Little ironies
Source: http://www.duskyswondersite.com Dog doesn’t run I pet-sat my neighbor’s dog one weekend a few years ago and was delighted that she enjoyed jogging alongside me. I was so smitten that I decided...
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I woke up to the sound of paper shredding. It came from the vicinity of my desk. Was it my tax papers? Oh the horror! I flew out of bed to see that my daughter had woken up from her nap and was quietly...
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“You see ma’am, you’re 40, and at that age we need to do things a little differently!” That was the doctor explaining to me that I needed medication to help shrink the alien monsters that have been...
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I hid it from myself! In a hurry to unpack groceries and keep my secret chocolate stash out of sight from the kids (I don’t share my chocolate, it’s my only indulgence — my therapy — my sprinkles), I...
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yahoo images (ashleyannphotography.com) “I was a kid. There was dirt. We met and fell in love. The end” Haha, I love that line! Falling in love is a beautiful thing – – even if it is with dirt! Loving...
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Yahoo images: drinkfromthedeep.org I spent most of the day in deep thought. I worked alone this shift, so there was no one to interrupt and it felt great! The trouble with giving my mind such freedom...
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Tomorrow, if the good Lord allows my eyes to open to see another day, I will be celebrating another birthday – – the big 41!! Source:http://www.couchavenue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Birthday.jpg...
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Image source: Google images (thegoagencyusa.com) Before we jump in, here’s a refresher of the Liebster Award Rules: Thank the one who nominated you: Display the Liebster award logo of choice: Answer...
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Image source: facebook Im not used to sitting still yet here I am with a few unplanned days off with my little one home too. If I’m not going to work then she’s not going to daycare. That’s just the...
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Image source: Google images (maxisciences.com) We can see the ocean from our kitchen window, and if we want to walk along the beach, it’s just 5 min walk away. Its presence is so powerful yet soothing...
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Munchkin: One, two, three, four, five, Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, sixteen. Me: Wait! Fourteen, sixteen? What happened to fifteen? Munchkin: There’s no fifteen!...
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Image Source: Yahoo Images (inventorysystemsoftware.wordpress.com) Sometimes I save shipping boxes for little projects in progress as a way of keeping things contained and out of the reach of my young...
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Tomorrow, if the good Lord allows my eyes to open to see another day, I will be celebrating another birthday – – the big 41!! Source:http://www.couchavenue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Birthday.jpg...
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Munchkin: Mom. Me: No answer. Munchkin: Mom! Me: No answer. Munchkin: Mom why won’t you answer? Me: No answer. Munchkin: Mom, if you don’t answer you’re gonna have a time out! Me: No answer (while...
View Article“It’s 5 pm, time for dinner!” says the dog.
I’ve had my dog ever since she was 7 months old — rescued her from the ASPCA. She is now 8 years old and all this time I have never fed her at 5 pm, well at least not on a consistent basis. As a matter...
View ArticleIt’s all good…
I woke up to the sound of paper shredding. It came from the vicinity of my desk. Was it my tax papers? Oh the horror! I flew out of bed to see that my daughter had woken up from her nap and was quietly...
View ArticleLittle Ironies: Part 2
I hid it from myself! In a hurry to unpack groceries and keep my secret chocolate stash out of sight from the kids (I don’t share my chocolate, it’s my only indulgence — my therapy — my sprinkles), I...
View ArticleDisengage
Munchkin: Mom. Me: No answer. Munchkin: Mom! Me: No answer. Munchkin: Mom why won’t you answer? Me: No answer. Munchkin: Mom, if you don’t answer you’re gonna have a time out! Me: No answer (while...
View ArticleConstantly toiling…
Quote from “Shakespeare’s Sonnets” by William Shakespeare – “Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed, The dear respose for limbs with travel tir’d; But then begins a journey in my head To work my mind,...
View ArticleThe Guru’s Words
When you make pasta and sauce it is imperative that the sauce is covering the pasta evenly. It must look appealing to the eye. Use the ladle wisely. The Guru has spoken…
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