In’s & Out’s of the Thaden Family

Took Lucas to the dog park and played in the rain for a little while, then grab iced coffees at our favorite coffee shop. What a fun morning!

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This weekend, Margaret and I were treated to a new wine suggested by a gentleman in the wine section of the liquor store. He told us that for a rice wine that if you were blind folded and given a glass that you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between it and a regular [...]

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A couple weekends ago Darryl took me out to Tabor Hill for a little wine tasting and dinner. Our bartender was wonderful and picked out some really good wines for us to try. They had a lot more then just the regulars (Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay), and I actually had the opportunity to try a very [...]

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Monty Python’s witty John Cleese aims to educate the masses with this enlightening, snoot-free wine guide that finds Cleese guiding novices through the basics — finding wines you like, getting the best value, and serving and storing wine at home. His user-friendly vintner’s tour includes lessons in wine vocabulary and identifying subtle flavors, as well [...]

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I picked this cookbook up at the library book sale for .35 cents. Darryl and I are fascinated by it. Most of the ingredients are recognizable, but there are some that I have no clue how to get my hands on.

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So, here I am, off of my feet and writing a post while waiting on dinner. I’ve been in the kitchen since 2 or 2:30 and it is now 6:51pm. I made guacamole, a faux white cheese queso, and chicken enchiladas. Anyone without an army of people to assist would think that time management was [...]

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There are times in a person’s life that justifies sticking up for things morally and right, such as Constitutional Rights, abolishing racism (or racist ways), and the need to NOT want to drink left over orange juice. It all started over a bowl of oatmeal on a cool Monday morning. Margaret wanted something to drink [...]

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While on vacation in TN us girls decided we needed a little quality time together, so we planed a little girls day out. Mom, me, Becky, & Allie did a little shopping and lot of eating and a little more shopping… Love these girls!

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That turned out like blueberry soup…. I followed the directions.. 10 cups blueberries 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 package of pectin (suger free) 1/4 cup sugar 3 cups apple juice 1 cup sugar 1st step : Crush blue berries. 10 cups crushed should equal 6.5 cups blueberries 2nd step : Add blueberries, [...]

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Bit of a back story first. Margaret and I slept in a bit this morning and got up, because the dog barked; which meant he really had to potty. So off we went on our morning stroll. It was nice. During the walk we decided to give the dog a bath (at home), because last [...]

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Here’s the set up: 2 meals are presented to you. The first meal is a real mess, but smells good (think casserole). The second meal looks like the finest of what cuisine has to offer and smells good. Here’s the question: If you ate both and they both tasted heavenly, which one would you decide [...]

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So it’s now officially 2 days after I turned 31 and I still feel like I’m 19 or maybe 21. Margaret is so good to me, she made me a home made card. It’s fantabulous. I would’ve posted a picture of it, but it’s on the alarm clock and I can’t move it. She also [...]

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Who care’s about astrological signs when we’re in the month of January. The most happening month for us and to others nary. Enough of that stuff, anyway……we’ve been slacking a bit on the blog as far as real posts. Yea, yea, I know, Margaret has been doing the pictures, but we need to mix it [...]

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So we decided on Friday to make home made pizza on Saturday and what a great decision to make!!!! Margaret helped by emailing me pizza sauce recipes at work for me to piece them together to find out what I wanted. Thankfully pizza sauce is easier to put together than spaghetti sauce. The difference between [...]

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