by Nindo Mom | Jul 22, 2011 | Interesting News
For the past several months, I’ve been hearing news stories all over the radio about a USPS plan to reduce the number of days per week they deliver mail. I’ve heard that the postal service may stop delivering mail on Saturdays; I’ve also heard that...
by Nindo Mom | Jul 19, 2011 | Breakfast, Recipes
Creamed chipped beef on toast is one of the most common things my mom made for my breakfast when I was a kid. (It also happens to have been a pretty popular item for serving to U.S. soldiers starting in the 1900s because the ingredients to make it could be stored for...
by Nindo Mom | Jul 16, 2011 | Dessert Recipes, Recipes
I’m always working on new recipes–so when my son and I got on our cream puff kick, I worked on some different recipes for icings to use on our new favorite pastries. This recipe is one of my favorites at the moment because it’s got a great chocolate...
by Nindo Mom | Jul 13, 2011 | Just for Fun
My family recently rediscovered the deliciousness–and healthfulness–of Snapple teas. We’ve also been getting a kick out of reading the fun facts on the bottom of each 16-ounce Snapple cap. And it turns out that there are a lot of them! This post will...
by Nindo Mom | Jul 12, 2011 | Make Money
I recently learned that a company for which I’d like to work sometimes pulls job candidates from resumes posted online at Monster.com. So in addition to submitting my resume directly through the company’s job site, I did what any eager job-seeker would do:...
by Nindo Mom | Jul 10, 2011 | Product Reviews
I bought my eyeglasses at J.C. Penny last summer. And for the first time, I decided to go for a drill-mount frame–the kind of glasses that give no physical support to the lenses other than a think plastic wire the edge. Drill mounts–called rimless by...
by Nindo Mom | Jul 9, 2011 | Household Hints
When We Discovered Our Playstation Hard Drive Was Too Small Recently, I realized that the hard drive in our Playstation 3 needed replacing–because the old one was just too small. Our PS3 is one of the original models–and had just a 80 gig hard drive. And...
by Nindo Mom | Jul 3, 2011 | Great Side Dish Recipes, Recipes
Here’s one of my favorite potato salad recipes. The fresh dill and lime juice, together with the fresh diced veggies, give it a kick of flavor that’s miles away from the bland, mayonnaise-y stuff you find in most grocery stores. Potato salad is one...