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jillbcooks 8/6/2009 5:06:00 PM
So, yesterday was my birthday—my sixth annual 29th birthday. My younger sister Liz likes to put together birthday boxes with a card, treats and prezzies. She is top-notch at creating the perfect birthday box—always color coordinated, always with lots of cute touches like Post-Its with notes, and (when she sends them to me at least) always with kettle corn, which acts as delicious, sustainable packing peanuts. I was delighted to dig into the box, which had lots of great presents, including super cute retro dish towels and the Julie & Julia novel. Does she know me or what?...
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treats, kettle corn, birthdays, popcorn
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jillbcooks 1/29/2009 8:07:00 AM
I just read about a school where selling snack foods during the lunch period set off a parental brouhaha, since the practice conflicted with rules about healthful eating that the school had previously adopted. The school did not allow for these types of snacks to be sold, or even to be eaten in classrooms for celebrations. The rules also prohibited teachers from giving students candy.
Times have changed a lot since I was in elementary school. Back then we routinely celebrated everyone’s birthdays with cup...
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Cupcakes, Valentine's Day, children, health, school, treats