How to Magically Turn a Box of Soup into a Dinner Delicious
Has the first day of school always been this exhausting? Wow. Kidzilla made it through the first day of her new pre-K class with flying colors, despite her initial nervousness. Zilla loves school. Fab Hub and I made it through Zilla’s first day of pre-K and New Life Phase in one piece with only one minor breakdown…
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation
It’s back to school time. Whether you are a student or not, September brings with it the time-honored tradition of discussion how we spent our summer vacations. It is a natural time for some reflection, a little goal-setting, and perhaps taking stock of personal inventory. And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the last…
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Five Favorites for Friday
How’s that for some serious alliteration? It has been a really exhausting week for so many reasons. I’m tired. I’m drained. My feet hurt. And I desperately need a shower before I crash face down on the bed and pass out. You know what those days feel like, right? For today, I have just a…
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Once Upon a Time in Third Grade…
She could peg a kid just behind the ear with a stub of chalk from fifty paces. If you misbehaved in her classroom, she knew it before you even thought about doing it and stopped you dead in your potentially insubordinate tracks. Like dogs smell fear, she could smell a kid attempting to engage in…
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Bonus Post!
How exciting is this? The Meaning of Me has a little featurette on another blog!
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That’s Using Your Noodle!
“You made that up?” “Yes.” “Out of your head? Like it’s original?” “Yes.” “Then you have to post it.”
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Supermarket Goodies
As promised, today I bring you tales from the supermarket. Grocery shopping is not really all that entertaining, I suppose, but it’s something we all have to do eventually. I try to make it as bearable as possible. And while I suspect that nobody really wants to know about our grocery shopping efforts or product…
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He Cooks! – Chicken Edition
Saturday was a busy day. It wasn’t supposed to be, but our unstructured, unplanned day turned into a whole bunch of stuff. Our one and only obligation was back-to-school haircuts for Kidzilla and Mom…
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Kale Chips, Anyone?
So, I decided to try kale chips today. I’m not sure the ones I picked up were the best choice ever. I hear people rave about kale chips. I am not raving. I am confused. Can anyone recommend a brand to try that is good??? Put it in the comments, please!
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Back to School Musings
Everyone is thinking about and talking about back-to-school time. The feelings are mixed – there is a note of sadness for some and excitement for others. In either case, back-to-school time is a time of change.
