Month: December 2011

Precocious Pets

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I’m a dog person.  I can tolerate cats, and I loved Beamer, but I’d much rather have a dog around. The Big Daddy loves cats and and would much rather have them around than a dog. Mars, Venus, kids, dog, cats, and fish all living under one roof. The Big Daddy was in the kitchen … Read more

A Wine-oscopy

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You might be interested in knowing that small doses of a chemical used in laxatives has been approved for use in beverages to stabilize and thicken them. Specifically, this kind of beverage…………….. Source: bing.com via Amanda on Pinterest WHAT THE WHAT?????? Is it not enough that when you’re out having a good time and you … Read more

Lexus Shmexus

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Could it be that it is only one week into December and I am already sick of seeing this……… Source: google.com via William on Pinterest With this attached…………… Source: amazon.com via Xixi on Pinterest Yep. I’ve grown used to seeing the rich sitting around the tree in their designer jammies on Christmas morn and Dad … Read more

Cheerleaders

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This weekend Mallie Bee and I made a fast trip to Chicago.  She had an audition for Fordham University/Alvin Ailey School of Dance.  Be still our hearts.  We arrived on Friday, the audition was all afternoon Saturday and we left Sunday morning. Whew. This is our dancer’s ideal school.  It is so expensive it’s not … Read more

Reserved Parking Only

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I may have mentioned a time or twenty that The Big Daddy and I are from the Chicago area.   As you know, they get some mighty wintry winters.  What you may not know is that if you are a Chicagoan, and you shovel a space for your car, say in front of your house, and … Read more

The First Noel

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When The Big Daddy and I married, we lived about two hours from our parents.  He was in graduate school, I worked in a bank.  That year, Christmas Eve was on a Saturday.  The bank kept regular Saturday hours, 9 – 12, and I offered to work since we didn’t have much of a drive. … Read more

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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When The Boy Child came home for Thanksgiving break, I ran some errands and brought us home some lunch.  On the way back, I passed a desk on the curb with a free sign, so I slowed down for a look-see.  And was there anything on top of that desk, you ask????   Well, I’ll tell … Read more