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Tonight
If you're in the area tonight and you have nowhere to go, come to my church. We are having a comedian/magician guy from 7-8:45. The Fun Factory (ball pit, slides, tunnels, etc.) opens in the Children's Center at 9 pm, … -
Happy Girl!
Not only do I get to tutor and write, which are both very rewarding, but I get to teach...nine art classes a week! Nine!!! That's assuming they all fill up. I might only teach, like...seven. Dudes, I get to make coll… -
Too Many Cords on your countertop? Buy a breadbox and saw it up!
Sorry I did not do a "before" photo of the mess of tangled cords that has plagued our counter-top, above the dishwasher, for far too long.However, here are some "after" photos.If you try this at home, I would recommend a… -
Happy Friday!
Another beautiful day! What are you up to today? Taking down the tree? Stocking up for your New Year's Eve party?We're probably going to the library and grocery shopping.The living room is actually mostly picked-up. … -
WhuddleWorld is not for the faint of heart
A lot of the site seems to be under construction, but I have to admit, I'm a little addicted, already. And I'm not sure why. It's so cute, it makes the inside of my mouth fuzzy. This is moi on WhuddleWorld. If you j… -
Coming soon to a crowded countertop near you: breadbox makeover
Anyone seen the "too many cords" remedy in Good Housekeeping? I bought a bread box tonight. It killed me to pay retail for it. I should have eBayed. However, the results will be FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC.Wootie. Woot. Wo… -
Born tutor
Have I mentioned that I am doing a little tutoring, for pocket $?I am a born tutor. I have tutored classmates, adults, children...you name it.Time flies when I am tutoring. I laugh, the kids laugh, their grades go up. … -
I guess I'm going to have to go back to work, after all
I'm all out of clean sweatpants and pajama bottoms. I have nothing to wear. I guess I'll have to put on pantyhose and dress shoes and a dress, or a skirt, or a business suit...Oh, woe is me.When does the laundry fairy … -
Break's over, back to work!
Oh, I sooooooooo don't want to get ready for the day today. It's been, like, three days in a row that I have slept in, and I'm still in my jammies right now.However, this is the dawn of a brand-new day, right? Right? … -
Harry Potter music
Do you know that sometimes I want to cry when I hear the Harry Potter soundtracks?JK Rowling deserves every penny of the money, as far as I am concerned. Do you know how hard one must have to work to be THAT OPEN to the… -
Sean will someday hate me for saying this
But he strongly evokes the memory of Cindy Lou Who. He just does. In other news, I am struggling to decide what to eat first. What a decadent, pampered feeling. Astounding. -
What can I say?
I'm just happy.Tired, but happy. -
Fill my stocking, yo!
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Beat
Found the gift card. The gremlin left it in the middle of the floor this morning amidst piles of trash. Still haven't figured that one outAm about to drop. Just helping Steve set up his new iPod.Hope yours was happy.R… -
Something to erase The Cat Carol from your mind...
The Christmas Kitten -
The weapon we have is Santa
I've decided Santa is a wizard. It would explain the house-elves, the time travel, the flying sleigh...Currently listening to: Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, by Harry & the Potters -
$50 goes *poof*
I lost the gift card I'd bought Steve to Toys R Us. $50.Maybe someday I will find it, next to the $50 Kohl's card I lost from two years ago.Hope your Christmas Eve surprises are no worse than that!!! -
I'll be home for Christmas
Well, a few of you have commented that you didn't know exactly why I was coming home from work...so...some background.Six years ago we were married.Six months later, Steve lost his job. Two months later, our first child… -
Christmas cards
I'm afraid I lost a few addresses. I'm sorry!!!! -
Verklempt
I promised myself I wouldn't cry...but I bawled like a baby when it was time to leave work yesterday.And now I am a stay-at-home mom again.I'll always be a working mom. I'm about to do some novel editing in about 15 sec… -
What's the frequency, Kenneth?
