Happy Holidays to All!

Happy Holidays to all…

And to all a good night.

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All of us here at Ma What’s For Dinner

Wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season.

We’ll be taking a break til the New Year…

But don’t fret…

We’ll be back in action soon!

Enjoy this time with your family!

Binky Fairy – Part Three

As you know,

Super Coop turned 3 last week.

And in the grand Fitzpatrick tradition.

It was time to say goodbye to the bink via the Binky Fairy.

crafts   Binky Fairy   Part ThreeAfter quite a few tears…

Coop has held up like a champ.

Here he is proudly displaying his gift from the Binky Fairy.

Not familiar with the Binky Fairy?

Check out how we roll…

Bye Bye Binkies!

On each Fitzpatrick boys 3rd birthday the fateful day arrives.  

The day the Binky Fairy comes to town.  

Now it’s a simple enough idea.  By three years old you’ve had your binky long enough and it’s time to send it off to another deserving little boy or girl who doesn’t have a binky.  

We start prepping the story long enough in advance that everyone is well versed and knows what is expected of them.  

Doesn’t mean it goes off without a hitch though…

So first the brave little three year old must gather up said binks…

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Now you must gather up balloons left over from the joyous birthday celebration of the day…and attach all binkies to the end.

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Now be brave young warrior and offer up your binkies to the Binky Fairy in a sacrifice of great importance.

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See the Binky Fairy lives in the land of Stufftakorkenett when she oversees the production of the rare Binky Tree.  

The Binky Tree needs brave little boys and girls to surrender their own binkies to be planted in vast valleys where they grow into Binky Tree orchards.

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There the Binky Fairy watches over them to protect them from the dreaded monster…Chuzetollup

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Chuzetollup never rests and is constantly on the prowl looking for binkies and toys to chew all up.  

If the Binky Fairy is successful, and success only comes from the strength of little boys and girls who don’t cry without their binkies, then the Binky Trees can grow big and strong by morning.

 And when the tree is grown it flowers into wonderful toys that will be returned by the Binky Fairy as a thank you to the foot of brave children’s beds.

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So be strong young warriors and surrender the binks.  Make the sacrifice and good fortune will be yours…

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What brave boys they were….

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I think I’d rather have my binky.

Apple Week – Remembering a Visionary

iSad indeed.

mas memoirs   Apple Week   Remembering a VisionaryI remember my first Apple computer.

I remember it so clearly.

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I remember being in 5th grade and typing my Rachel Carson report on it.

I remember my first laptop.

My first Mac with it’s external modem in college that  I thought was the coolest thing since the Brother word processor!

I remember kicking and screaming about switching to a PC when I entered the entertainment biz but everyone on the production side had one.

I remember being so excited when my husband bought me an iMac for my birthday and I jumped back in with both feet.

I just love Apple.

I love Apple products.

It’s even Apple Week here at MWFD.

We knew he was sick…

But it’s still sad.

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Thank you for changing the world.

And inspiring creativity in all of us.

Everyday With Rachael Ray

Keegan and I had a blast doing the photo shoot.

Rachael’s folks had a great take on where it’s important to splurge on organics and where you can save.

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Hunger Action Month

September is Hunger Action Month

mas memoirs   Hunger Action MonthI’d just like to share with you some staggering statistics in regard to

Americans

Who are struggling to find a way to put food on their tables.

1 in 6 Americans do not have enough food to eat.

1 in 6!

That includes children and seniors.

In fact, in 2009 17 million American children lived in homes where there was not enough food.

17 million American children!

And this is not what you think.

This is not just families that live in rural areas.

This is not just immigrant families.

This is not out of work families.

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This is about families in the suburbs.

This is about working families.

This is about your neighbors.

The number of families with working parents who can’t afford the cost of living anymore is growing every day.

And the economy isn’t helping!

So we have to!

Feeding America is an amazing organization that is leading the fight against Hunger in America.

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Through food banks, food drives, programs and initiatives…

Feeding America is helping out families, children and senior find enough to eat.

What can you do?

Check here to see how you can

Get Involved

Images and statistics courtesy of Feeding America.

9/11 We Remember

We will always remember.

We will never forget.

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courtesy of ussartf.org

Erica and Mark…

Thinking of you today.

Your lights put out too soon.

For both of you and all the victims…

We Remember.

We will never forget.

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