Archive for July, 2008

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Rita’s Morning Mocha

 
This is my morning treat every single day.  Thought I would pass it on to chocolate coffee lovers everywhere.
1 cup steaming hot perfectly brewed coffee
3 heaping tsp. nonfat creamer
1 squirt sugar free chocolate syrup ( You can be generous with that squirt, or not, depending on how chocolatey you want your coffee to [...]

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Monday, July 28th, 2008

Monday’s Shot In The Arm: 7/28/08

 
“To live by another’s opinion of you is to make the absurd assumption that only in someone else’s mind are you real.” Thomas Merton
Do not wait until you lose weight to enjoy the beach, to swim, to wear a bathing suit, to wear shorts, to dance, or anything else you wish to do just because you [...]

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Monday, July 28th, 2008

Rita Talks (An Open Journal): 7/28/08

(That’s me and my husband, Andy.)
 Amazingly, I have lost 5 pounds in the past week. That’s even with a 4 year old grandaughter in the house, and all the cookie baking and cake baking that’s been going on, and all of my taste tasting to boot! 
I have made some slight changes and evidentally they are working.  [...]

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Friday, July 25th, 2008

Baked Beans

One very large can Campbell’s Pork and Beans
2 Tbsp. mustard
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
3 Tbsp. Sugar Free Maple Syrup
4 slices turkey bacon
Mix the beans, mustard, onion, and sugar free maple syrup in a casserole dish.  Place the strips of turkey bacon on top and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.  If the bacon is [...]

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Friday, July 25th, 2008

Merry Moments - July 25, 2008

My husband and I both teach English, so we both teach persuasive writing.  Invariably, some student will insist on writing against same sex marriages, and more often than not, one reason they give for being against this type of union is that if we allow it, it will open the door for all sorts of [...]

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