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Dec 9, 20202 min read
Bunnies, Children, and Motivation
(This first section is what I wrote yesterday; second section is for today.) Need motivation today? This isn't the place for it, at least...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Grandpa
This is the 79th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, the day which will live in infamy, the day which propelled the United States into World...
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Faux Fondue, Dishes, and Being a Grown-up
From a few days ago, this is the faux fondue we made for fun. Faux because we just melted the chocolate in the microwave. We're not...
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Is "Caroom" a Word in Scrabble?
Missed writing yesterday. It's technically tomorrow, which means I missed writing the day before yesterday, but I think it's still today...
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Bunny Pictures & Needing Others
Nobody stands alone. If you look at the social media landscape, through all your "friends'" photos and videos, you are likely to see the...
Dec 1, 20202 min read
A Happy, Cozy Day
Take two: I started out writing, but then in rereading it, it sounded like one giant complaint, so out it goes. I don't want to be a...
Nov 30, 20202 min read
I Love Cheese Curds and Christmas Lights
We did our part in adding joy to the world, or at least our neighborhood, by stringing Christmas lights around part of the roofline of...
Nov 29, 20203 min read
Ope, It's Sugar Sports Season!
Sugar Sports 2020 has begun. It started earlier this week with my finally buying... tada!... cordial cherries! I know these are just a...
Nov 25, 20201 min read
Cleaning Up Trails & Missing Normal
What's this? It's what I find in the refrigerator after I tell Child #1 to clean up his trails. He did clean it off the counter after...
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Illusions of Relaxation
Pot pie is one of those foods I never think to make until days like today when I have odds and ends of leftover meat and vegetables in...
Nov 23, 20201 min read
I'd Rather Be Reading
Where do you find motivation--or motorvation as an acquaintance used to say--for washing dishes and laundry when it's a perfect gray,...
Nov 21, 20202 min read
Doing the House Fairy's Job
I'm about to fire my house fairy. She's just not doing her job. Friday nights are the worst for her. Kara worked very hard with me to...
Nov 18, 20202 min read
Math, Bunnies, Waffles, and Snuggles
Waffles for dinner. Yum. I keep cheater waffles in the freezer for quick breakfasts, usually for Kara. She likes them toasted, and they...
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Getting Out of the Way For Growth
Some days feel like an endless cycle of dishes and laundry. I did remember to put the wash in the dryer after I'd washed it a second...
Nov 16, 20202 min read
Only Conan May Eat Like a Barbarian
"Kal, you're eating like a Barbarian. Since you're not Conan, you have to stop." Yes, those words came out of my mouth at dinner tonight....
Nov 12, 20202 min read
What's In That Little Bunny Head?
Ginger the Bunny continues to be my study buddy. I'll have a few weeks of intense work, but I love feeling the warmth of her little body...
Nov 10, 20202 min read
My Deck Office; and Who Needs a Recipe?
Never-the-Same-Twice Pork Roast is when you throw a pork roast in the crock pot, then empty out all the mostly-empty bottles of...
Nov 7, 20204 min read
How To Be a Perfect Mom
My sister has much to do with compiling this list. She has 4 children. The youngest is 2 1/2 years old, very opinionated and very...
Nov 6, 20202 min read
I Don't Know What Happens After 5 Minutes Into a Movie
The kids know not to believe me when I assure them I'll stay awake for a movie at the end of a long day. The end of the day starts at...
Nov 2, 20202 min read
A Thump-and-Bump Day
A random collection of thoughts from the weekend: A Thump and Bump Day is my term for those days when I feel just a bit irritable, and...
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