All DONE!

January 11, 2012

I came across some photos recently, that reminded me of a funny experience when Fish was a baby. “I’m going to a conference in Disney World. Are you brining my granddaughter down?” So came the command, er inquiry from my Mother-in-law. A-man and I figured why not? We could use the break from the routine [...]

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Here we go!

January 9, 2012

Well, hello there! How are you? Sorry to have been away for so long. Christmas was great and we had a great New Year’s Eve with friends. My 2012 began with a  7 year old sobbing my arms “I’m going to MISS 2011!! There are too many good memories.” Santa brought me a new iMac [...]

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We Built This City

December 22, 2011

For the first time in 6 years, we set up our Department 56 Christmas In the City village. It stayed hidden in previous years as much because of hurricane Mimmy as a lack of time necessary to set it up. This year, the hurricane is a bit more aware of his surroundings and the time seemed [...]

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This Makes Me Happy

December 20, 2011

I can’t tell you why, but this tacky plastic Santa Claus makes me grin every time I see him.  When Santa makes his appearance, the Christmas season has begun in my heart. He’s kitschy, but at the same time, he’s comforting. I had one just like him when I was itty bitty. He was my [...]

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Oh the guilt!

December 15, 2011

ETA I no sooner finished this post when I hear about Amazon’s Price Check app and their latest promotion. I’m really disappointed in Amazon. I’ll have more to say in a future post. Recently my friend Cammy and I made our annual trip to the local Main Street Holiday Celebration. My friend and I strolled the [...]

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Rise ‘n Shine! Or, not.

December 12, 2011

I woke up at 5:53am and thought “great I have 5 more minutes.” When I rolled over again it was 6:23am. Panic! The bus comes in less than 20 minutes and if he doesn’t see you standing there, he rolls on by. I’m a heavy sleeper. I do not wake quickly. I jumped out of [...]

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Mater & Me

December 7, 2011

In the great purge of 2011, I found a bunch of loose change. I decided to turn it into stocking stuffers. I took the ziplock baggies, the child painted flower pot and my buddy Mater and headed to CoinStar.  I normally avoid the green machines like the plague.  The almost 10% service fee irks me. [...]

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I’m NOT just talking to myself. No, REALLY!

December 5, 2011

I’ve been blogging in various forms for a few years now. This blog is my longest running endeavor yet. I don’t do it for fame or fortune (although those would be nice). I blog because I have things to say and sometimes it feels as if my head will explode if I don’t say them [...]

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Sunrise

November 30, 2011

    To be fair, the shots were taken a few minutes apart, and the color scheme was changing rapidly.  I also have NO clue what settings the DSLR was set to as it was 6:40am and I hadn’t had my tea yet.  Still, amazingly beautiful.

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Project Dumpster

November 28, 2011

I used to be a keeper, I inherited this trait from my mother. When I was 30, we had to relocate all of her belongings including a commercial grade four drawer file cabinet. A four drawer file cabinet full of files related solely to me. Files dating all the way back to my nursery school [...]

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