What's cooking for the next three days?Where're you goin'?Do you still need to shop?Who're you going to see?What're you most looking forward to?(answer these on your blog if you are suffering from holiday mind-numbness s… -
A final Christmas wish to The Dirty Dozen
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Slate Magazine's Gabfest
This morning on my drive to work I listened to Slate Magazine's David Plotz remark that people believe Mayor Guliani "got lucky with 9/11," as if the deaths of thousands were a blessing to him personally.A few moments la… -
Gramma Undies & Belly Rolls
So...I am going to clean a house tonight. I forgot to bring "cleaning" clothes. I asked Steve to run me over something.He showed up with a semi-nice (office work) casual shirt (not midriff-bearing in regular work pants… -
Christmas Pageant Volume 6 (I think)
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Baptism photo and video
Remind me to post the photo and video from my baptism last night. Marcia was manning the camera and decided she is "going for the blonde highlights afterall." I concluded we are total retards. -
Feliz Navidad, Sugar Plum Fairies! vol.5
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hardening your heart is not the answer
Despite junior high rejectionDespite broken parents' brave facades in the face of a broken lifeDespite your divorce Despite the drinking problem Despite the ugly relatives Despite the way you can't seem to stop feeling a… -
Baptism and anniversary
I was very nervous last night. So many emotions, not sure what to do with them. I'm very glad I asked my friends Marcia and Chad to be there. Not a lot of my old friends would understand why I was ready to be baptized… -
Good Housekeeping, being dunked, what sort of anniversary gift is good for a crank?
Kroger printed out a "send in your name and address and get a free subscription to Good Housekeeping" coupon at me once, so I did it.The first issue came yesterday. "Dr. Freaking Phil! What kind of magazine is this?" … -
As epeemom says...
Blessings abound!Today I got several more "wish you weren't leaving, you do such a good job, were a pleasure to work with" comments...one from someone outside our organization who is known for a...cantankerous...personal… -
Noel! vol. 4
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Sweetness
Today I received an email from a man I have never met in person, who works in Dallas. I later received a phone call from a man I have never met, who works in Tennessee.Both of them thanked me for the quality of the work… -
Sign #452 that it's almost Christmas...
...you are running late to work, so you skip breakfast in hopes of scavenging something out of the office breakroom...and you find...Aw, yeah.Rockin' the Colony, baby. -
Ho Ho Ho! vol 3
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Happy Holidays! Volume 2
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Merry Christmas, vol. 1
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The show must go on
If not for the fact that I wrote most of the play they are performing at church during Advent (a skit each week and a 45 min. play on Christmas Eve), I would be totally lazy today and stay in bed!!! However, I'm dying t… -
Advent calendar
Do you use an advent calendar? Tell me about it. I think they are so cute. Starbucks had one that had nut-free chocolates in it (truffles, YUM), but I couldn't bring myself to buy it because the boys don't have the se… -
I would love to live in this neighborhood!
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Christmas card crisis
If you sent me your address for a card, I want you to know I am going to do my best to get a card out the door before Christmas. HOWEVER, you may get it around Epiphany.Someone I had the pleasure of being around a coupl… -
Allergy testing
Today I get the pin-prick thing done, all over the back, and in the arm, etc. Verdict: a bunch of molds, cockroaches , cats, tree pollens, all weed pollens...I seriously think I developed most of this when we were livin… -
Perfectionism is a way of being holier-than-thou
Yesterday on Beliefnet I was reading a piece about perfectionism. (I just looked for the piece on their site and was overwhelmed with results on the topic...there is an article there by Anne Lamott that I want to read..… -
The change in lifestyle
A part of me can't really believe it is happening so soon. I will not have to get up and drive in the morning to the other freaking side of Louisville. I will not have to make sure I have something presentable to wear … -
Merry Christmas?
I more than likely am not attending our office's Christmas party this Friday, for several reasons:We never know if we are going to have healthy kids, or a sitter, or bothI'm not going to be working here much longer.My wo… -
Today's the day...
