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When you need a change of scenery
Last week we went to Texas. It was a nice break from our norm. We swam in an outdoor pool in 90 degree weather. My children will never know this experience where they live. We saw scorpions. In the...
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Creepy Baby tries to be a trendsetter
Have you seen the babymugging meme? Ilana at the blog Mommy Shorts (who is incidentally one of my fave people to follow on Instagram) thought of it and it totally took off. Tons of people have now...
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Birth control, body hair and bunions
I have been struggling from an acute case of blogstipation. I can’t seem to squeeze out a post for the life of me. And yet the longer I wait to write something, the more words become all jumbled in my...
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Ant you gonna blog anymore?
I still can’t write. My words don’t work. This makes blogging rather difficult. But I’m going to commit to writing at least 5 posts over the next week to help unclog my brain a bit. I need to think...
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I’ve got the kindergarten krazies
The other night I opened a letter from the school where my daughter will attend kindergarten in the fall. It had information about upcoming orientation meetings, as well as a list of supplies she needs...
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The neighbor kid
Our former, possibly murderous, neighbors finally sold their house. Woot! And the people who bought it have two daughters about the same age as my daughters. Double woot! Over the past several weeks my...
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My children are fluent in English, Gibberish, and Screamish
My kids are almost four years apart – 5 and 17-months – so to date, their relationship has mostly entailed my older daughter trying to poke, hug, squeeze or pick up her baby sister until we stage an...
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My unforgivable haircut
I got a haircut on Saturday. I went to a new guy. Here’s how it went. “Do you think I can pull off the Anne Hathaway pixie look?” I ask. “No,” he replies. “I hate you but I appreciate your honesty,” I...
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Let’s keep talking about my hair
Damnit I love you people for supporting my haircut without even seeing it. Which of course makes me wonder – what if I post a photo and you see it and think, “Holy shit her family was right. That is...
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The week in review
The neighbor kid left on a 5-week trip with her family this week. I confess I’m grateful for the break. In the past week she invited herself over for dinner multiple times, made a mess of my deck with...
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Summer is not the season for blogging
Whoo boy I am finding it hard to blog lately. The weather has been amazing so I’ve been outside cavorting with the kidfolk. Unfortunately this subjects me to greater risk of injury because I am a...
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Sew what have you been up to?
HELP. My mother-in-law is coming to visit on Friday. It just occurred to me that I have not sewn anything – NOT. ONE. THING. - since my initial success with doll pants and a tiny toy bin. I can’t even...
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How to kickstart an exercise program
Step 1: Decide to go for a walk with your 5-year-old while she rides her bike. She only recently started to ride it after months of resistance, and is still on training wheels, so tell yourself that...
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I always feel like somebody’s watching me
My in-laws left yesterday and I am proud to say that I successfully avoided all discussion of my sewing, or lack thereof, for nine days. Please hold for a moment while I breathe an enormous sigh of...
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Tick tock goes the alarm clock
Sweet Betty I am struggling to keep up with life as we round the bend toward the end of summer. Kindergarten hasn’t even begun yet and I am already worn out by it. Seriously what the hell is up with...
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This is my Saturday post
As mentioned, I’m doing NaBloPoMo as part of a larger push to get stuff done. Here are a few things I accomplished during my first week: Cancelled my gym membership. Ate a ton of Halloween candy....
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One man’s trash is another man’s…trash
A couple weeks ago my husband brought home a box of 200+ outdated business cards for the kids to play with. Wonderful idea! In the days that followed, I found those cards in the couch, the toilet, and...
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Lefse get this party started
Yesterday I learned how to make lefse, which is a traditional Norwegian flatbread that my grandmother used to make every Thanksgiving and Christmas. I grew up on the stuff and the sight of it reminds...
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Paging Frank
This is a conversation I had with my 5-year-old the other day: 5: [describing her day at school] “….and then I had fun with my friends at recess. I am Frank.” Me: “What? You are Frank? Who is Frank?”...
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Making friends is hard to do
Close friends are a bit of an elusive thing for me these days. What a surprise! said no one, as they read her 10th consecutive day of talking to her computer. When I quit my job nearly two years ago, I...
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