July 2008

If It’s Not One Thing…

July 31, 2008

Ever had one of those days where you’re folding laundry and once you finish, you walk to the closet to hang up the clothes and notice that there is a bunch of (scrapbooking) stuff you haven’t used forever taking up space on the floor so you get distracted and abandon the clothes and focus instead [...]

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Hurry Home

July 29, 2008

I’m temporarily a single parent so I don’t have a lot of time to blog.  BUT.  I wanted to share the top 5 reasons why I hate it when Jeff travels for work… 5.  I’m stuck taking out the trash at the end of the day.  Taking out the trash is never fun but when [...]

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The Orthodontist’s Quote

July 28, 2008

The extraction of the last baby tooth clinging to life in Torri’s overcrowded mouth:                                                                    $316.47 The application of orthodontia that, if all goes well, will remain in place for 18-24 months:                                                                  $4550.00 All the popcorn, corn on the cob, and apples she can eat the night before the braces go on:                                                            $7.92 The knowledge that the [...]

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Six Degrees of Spasticity

July 28, 2008

I was tagged by both Grace Comes By Hearing and Fractured Toy for a meme in which I have tell you six things about myself.  Six things?! After I just spilled the beans in my 100 things about me post?!  You might be wondering if one person really can have that many quirks. Let me assure [...]

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One a Scale of 1 to 10…

July 24, 2008

*****Updated to announce that Michelle at Life With Three is the lucky winner of the cute shoes!***** About three years ago my mom gave Cassidy a gift that proved to be priceless.  It was a pair of shoes that I instantly fell head over heels for because they were the one and only pair she could [...]

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Neither Here Nor There

July 23, 2008

I don’t know about you, but for me, when it comes to blog fodder, it’s feast or famine.  In case you hadn’t noticed I’m sort of starving lately.  But, not wanting to leave you hanging for even a moment, I journeyed to the nooks and crannies of my dusty old brain and scavenged for some [...]

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Eat Your Heart Out Shortcake

July 22, 2008

I dare you to say your mouth isn’t watering. Yes, this is how I spent one of my precious free hours this morning.  Baking a fresh strawberry pie for my family to devour after dinner.  This, and freshly laundered sheets on the beds that every single one of them will crawl into tonight.  And they [...]

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