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A Pocket of Rocks: HOW TO CHEAT
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A Pocket of Rocks. To follow up my last post, here is a quick tutorial on my cake cheat. It's so easy. Trust me. And you can modify for any theme or character party you can dream up. Cake from a grocery store (frosted white). Cool Whip (1-2 tubs depending on design/need). 1) Remove all elements from your store bought cake. If there is something you like, you can re-add later. 2) Use an offset spatula to coat and smooth your cake with a thin layer of cool whip. Simply scrape off and do over. Come see what...
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A Pocket of Rocks: OK 2012, LET'S DO THIS
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A Pocket of Rocks. OK 2012, LET'S DO THIS. A new year is a fresh start, or so they say. January 1 is a time to reflect and resolve to better oneself. Or so they say. I've never been a big fan of the hoopla surrounding the First. For starters, it's winter. Nothing positive seems to spring up during this time. Secondly, why wait for Jan 1 to start being a better person? So what's in store for my New Year? So my goals, which pretty much carry over from 2010:. Read 2 books a month - average 1hr per night rea...
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A Pocket of Rocks: A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
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A Pocket of Rocks. A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. I can be a bit of a dork. I just hide it well I suppose, after hearing a close friend scoff at my personal declaration of self. But really, who isn’t? And who says we have to do it on our own? How about we just own it? We are not required to divulge our sources of greatness. We are not required to inform where we found our A-MA-ZING wardrobe (thanks Target). We are not required to speak a disclaimer for everything we say and do. I think there is a rare indi...
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A Pocket of Rocks: SWEET TOOTH?
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A Pocket of Rocks. I saw an easy demo on TV about making candied citrus peels and seeing as how my grapefruit was about a week outside of the "fresh" window, I figured "why not? With a quick google, I found an easy recipe on Epicurious. It really was super easy and they are beautiful! Plus, the warm ones taste like candy orange wedges, but better. You know, fresh. Gather 2-3 citrus of choice. Cut top and bottom of fruit. Score peel into 4 segments. Peel each segment carefully to avoid ripping. Come see w...
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A Pocket of Rocks: FUN WITH FIRE
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A Pocket of Rocks. Ok, not real fire. Fun with fire DEPARTMENTS. With some good fortune (not to mention a 10-year employment), we were recently able to realize every young boys dream birthday party by hosting it at a real live fire station. With real fire trucks and everything. I can't remember the last time I was so relaxed prior to a birthday party starting. The ample space, larger than life equipment as decoration and the muscles of a few everyday heros made my party set-up a cinch. Come take a peek.
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A Pocket of Rocks: Give and Get - Part 2
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A Pocket of Rocks. Give and Get - Part 2. It's your turn ladies. Of course I know that you know how to shop. You also pick up on the subtle clues and likely know exactly what your man would like and want. Our problem isn't on what to get our man, it's more about what to get him that we haven't already gotten. If you have a relationship anything like mine, my problem lies in finding new and exciting ideas to break out of the box. But most of us aren't rich and we don't exactly work that way, do we ladies?
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A Pocket of Rocks: MONEY IN THE BANK
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A Pocket of Rocks. MONEY IN THE BANK. I take a lot of pictures. My kids are used to it. And I tend to be more discreet about my shooting than not for favoring a candid photo over a posed one. I get a lot of faces these days. I get squints, hands over eyes, wide buggy eyes, tongues sticking out, lips curled, and teeth bared. They don't seem to care. When boyfriends come over. and slumber parties need a little entertainment? The silly and future mortifying shots? Just money in the bank. Come take a peek.
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A Pocket of Rocks: SAY CHEESE!
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A Pocket of Rocks. Before I begin, let me start by saying I'm not a professional photographer, nor a photography teacher. Now that that's out of the way, I thought I'd share a bit about my hobby. I've had a ton of people ask about equipment and classes and books and any other helpful advise I could give on how to shoot a good photo. Let me share a story that's been popping around the internet. It goes something like this:. After a year of learning with the sx20is, I bought the real deal, a Canon Rebel T1...
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A Pocket of Rocks: CAKE CHEATER
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A Pocket of Rocks. I admit it. I do not make my children's birthday cakes. I'd rather cheat. I've spent a couple years getting to this point and truthfully, I'm very ok with it. Let me explain. So as a last minute resort (and I truly mean last minute as in the night before her 10am party) I went to Fred Meyer to just buy a half sheet cake. But since I was so late, I was out of time for a special order and the limited availability was cheap looking but expensive. This is a thing? I quickly mixed up my dau...
