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Cookie Capers
This is a cookie. Well, technically it WAS a cheap, no-frills cookie, but now it’s a stealthy dental weapon…. because the creamy vanilla filling was meticulously scraped out of two of these cookies & replaced by the 8 year old, an evil genius*. *or avid YouTube-watcher, since apparently this prank has been making the rounds on there. Hey, at least it beats the Tide pod-eating challenge…* 8 then offered the cookie to the 4 year old, who being 4, didn’t think to question the motive behind a sibling randomly sharing a delicious baked good with him voluntarily. Now, there are obviously some design flaws here: Let’s overlook the glaringly obvious fact…
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Diamonds In The Rough
Happy New Year and all that jazz! I’m not a big fan of resolutions, mainly because as someone who fights a tendency towards perfectionism, I used to go overboard on them. I’d make resolutions, but along the lines of: Clean & organize every single corner of my house. Always. Work out every single day. Eat only healthy things. All the healthy things. Never the bad things. Be patient with my kids. And never, ever, yell. Ever, ever. You know the drill… good intentions, but resolutions so tightly wound & unrealistic that only a few hours after making them, I’d fail & give up entirely. Jan 1, 12:01am: “My 2017…
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Review: Photowall Print Canvas
Remember back in the good ‘ole days when you’d take pictures with your camera, drop off the film, & pay for actual prints to be made? If you’re like me, your phone is crammed chock-full of pictures that never see the light of day, because you’re waiting to use them “one day”. I’ve always loved photography, & once my kids were born, they became my favorite subject(s). Though I’ve occasionally printed shots to display in frames around the house, I had an opportunity to do something much cooler with one of my favorite shots, thanks to Photowall! (This post contains affiliate links.) Photowall offers various photography services, but one of…
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Laughing Through Tears
So the blog’s been quiet as of late, & though I kept thinking I’d update, days became weeks. Now granted, life’s been busy, but that’s typical here. My radio silence has been more than that. Life’s been busy, but it’s also been more difficult. You know those periods in your life when it feels as though you’re swimming along -just like Dory in Finding Nemo, & a giant wave crashes over you? You come up gasping for air, thinking: just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, But then another wave knocks you down. And another. That’s what life has felt like for the past month or so.…
