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Entries from June 2007

Signs Your College Student is Bored On Summer Break

June 4th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Completes and presents you with a sparkle paint-by-numbers kittens meant for children aged 6 to 9. (But it does say “for happy girls.”) Bakes cakes and cupcakes daily even though she won’t eat them. Cleans things including unmentionables in her brother’s room. Actually asks your opinion about important life matters. Listens to your opinion about [...]

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Tags: Kids · Life Observations · Moms

Sea-Money See, Sea-Monkey Do

June 3rd, 2007 · 4 Comments

Remember pet rocks? Let me introduce you a close relative, the sea-monkey. My daughter got a sea-monkey kit. It’s a globe with a little magic castle (where the mythical creatures will live), water purifier (mystery packet #1) food, (mystery packet #2), brine mix (probably table salt) and little scoops and a plastic thing that looks [...]

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Tags: Kids · Moms

Sizzlin’ Seventies Supper

June 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

My sister-in-law is way too organized. The whole family (about 40 of us) invade a camp in Canada on the lake in July annually. One “family” cooks dinner for the whole crew one night and then we rest and enjoy the other nights – we take turns. Sis requires us to plan and submit our [...]

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Tags: Family · Kids