So it is playoff hockey time. This year it is twice as nerve racking, for both my teams have made the playoffs(sorry Ivonne about the Leafs). Luckily, my teams are in separate conferences and really only have the chance of playing each other in the Stanley Cup playoffs. That would tear me apart. This is the time of year that my husband says he has no idea who I am, he thinks I have been abducted by the NHL. I will admit that I tend to go off the deep end a little. I swear constantly like a drunken sailor. I throw things(mostly balled up socks). I only watch about half the game because I work my stomach into so many knots that the minute the other team gets in our zone and has a chance to score I switch the channel and scream, “BAD ZONE, BAD ZONE!” I also, out of superstition, eat the same thing over and over again based on what I was eating the first game my team had their first win. Last year it was pea soup(so not doing that again...my team made it all the way to the … [Read more...]
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Dear Mr. Peabody(first off Peabody is my first name and I am a woman...just want to clear that up), I recently made your muffins that were so highly recommended. One blog even said they were the best muffins ever. Well mine turned out horrible. I am an excellent baker so I know that I did nothing wrong, it must be your recipe. I wanted to bring these to a pot luck and so I made a double batch. I wasted $7.30 on making these. Enclosed is my address, I would appreciate a refund for the money I spent on the ingredients. I will take a personal check if that would be easier. Sincerely, XXXXX At first I thought this person was kidding...but turns out they were not. I told them they would get a refund as soon as every cookbook publisher gave me a refund for every recipe I tried and did not like. I haven't heard back from them since. I have to say this is by far the strangest email I have ever received in regards to my blog. Keep in mind this is the second email like this from this … [Read more...]
