On occasion I find the smallest task suddenly becomes overwhelming. Sometimes it is with cause and other times it is without it. This last week, for me, it was the laundry. “Really, Susan? The laundry? I have real problems,” you might say. And to that I’ll just say, that we all have “real” problems and […]
How one pair of men’s extra large thong underwear sparked a family tradition
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A number of years ago, my cousin, Joanna, attended a gift exchange at work with a group of rather demented coworkers. As she examined a table full of gifts, she believed she was making a safe choice by selecting a gift that was shaped like a DVD. Upon opening said gift, she actually found herself […]
State your purpose, son
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Parents often document their child’s first year in a baby book/calendar and some even record the child’s milestones through early adolescence. Each of my own children has a “First Five Years” book that catalogs all the milestones that happen from birth through Kindergarten. The beginning of each book is full of spaces and pages for […]
Grandma’s Buick
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Anyone who’s been shopping recently, even before Halloween, knows that the Holiday Shopping craze has already begun. In years past I used to take one day, usually in mid December, and do all of my holiday shopping in just one day. It was always a long and exhausting day, but it was just one solitary […]
The Great Flood of 2010
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Sunday morning started earlier than normal because my children missed the memo about the time change. Instead of getting up at 7am, we were up and out of bed by 6am. Unfortunately, this did not help me accomplish anything more than normal, and really, by about 10am I was already feeling defeated by the day. […]
Careful! That monkey throws poo…
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Monkeys are cute, but some monkeys also throw poo. It’s true, I’ve seen it. I watch a ton of National Geographic. Anyway, perhaps my daughter didn’t realize that Halloween was over, or perhaps my daughter was still in “character.” Today she did something that she has never done before. She did something that made me […]
Oh no, Pica! Pass the Cone of Shame!
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For those of you familiar with the hit movie “Up,” you know that the dog in the movie, named Dug, had to wear the “cone of shame.” I know I always feel bad for dogs when I see them wearing one of these devices, but I also know it’s for the dog’s own good to […]
