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Friday, August 27th at 6:30 PM Mini-Fest Cedar Hills Heritage Park (4450 W. Cedar Hills Drive, Cedar Hills) Mini-Fest is an opportunity for the Middle Eastern dance community to come together and celebrate an evening in dance. Performers come primarily from Utah and Salt Lake Counties. The performance should should last 1 1/2 to 2 hours and will consist of dancers of all levels. Desert Gypsy Dance Company and its three troupes will be featured performers, along with Gypsy Soul for it's second fabulous choreographic feat (we hope anyway!) . Watch dancers perform with candles, swords, fans, veils, scarves and a variety of other props as they share the story of song. Bring blankets or lawn chairs to sit on the grassy hillside. Munchies, snacks and dinner can be brought to and eaten during the performance. Additional parking is available at the nearby school and church.

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Stripey Tights! Happy Friday the 13th :)

Thanks for being such wonderful parents. May you have the best year of marriage yet and many more to come. Love you! Happy Anniversary!!!

ZM is 2 today!! Everybody shout hurray! Hope you have an excellent birthday, little man! (Thanks, Becca, for letting me steal some of your Disneyland pictures. I couldn't resist them....)

Someone I know works at a hospital that is raising money for their cancer center through a golf-a-thon. And his son is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for a rare blood disease (Langerhans cell histiocytosis) at that same hospital. Russ' goal is 200 holes of golf in a day! If you can spare some change and want to help in the cause, please let me know. The company I work for is gathering donations of any size this week.

It's smooooooooooth sailing from here! Did you know you can cook with a blender? I can hardly wait to try this baby out. Maybe it will accompany me to the family reunion, complete with recipe book. Online recipes: Blendtec recipes Plumberry Granita 2 c apple jouce 3/4 c plums 2 c raspberries, frozen 1 c ice Add apple juice and plums to WildSide pitcher and secure lid. Press “Smoothies”. Add the remaining ingredients and secure lid. Press the “Whole Juice” button. Pour into 9″ x 13″ pan and freeze for 30 minutes. Using a large spoon or fork, scrape frozen crystals from edges of pan into liquid. Repeat this process every 30 minutes or until mixture is frozen about 2-3 hours. Using a fork, scrape and break up granita into shaving pieces and serve in chilled dessert dishes. Cashew Dip 1 c raw cashews 1/2 large red bell pepper 1 lemon, juiced 1 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp sea salt Seed pepper and cut into pieces for food process. Add everything into the food processor and blend until smoo...