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In a nutshell
A Slice of my Life is my take on two teenagers, one husband and a whole slew of critters. Life around here is never boring!
Shaun (also referred to as my Beloved): Computer Nerd, WoW Geek and all around Nice Guy. (although sometimes I have to wonder if he's really just a 12 year old boy trapped in a 40 something year old man's body)
Kt-The Teenager: Our oldest daughter, college student, vegan, volunteer, high achiever with a goofy side.
Mimi-The Feisty Redhead: Still our baby girl, high school junior, Drama Queen, artistic and culinary inclined.
And then there’s me, Susan The one who adores them all! I hope you enjoy all the antics that go on in our little slice of the web.
That’s So Yesterday
Category Archives: Food
It Ain’t Nothin’ Like Mama’s
One of Mimi’s favorite foods is beans. She gobbles them down in any shape or form (Which can make life rather…um…aromatic…at times) Her most favorite beans, however, are my World(ish) Famous Baked Beans. As I was preparing to make a … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Family, Food, Humor, Mimi, My Dear Mother..., Traditions, vegan
Tagged baked beans, Cooking, family traditions, potato salad, Signature Dish
17 Comments
The Spicy Side of Life
When I was growing up in San Diego, my idea of chili was a combination of hamburger, onion, beans and mild chili powder with a few other spices tossed in for good measure. I was just as happy eating the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor, Mimi, NaBloPoMo, That Man O' Mine, Traditions
Tagged chili, Hatch Chilies, making salsa, New Mexico, spicy food
9 Comments
Tales of a Naughty Puppy
Our puppy Sam has officially reached the really, really naughty stage. He’s finally figured out that there are just some things that he’s not allowed to do…and he doesn’t care. Well, he does care, but only if he gets caught. … Continue reading
Posted in Critters, dogs, Family, Food, Mimi, Random stuff, Sam, the naughty pup
Tagged bagel, food stealing dog, naughty puppy, onions, puppy manners, puppy school, puppy training
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Speaking of Spring Break…
What do you mean we weren’t speaking of Spring Break? Of course we were, it’s just been a little while…. Now, where were we? My friend…um…I’m going to call her Genie ‘cause she’s the one who waved her magic wand … Continue reading
Posted in Food, It's all about me!, Traditions, Travel, Ya gotta have friends!
Tagged beach, friendship, girls getaway, Ocean Shores, retreat, Westport Winery, wine
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VegFest 2010
This weekend we attended our second Vegfest. For those of you that are thinking this may have been a chance to veg out in a huge exhibition hall with hundreds of other folks…sort of a Woodstock without the bands…or the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Cooking, Family, Food, Random stuff, vegan
Tagged free samples, vegans, vegetarians, Vegfest, Woodstock
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The Spaghetti Slurpers
Last night at dinner, Mimi gathered up a fork full of spaghetti noodles and started bringing them towards her mouth. Halfway there, she abruptly stopped and carefully picked up one sauce laden noodle. As the pasta dangled in midair . … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Family, Food, It's all about me!, Random stuff, Teens, That Man O' Mine, Traditions
Tagged bad manners, family dinner, slurping spaghetti noodles, spaghetti, tradtions
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Table For Two
The other night while the girls went to the opera (‘Cause we’re cultured like that) Shaun and I decided to meet for an early dinner at a wonderful little Italian cafe that we enjoy. I arrived first and put our … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Family, Food, Love and Marriage, Teens, That Man O' Mine
Tagged empty nest, growing up, Italian food, little girls, McCaw Hall, Opera, Teens
3 Comments
Memories To Be Thankful For
Early this morning, when all the house was still asleep, I started procrastinating searching for Important Things on the internet. I accidently found myself doing a little bit of blog-hopping when I came across a post that touched me deeply. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Family, Food, It's all about me!, NaBloPoMo, Traditions
Tagged Family, friends, gratitude, Thanksgiving
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Talkin’ Turkey
I’ve always felt really bad for Thanksgiving. The poor little holiday that’s tucked in between the candy-fest of Halloween and the chaos of Christmas. I think our Canadian neighbors have the right idea celebrating in October. I’m fairly certain the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, It's all about me!, NaBloPoMo, Traditions
Tagged dogs, Mayflower Society, pilgrims, Thanksgiving, turkey
9 Comments
