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Well... I have been up to ... well.. nothing! I was training for an Ironman race up until mid- march when I realized my support system was eternally flawed...and there was nothing I could do about it. As a single parent of a very busy preschooler... support is/was essential. Thus I sent a withdrawal notice in for the race which will be in mid June. I hated to do it ... but... I'd rather have a DNS (did not start/show) classification than a DNF (Did not finish) on the record books. So.. I've been… Continue

Hey I found the magazine which has the original recipe. I'll post the orig version on here tonight.... it did refer to Red's Mill gluten free flour.. and also you can throw in apricots or white choc chips for extra flav. :)

Here's the scoop:

They're supposed to be gluten free, but that sounds bad.

1 & 3/4 Cups Flour (I've used white and whole wheat - both work fine)

1 & 1/4 Cups Sugar (I can cut about 1/4 cup out if you use apple sauce or something else - molasses.. splenda works too)

1 TBSP Baking powder

1/4 TSP salt (I think it needs a little more)

1 TSP Cinnamon (you can never have too much)

1/2 TSP Nutmeg

1/2 TSP Ginger

1/4 TSP Allspice

1/8 TSP Cloves (can add more to taste)

- Mix all that to… Continue

So it's a typical Tuesday. Sitting here at work answering calls...drilling out sw quotes...etc. blah. Work continues to be a source of stress due to new customer database implementations, hiring, firings, and half of the staff out on vacation. Everyone is schmoozing reps that share their territories to save their own ass... and I'm so NOT in the mood for any of this. Funny how people sabotage you at work day in and day out... and suddenly at the last week/days of the month they suddenly expect y… Continue

Happy 4th of July!

Yesterday I registered for my first FULL marathon. That's 26.2 miles kids. We finally have a local race in Raleigh, NC again, after many years without a marathon...(2007 was the actual revival of the race) something about lack of corporate sponsors or something as to why it vanished. Odd since so many major co's are headquartered in this area as of the last decade. Anyways... the race isn't until 11/2/08 so I have 16 wks to prepare. I'm stoked... plus some of the route… Continue