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Saturday, July 19, 2008

The Mom List

Frank's dad may be handy but my mom is quite clever. When she was here a couple of weeks ago she taught me three things, all of which have had a positive impact on my life:

1. How to fold a bottom sheet: Changing sheets is my least favorite chore. Folding clean sheets is a close second. I get really mad when I can’t fold the bottom sheet. All that elastic makes it impossible! My mom taught me this way where you create pockets in the corners and tuck the opposite sides into said pockets.

Now my folded sheet—while still not perfect—looks like this:




2. To take reusable bags to the grocery store. I knew about these bags but I didn’t know two things: 1). That you only need a few and 2). That you can use bags from one store for another store. When my mom told me that even a major trip only warrants four bags, I snatched up these cute Trader Joe's ones!



Grocery shopping was so much easier yesterday. (Well, the shopping part was still tricky with a crying baby and weird Kroger employees who call me Beth.) But checking out, going to the car and unloading was much simpler. And then there's that whole enviro thing.

3. How to make this ricotta cheese dessert/snack: Credit really goes to the South Beach diet but my mom is the one who told me about it. You take some ricotta cheese and add a splash of the following: vanilla, cinnamon and Splenda. So good! The picture would look prettier but I ate some before I took it.


And this pineapple that will taste great but also looks cute as a centerpiece? That was all me. Cleverness obviously runs in the family.






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