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Pie Crust Mom Style


I had a piece for you mom …. xoxoxo!!!
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Posted on 8 August '10 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Letters To Mom. No Comments.

Chef Boyardee’s Alternate Universe

No really….. See…..

Chef Boyardee's Alternate Universe

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Posted on 3 July '10 by tessa, under Good Morning Iowa. 1 Comment.

Worldwide Easter Egg Hunt Iowa Style

I couldn’t think of a more fitting post today than to talk about one of my latest obsessions. Which has turned into a year long quest for those elusive special eggs. I am still only at 99% with 4 eggs to go to 100%. I was going to talk about it anyway but then saw the posting on the facebook page about the local newspaper article announcing the creator of Hatchlings is up for the 2010 Prometheus Awards. Brad Dwyer is one of 36 people nominated for the award this year. (more…)

Posted on 4 April '10 by tessa, under From the Cornfields, Iowa the Ties that Bind. No Comments.

Dear Mr. President

Here I go… jumping into the political fray. I heard this song on Napster the other day, and the lyrics have haunted me ever since. I realized towards the end of the song that Pink was talking about G.W. Bush. I had never heard it before and I found out it’s about 3 or 4 years old. I searched it out on YouTube tonight and you could not believe the pages and pages of entries for this song, and how MANY languages this was translated in. Take a listen…. then read on before you judge. (more…)

Posted on 23 March '10 by tessa, under 2012, Iowa the Ties that Bind. No Comments.

I’m a Sir… not a ma’am

I kid you not someone said this to me at a drive through window this week….
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Posted on 12 February '10 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, No They DidNT. No Comments.

The things you hear while flying…

From the mailbag:

In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute ‘heads up’ if they will be transiting Iranian airspace.

This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and destination.

A guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai . It is too good not to pass along. (more…)

Posted on 7 February '10 by tessa, under From the Cornfields. No Comments.

So how was your Wednesday? Ya… I know it’s Friday!!

Jan. 20th, 2010…. So…. how was your day??? Mine…. should have tried to stay in bed all day, what can I say.

Mine starts at 4AM, oh yes… I said 4am. Why is you up so early girl?? you say…

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Posted on 22 January '10 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table. No Comments.

Global Warming…. NOT!!!

My son comes in my room this morning to wake me up so I can take him to work. As he was walking out of the room grumbling…. dress warm it’s freaking 20 below outside…… (more…)

Posted on 2 January '10 by tessa, under 2012, From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa. No Comments.

New Years Resolutions – Just my two cents worth….

I read a post from Seth’s Blog today that kind of bothered me … It was entitled “Seven years gone” . It bothered me because it made really think about where have I been, all the stuff I’ve been through, and where do I want to be when the next decade rolls around. A funny side note on this which happened to do with the year 2000 turnover….. (more…)

Posted on 1 January '10 by tessa, under From FAT to PHAT, From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, Letters To Mom, Taming the Finances. No Comments.

Santa Bring My Soldier Home

I ran across this on you-tube tonight and wanted to pass it along…

I know there is some creative people in Iowa so make sure you get your videos out there too & support our hometown team!!! For every video submission they get a donation will be made to the USO. I’m embedding the original music contest trailer from the group “The Stunners” & their new hit “Santa Bring My Soldier Home”.

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Posted on 13 December '09 by tessa, under Corn Crib News, Good Morning Iowa, Iowa the Ties that Bind. No Comments.