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A few months ago, my friend Kim spotted a Groupon for cooking lessons offered by a local chef, and sounded the alert. We got together a group of 7 girlfriends, and immediately scheduled our girls cooking night out. It was a good thing too, because Maggie Norris, the chef/owner of Whisked Away (that’s her up [...]
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Thanks to my friend Carrie Bloomston for telling me about tomorrow’s Craft Rave. She’s one of 15 artists who will be will be on hand to create fun make & take craft projects with you. In her words, “Think preschool craft tables but for adults – with good music and coffee! Fun!” Carrie will be [...]
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My son’s elementary school is holding a holiday care drive next week, collecting food, clothing and diapers for a local non-profit. Today I went to his classroom and read the class the story The Giving Tree. I then talked to the kids about the spirit of giving and the care drive. I also brought in [...]
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In the past few months, we’ve gotten two new sets of neighbors in homes that had been vacant for some time. I’ve been meaning to drop off a little something to welcome them to the neighborhood. Once I even went to drop off some baked treats, but nobody was home and I didn’t want to [...]
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I’ve long admired the crazy dessert tables at all the amazing parties in blogland — but deep down I knew I could never put up a huge table of sweets at a party and not have the other parents hate me. I remember when I wrote about Amy Atlas’ dessert tables, my aunt Lorrie Beth [...]
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I’ve been to IKEA twice in the past week. It’s a bit of a trek, but one that I’m always happy to make. I was there to purchase a large quantity of RIBBA frames. I’m working on our preschool auction, and as part of our fundraising efforts, two mom photographers took a photo of each [...]
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This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Rose, who won a Greentainer product of her choice! Greentainer would like to send one lucky FFFM reader a container of their choice! To enter, just leave a comment on this post by midnight MST on Friday, November 19, 2010. Anonymous comments won’t count. The winner will be [...]
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I know I can’t be alone in my search for the perfect BPA-free/eco-friendly/leak-proof/easy-to-open lunch containers, right? A few years ago, there weren’t a lot of options. These days, there’s really no excuse for blazing through fitsfulls of ziploc bags — which I was very guilty of until recently. Now my cupboards are stuffed with a [...]
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Food & Drink 5 Comments »I love making breakfast for dinner. I have this baked french toast in the oven right now. Thanks to my friend Erika for this quick, easy and delicious recipe. It’s a good one to remember for when you’re having people over for brunch too, because you can make it the night before, and then pop [...]
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Remember to vote today – and hopefully make a positive impact in your community! (Wear your “I Voted” sticker with pride, and treat yourself to a free treat at participating Starbucks, Ben & Jerry’s, Chick-fil-A, or Krispy Kreme. Details on election day freebies here.)
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