klausmom

  • We're going on a diet again

    Dear Friends, Right at the time of winter when all I want to do is sleep and eat casseroles, pie and lattes with heavy cream, my husband and I have decided that it's time for us to lose some weight. Summer will be here before we know it, and there's
    Posted Feb 05 2008, 04:32 PM by klausmom with no comments

  • Green Christmas Decor

    By "green" I don't mean the hue of envy, but envirnomentally friendly! My sister-in-law has turned office garbage into beautiful home decor and has started a new family tradition. My brother Jack, an architecht, and his wife are the proud
    Posted Dec 14 2007, 02:46 PM by klausmom with no comments

  • Thanksgiving with Rudy

    Since my in-laws moved south, my husband and I have adopted my husband's grandfather for Thanksgiving. He's a spry 98-year-old who lives in an assisted living apartment about two hours from here. He still paints as a hobby and gets around pretty
    Posted Nov 28 2007, 12:33 PM by klausmom with 2 comment(s)

  • I heart Memphis

    Spent last weekend in Memphis eating dry rub Memphis-style ribs, catfish, grits and other regional specialities. Those people sure know how to eat! If you ever get down there, I recommend eating at the Rendevous in downtown Memphis. WOW. They know how
    Posted Oct 26 2007, 01:56 PM by klausmom with 1 comment(s)

  • A case for comfort food

    My dad, an outdoorsman who loves to tinker with his antique tractor collection and hang out in his woods, recently underwent this third back surgery—hopefully his final one. We’ve watched him age and grow weaker and weaker over the years as the pain took
    Posted Oct 26 2007, 11:15 AM by klausmom with no comments

  • Dinner with the Family

    At a recent dinner with my husband's family, our six-year-old nephew wrote the menu on a mini-chalkboard: Beef Tenderloin Vegetable Kabobs Hot Milk Cake with Whoop Cream "Whoop" cream! I love it. He politely served us each course with a
    Posted Oct 26 2007, 09:28 AM by klausmom with 1 comment(s)


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