http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ en-us lissa@stuffandjunk.com 2008-06-30T13:46:17-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/06/ call it what you want it's deep fried dough typically rolled in cinnamon and sugar and it's a little taste of heaven. Add three milk cake with whipped cream and you have what we called dessert at the "Taste of... 1181@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-06-30T13:46:17-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/06/ Yeah, I buckled. New job, trip planning, proposal writing... some how S & J got neglected. Sorry. I know I was doing so well but the dog ate the URL! (Actually I'll blame the cat. Ella peed on it heaven... 1180@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-06-23T06:27:23-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/06/ I'm starting to take on some traits I'm not so proud of. Everyday I do the socks, runners and skort, skirt, long shorts, pant or jeans look for my daily commute. Yes it's as attractive as that reads. Every day... 1179@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-06-09T18:46:58-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/06/ The dog was walkin' too close to the silk drapes. My head snapped around at the noise and instantly my death ray vision was engaged. The dog looked up and slowly backed away from the drapes. Why haven't I engage... 1178@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-06-06T06:30:53-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/06/ to bombippy.com Grrr. The one about the web surfing hampering smell.... 1177@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-06-04T21:05:43-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/06/ A Faux Birthday Haiku Ice cream cake. Chocolate fudge center. (Seconds. Thirds.) I don't even like ice cream.... 1176@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-06-04T21:03:10-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/06/ I gave birth to a white Asian baby who wouldn't even look at me. He folded his tiny hand and gave me the finger. Over the next couple of days he slowly turned into a light skinned brown infant and... 1175@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-06-02T20:55:16-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/06/ I get freaky busy. Week one on the job: Complete. Fun? Wow. But just as the nine to five training period ended an amazing opportunity came up that would be a huge complement to my repertoire of work, my body... 1173@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-06-01T06:05:19-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/05/ Almost through week #1 at work. The training week. I don't think it's a coincidence that those words resemble training wreck. It's a fun job with the train commute to the train station where I get out and follow the... 1172@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-05-29T18:20:35-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/05/ You know how somethings just seem so great at the beginning but turn out to be a big waste of time? (Beyond husbands, politics and education) It didn't seem obvious to me when I started visiting gossip sites. I found... 1171@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-05-25T13:53:12-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/05/ It's Saturday. I've had my mid-afternoon reflection time (crying spell) after working the food bank and a spontaneous tailgate party with the neighbors... now it's time to cook dinner. But it's more interesting to be distracted by neighbors talking about... 1170@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-05-24T18:38:24-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/05/ in forever I feel complete joy looking at the two Magnolia trees blooming in the backyard. Chartreuse green leaves are poking out from behind the pink and white petals blowing off in the wind. The grass that was mauled, chomped,... 1169@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-05-21T20:36:51-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/05/ Yeah, someone let me work a camera again. You'd think they'd learn but these are new people and they've been warned about my inability to hold a camera straight, luckily the shots will be very short and we can always... 1168@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-05-20T22:03:27-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/05/ I've always thought my struggle with the 'Eat, drink, then shrink' roller coaster-diet was lame. But my issues with food are meaningless compared to the greater need to feed hungry people in my own neighborhood. I needed to get over... 1166@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-05-18T08:30:04-05:00 http://www.stuffandjunk.com/archives/2008/05/ We've all heard the answer, "Practice, practice, practice". Have you heard the one about the eight year old who worked hard to get OUT OF playing the concert hall? Not yet. For months we'd heard that the third-graders had the... 1165@http://www.stuffandjunk.com/ 2008-05-16T10:44:32-05:00