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I remembered! I remembered!

May 4, 2012

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Happy Birthday to my brother Phil! There’s some other stuff going on this weekend, but I’m saving it all for tomorrow’s post. What I really want to talk about now is how this year I remembered that May the 4th is Star Wars Day!! I found out about it last year…. on the 5th, and [...]

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Wait, Wait, Don’t wake me.

May 3, 2012

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Some back story: 1) Back in the fall I made a donation to NPR because the prize was two tickets to a May 3rd taping of their news quiz show, “Wait! Wait! Don’t tell me!” Listening to it is one of the few ways I get my news. 2) Due to some schedule changes at [...]

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Tammy’s got skilz!

May 2, 2012

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I received a delightful surprise in the mail today. Tammy, Beth’s sister-in-law, sent me a lovely knit sling bag. I believe we’ve discussed knitting before, and I most likely lamented my lack of fine-motor skills. Well, Tammy’s got ‘em. This thing is gorgeous! The colors are brilliant, and the lining is a fun tropical print. [...]

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That pesky last step

May 1, 2012

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I recently came across a ‘clean up your house’ website that had a foul word in its name, so I won’t link to it, but there was a really good little tidbit that spoke about dishes and laundry that basically said, “Final step – put it away. Everybody forgets that last part.” Amen. I stink [...]

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Denver Airport: floor

April 27, 2012

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I don’t remember when this was, but It one point, I had to spend a lot of time in the Denver airport. A little later, Lauren and I were there together. I drug her miles through the airport to find this section of the floor. I wish I would have taken pictures from floor level. [...]

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So I guess we have a cat.

April 23, 2012

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Let me begin this post by saying that despite all the steps that have been taken, none of this is set in stone. My affections are still on hold while waiting for this ‘cat’ thing to pan out. So. Here’s the scoop. There has been a cat that has been hanging around my school for [...]

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