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Up Sizing After Down Sizing
The hubs and I thought we were pretty clever to down size our house when we got our final transfer from the hub’s employer 10+ years ago. We weren’t looking for our final living place (or resting place) at that time, but a place to be comfy while we found that place. I have to…
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When the Wheels Come Off (It Forms a Zone)
When one of Our Daughter’s was very small, the hubs took her with him on a drive to scout a location for a Scout activity. She used to love going on “adventures” with her dad. Well, Fate waited until they were in Nowhereville, TX to knock the wheels off the adventure. Literally. Flat tire. Not…
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Perilous P’s Dark Side Explained
At first sight, I thought this was a picture of a monster mouth opening wide to eat something. Possibly a hero. Though one always hopes it is the villain going down. I suppose it is a bit scary that my go-to place is the monster mouth. When I go back in time in my mind,…
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Question: Quagmire? Answer: Where My Characters Are
quag·mire ˈkwagˌmīr/ noun: quagmire; plural noun: quagmires 1. 1. a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.”torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire” synonyms: swamp, morass, bog, marsh, muskeg, mire, slough; Morearchaicquag ”the field became a quagmire” 2. ◦ an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.”a legal quagmire” synonyms: ◦ muddle, mix-up,…
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It’s Not Easy Being Green
I feel a lot more sympathy for Kermit the Frog, after taking an unexpected (and unwelcome) side trip into the stomach flu last week. According to the hubs, I turned green. I am not surprised I looked green. I felt green. As I inch my way into the recovery zone (at my age there is…
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Did You Know Bras Were Such Divas?
A friend told me that, in addition to getting fitted for a new bra, she also got some “care of bra” counsel from the sales person. What she told me made my eyes bug out. Of course I did a Google search and holy cow. I’ve lived a LONG time and I will freely confess,…
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Quirky is my Happy Place
Quirky really is my happy place, so I had to share this photo from the hubs Flickr stream. I also like trees, but that is another blog post. Though can’t you totally see this one with a Swiss Family Robinson type house? (Is this what happens when you cross your brain with a quirky tree…
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In Which I Revisit Weight Shaming
So I’m browsing the Facebook home feed and someone posted one of those “I can’t believe they are out and about in those clothes” pictures. One comment noted that it had probably been photoshopped to look worse than it was and then added, “But she is waiting in line to eat…” Maybe I’m a little…
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Traveling with the Parents Part Deux (aka #hermitroadtrip)
So Our Daughter’s Traveling With the Parents hit a new low the other day. I won’t go into what happened inside the store (which was a bit like herding cats), because it pales when compared to what happened outside. We had made our purchases and then headed outside with our cart Full of Stuff. Our…
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What I Learned from Falling on my Butt
The photograph has nothing to do with the topic of this blog post. I picked it because it made me laugh. And because there are no pictures of me falling on my butt (thank goodness). First I’ll set the scene. I was in New York with my daughter. I made a rookie mistake of wearing…