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Even The Universe Finds Us Ridiculous

November 9, 2012

My husband and I have been together since we were kids in rural Michigan.  Our families still share vegetables, (mostly because they want to rub it in each others faces who’s came in first and who has the biggest) and my husband never had a washer and dryer growing up.  Sundays were laundromat days with [...]

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We Could all Use a Laugh Today

November 7, 2012

I rolled the dice yesterday knowing I live in a community of overachievers. I figured if I waited until the last minute to vote, all my responsible neighbors would be done already. I parked and walked right in.  Not one person ahead of me at 5:08. I outsmarted the smarties! I voted while talking to [...]

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Should Have Married a Dentist

November 6, 2012

I love iPhoto.  I tried repeatedly to erase a blemish on someone’s face before I realized my laptop screen has a little boy “finger goober” on it. Then I had that “oh crap” moment! You know, the moment you realize you just sprayed your laptop screen with your dogs breath spray instead of the screen cleaner. [...]

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Halloween Costume Voting is the the Best Kind of Voting

October 31, 2012

You know I have to pull some favorite pictures to share.  Please look at the last picture if you have ever thought me a liar. Honestly, the kids faces in these pics crack me up!  What a fun time to pretend. I think we should family theme dress tonight and I can be “Lady at [...]

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It’s Just That Kind of Town on Halloween and Every Day

October 26, 2012

“Please Use Honor System.  Put in Yellow Mailbox.” That’s right, honor system.  Just leave what you owe. It’s that kind of town. We live in a little town where when you stop by a pumpkin patch you see lovely pumpkins and gourds.  It’s nice to see people having faith in humanity. Suckers!!!  Good Lord I [...]

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Party Just in Case the Mayans are Wrong

October 18, 2012

I need your opinion. Is it ok to plan a birthday party for yourself? I am turning 40 on 12/21/2012 You know, the date the Mayans predict the world will end. So here I am with a birthday that is the first day of winter solstice, and also the shortest day of the year. It is [...]

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Why is this so much fun?

October 17, 2012

Why is this stuff so much fun? Halloween Mirror Am I a bad mom? The anticipation for them to come come and use the bathroom was too much! They all loved it, they said, even after one kid dropped to the floor in fear. Maybe I am a cool mom? Maybe I will be paying [...]

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Redneck Riviera and Honey Boo Boo

October 14, 2012

You know those airfare deals when you can fly away for $9 and to get home its $20?  They charge you taxes and fees, and for luggage, and even extra for water, and they make you de-ice the plane in Detroit and you can’t fly Wednesday through Tuesday night? Ok, they don’t make you do [...]

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Amazing Birthdays and Amazing Story

October 12, 2012

Yesterday we celebrated our twins 13th birthday. They were very sick when I was pregnant with them. They had what is called “Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome” that only affects identical twins.  They shared a placenta and when their umbilical cords attached they attached too close together.  Feeder vessels grew and shunted blood from one [...]

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Where I have been and skeletons keeping me company.

September 29, 2012

I havent posted anything since Sunday.  Mainly because my website has been under construction.  I have the most patient woman in the world helping me use a new template and installing plugins and helping organize my messes. I have been a little lazy too, (see pic below.) My new skeleton came in the mail yesterday. [...]

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