Last night I saw a commercial for Reynolds Handi-Vac vacuum sealer. It’s a new, cheaper way of storing food in the freezer. You’ve seen the infomercials for those food vacuums where you put something in the bag, hold the end up to the sealer and it sucks all the air out then it burns the bag so it seals then cuts it. Those things can cost anywhere from $100 – $300 depending on the type you buy. Well, the new Reynolds Handi-Vac is very small. You fill these ziplock bags with your food then zip it closed then put the machine on the air valve and press the button and it sucks the air out. When you need to open the bag to get something out of it you can then seal it again. Their website said that it’s best if you just throw them out when done because they are disposable but I have a weird feeling that they wont last too long so I’m gonna save the bags hehe. I bought the machine plus a box of 9 gallon size bags. I’ve been filling them up with everything, rice, espresso grounds, baby carrots, ham, spam and steak haha. I’m done for the night lol.
Huge Coffee Cups
About a month ago we were at Albertson’s and I saw they had these huge coffee mugs in the coffee section and I can’t remember but I think they were cappuccino cups. We’ve been using them for many things like soup bowls, cereal bowls, huge coffee cups which I can never finish without spilling hehe. So tonight Darrin said that he wanted a cappuccino (cause we have a cappuccino maker now) so I thought I wonder, instead of using the regular coffee mugs if I should just use the big ones and do a full pot for him and a full for me. So I did and that was such a good idea. I have so much energy lol. I’m AWAKE!
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Back Up And Running
Ok I finally got my website back up and running. I was having problems with the horizontal line (candy cane above and under this entry) but I got it all figured out finally. I had to go into “photo shop” to move the icing in the background so it’s wider so I can fit all the text in that space. The Christmas bulbs were making it too big. It’s all good now hehe.
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Disappearing Act
My website disappeared tonight (Monday 11/12/07) because I deleted it all to start fresh so I could remove some unwanted things but it backfired and eventually it all got put back. Except there are some pages, lots of pages in fact that are missing. I haven’t converted those yet to the gingerbread theme. I’m still working on that so as soon as I am finished it will be back. Thank you for your patience.
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Boring Work
Working on this website is making me fall asleep so I’m going to stop doing it for today. I got a lot done but not all of it. So anyway, the old pages are still in the navigation so there aren’t any drastic changes. I will work more on it later or tomorrow.
I knew I had a lot of work to do on my website when I decided to change the theme but I had no idea I had so many pages to change. And I’m gonna have to go through this again after Christmas when I put in a new theme hehe.
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Gingerbread Theme
I just bought a Christmas theme for my website (As you can see the Gingerbread theme) so this will be my Christmas theme. I will still be looking for a regular theme that I will use after the holidays are over. I’ve only made the front page with this theme so far but I will be working on the rest of my website later. It’s going to be a job to get it all done hehe.
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Theme-Pak
I am on the search for a new theme for my website. If you would like to help me in my search go to www.theme-pak.com (I use FrontPage) and look through all of their themes (or choose a category) and email me to tell me what you think I should make my theme. Make sure it is one of the themes that are $14.95 because I like the ones that are connected like this one. If I like it I will buy it and tell people that you told me to get it. Use the Email Me button in the menu to let me know what you think. Make sure you tell me who you are otherwise I won’t know who to give the credit to.
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3D Cookie Cutters
I bought these 3D cookie cutters from Publishers Clearing House even though I knew I couldn’t bake cookies but now I can WOOHOO! So now I can make some cookies for Christmas. I might even make them as Christmas presents. There are several different shapes like snowman and a Christmas tree etc. I’ll have to get a picture for the crafts section when I make them.
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The Use of Our Oven
We haven’t had the use of a stove since we moved into Opals house after she passed away and so Darrin decided that he wanted to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving instead of going out like we always do so he bought a package of cookies to bake. Well, I turned the oven on to 350° and it works. It’s an electric oven but it seems to work fine. See, we haven’t touched it because it’s an old oven, it hasn’t been turned on in 30 years. But it seems to be ok. Although, perhaps I’m talking too soon… Prepare for an edit to this post haha.
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Under Wraps Pumpkin
Tonight was the last night for carving pumpkins. I did the mummy face called Under Wraps. Thanks to all of you who watched me carve them. I know for some it’s sort of lame to sit and watch someone carve a pumpkin but it’s fun for me and fun for some people and how often do you get to go into a chatroom online anymore? I never do so this was fun for me.
Xanapus` Lair 