Freak Parade

“I want to spend time with family and friends, even if they sometimes drive me crazy. Really crazy…..”
Scratch that, Santa.
Make that…I would like to spend time with some members of my family. The rest are crazy. Crazy. As well as frustratingly passive-aggressive, but whatever. Merry Christmas, indeed. Hrmph.
So, I just don’t get the whole passive-aggressive, […]

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Dear Santa:
I have been very good, sort-of good, decent, passable this year. With that said, I’m not asking for much this year, but there are a few things I’d really like……
This year, I want to take every opportunity to enjoy the holidays.
I want to watch corny movies.
I want to build memories with my kids.
I want […]

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Thanksgiving is over. I have stuffed myself with good food…and restuffed (and restuffed, and restuffed) myself with leftovers. As the calendar gets ready to flip to December, I am busying myself…by programming my DVR to record all varieties of cheesy Christmas movies. Don’t ask me why, but I am a sucker for the mushy, fluff […]

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Yeah, so I thought I’d keep from clogging up your feedreader by doing the opposite of NaBloPoMo. Forget that posting everyday in November business…I’m a rebel…..I’m not going to post, like…ever. No, really, I just haven’t been feeling it, I guess. Too tired. Too uninspired. Too something. I haven’t even been able to scrape […]

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The Issue:
As long as kids have had rooms, a battle has been raging. Parents versus kids. Parents want kids’ rooms to be clean (or at least not a health hazard). Kids want the right to keep their space how they want it (to wallow in their own filth). Will a peace treaty ever be […]

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So this weekend was our anniversary. Sixty Six years of wedded bliss. We’re not sure whether the fact that we both feel like it has been a whole lot longer is a good thing or not. Around here, anniversaries usually = kid free. Yeah, um…usually. This particular anniversary happened to be quite a bit too […]

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October 20, 2000

October 20, 2001

Happy Anniversary, Nick!

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I want to thank everyone for all of their comments on my last post. I have more to say on the subject, but haven’t had the chance. I have been updating over here and managing the interviews and all that goes with them here. Shall I find some lovely Muzak for you to listen to […]

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I am so frustrated with myself right now. I can’t seem to get a handle on anything. My house is a disaster…and I don’t just mean the clutter of kids’ toys. No, really. You should see my bathroom. And the laundry. Oh, the piles of laundry. Clean. Not clean. Just piles. I have hours of […]

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I was tagged for the Fab Four Meme by the fabulous Mrs. Chicken, from Chicken and Cheese, about a million years ago, back when she was still at her old place recently. While I am ambivalent about memes, I happen to love Mrs. Chicken, so here you go…..
4 Jobs I’ve Held
1. Waitress at IHOP. […]

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