Making OAMC Easier

Preparing the egg pans

I make my husband breakfast sandwiches in bulk, and I think I’ve tried just about every way to make the eggs. Sometimes with great results, but time consuming. And other times it’s just been a mess (egg rings – what a waste of money).  Since I generally make between 12 and 36 sandwiches at a time, I was hoping for something that could be quick and easy but also produce a great egg.

Recently I came across the Nordic Ware Microwave Eggs ‘n Muffin Breakfast Pan and realized it may be exactly what I’m looking for! My goal is to keep the eggs thick enough so that they don’t turn rubbery, and so that they’re sized appropriately for the bread that I’m using (usually a bagel or English Muffin). [read more]

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Yes, I read the news and I know about the the recent Russian spy ring  here in the US. And I’ve read the Washington Posts’ stories about the complex network of private contractors allegedly involved in gathering intelligence.  And just today, Wikileak put out thousands of pages of documents about Afghanistan, but silly me, I like to believe that most people, including government employees, are about doing what’s right and good.  I do, however, enjoy a good conspiracy theory when it comes to entertainment and I love covert, spy, and espionage-type shows. [read more]

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Bathroom Counter before painting

When we purchased this house in 1988, we hated the already out-of-style master bathroom. Of course, like most first-time home owners, we ticked off a list of things we were going to change to make it “ours”.  Then reality set it.  New house, two kids, and full-time daycare costs meant there was very little leftover for extras.

Now the kids are grown and it’s time to do something for ourselves. Granted, in the next 5-10 years we’ll be selling the house, so what we do now needs to be cosmetic only.  So today I bought a can of RustOlem Countertop Cover and went to town on that bathroom counter.  Yes, the blue color above is the countertop we’ve lived with for 22 years.

It took under an hour, stunk to high heaven, and probably killed a few lung cells, but it’s done and looks pretty great, especially for the $14.99 investment. It’ll take 3-days to dry and hopefully it’ll take us through until we replace the countertop before selling. [read more]

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Whether you call them chicken fingers, tenders, or nuggets, you know they’re probably a toddler’s number one favorite food. Unfortunately, most of the nuggets fed to our kids are made from pressed meat that’s been loaded with salt and other additives.  This is a healthier alternative because it’s made with real chicken and baked instead of fried.  It’s what I like to call a middle-of-the road recipe. Not too healthy that kids who’ve been eating McDonald’s Happy Meal chicken nuggets will turn their noses up at.

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We are not seasoned gardeners. We’ve planted a few things over the years, some successful, some not.  But this year we tried some new things.  One being Broccoli.  The husband LOVES the stuff so we figured why not grow our own organic version.  We bought organic starts and have been watering them religiously.  They’re about 2 ft tall now and just starting to flower in the center.  But unfortunately, something is snacking on the leaves.  To combat the destruction, we bought some organic safer soap and some organic slug bait.  They don’t seem to be helping or we’re not treating them often enough.
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