sandhillsis on January 21st, 2010

This is what Santa brought me this year. Hot dang I am so excited! I’ve always wanted one, but never knew their history or how to say their name. In fact, I just left tripod spice grinder thingy on my list to Santa. The kids were doubtful old Saint Nick baby would come through. Well step back [...]

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sandhillsis on January 6th, 2010

Having been raised by a cowboy, I’ve eaten a bean or two. Or three. In fact, there was one winter there where we didn’t have two pennies to rub together, a piggy bank to put them or a window to throw it out of and we ate nothing pinto beans. Well, we did have a few things [...]

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sandhillsis on December 10th, 2009

When I teach Dave Ramsey’sFinancial Peace University I try to bring a treat every week for the participants. I’m not bragging, but this was my last classes’ favorite. They inhaled it like a bunch of addicts. The mom of one of the families called it crack bread. I said, “Crack bread? What’s that?” She said, “Oh, that’s [...]

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sandhillsis on December 10th, 2009

Like some kind of twisted foodie I take pictures of veggies and fruit in all sorts of states, from naked to streaking and now empty. Then I expoit them by writing about them and giving them funny names. I’m sorry. I’m weak. Bananas are not immune when I’m around, either. I love to discover new ways to save money [...]

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