We are not the champions…

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Dear To-Do-List, Only one thing got done on you this weekend. And while it was nice to have clean towels instead of doing the smell test (you know the how bad does this smell, can I used it again test?) I needed to get more stuff done. That being said I much enjoyed the distractions that kept me from the to do list. Dear Winners of the C3 Adult Rec Hockey League, Congrats to you. My team lost again. The sad thing is we lost to you and yet still had a much, much better time not only during the game (like when we stood up and cheered for you) but after. I’m glad that you guys won, you wanted it far more than us (as your scowling faces and the guy who told me to stop smiling at him this was a game would indicate). You had the guy that got a hat trick with the way he was jumping up and down and screaming (with a higher pitch than me…just saying) who I thought had won a new truck. At first I was pissed because I was mad at the league for not telling me about the get a hat … [Read more...]

Liquid Love…

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We are still having snow (it’s falling as I type) which was supposed to be gone by now. Everyone is at the point where they have taken to Twitter and Facebook to let us all know that they are tired of the snow and to complain over and over again. I wrote that if we were in Ghostbusters 2 we would be dead from the slime being turned so negative…and then included a link to the average temperatures in Phoenix in hopes of them moving there. :P The dog and I of course still love it we aren’t complaining in the least. We were out in it this morning, it’s colder than it has been so I have to take the blow dryer to her (which she hates). I on the other had to rely on hot chocolate to warm me up. I got thinking yesterday that I want something other than chocolate and decided to try and make a Snickerdoodle Cocoa. Now, it’s not actually cocoa as it uses vanilla chips instead of chocolate chips but it’s warm and wonderful all the same. The rim of cinnamon sugar adds a little … [Read more...]

The healing powers of snickerdoodles…

Why are some people so awesome and other people bring suck ass to a new level? Seriously I just don’t get it. And what is even sadder is that it seems that the nice people always end up being trampled by the sucky people. Sometimes I really believe no good deed goes unpunished. :( One of the nice people of the world, my mom, is down and out for a little bit as she recovers from her hernia surgery she had on Monday. It got me thinking about her and her favorite thing from my blog. My mom is who I get my love of all things snickerdoodles from. She loves and makes often my snickerdoodle blondies from back in 2009. So I thought I would remake them with a twist. We had a very fall day around here, I’m not sure we got out of the 50’s and we had lots of rain. It screamed bake something and so I did. And since I promised few people I would be doing a lot of pumpkin recipes on the blog I decided to throw in some pumpkin to these babies. Good stuff. They weren’t meant to swirl as … [Read more...]

Way Back Wednesday…the Refund Muffin

I think of all the things that my blog has been known for over the years, I think nothing more controversially than what eventually became known in the blogging community as the Refund Muffin. Which started out as a Snickerdoodle Muffin, which I loved. And so did many other people…but not one person. Who wrote this oh so wonderful letter: “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 potluck 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 … [Read more...]

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