The Perfect Solution

When you live in a family of girls, it goes without saying that you are going to use a lot of toilet paper.  It’s used for so much more than its intended purpose.  We use it to pick up icky things, rescue spiders, dab on and off make up…well, just all sorts of silly things.
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Topless in Seattle

This weekend, Shaun took one look at the beautiful blue sky outside and announced that he was going to take the top down on the jeep and take me to Burger Master.   I just looked at him like he was nuts!  I told him that it may have appeared to be warm and sunny, but [...]

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I’ve Been Tagged!

I’ve been tagged to by Brin to do the “6 weird things about me” thing.  .  It seems that I’m consistent with what I think is weird about myself, as all my answers were pretty much the same as they were when I did this back in December.  So…I went to the expert.  Shaun had [...]

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Sad News…

Somewhere, lingering in the back of every parent’s mind is the horrifying fear that something would happen to their child.   Perhaps that they would fall down the stairs, get hit by a car, be snatched by some stranger or become deathly ill.  Thankfully, nine times out of ten, none of these ever come to pass. 
Sadly, [...]

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The Towel

I was quietly minding my own business when I heard it. It was the dreaded “Suuuuuuuussssssssssssssssieeeeeeeeeee”.   Shaun was once again bellowing for me to rescue him.  I just shook my head, sighed and chose to ignore him.  Of course, this was a futile move because he just got louder and more pathetic. After a few [...]

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A Walk Along the Slough

It’s hard to believe that just last week I was whining about our snow storm and griping about being unable to leave the house because of all the ice.  Today, we had a heatwave…it was fifty degrees! (Yeah, I know…if I still lived in California I would be bundled up and think I was freezing to death!)
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The Audition

Ever since she knew what it was, our Little Mimi has wanted to become a famous actress.  So of course, we tried to encourage her by trying to get her involved in the local acting community.  She wanted no part of that.  Nope, our little drama queen wasn’t willing to actually do anything to make [...]

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The Bathtub

Every time KT came into my bedroom, she would finger a package of bath salts that I had been given.  There were about six beautifully wrapped cubes in the package.  I’m not sure if it was the gold foil  encasing them or if it was the delicate little flower prints on the overwrap that had so [...]

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The Wisdom of Solomon

I realize that this will most likely come as a complete shock to most of you, but…the truth is, my girls aren’t perfect.  In fact sometimes they can be downright rotten to each other.  In the past, I used to (OK, sometimes I still do!) intervene and require them to apologize and be kind to [...]

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The Family that Blogs Together…

 I’ve got a bit of a confession to make.  I have a small case of blogging envy.  Ever since I met them, I’ve been a little jealous of the blogging siblings Jay and Kell.  Then when I realized that Betty was their mom…well, it just seemed so unfair to me.  To make matters worse,  I ”met” Willi [...]

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