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If you are lucky, if you are very, very lucky, some people cross your life path and leave ties that bind. What starts as a friendship becomes so strong that a family-like bond happens and even when time and distance separate those friends, the bonds remain strong. I was lucky enough to have that happen to me. My mother has had many…
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This recipe for Hot Mexican Corn Dip is a sure-fire winner! I made this for my Easy Appetizer Party for a Crowd and there were no leftovers. Everyone raved and raved about it and it’s now a new family favorite. Let me clarify: it’s not spicy hot, it’s oven hot. You bake it in the oven for 30 to 40…
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Actually, compiling this list of 42 San Diego Restaurants to Savor was difficult. It was difficult because I was limiting it to 42 (our new “branding” initiative for Toot Sweet 4 Two; 42 for “4 Two” – get it?). I could have easily listed 142 or 242, etc. That’s how many great restaurants are in San Diego. And, I got…
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“If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra This past week, I had the great good fortune of having cherished friends from England stay with me and Charlie. Our friends are young (22 and 25 years old) and adventurous and had booked a skydiving adventure before arriving in San Diego. Like the skydivers…
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Party preparation is in full effect around the royal abode of the Princesses P. Tomorrow is the big day that Princess Sweetie Pie will be three! The Princesses P have been great helpers (most of the time) and are enjoying the craftiness that I have suddenly embraced. Yesterday Princess Sweetie Pie picked out some mix at the store for us…
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In honor of my Princess Sweetie Pie’s 3rd birthday approaching, I thought I would share a few of my favorite photos of the first three years. Princess Sweetie Pie idolizes Ariel, but when she met her first “live” Ariel, she was shy and speechless! I have thousands and thousands (over 23,000 actually) of digital photos. Most of my…
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