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Drinks Coffee, Writes

Posted on October 23, 2017 by joey

Up at O Dark Thirty cause I got a kid who’s like I know I’m an honor student and the only freshman cellist in symphony, but I also want to be a swimming and diving champion, because exercise is good … Continue reading →

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SoCS — Season

Posted on October 21, 2017 by joey

I’d love to show you beautiful pictures of the fall foliage, but that ain’t happenin yet. A bit, here and there, but my world is not yet ablaze with autumn. It’s gonna be 77 today, so it doesn’t feel like … Continue reading →

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Invocation of The Daddy

Posted on October 20, 2017 by joey

No one who knows me would ever say I’m easy on my kids. No one. Yet, they behave better for their father. Do I treat them like Marines or royal subjects? No. I’m a bitch, but they are my children … Continue reading →

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The Woman On The Bed

Posted on October 9, 2017 by joey

What did I do on the first day of fall break? I got up at 5:30am and drove the kid to the thing. Then I hosted LindaGHill’s Saturday Stream of Consciousness. Then I picked the kid up and grabbed some … Continue reading →

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Automom and Mr Busyness A. Gogo

Posted on October 6, 2017 by joey

“…And the skies will be cloudy all day…” Alternative song lyrics for those of us who enjoy the cooler, grayer days. I don’t know why October thinks it needs to be so warm, but I’m glad for the gray. Fall … Continue reading →

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SoCS — Do Dew Due

Posted on September 30, 2017 by joey

  That’s what I got for the prompt. Pretty much all I know of the song is de do do do and da da da and “their logic ties me up and wrecks me” cause OMG SAME, but I dig … Continue reading →

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Cool, Crisp, and Yellow, No Mellow

Posted on September 29, 2017 by joey

You know how sometimes you just really wanna write somethin funny, or happy, or at the very least post somethin positive on your blog and you sorta feel like not those ways? NOT TODAY! I woke up at 6:42, or … Continue reading →

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Clean Your Room

Posted on September 19, 2017 by joey

After reading Erika’s post over at Dorky Mom Doodles, I almost commented in 700 words, but then I realized, I could reply in my very own blog and hold all my readers hostage instead. Four kids. Three of my kids … Continue reading →

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The Crafty Plans of Little Women

Posted on September 18, 2017 by joey

My announcement came as “I’m banning y’all from the living room now.” They got up and left in a huff. Fake passive-aggressive commentary on my lack of love for them. This is THE QUIET ROOM, People! Yesterday just meeting some … Continue reading →

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Capricious with a Chance of Cheeky

Posted on September 1, 2017 by joey

Outside, it’s sixty degrees and quite blustery. We slept with our windows cracked and that was some good sleepin. When I woke up, I wanted a sweatshirt, socks, and somethin to eat, but if you can imagine, not a one … Continue reading →

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