Even Sicker. The Indie Virus

Shannon from Rocks in my Dryer has infected me with The Indie Virus . Here’s the deal, in case you haven’t seen it elsewhere.
“Pearsonified has started a small, casual social experiment. It’s called “The Indie Virus.” Here’s how Pearsonified describes this experiment: The experiment, henceforth referred to as “The Indie Virus,” has two goals:
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Sooooooo sick

Baby gave me her bug. Poor me. Nuff said.

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Perfect Post

Today I get to be part of a really fun project, cooked up by MommaK of Petroville and Lucinda of Suburban Turmoil. Sometimes while blog-surfing you happen upon a post that makes you laugh. Or cry. Maybe you find yourself thinking about it for days afterward. Maybe it even inspires you to be a better [...]

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Thursday Thirteen-March 30th

Thirteen Things On My Calendar This Spring

1.My step-sister’s wedding
2. Three dozen or so baseball practices
3. About 18 baseball games
4. My daughter’s 16th birthday
5. My 18 year old’s Junior-Senior banquet
6. A trip to the ocean– we’re renting a beach house!
7. My 18 year old’s GRADUATION!!
8. A Mother-Daughter tea at church
9. My son’s 8th birthday
10. My daughter’s [...]

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Dishwasher Roulette

We have a new game at our house, called dishwasher roulette. You see, our dishwasher’s teeny tiny brain has gone fritzy. Every 2nd or 5th (or 9th) time you hit the ‘on’ button, it functions perfectly and runs a load without a hiccup.
But between times it does one of two [...]

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Not cat-like enough last night…

Must’ve let my guard down and actually fallen asleep, darn it anyway. The sheets are now in the wash, as are my PJ’s and the baby’s PJ’s. Also spent another partial night on the couch. Here’s hoping kiddo gets better soon. She’s been a real crank. In the meantime, a picture of her on a [...]

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Why I Was In The Tub At 3:30 AM…..

Warning: If you happen to be eating, you may want to save this post til later. And those of you who are not moms or medics– flee now while you still can!
Queasy types all gone? Good.
Yesterday evening I put lovely clean new sheets on the bed. As I slipped gratefully into the nicely made bed [...]

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What’s With The Owl?

This afternoon my 3 year old found this stuffed owl tucked into a drawer in my room.

“What’s he doing in here?” she asked, appalled. “Can I have him?”
When I told her she could, she snatched the owl happily from the drawer and started to carry it out of my room.
At the doorway she paused. ” [...]

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High School Picture Challenge

Randi’s“Let’s Get Real Monday”Challenge was for everyone to share high school pictures! Here are 4 of me.
The first one is of my freshman year of high school, so let’s see, that would be 1980, I think. It was before I got contacts, a major event in my high school career!

Next comes my senior picture, and [...]

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Golden Keyboard Award #5

Thanks to everyone for the great comments!! I’m giving the Golden Keyboard this week to Monika of Things We Said Today. Congrats to Monika!

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