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  • An Oldie but a Goodie…

    An Oldie but a Goodie…

    I thought I might start reposting some of my earlier blog entries, from way back when my mom and sisters were literally the only ones reading them.  The following post is particularly appropriate because over the last couple of weeks I have been tried, tested, used and abused in my temporary role as “head of [...]

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  • WHERE Have You BEEN???

    WHERE Have You BEEN???

    I really wish I could say, “Well, dahlings, I’m so sorry I’ve been absent but I’ve just been on a FAB-ulous world tour and couldn’t spare the time to say hullo.”  But, that would be lying.  In fact, it would be more on par to say, “Well, dahlings, I’m so sorry I’ve been absent but [...]

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  • Please tell me you haven’t forgotten about me…

    Please tell me you haven’t forgotten about me…

    Okay.  So, I’ve been a little missing-in-action lately.  I have no real solid excuse other than the fact that I’ve had laundry up the wazoo, a voluntarily working-from-home husband who still refuses to occasionally drive his computer-savvy arse to the office thereby refusing to afford me fleeting moments of freedom from staring at the back [...]

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  • A Little Bit of Miscommunication

    A Little Bit of Miscommunication

    Happy Friday all! I fully recognize that it’s been what feels like ages since I’ve posted, but, believe it or not, things have been a tad bit harried around this house.  We’ve had last-minute cardboard beauty parlors to build (thank you very much for the head’s up on that one, Avery), teacher’s gifts to purchase, [...]

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  • Conversations with Avery

    Conversations with Avery

    I’ve recently determined that I owe a lot more than a corrected crossbite and an empty pocketbook to my daughter’s orthodontist.  I also owe him for a newly developing relationship with my daughter, Avery. You see, if you happen to be one of the lucky few steeped in orthodontia (sarcasm fully intended) then you will understand that [...]

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