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    Weekend Recap

    April 8, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Well, the weekend is winding down with snow. Again.  I’m pretty sure spring has decided not to show up at all this year.  But regardless, I have no other complaints, except that weekends always go way too fast. Joe had his last winter drumline competition of the season – crazy…

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    Rigatoni with Turkey Sausage and Fennel

    April 3, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    We now have a new favorite pasta dish in our house – made with a turkey twist, of course – rigatoni with turkey sausage & fennel. Ina uses pork sausage but I switched it up with sweet Italian turkey sausage and it is absolutely amazing. If you follow me on…

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    Easter 2018

    April 1, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Happy Easter! You guys. I just finished watching Jesus Christ Superstar (live on NBC tonight) and it was amazing. AMAZING. Like, seriously legit – in such a way that I can’t stop thinking about it and all the music is in my head right now. I am still in awe…

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    Family - My Boy Joe

    Music and Family

    March 27, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Tonight was Joe’s last 8th grade jazz band concert … there will be many more concerts, I’m sure, but suddenly we will find our son in high school and we will wonder how that exactly happened so quickly. My parents, sister, and niece came to the concert and we had…

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    Turkey Tuesday – Instant Pot Turkey Enchilada Soup

    March 20, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    First things first: I’ve spent approximately 3.75 hours over the past 2 nights working on an email issue at home that wasn’t Spectrum’s fault or Microsoft’s fault or Apple’s fault. Tonight, I tried deleting and adding back in our email account to Apple Mail ONE MORE TIME and suddenly, it…

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  • Instant Pot Pizza Pasta
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    Instant Pot® Pizza Pasta

    March 8, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I’m tired. It’s 8:35 p.m. and it feels like at least 11 p.m.  I think it’s because this week has been killer at work. This is not a complaint – it’s just fact. Our biggest week of the year – the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – starts next Monday and…

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    My Work Life

    San Diego, Rumchata, a Turkey Recipe, and Procrastination

    March 1, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Welcome to my randomness again! It’s Thursday night and I should be working. I have 11 days until my organization’s annual convention week starts in Minneapolis and I have a litany of items on the to-do list that still need tackling. So. Many. Things. But here I am procrastinating –…

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    Trying to make sense of this crazy world

    February 16, 2018 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s been an emotionally draining week, given the news coming out of Florida. It all seemed to hit me today. Perhaps it was the slowdown of Friday afternoon. I don’t know. But when my son texted me an hour before school was out – “Mom, can you pick me up…

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Hello, I’m Lara! I’m a wife, mom (empty nester, almost!), a business owner, and an avid baker, gardener, and traveler. Thanks for being here!

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