April
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This month... We went miniature golfing. Mac went to Hawaii for ten days. We went on a hike. Sean and I spring break-ed. Mac successfully started wearing contacts occasionally. Sean came in fifth in his age group when he ran... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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Weekending...
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This weekend there was the tiniest bit of scrapbooking. There was a fair amount of rearranging (including my indoor garden). There was some cauliflower cooked and tasted for the first time (Mac and I like broccoli better). And there was... Continue reading
Posted Apr 28, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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Mail the darn things...
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When the topic of cheer banquet invitations came up at a board meeting a couple of months ago, of course I volunteered to make them. How could I resist? I had an idea for them...and then the days and weeks... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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Cook Make Wish: 05
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Cookies with potato chips in them? Yes, Please I wish my little craft room was cleaned up and looking extra cute like this one. I want to make stuff with lots of layers of paper. Cook//Make//Wish posts include three recent... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Just Make Stuff
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You really should, it is so simple and really kicks fruit salad up a notch.
Toggle Commented Apr 25, 2013 on What did we ever do? at Just Make Stuff
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