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Watch This!
If I had a dime for every time someone told us to get cable, then… I’d be able to afford cable. I’m kidding. We actually DON’T have cable, but not for budgetary reasons. We decided just prior to having kids that we’d ditch the cable in order to avoid wasting excessive time watching TV. Six kids later, we clearly put our non-TV time to good use, eh?… But whether people know that or not, we’ve frequently gotten that line. When someone hears how many kids we have, inevitably one will fire back the “get some cable!” line. So we don’t have cable. I think it’s a good thing for our…
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My Funny Valentine…
Hi, everyone! Greetings from the free-for-all we call Winter Break! I figured I’d tell you about Valentine’s Day. I find it amusing that for THAT ONE DAY each year, you’re supposed to go all out for your significant other. Be thoughtful. Be romantic. Pick just right card, and just the right flowers. Or gift. Come up with the perfect blend of romance, thoughtfulness, generosity, and mystique. But the next day, you can go back to taking your loved ones for granted again. 🙂 Lest you think I’m cynical due to prior Valentine’s Day disappointments, nothing would be further from the truth. The Captain has always had a knack for being…
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Wigging Out
Now you know from my last post that we were away for a weekend recently, but reality hit HARD when we got back. There was one thing we (read, “I”) had neglected to remember while luxuriating in the Jacuzzi… THE WIGWAM. Before I begin my rant, I WILL say that there is no one to blame for this one but myself. Through fatigue, excited anticipation of a great weekend away, and a sprinkling of denial, I neglected to give not one tiny shred of thought to… THE WIGWAM. On the Wednesday preceding our little getaway, #2 unearthed an assignment sheet from her school folder, & jammed it into my hands.…
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Gimme A Break!
Back in mid-January, The Captain and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. How’d that happen?? It’s hard to imagine yourself having been married for 14 years when internally, you still feel like you’re about 22. But 14 years and a bajillion kids later, we’re still cute. The Captain & SixPack, circa 2000. Outside of the 10 year statute of limitations, so The Captain can still remain anonymous. Not that he looks super-old now or anything. Because he looks fine, but different from here. That sounds worse, doesn’t it? Like I’m digging a bigger hole for myself? Oh… never mind.) Now despite the crushing busyness of our day to day lives,…
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