Tag Archives: Sassy

Learning To Ride a Bike

Posted on September 18, 2015 by joey

You know those memes about first kid, second kid, etc? Here’s one: People who take care of smaller people all day do like to utilize their intellect for something, and may well perform psychological experiments on the job. Over the years … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday — Oh, The Ickiness of Average

Posted on September 9, 2015 by joey

I said to Sassy, “Had I censored your reading, you would not be the student you are now.” “I know, right? I’d be…” she shuddered, “Average.” One-Liner Wednesdays are brought to you by LindaGHill

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Stuff I Know

Posted on August 30, 2015 by joey

The Mister and I have this crazy idea that the goal of rearing children is to create productive adult citizens who help make the world a better place. As people send their kids off to college for the first time … Continue reading →

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Dimmer. Dimmer Still.

Posted on August 25, 2015 by joey

After commenting on Dan’s post at No Facilities today, he reminded me I’ve mentioned the battle of the lights over here at my house. I’ve alluded to it, but never written about it. About his wife, Dan wrote, “Turning a light on … Continue reading →

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State Fair Happiness, Funnel Cakes Sold Separately

Posted on August 21, 2015 by joey

I need to give you an impression of the size of the Indiana State fair. It’s 250 acres, a million square feet of stuff. There are many larger state fairs, but Indiana’s is big. One can easily spend the entire … Continue reading →

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The GRUMBLE GRUMBLE and OH YAY of August

Posted on August 17, 2015 by joey

It’s too hot. It was sixty-six degrees when I took Moo to her bus stop at seven o’clock, but the air is dense with humidity and my hair frizzed-out before I even left the porch. In addition to all my … Continue reading →

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We Are Not a Morning People

Posted on August 15, 2015 by joey

Part One Not unusually, The Mister gets up at 5, grooms, makes his travel coffee, picks up his lunch, dials our bedroom dimmer light to one, kisses me, and leaves. I sleep lightly and dream heavily. I wake up in strange … Continue reading →

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Dirty, Naughty Produce

Posted on August 10, 2015 by joey

Cucumber was on the list, so The Mister picked up a coupla cucumbers and Sassy picked another one and told him he was doing it wrong. He said we’d need more cucumber for all of us. Sassy told him, “I don’t eat … Continue reading →

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As If Time Is Made of Stories

Posted on August 6, 2015 by joey

According to the stats on my last post, people don’t like it when I blog about Bubba. Heh, he probably doesn’t like it when I blog about him either. I have a lot of happiness to share today, including that … Continue reading →

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Walk-Ins Welcome

Posted on July 31, 2015 by joey

Yesterday, I took the girls to Fantastic Sam’s to get their hairs cut. We go to Fantastic Sam’s because it’s close, and because we like the stylist, Jeff. We weren’t looking for Jeff, but we’re sure glad we found him. Beauty … Continue reading →

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