13 Things to be Puttin’ on the Ritz I found the coolest thing at the grocery store yesterday. I know I paid too much for it, but it made sense for our house. You know how Ritz crackers come in those huge sleeves that are supposed to feed like 10 people? Ok, so…
13 Owls My Daughter Likes DD is crazy about owls. For nine years she has collected owls: stuffed owls, puppets, ceramic, carved stone, ones made of gourds, rings, necklaces, any kind really. She is a walking encyclopedia of owl specific knowledge. She loves explaining how you can tell male and female Snowy owls…
The 13 Applications I Use Most What computer programs do you use that you just couldn’t get through the week without? Yes, this is a biased Mac user’s list. Anyway, mine are, in no real order of preference: 1. Microsoft Word I use this on a daily basis. My journal entries have been…
[[Edit: For the non-writers out there, an internal editor is that voice in your head that tells you everything sucks and is always suggesting better ways to word a sentence, even if it just suggested changing it away from that particular wording not five minutes earlier. It can prove a block to writing if you…
13 Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Flavors April 30th is/was 31 Cent Scoop Night at Baskin Robbins. We didn’t event try to buy 13 flavors, but we could have for only about $4.36! There was a limit of 10 scoops per person. And there were about 80 people outside the shop waiting to get…
13 Repeatedly Reread Books I’m sort of borrowing this idea from Nicholas over at A Gentleman’s Domain. I’m sure there will be little overlap. When he posted his list the other week, I commented saying how some books were like comfort food. It’s just comforting to curl up with them and spend some…
13 Most Played Songs in My iTunes Below is list of my top 13 played songs on my desktop’s iTunes. Wow. I like really depressing music. I hadn’t realized how dismal the outlook in many of these songs was until I looked up the lyrics for all of them. I think “Flower In…
13 Techniques My Kids Know The kids are taking martial arts these days. They’ve been taking classes solidly for six months now and have each gotten two new belts. DS is slightly ahead of DD which is different and controversial in terms of sibling rivalry since he’s a year younger. Before last fall,…
13 Happenings On April 3, 1968 You say it’s your birthday? Well, it’s my birthday too! This is somewhat of a running joke in my son’s Cub Scout Pack. I share my birthday with his den leader, but she’s older than I am =P We also share the day with my other friend…
13 of My Standard Recipes I like to cook, hate to clean. If there’s something besides books that I collect, it would have to be recipes. I love reading recipes and I love knowing some history behind the recipe as well. Back in 2000, I found a wonderful site. At allrecipes.com you can…