Last Saturday, we completed the final games of the cheerleading and basketball season. Baby-girl ended up in the front row for her dance this time, and, true to form, she began by staring behind her, riveted by who knows what. That’s my girl, or as LCB likes to clarify, her mother’s daughter. My son played […]
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President’s Day Weekend, Island Style
Happy President’s Day, everyone! Hope you’ve all enjoyed the holiday weekend. Our weekend? Well, here goes. Friday: Thanks to the small people, our house now has an additional measure of security that will be sure to dissuade any would-be troublemakers from conducting their business in our yard. Friday afternoon, the kids developed a rather complex […]
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Valentine’s Day Miscellany
1. Like my multipurpose tablecloth? My son needed to decorate a shoebox for Valentine’s Day, so I bought a 97-cent tablecloth to use a piece of to wrap around the box. When we finished, it just seemed a shame to waste the rest of it, so we breakfasted atop the remains, politely ignoring the missing […]
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Oh, How The Not-So-Mighty Have Fallen And Other Stuff
I promise you, I started out the week strong, strong, strong. And in my defense, I’ve done 20 to 35 minutes of light cardio and 10 to 15 minutes of toning, light weights and abdominal work every day since the New Health Regime took over. I plan to continue to increase this, by the way, […]
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Back To My Old Tomfoolery
I’m back to my old tomfoolery again. Tuesday I ventured, yet again, into the world of that which grows (for other people). The week before, while checking out several stores for a bistro table, I found a plant I felt would look great in an empty corner of our bedroom. For most, this would be […]
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Church Hopping With Children
Since we have moved to our new island, we’ve spent a fair number of Sundays, when we are not back at the old house or experiencing ailments like The Big Nasty, trying new churches. This provides its own set of challenges because, among other things (like not allowing your husband to supervise the donning […]