Posted in Community, Family, Food, Friends, Home, Life, New Hampshire, Nostalgia, tagged 4th of July, Bocce, July 4th, Mike's Red Barn, Salem High School, Salem New Hampshire on July 4, 2008 | No Comments »
The United States of America is 232 years old today! Growing up this was my favorite day during the summer. I remember going over our friend’s house, Jim and Robin’s, to swim, eat lots of food and play games. Jim used to grill sausages, hamburgers and hot dogs while we’d be swimming and then we’d all eat [...]
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When Becks and I started dating one of my aunts joked with her and said that she could not become a full member of our family until she made a pot of giambotta and submitted it for a taste test. She was joking and since Becks cannot cook she was made a full fledged Bonfanti without [...]
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Posted in Books, Food, Home, Life, Recipes, tagged Elizabeth Kostova, Rainy day, Sicilian Cooking, Sicilian Food, The Historian, Watermelon Granita on June 29, 2008 | No Comments »
After a week of Vacation Bible School Becks and I skipped church this morning. Instead I made us grits for breakfast and she watched Doris Day/Rock Hudson movies on television while I continued to read The Historian. If I had known this book was about Dracula I probably would not have decided to read it [...]
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Posted in Books, Family, Food, Home, Jackson, Molly, Pets, Pregnancy, tagged Belly Laughs, Elizabeth Kostova, Jenny McCarthy, Lazy Saturday, Rainy day, The Historian on June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Becks has been exhausted and asked me to let her sleep late. I woke up early this morning and quietly crept out of bed. I then grabbed both the mutts and with one under each arm slid out of the bedroom. I was able to close the door without it creaking and quietly made sure [...]
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Tonight the kids and their parents came to say farewell to Cactus Canyon. The night started off with the children singing the songs they learned during the week for their parents. The teachers and volunteers were then recognized for their help and Kara passed out little handmade bags with pralines inside for all those who [...]
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Posted in Church, Family, Food, Friends, Home, Yard Work, tagged Cactus Canyon, Candy, Indian Springs Baptist Church, Pralines, Vacation Bible School on June 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jackson and Molly work me up bright and early this morning. I waited until 8:00 a.m. and went outside to mow my lawn. Dan and Kara were coming over tonight and I did not want them to be greeted by the jungle that was my lawn. I was able to get the lawn finished in [...]
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Posted in Family, Food, tagged Joseph, Peyton, pizza, Tyson on June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tyson, Joseph and Peyton came over tonight to hang out with Becks and me. Prior to their arrival I had gone grocery shopping and picked up the proper ingredients so that they could make their own pizzas. By the time they arrived the dough had thawed out and everything was ready to go.
After playing less than [...]
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