Fresh Salsa 

-8 roma tomatoes

-1/2 large red onion

-1 jalapeno pepper

-1 bunch cilantro

-1 lime

Chop tomato and onion into chunks, toss in a bowl. Take seeds out of jalapeno, chop finely and add to tomato and onion mixture. Cut up cilantro, add to bowl, then squeeze the lime juice over top. Mix everything together and let it sit for bit. Bust out some tortilla chips and dig in! You can also spoon this over fish, baked potatoes, eggs, anything you can think of! Get creative! You can add or change ingrediants as you see fit…throw in some garlic! Use mangoes and red pepper instead of tomatoes and onion! I heart exclamation marks!

Why is The Blue sharing a recipe?

I’m going to Mexico! That’s right, leaving tonight for Cancun/Playa del Carmen area. Do not fret, I will have my laptop with me and my trusty blackberry. I’ll check in every day, Laura and Bob will keep the home fires burning - so if anything goes wrong, they’ll be on it faster than you can say “Quiero un potro con mi cerveza por favor”

I’ll try and take plenty of photos to share with you upon my return. My flight home gets in early next Saturday morning, so if you notice your Private Messages aren’t being read, this is why! …and children, no misbehaving while mommy is out of town.

Huggles,

Blue

I’ve sorted all the feedback people have given me and prioritized it (who doesn’t like lists?). While it is a full time job going through my many emails of who isn’t getting along with who at the moment, I’ve taken the time to make a plan for the next quarter.

I think you’ll be pretty impressed with the upcoming changes to your profile section and the forums. I know, I said forums! Before you all start proposing marriage, I am not creating an ignore button. You want one! You want one so badly! I just don’t think it is the best way to handle the situation. Don’t worry, I have a plan. Of course, there will be global forums where everyone is welcome to the party. We are also adding something more like a living room. So…you can talk to your friends in a small environment where YOU set the rules.

It’ll take a little while to roll out, but I’m very much looking forward to it!

Everyone on here has people they like and people they can’t stand. It is just human nature. There is nothing out there that says you have to get along with everyone. Having said that, if I banned everyone that someone in the community didn’t like, I’d be sitting in the forums all day, all alone. Scratch that, I’d be one of the first ones banned and MightyMom would be sitting in the forums all alone.

I expect people to treat those they are not fond of the same way you would treat someone you aren’t fond of in real life. When I don’t like someone in real life, I do my best to avoid them. I do not run around like a bratty school girl, taunting the person I don’t like and gossiping with my friends. Take a moment to think about what you are doing. If you cannot imagine doing it at the Supermarket, don’t do it on here.

Having said that, often times, we often don’t like people because we don’t understand them. Take a moment to get to know your neighbours. You may find out you have plenty in common. Of course, you may also find out they are clinically insane. If you run into one of these people, give them space. Don’t poke an angry bear (words of wisdom from a Canadian)!

I would like to keep this site an amazing, inclusive place for anyone and everyone, but that can’t happen unless all of you are on board.

Keep on truckin’

Blue

ps One thing I do know for sure is that bitter women don’t get laid.