http://blog.doozycards.com Official Blog for DoozyCards Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:48:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a question for all of our loyal Doozy blog readers. What is a traditional Thanksgiving dinner plate across the miles? No matter if you live in L.A., Tennessee, Maine, or Chicago, what dish is served uniformly? We here at the Doozy office decided creamed onions was something served in ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/11/18/cast-your-vote-for-favorite-dish/ This Fall, the three kids and I are focusing on the little things: raking the leaves, staring at the autumn stars in the sky, and taking brisk walks in the neighborhood. Filled with such holiday spirit, we like to reach-out to grandma and grandpa with a Doozy Thanksgiving ecard. Our ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/11/17/some-of-my-favorite-thanksgiving-ecards/ I made a pumpkin pie with my 12-year old son and his two little girl friends last week. The experience was less about the baking and more about the joys of pre-adolescent hormones. There was nonstop giggling the whole time.  It is the first sign that my little boy is ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/11/17/pumpkin-pie/ This year, the new summer vacation happens at home. Here are some ideas how to make your money saving stay-cation as fun as a trip to Aruba. Tap into your inner vacationer and enjoy the trip. 1. Put a lei on yourself and the dog. 2. Set up a Buffet table ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/07/08/ten-ways-to-enjoy-your-stay-cation/ Not too long ago, I was doin' some window shoppin'. I'm talkin about the kind where you stare at a pair of Ferragamo peep toe sling-backs and slip into fantasy imagining them on your feet. Then, my eyes bulged out at the $700 price tag! My mamma was right when ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/06/05/latashas-blog/ One of the number one survival tools in my mothering tool kit is connecting with other moms for reassurance and laughter.  I say, “I just had a Mommie Dearest moment”, which is usually greeted with “I have those often”, or I say “I'm eating my umpteenth Oreo while the kids ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/05/07/198/ Last month, one of my best girlfriends celebrated a landmark birthday. I won't say which one (You're welcome, Cindy!) but suffice it to say that diva was absolutely losin' her mind over the whole aging thing! We ended up having to keep her knee deep in Long Islands just to ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/05/07/latashas-birthday-wisdom-and-ecards/ The Mexican army beat the French at the Battle of Puebla and now we get to celebrate for an entire day with Mexican Food, sombreros and maracas. The kids think I'm crazy (not a newsflash) but I love to put on the giant sombrero my husband and I got in ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/04/29/cinco-de-mayo/ Hi, this is Bennett, .. Before you get all excited to read Chandler's and my epic struggle to outlast each other on this 5 day juice cleanse (read, "Liquid pseudo starvation"), I have to tell you... I folded. At 11 PM last night, 10 hours after beginning the infernal fast, I ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/04/23/juice-war/ To celebrate Earth Day Bennett and I went into the yard, barefoot, with our carrot juices. We are both on a five day juice cleanse because we are celebrating Earth Day. Ok, OK, we are actually fat from storing winter holiday food for the past 4 months; so if no-one ... http://blog.doozycards.com/2009/04/22/celebrate-earth-day/