Pardes- I grew up on the edge of Lancaster County in Chester County. There is nothing better than chow chow, fried up potatoes and that shoo fly pie. No seriously, some days I crave weird stuff like shoo fly pie, pickled eggs...best of all the bread.....or worst of all? Smorgasboard anyone? My mom was from Germany and my dad Italy. We were raised on the Italian end as my father's mother made sure the good German woman knew how to cook for her baby boy But I think I am more German. Stubborn. Cankles (aka no ankles all calf lol). Big hips. Did I mention stubborn? I am my mother's daughter.

When I get down there I'll be loading up on apple butter and whatever else I can get my hands on in a jar.

I wish I paid attention to my mother when she was canning. I would really love to can up some tomatoes. I guess this year it will be a freezer stuffing festival.

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To keep somewhat on topic, a friend of mine told me about that P90 program they see on TV. She said it got her reinterested in weight training. I hate working out at home. I bought ...are you ready?...Hip Hop Abs. Still in the box almost a year later. I have to stop watching infomercials.

I'm looking at taking Pilates. That would really be good for me because my core workouts are really boring. I get in a rut and need something different...