I decided to share my surgery story here to be a reference for anyone else debating having a cyst removed. I also have Tricare, so my procedure timeline will probably look different than a non-Tricare insurance provider. At the end of September, I had an elective surgery to remove a ganglion cyst on my left…
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Seven Falls
Since Veterans’ Day was a Wednesday, Mac has a four-day weekend last week. The weather was really nice (and yet it snowed yesterday morning), so we headed over to Seven Falls. Seven Falls is a natural waterfall in a box canyon on the western edge of town. It was privately owned for decades until a…
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Funeral sandwiches
Does anyone else completely love King’s Hawaiian rolls? I adore them and try to find any recipe I can that uses Hawaiian rolls as an ingredient. They may have a terrible name, but these funeral sandwiches are delicious. Funeral sandwiches come together quickly and keep well without temperature control, so they’re great party food. I’ve…
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Pumpkin spice Oreo cheesecake cups
Let’s start off Monday with dessert. Sounds like a plan to me. Finding pumpkin Oreos last fall inspired me to create this recipe. Mac loves Oreos, all things pumpkin, and Oreo cheesecake, so it’s a perfect mix. Sadly, the pumpkin Oreos went away before he came home, and I didn’t think cheesecake could survive a…
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Curel Itch Defense #VoxBox
I recently received the Curel Itch Defense #VoxBox from Influenster. I received this product for free, but all opinions are my own. Have you ever had a surgery dressing or a cast? I had surgery a few weeks ago, and my left wrist was wrapped up for about eight days. I really struggled with keeping…
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Recent Reads – October 2015
The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story – Lily Koppel I recently finished The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel. It’s an interesting look into the glamorous years of the American space program. The book opens with the wives of the Mercury program which first put Americans in space. It spans the 20 years of…