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November 25, 2011

Last week I was invited to a beautiful brunch and given the opportunity to shop (with someone else’s money!) at the Grove in Los Angeles. Thanks to a new App (and website) from Savvy I got my Black Friday shopping done early. now I can sit back, relax and wait for the retailers to contact [...]

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Yoplait Swap Idea

November 18, 2011

Last month I received a case of Lemon Meringue Yoplait Light Thick and Creamy Yogurt to try and to make a recipe with.  then all hell broke loose in the house and my life and I didn’t do either. I did pass along some of the yogurt to a friend who’s favorite pie is lemon [...]

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Yoplait Helps Make California Families Strong

October 17, 2011

It’s no secret that I am working with Yoplait.  I tasted my first bite of yogurt with them, I have shared some of their Swap Recipes with you and I am lucky enough to attend fun events with them as well. This past weekend I took the Grand twins (and a friends grand daughter to [...]

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OC Blogger Bash

October 15, 2011

I spend a lot of time in the Anaheim Convention Center.  Let me explain, I work as a temp for a company that staffs conventions and conferences so I have seen the ins and outs of quite a few convention centers.  But this past weekend I was invited to a party at the Anaheim Convention [...]

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SLS Hotel and Ciel Spa

September 25, 2011

I had my first experience with the SLS Hotel a few weeks ago when I went to the Yoplait Swap event.  I enjoyed a lovely lunch and a rather warm event outside on a beautiful terrace.  So I didn’t actually get to see much of the hotel itself. Today, I went back for an event [...]

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How to Have a Spago Summer on a Subway Budget

July 17, 2011

Thanks to SUBWAY® restaurants for sponsoring my post about summer fun with my kids. Check out the Kids Eat Free program at any LA area location! Just purchase any two subs, two sides and two drinks, and you can get a kid’s meal FREE! It is summertime! The kids are home from school and BORED, [...]

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Bullets From the Brain

May 9, 2011

I have a million thoughts on blog posts running through my head, but none are anything I want to elaborate on at the moment.  So instead you get bullet points. I agree with President Obama on his decision to not show pictures and/or video of the killing of Osama Bin Laden (there will be a [...]

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False Idols

January 27, 2011

Image via Wikipedia I started watching American Idol in it’s second season. I would tape it on my VCR and watch it later that evening or the next day. When I saw Clay Aiken that year during the “audition” episodes, I paused rewound and called Marisa in to the room. I believe I referred to [...]

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Magnolia Bakery

November 7, 2010

There are a few things in my TV and Movie viewing life that I am proud of and they include shows I have never seen. I have never seen: Any Star Wars Movie Any Star Trek Movie or TV show (although I think I was in the room while Gordon was watching one) Any Jurassic [...]

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93

June 8, 2010

Image by Muffet via Flickr I was just speaking with a voter, who was having a problem with the Ink-A-Vote system. He lamented that by now he should have known better. I retorted that he can’t be expected to know Everything, that that was my job. He exclaimed that “At 93 I should know everything [...]

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