You’re probably thinking this is a California style pumpkin roll. Au contraire mon Frere! It’s my daughter Cali’s version! Boo yah! She found the original recipe HERE at Allrecipes.com, the greatest online recipe encyclopedia EVER! Here’s her version: Ingredients For cake-like part: 3 eggs 1 cup white sugar 2/3 cup canned pumpkin 3/4 cup all-purpose [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Pumpkin Roll Cali-style
Posted in Yum! on July 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Dinner for Schmucks – movie review
Posted in Cinemarific on July 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Opens July 30, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min. PG-13 for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language and sexual content Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, together again (they were both in The 40 Year Old Virgin and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.) This could either be really really [...]
The Kids Are All Right – movie review
Posted in Cinemarific on July 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Opened July 9, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 44 min. R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use I have been waiting very impatiently for this one. In part, because I just adore Julianne Moore and Annette Bening. And in part, because I’m so glad that finally a major [...]
Salt – movie review
Posted in Cinemarific on July 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Opened July 23, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 39 min. PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and intense sequences of action Angelina Jolie kicks ass. End of review. What? You need to know more? Fine… You can read the rest of my review over at Imperfect Women!
When good Mondays go bad
Posted in life on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today started out full of hope and anticipation. I got up when the alarm went off, got my picture all uploaded on the Mommies in the Morning blog, suited up for my workout and hit the elliptical for 45 minutes just as planned. Shower, dress, kids got up on the first wake up call, we [...]
Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins
Posted in Yum! on July 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Cali came up with this recipe. It’s a variation on a Pumpkin Muffin recipe she found on Allrecipes.com. Seriously the best website EVER! Ingredients 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 cups + 1/3 cup rolled oats 2 teaspoons baking soda 3 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 [...]
Inception – movie review
Posted in Cinemarific on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Opened July 16, 2010 | Runtime: 2 hr. 22 min. PG-13 for sequences of violence and sequences of action This is yet another movie where Leonardo DiCaprio runs around looking confused and constipated. Ok ok, I’m being a bit harsh here. But I have been referring to it as Shutter Island 2 with good reason. [...]
An epicurian semi-fail
Posted in life on July 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tonite’s post was supposed to be the recipe for Chicken and Rice Casserole in a crockpot. I got up early, prepped the ingredients, threw it all in the crockpot. I even remembered to make sure it was plugged in and turned on! It cooked on high for about an hour and then my daughter turned [...]
Just because
Posted in Brendan Fraser on July 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while… Picture is from Mr. Fraser’s own website. It’s titled “Accidental Self-portrait”. I believe it was snapped in his hotel room while filming “The Quiet American”. I could be wrong.
Updating the updated update
Posted in life on July 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I haven’t wanted to say type anything just yet, for fear of jinxing it. But I think it’s official. The headaches are gone! My energy is back. I care again about what I eat, exercising and my appearance in general. In short, my give a damn is working again! What happened, you ask? Did I [...]
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20 years old
Loves Anime, is an aspiring writer and currently does voice-over work on fan-fictiony stuff that I don't have a clue about. She was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at age 16. She graduated from high school with her class and is now enrolled in college and working full-time. She moved out last year and is leading a very happy, successful, independent and quite "normal" life.Jason
18 years old
Friends fanatic, fancies himself the next Chandler Bing. Now that he has his license, the next step is his own car. He loves energy drinks, World of Warcraft and torturing Tad. He is now a college man.Tad
15 years old
Xbox addict, total Metrosexual and believer in the powers of Ax products. He's a shy, surprisingly funny, and exceptionally popular kid. He's joined the high school football team so he can get more girls.Sean
9 years old
Obsessed with the Titanic, cars, airplanes and basically anything that has an engine. His teachers told me he should go into engineering. He has a very mechanical mind and can fix just about anything. He was diagnosed with PDDnos on the autism spectrum just before his 5th birthday. He is the sweetest little boy you will ever meet.Skye McKenna
7 years old
The Princess, loves all things pink and glittery. She loves making faces, having her picture taken, and drawing pictures of her family and friends. She was diagnosed with PDDnos on the autism spectrum when she was 2 and was enrolled immediately in an early intervention program. She is completely mainstreamed and classified as "recovered".Whadda ya lookin’ for?
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