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Entries from March 2008

Talking Pictures

March 8th, 2008 · 14 Comments

Once again we are snowed in as the word about global warming hasn’t gotten to my part of the the world just yet. While it was still coming down and the wind was whipping mounds of flakes into dune-like formations around the entrances that I just shoveled a couple of hours ago, the kids and [...]

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Tags: Family

No Pussyfooting Around

March 6th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Over the past 2 weeks, the carpenter ants in the kitchen and master bathroom were gross and bothersome. I was annoyed that my perpetual ask into the husband to put the ant stuff out (like we do each spring), he didn’t get around to. I was mad that when I went to do it, he [...]

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Tags: Mates

Ch-ch-ch-changes

March 4th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Expectant parents are so cute. They honestly think that their lives won’t change when the new baby comes along. This past weekend I had an entertaining conversation with a daddy-to-be. He went on and on about how he and his wife are still going to do EVERYTHING they did before baby, with the new baby. [...]

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Tags: Kids

Belly Ring Hangup

March 1st, 2008 · 10 Comments

I really don’t care what is cool or what is trendy, if it highlights my kids’ parts in a sexy fashion, it’s something they will have to do when they are on their own. Perhaps it is because in my mind a belly ring is way too sexy for my teenager or perhaps because I [...]

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Tags: Moms · Pet Peeves