Monthly Archives: September 2009

Playing Nursemaid 1

Geesh, this has been quite an emotional week. My Mom had major surgery on Tuesday, came home Wednesday afternoon and is recovering nicely. The fact that they cut into my Mom’s throat and into a main artery and send her home the very next day just baffles my mind. Not to mention the emotion of pure fear [...]

Quick Pick-Me-Up 0

I understand that in this day and age you can go to Starbucks, Caribou or even McDonalds for a specialty coffee drink but back in the late 80’s, this drink would have every wait staff in the restaurant running around like wild, highly trained serving maniacs! And, it’s much easier on the wallet.
This lovely concotion [...]

Skippy Peanut Butter & Hershey’s Syrup 0

When I was a kid, I had a horrible eating habit. Ok, I had many, but this one is a caloric nightmare! In one fell swoop I would grab the Skippy peanut butter, Hershey’s syrup and the biggest spoon I could find. I would dive into the peanut butter with the spoon and try to [...]

Welcome to Chocolatefrenchfries! 8

I realized recently that we all, yes, everyone, stress eat. Some choose chocolate on french fries (my personal favorite), some choose popcorn with chili powder, some choose tubs of buttercream frosting. But, the fact remains, everyone self medicates in one form or another.
Just the other day, while sitting in the waiting room of a hospital, [...]