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  • The ultimate declutter I went in to the thrift store today, and as soon as I unlocked the door, a forklift started bringing giant crates to us, and a dozen sailors in coveralls cracked open the crates and started draggi…

  • Washout I told myself that since we are going to be moving next year, I am not going to buy any more gift wrap unless we absolutely run out. I have quite a few rolls, not only of Christmas wrap but of Hannukah wrap, an…

  • Batteries = power When I was about six, there was a toy that I wanted for Christmas. It was a remote control dog, a very large hard plastic basset hound, and it would really walk down the street. I thought this was a …

  • Holiday baking (includes recipe) It had to be 14 Christmases ago when my sister and I decided to do holiday baking. I had just married Jim, and my sister lived on the other side of town, and we got to talking about lie…

  • Not jolly I have been avoiding my weblog, even considering abandoning it until after the new year, because this is such a horrible time of year for me. I really don't like Christmas. It is a festival of ballooned and …

  • Stuffing the turkey (into the fridge) I went to the commisary this past weekend - it was a big mistake. I was lucky to get a parking space at all, which should have warned me that I was not going to get a shopping cart…

  • Aftermath The dinner was moderately successful, which means that no one got food poisoning. The decorations which were supposed to reflect a Mardi Gras theme, looked like they were done by that psycho clown in Twisted …

  • Things I teach Sophia at home Right now, Sophia is mopping the floor. This is a new experience for her, as I usually mop when the kids are out of the house, for reason most moms can understand. She asked to do it, so i…

  • Cocoanut pralines I made cocoanut pralines this morning for a Mardi Gras-themed dinner the Navy Wives Club is hosting in my home tomorrow night. Most of the food will be catered by the Golden Corral, but I have volunte…

  • The homeschool blog There are a number of people who thought that my previous blog was about homeschooling. It wasn't. It was about the fundamentalist right controlling access to information, and that homeschooling wa…

  • The side effect For the past couple of days, I've been reading fabulous articles in the newspaper about the liberated cities in Afghanistan. Men are lining up at the barber shops to shave off their beards, and women ar…

  • iWon - BounceOut champions Sunday night, I tried to get on to xanga, but it was moving very slowly, so I thought I might play a quick game of BounceOut and try again in a few minutes. I will tell you right up front t…

  • Sherlock Mom and AIM Last week, my daughter (10 years old) whined that someone was sending her mysterious emails. Being a concerned mom, I immediately investigated. A quick glance revealed nothing threatening. The co…

  • Help me shop! Most of us are doing the same sort of thing right now - we are making up our holiday lists and starting shopping. I have noticed a couple of people mentioning really great products on their sites (not mid…

  • Young studmuffins on the loose Here are the boys in Gordon's Boy scout troop, fresh (and I do mean fresh!) out of the pool. Gordon is the tall one on the right in orange trunks.

  • The dumbest blonde Let me go on record as saying that I don't like blonde jokes. They are as insulting as any other ethnic joke, and I generally will have nothing to do with them. However, just this once, I need you t…

  • Testimonial: Fluxx I just got a new game today in the mail. I ordered it online, which may very well be the only way it can be bought, but I had heard such wonderful things about it, I was willing to spring for it. Fl…

  • Adventures in middle school Today I went in to volunteer at Gordon's middle school. First, I went around meeting all of Gordon's teachers and told them what I was up to. They looked at me with some surprise, usually i…

  • Deep Impact I watched "Deep Impact" last night with Sophia. She'd never seen it before, I saw it in the theaters when it first came out. It was worth seeing again. The movie had the unfortunate luck of coming out a…

  • Faithful I have been anxiously reading the blog of faithless, who is going through a rough time in her marriage. Her baby, about a year old, is creating the usual pressure. She's bored, tired, missing romance, feeling…

  • Pikake asks a valid question - why don't I just leave my father alone, why don't I just let him screw up his life however he wants? He's done it for 73 years, why ask him to change? My reasons are two-fold. First, for…

  • Take my dad (please!) My father left today. He came to vist us for a week, and it has been quite a week. Usually he tries to visit around Christmas, which is too busy a time to have to deal with family (I know some pe…

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