Life is a mashup of toys and gadgets, hobbies and recipes, kids and odd socks, all held together with love and duct tape.
We have three kids, among whom allergies to all common household pets are represented. Aside from the allergy problems, we like the idea of having a pet, but not the idea of cleaning up after another little critter. So last week, I made a brilliant decision and brought home the perfect pet for our family. [...]
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A couple of days ago, my hubby came home, handed me a box, and said “Happy birthday and Merry Christmas.” Then he handed me a matching box and said, “Now give me that one and say the same thing.” I did, and then we opened the boxes and found… New, sleek and shiny iPhones!! One [...]
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This is the Summer of Hot for me. Last November, we moved into a beautiful home with hardwood floors and granite countertops. However, the house did not come with air conditioning. Well, it wasn’t so important back in November… Fast forward to today, in the middle of June, with a forecast high temp of 92F. [...]
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I don’t get out much, but Hubby and I are celebrating 13 years of marriage today, and we went out to dinner and a movie on Saturday night. The kids asked “What’s a date and why can’t we come?” I explained that we were celebrating the anniversary of our wedding, which happened before any of [...]
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This is my kind of holiday, because it combines Star Wars and a pun. The whole point of celebrating Star Wars Day is that you get to repeat this greeting as many times as possible: May the Fourth be with you! Get it? Today is May 4, 2009. May the Fourth! The only thing that [...]
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I snapped this fuzzy photo with my phone, while waiting for an extremely long time, in a very short line (yes, it’s possible) at the party supply store. I love gadgets and new tech stuff, but I’ll pass on this one. Click photo for a larger view. Okay, it’s really for Assorted Light-up Easter Pencils, [...]
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Here’s a quick list I put together while I was thinking about my own family’s techie-tech lifestyle. In no particular order, and subject to revision… Hope this gives you a grin. You refer to your baby’s due date as “Labor-CON.” You catch yourself humming a song and realize it’s from a video game, not the [...]
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