Springtime Promises
Fab Hub and Kidzilla discovered a new tenant on our street when we returned from church on Sunday afternoon…
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Potentially Useful Skills: A Follow-Up
My Mom always says, “Half of being smart is knowing what you’re dumb at.” How true. And the older I get, the smarter Mom gets, of course. Maybe it’s just that as we mature, we realize that our parents actually do know what they’re talking about. They do have all that experience they lay claim…
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Five Friday Favorites – Comfort Food Edition
How did it get to be Friday? Somehow this week has really sped by me, despite the fact that it has felt eternal. In addition, it’s been mostly cold with some snow and ice this week – real curl up under a blanket and hibernate weather. And so in homage to the icy depths of…
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The Making of the Fruitcake
So, the fruitcake… Recall, if you will, that this bowl of festivity soaked up its Amaretto goodness in my refrigerator for about two days prior to The Making of the Fruitcake. The actual Making of the Fruitcake went well. I searched for quite some time until I found the recipe that I thought sounded most like…
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The Food Post That Almost Wasn’t
Despite all evidence to the contrary, I did not fall off the planet and into a black hole. And despite the fact that I really hate when I hear myself say “I’ve been busy” in response to a question about what I’ve been doing or how I am, the truth is that we really have…
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Mother-Daughter Haircuts
Kidzilla and I took a trip to the salon for haircuts this afternoon. Finally! We were both way overdue and it feels great to have a fresh cut and style. I always love and hate my hair right after a cut. On the one hand, it feels healthy and smooth and what I call “swingy.” …
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Not On A School Night!
I can still hear my Mom’s voice responding to whatever the current request was at the moment… “Can we watch a TV show that comes on at ten o’clock?” Not on a school night. “Can we make brownies?” Not on a school night. “Can Susie Bestfriend sleep over?” Not on a school night. “Then can I…
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Friday Favorites (on Saturday)
I love Friday nights. There is something about the start of a few days with no commitments, no obligations, and only the possibility of filling it with whatever you choose to do or not do, as the case may be. Somehow Friday was the longest day ever. Usually, the day flies by pretty fast for me,…
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Sweet Sounds and a Smile
I am the mother of the loudest child on the planet. I am sure of it. Kidzilla makes sound of some sort constantly. Seriously. She begins speaking the second she wakes up and continues to speak, sing, laugh, shout, giggle, talk, hoot, holler, chortle, twitter, scream, whisper (which is actually a very loud breathy sound…
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Five Friday Favorites
Who knew it would be so hard to get back into the rhythm of our lives after last week’s Superstorm Sandy? And we weren’t hit nearly as hard as some. Maybe it’s just me. I’m pretty tired. Pretty worn out in a whole lot of ways. I did manage to collect a few favorite items…
