Smiles, Assemble!

Allie  just came back from shopping at Target. We chatted about a few things and I casually asked her if she hit Walgreen’s by chance, since they’re having a special offer for a Free Bobblehead with the purchase of The Avengers DVD. She merely rolled her eyes and continued our conversation. Then she told me to grab that Target bag and bring it downstairs for her. Yep, sure enough, inside was a Blu-ray copy of …

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We Made Our Own Sushi This Weekend and It Actually Looked Legit

My wife and I love sushi. We love making sushi. We love eating sushi. We love dressing up as sushi. Okay, wait. Scratch that last one. But we do love us some sushi! This weekend we got together with our family friends The Tatars to introduce them to the fine art of sushi making. Our kids get along great (how rare is that where the parents AND kids all get along with everyone in another …

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The Strength of 1: Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness

It’s not even October yet, and already pink is in the air. I’ve seen a number of Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns running already. And I think that’s great. No, it’s not the only disease out there, but it is one of the most preventable if detected early on. So in my opinion, every month should be Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I must admit, though, that I do love how major league sports teams get in …

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Candy Corn Oreos Sadly Didn’t Impress Much

Well, my parents came down for the weekend and brought two very important things with them: Limited-Edition Candy Corn Oreos, and my all-time favorite homemade cookies in the world: Magic Cookie Bars. If you’ve been following my blog, you already know of my family’s obsession with finding Candy Corn Oreos. We still can’t find them anywhere in our area. But my big sister came through and bought us a few packages. She lives near my …

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Guess What I’m Finally Getting to Eat This Weekend

My wife’s been searching high and low in our county for these limited-edition Candy Corn Oreo cookies and she keeps coming up empty. We have two Targets, a Wal-Mart and loads of grocery stores, yet none of them in our NY area carries them. (Apparently, it’s not just my family that’s way too obsessed over Oreos. My blogging friend Lisa wrote all about this very same issue. Check out Lisa’s post over at Oh Boy, Oh Boy, …

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