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Alisa. 37. New Hampshire. Married for almost three years to this wonderful, funny, smart guy. Previously married. Went through in-vitro fertilization to have my five year old magical son Keegan. Stepmother to the charming Isabelle (6). Gushingly in love with our baby boy Harper(1). Policy Wonk and dreaded bureaucrat. Lover of fine cuisine, honeybees, truly romantic moments and the underdog.
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Curried Beef Short Ribs

Note: I found this was more realistically four servings.

Finishing this dish with lime zest and juice brightens its rich flavors.

Yield 6 servings (serving size: about 3 ounces ribs, 2/3 cup rice, and about 2 1/2 tablespoons sauce)

2 teaspoons canola oil
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Thursday Is Random

Tidbits from a phone call with my former spouse:

Keegan apparently managed to acquire two more boo-boos last night, adding to the hitting his face on the shelf and the being bitten on the neck by another kid incidents that went down at daycare yesterday. Talk about a tough day for him.

I used 4,750 cell phone minutes last month. Fortunately 3,000 of them were off peak so technically I went over by 100 minutes. Which isn't so bad. That's like 79 hours on the phone which averages to 2 1/2 hours per day. Okay maybe I have a tinsy addiction.

He mentioned that he could tell the last time he saw me that I lost weight. Then we shared how neither one of us has pants that fit. It is slightly amusing that we've both shed pounds since getting separated.

On a totally different topic:

Is there any medical condition associated with craving mexican food? I wanted it last night but Erika and I ended up eating at the mall food court due to the torrential rain. She did jokingly point out ta*co bell to me, but I passed in favor of Ch*ik-fil-a. I was reading an article this morning and the next page was a review of tex-mex and mex restaurants in NH. I even had a santa fe rice & beans cryo diet meal for lunch but it only temporarily abated the craving.

"Hey Keegan, help mommy eat her giant plate of everything nachos."

Naw, maybe not.

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You know, my wife and I share 500 minutes a month, and I don't think we've ever gone over that. I think I'm just not popular enough :)

Shared by z.hendirez at July 28, 2005 8:48 PM

Probably unlikely for you (but then again, I don't really know, lol)...I craved Mexican food like mad when I was first pregnant! I didn't even know I was pregnant, and all I wanted was Mexican-once I found out, it made a LOT more sense, lol!

Shared by allie at July 28, 2005 11:29 PM

Okay people let's not even joke about me being pregnant!

Shared by alisa at July 29, 2005 8:20 AM

Okay, then I won't tell you about how at about 8 weeks pregnant I was seriously craving a veggie burrito and chips and salsa (and it had to be the burrito from the place near my old Chicago apartment - a little tough to get!) In seriousness, I was writing because I meant to tell you a while ago that both Patrick and I thought you looked a little slimmer at the wedding - he said the hair looked good too. (I know, a man noticing these two things? Write the date down!)

Shared by Splolly at July 29, 2005 9:23 AM

Oh my God, I've been dying for good Mexican food! I seem to always crave Mexican food and it has nothing to do with pregnancy, I promise. I think it's that everything is smeared in melted cheese and I love melted cheese. I'm so excited that a new Mexican place is opening in my 'hood. You and Keegan are going to have to make it down here and join me and Doodles there when it opens. Doodles will be happy: his favorite crunchy carb is tortilla chips, which he rarely gets, of course. :-)

Shared by Jenny at July 31, 2005 12:13 PM









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