Creamy Italian Pasta Salad

This is one of my favorite pasta salads.

1 16 oz. Pkg shell pasta
1 8 oz. Pkg sharp cheddar cheese
1 12 oz. Jar Marie's creamy garlic Italian dressing

1 8 oz. Can chopped olives

Cook pasta according to directions. While pasta cools, cut cheese into small cubes. Mix cheese, olives and dressing in bowl. Add pasta and stir well. Refrigerate for one hour before serving. Keeps well refrigerated and covered for up to one week

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Floors, they matter.

When we lived in Utah, our basement had three bedrooms, the laundry room and a bathroom and a huge center space where we kept the computer.  The former owners of our house had placed the ugliest black and white twelve inch linoleum tiles on the whole floor, in each room.  It was hideous.  We wanted to put in carpet but there was a big drain in the center of the room so carpet would never do.  We started looking at various basement tile and other flooring options before we ultimately decided on a different linoleum.  Tile would have been freezing cold in the winter and we decided since the rooms downstairs were mainly for sleeping, we wanted something easy to keep clean but also allowing for versatility if we decided to use the basement for anything other than bedrooms and a den. 

Starbucks New! Skinny Mocha

I've been waiting for years for a lower calorie mocha. Sadly, this one tastes bitter and wrong.

Save your pennies kids, it's not worth it.

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Be on Bed Rest

Written by my friend Lino Brown

Never in my life did I think I’d be on bed rest but here I am 6 months into my pregnancy and the doctor tells me I’ve just got to sit around and can’t do anything productive. Those first few weeks were MISERABLE and I wanted to kill anyone in sight because I was just so darn bored but as time went on I realized I’d be better off if I could just find some way to pass the time and not worry so much about being bored. I went to http://www.direc4u.com/ and got myself satellite tv and man has that helped tremendously. There are a lot of good shows on during the day, actually, so I try to watch what I can to make sure I’m informed but also not wanting to pull my hair out. Who would have thought at this age I’d be pregnant with twins but also ready to go crazy because I had to rest? I love being a mom already but I can’t wait for these babies to get here!

Best Buy = tech junkie

I buy a lot of stuff at Best Buy and I’m always looking for a good deal. I am a member of their rewards program and I have even been known to search online for best buy coupons that will give me just a little more savings. It is hard to be a technological junkie when technology is constantly changing and pricy as well! Thankfully, I’m also a bargain shopper and that helps stretch the old tech-budget just a little bit more!

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