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Feb 23, 20212 min read
Chicks and Weekend Bits
It's been an eventful weekend, and I didn't write. Messed up on the daily goal of writing, but I'm back at it today. On Sunday, we had a...
Feb 20, 20213 min read
Beef as a Sport
If eating were a sport, then we would have done our best tonight in exhibiting our talents in that arena. We is defined as another...
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Another Sledding Day
Will the kids go to school at all this week? So far, it's been an unplanned break. No school today either. We just make the best of it...
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Bunny's Hard Life, Coffee, and Mortality
We've had a few more whiplash days this week, although, I guess I should reclassify them from whiplash to something that would be more...
Feb 16, 20212 min read
A Happy Whiplash Day
Today was what I call a whiplash day: what plans I had were suddenly scrapped and replaced with who-knows-what due to the snow-related...
Feb 15, 20211 min read
The Love Tax
Today is Valentine's Day, in case you missed all the red hearts plastered everywhere. We don't pay much attention to Valentine's Day...
Feb 13, 20212 min read
Pens, Room Checks, and Running Interference
How many writing utensils does a lady nerd have on herself at any random moment? Seven. I had 7 writing utensils today in my bag. The...
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Bunny, Date Night, & a Storm of Noise
It's a hard-knock life for this little bunny. He naps as much as a cat. He chews on anything in his reach which is why we have...
Feb 9, 20212 min read
We Need Joy... And Ding Dongs
Today started off with a melancholy tone when the kids told me that nobody is allowed to play in the snow at school--and this is...
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Aren't HVAC Units So Much Fun?
I've have plenty of opportunity to say lately that there is always something to make life interesting. For us, the short story is we need...
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Just Sweep Your Own House
My friend, M, and I talk about being mothers and running our homes. We talk about our town. We talk about national and world events....
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Hot Chocolate & Laughter for a Snowy Day
The past two days have looked just like a perfect winter wonderland with snow blanketing every surface. Our children certainly enjoyed...
Jan 31, 20211 min read
Snow & a Slug Day
Kal and Kara are singing a silly little song, laughing together, and enjoying each other. We love hearing them laugh. It's a nice break...
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Nesquik & Noise
This week has been a flurry of activity with all the business end of business needing to be completed before January 31. I've finished...
Jan 27, 20213 min read
How About Some Tripe?
Icy roads made for a peaceful morning as school was first delayed then canceled. By late morning, the roads were fine, and I drove the...
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Being Haved
"Yes, I'm being haved!" is how my children used to respond when asked if they were behaving. Usually, if you have to ask that question,...
Jan 25, 20212 min read
Cousins and Cookie Tins
The past two days were a whirlwind that whirled writing right out of sight for me, but now I'm sitting down to recap. We had a cousin...
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Why Do Women Cry?
Kris, my husband, would say that question can never be answered. And any further comment is in the danger zone. Men may never understand...
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Loving My Country
It's hard to write today. One half of the country is mad at the other half of the country; and the second half is mad at the first half....
Jan 20, 20212 min read
Bunnies Calm Us Down After a Scare
You never know what the excitement of the day will be. For us, it was a bomb threat at my kids' school, not just one of the buildings in...
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