Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 23, 2009, 4:26 am
In my house my daughter is usually the diva, but I suppose deep within there is a bit of a diva in me too. When I read Ami's "diva list" it sounded like a fun blog post that I couldn't pass u...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 20, 2009, 4:36 am
This recipe was from a Weight Watcher Magazine and when I saw 5 points for a piece of pie I knew I had to give it a try. This would be a perfect point friendly addition to any Thanksgiving feast you ...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 19, 2009, 6:15 am
Our house fits our family nicely. We have the open living space that I love, and will always be a must have in our home, with an open kitchen, dining room, and living room. Everybody has their own...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 18, 2009, 4:58 am
My weigh-ins for Weight Watchers have always been on Saturdays, but I like that the Sisterhood shares their weigh in results on Wednesdays. It is a nice mid-week check up on how I'm doing for the...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 18, 2009, 3:59 am
The kids and I took many pictures the other day as we explored the neighborhood to see what Ida left in her path on her way past the coast of Delaware and this is one of my favorites. SUBSCRIBE to ne...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 17, 2009, 5:38 am
I realize that beginning to celebrate Christmas when we are just going back to school is nothing new to retail stores. They want to make all the money they can off the holiday, but I've been surp...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 16, 2009, 5:41 am
Geesh after going back to counting points, it is easy to see why I had gained 8lbs over the past 5 months. My first week I tracked, I was more than an entire day worth of points over for the week. ...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 14, 2009, 10:14 am
Since I've written this same post about 3 times now I've decided to give up trying to think of a catchy title. You may have figured out through this post and that recipe that I'm back o...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 13, 2009, 11:17 am
For the past few days we have been getting the remnants of Ida here at the coast of Delaware. The kids and I had early dismissal yesterday due to high winds and flooding and today were given the whol...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 13, 2009, 8:21 am
As I've jumped back onto the counting Weight Watcher points bandwagon, that means I'm on the look out for some new recipes with low points. If you have been around my blog for awhile then yo...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 11, 2009, 11:23 am
I have a post in the works spilling all the details about my weightloss journey including where I currently am, but today is the day for Sisterhoods Weigh In and I don't want to wait one more minu...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 11, 2009, 9:33 am
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 10, 2009, 4:13 am
My Ipod is charged.The running playlist programmed.Nike+ ready to record my distance and speed.I even got some new running sneakers. Yep, all that's left for me is to put it all together and get ...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 9, 2009, 5:08 am
Work on Monday and Tuesday, then off on Wednesday in honor of Veteran's Day. Back to work for Thursday and Friday, then off for the weekend. I have a good feeling about this week... SUBSCRIBE t...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 8, 2009, 8:35 pm
Becoming a teacher was always a goal of mine. I knew that I wanted to have some type of career, but I also knew that I wanted children too so being a teacher always seemed to be the perfect comprom...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 4, 2009, 6:24 am
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Nov 2, 2009, 5:39 pm
The only good thing about last week is that it came to an end! Never to be lived again. I knew it was going to be a tough one when I looked at my planner and didn't see anything except appointmen...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 29, 2009, 3:14 am
Last weekend at the last minute we decided to jump in the car and drive to North Carolina to visit with my brother and his family. In case you didn't know, my brother is an active marine and curre...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 28, 2009, 3:53 am
Disclaimer: No eyes were poked out with the shooting of the BB gun or taking of the photographs! SUBSCRIBE to never miss a piece of chocolate Be Sweet, Follow Mel on Twitter
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 27, 2009, 4:16 am
I must start out by saying that I realize that my family is very blessed that we do not have any allergies in our family. So far nothing seems to bother my kids and we all eat everything, well except...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 26, 2009, 5:03 am
A couple of weeks ago I hosted a giveaway for Disney on Ice 100 year celebration tickets in Philly. Well my family also got to attend opening night for free thanks to Feld Entertainment and Mom Centra...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 25, 2009, 5:03 pm
This weekend was just what I needed. Other than a bit of cleaning (and I mean A bit) and some laundry I accomplished absolutely nothing! After treating the kids to breakfast out, I spent yesterday ...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 24, 2009, 9:06 am
So I started this post about 3 weeks ago right after the big birthday, but then life interfered with the posting, so here ya go. I can't believe my little girl is FIVE! Since the big celebration ...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 19, 2009, 5:20 am
First the sweet... When we were in New York last weekend the doors to St. Patrick's Cathedral were open so we took a minute to step inside. It is an absolutely gorgeous church and you can't h...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 18, 2009, 4:34 am
What a week we have had! In 7 days we have spent a day in New York, celebrated Zoe's 5th birthday, went to Philly for Disney on Ice, and drove through Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina to vi...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 16, 2009, 4:07 am