I just gave notice to my bosses that 12-22 will be last day here. I feel like I'm going to puke, but this was the right thing! I can't believe how nervous I am. -
Polar Express Hot Chocolate
for Tom:If you have seen the movie The Polar Express, you will doubtlessly wonder about how to recreate such a rich and melty treat...okay, humor me.Anyway...4 cups skim milk1/4 leftover chocolate bark and sprinkles from… -
Two things
Sam just asked me "Mom, do you like my Sticker patch?"I replied "I LOVE it!" He is so proud. He has asked me at least 20 times since last Wed. if I like his sticker patch. Actually, it's a Skipper Patch, but we're work… -
Emails not to reply to...
About two months a psycho from Canada was trying to blow up my allergyware blog and email account w/ bizarre rants about Mars bars. Yes, really.She flamed out in a pure wall of profanity which I was able to laugh off, b… -
We know you are a blogger--are you a writer?
How many of you consider yourself a writer? Update from lunchtime...Wow, y'all! You write so much...and yet few of you identify yourselves as "writers."You know, I was always good at writing. It was effortless. I wo… -
Employee Assistance Program Newsletter
I always want to slap whomever writes these things.If that someone is you, I apologize in advance for the impending slap. Your EAP Newsletter brought to you by National Stress-Free Holidays MonthThe month between Thanksg… -
Cynicism confirmed
Steve always points out that the people who own the media are always more prone to push a big heartstring-pulling story when the govt is trying to get away with something. Yes, he is paranoid, but I think he is usually … -
There are a lot of people to pray for
Don't get me wrong, I'm not sorry I prayed for James Kim, and I would do it again in a heartbeat, but there are a lot of people in this world who never make the news who need to be prayed for. Each and every one of them… -
James Kim
I had really hoped they would have found him alive. They said last night there was no hotspot on the radar, whereas there were spots the two nights before.It kills me. Like watching someone die on the other side of the… -
They both hung up on me!
I'm doing some tutoring to supplement our income. As you are aware, due to my long-running and immensely popular column, I Asked eFairy, I know practically everything and the generations to come can only stand to benefi… -
Fight fire with _______
Fight fire with _______________. Fill in the blank.Did you say "fire?"You are wrong. (Sorry)Fire doesn't put out fire. Water does. So do soap bubbles and other things, but generally, more fire only adds to the feroci… -
You are not small
The world will try to keep you small. Tell you that you can't do it, you should stay in this tiny place, this leaking dark cardboard box. The world will say "this is where you belong."But you are not small. God made y… -
Six books!
Authors in Your Pocket Podcast sent me six books!!! Go enter!!!I feel like Christmas came early. -
O Tannenbaum
Well, it's up. I shot some video, lemme see if I can find it... finding the tree... I stuck them in the back of the car for some hot chocolate while Steve drug the tree up. He was so quick, though, he had the tree on … -
Thank you to all who have sent me Christmas cards!
I keep forgetting to thankJenJeniand now, Le FreekLove and joy come to youand to you something something, tooand God bless you and send youa something New Year!and God send you a something New Yeeeeeeeear!If you want a C… -
New Subscribers & old
It has been a long time since I've given out a shout to my subbers, so I just wanted to say "hay-yay" to y'all & thank you for reading all these many years. I didn't realize it until now, but Thanksgiving weekend wa… -
While we wait...
While we wait to hear back from OfficeConfidential (hopefully she made it home to safety and warmth before turning into a major ice sculpture), go enjoy Julie's mixer.After all, if we have lost our favorite blogger to th… -
A school needs water fountains, right?
Will you take a moment and leave a comment in support of Hometown Helper paying for my kids' school to get some water fountains? Thank you! No registration necessary. -
Light a candle for Office
Let's hear it for the girl.Show your own support and leave your own message here.*cue heavenly music* -
Ch-ch-ch-changes
I sat down to write about someone who habitually hurts me, and how hard it is to follow God's will and keep my eyes on Her and not on (lowercase "h") her, but then I reached down and put on my new penguin socks ($1 at Wa…
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