Tag Archives: The Mister

Updates

Posted on May 19, 2014 by joey

I finally gave MIL her resurrected calla lily. You know what? She didn’t seem particularly pleased at all. *shrugs* I dunno. The Mister finished the semester with a 3.6 GPA. I’m so pleased for him! That’s a great accomplishment for … Continue reading →

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Just Another Day

Posted on May 11, 2014 by joey

This Mother’s Day is weird. Where should I begin? Last night, Sassy gave me a one-armed penguin made of papier-mache, a painting of an owl, and a marigold wilting in a milk carton. Life is strange like that. Very sweet, … Continue reading →

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Successfully Avoiding Porn Shops and Pity

Posted on May 6, 2014 by joey

It was about this time last year that I wrote about how I accidentally took my dog to the porn shop at 7am. Dogs Don’t Need Porn. Today, I took Sadie in for her annual check-up. Since we moved to … Continue reading →

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Yeah, I Hadda Take a Break!

Posted on May 3, 2014 by joey

Much like blogging Every Damn Day December, blogging A-Z was fun, but tiring. Also, this last week was spent being inordinately social. I love the people I’ve socialized with. As much as I wish I had several versions of myself … Continue reading →

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X is for Xylophone

Posted on April 28, 2014 by joey

Last month, Sassy came home with a flyer about a music program. The flyer turned out to be much less informative than it should have been. “Miss Alcott and the fifth grade will host a music program on Thursday, March … Continue reading →

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S is for So Many Things

Posted on April 22, 2014 by joey

I have so many things to do in my yard. No, really, SO MANY. Spring has arrived, and my yard is full of so many neglected plants that need division. So many hostas, for one. Ornamental grasses, daylilies, and lily-of-the-valley, … Continue reading →

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Q is for Quilts

Posted on April 19, 2014 by joey

I love quilts. I love strip quilts and wedding band quilts and yo-yo quilts and art quilts and crazy quilts and I have never met a quilt I didn’t like, although I tend to prefer whites and I tend to prefer … Continue reading →

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N is for Not Bloggin Big Today

Posted on April 16, 2014 by joey

It was my day to get up with the girls and drive them to school. I woke up with a weird pain that set my anxiety off. I had a bad hair day. I did all the grocery shopping. I … Continue reading →

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M is for Magical

Posted on April 15, 2014 by joey

Magic, like happiness, is where you find it. This morning wasn’t my morning to get up with the girls, so I slept til 9:30. As soon as I woke, I remembered it snowed last night. I might be the only … Continue reading →

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K is for Kitchen

Posted on April 12, 2014 by joey

Because I am a person who spends a great deal of time in the kitchen, I need things to function. So, when the garbage disposal started making sounds like it was going to fly up through the drain and eat my … Continue reading →

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