A contributing factor of my being MIA recently is that my computer bit the dust. It had been giving me grief for quite awhile and finally it gave me the dreaded blue screen that warned me that the har...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 14, 2009, 5:15 am
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 12, 2009, 5:53 am
Every year the kids and I take a bus trip to New York City for a day of fun. This year our trip fell on the day before Zoe's birthday so we decided to celebrate her 5th in city style. Zoe got to c...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 11, 2009, 4:22 pm
Well not really a baby anymore. Although don't we always look at our kids as our babies, no matter what their age? Right mom??!! Zoe turned 5 today. It's been a bittersweet celebration as I w...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 8, 2009, 5:07 am
Ever since Dylan started soccer a few years ago I've enjoyed being known as a soccer mom. This year Zoe decided to test out her skills and joined the team for her first season. Yes, Miss Model p...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 5, 2009, 8:55 pm
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Oct 5, 2009, 7:19 pm
I cannot even believe that it is October already. Where does time go? The other night on a rare Twitter-a-thon I made the comment about how it's funny that we bloggers like to talk about being...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Sep 25, 2009, 6:44 pm
I know I've been missing in action for a bit lately so what better way to make a come back than with a giveaway!! Disney on Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic this year and they're bringing th...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Sep 15, 2009, 7:56 pm
I honestly think this has been the longest I have ever gone without writing anything. Hopefully a few of you kept me in your readers!! Although I have plenty of stories to tell, pictures to share, a...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Sep 7, 2009, 6:51 am
Zoe has been very frustrated with herself because she can't read. She knows the words say something and often she just makes up her own stories which I always tell her is a way of reading, but ...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Sep 5, 2009, 5:15 am
McMommy shared a beautiful article from a Newsweek Columnist that really hit home. I don't know about you, but I can always do with a reminder to stop and live in the moment. Since heading back ...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Sep 4, 2009, 7:07 am
Tuesdays are daddy and Zoe days since Dave is off and keeps Zoe with him instead of sending her to daycare. They always seem to find something fun to do on these days and this past week their adventu...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Sep 3, 2009, 6:34 pm
You may just have seen how much, had I left the original title up, which read "5th Grade WHERES me down." No worries though cause I caught it before you all began judging my ability to teach, especia...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Sep 2, 2009, 3:32 am
As a teacher, I am always being asked by parents about what they can do to support their child from home. I try to give them a variety of options, but I'm always looking for things to share with m...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 31, 2009, 2:48 am
I am a huge fan of cinnamon buns especially the ones covered in frosting. But, we all know that they are not weight watcher friendly in the least. When I heard that Kellogg's had created a new Cin...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 30, 2009, 3:09 am
One thing that I learned from Weight Watchers is the importance of Fiber in your diet. I'm always on the look out to see how I can add it in to my regular diet. I am a big fan of Fiber One produc...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 29, 2009, 2:07 pm
Every year in our school we have a competition to see which class can raise the most money for their school by collecting Box Tops for Education. The best thing about this fundraiser is that nobody ha...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 29, 2009, 1:21 pm
What a week! As you know, this was the first full week of being back in school and I have just one word...EXHAUSTING! Every night I planned to sneak some blogging in to share some of my back to schoo...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 25, 2009, 4:01 am
Today is the first day of the 09-10 school year and life would be grand if I had a student like this... Cross your fingers that I truly am smarter than a 5th grader. We shall soon see anyway! SUBSCR...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 24, 2009, 7:13 pm
As a teacher, I've always hoped that one day I would have a student come to me and tell me that I made a difference in their lives. So far it hasn't happened, but today I came to the realizat...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 24, 2009, 6:56 pm
I know I said I was cutting back and blogging just for fun, but I truly didn't mean to drop off the face of the blogosphere. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook then you know it's Tis the ...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 22, 2009, 6:36 am
Daniel X is back and a better alien hunter than ever! Last September I was able to read the first book in the Daniel X series by James Patterson and got hooked. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X, told t...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 20, 2009, 4:12 am
If you have been a regular reader around here, especially through the summers, than you know that I love me some steamed crabs. Sit me down at a table covered in newspaper, with a pile of crabs in fro...
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 19, 2009, 4:09 am
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Mel T. posted an article on A Box of Chocolates - Aug 18, 2009, 4:25 am
I'm going themed this week with my lessons learned. Yesterday I went into school to begin setting up my classroom, which led to many learning experiences. This week I learned that... I took it f...
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