It’s tax time in America. Which means it must be tax time in Canada, too. Right? Maybe not. After all, Canadians don’t even have pennies anymore. (What did they do with the poor pennies?!) And have you ever heard of a Loonie? A Toonie? GST? Fear not! For just as I shared with you the exact [Read More]
14 Things I Remember about Being 14
In March, I waxed nostalgic about the 30th anniversary of a favorite movie of mine, The Breakfast Club. What I didn’t make explicit then, but will now, is that I was 14 years old when that movie came out. To be honest, I pretty much hated being 14. But something dawned on me as I [Read More]
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Have a Meowy Happy Easter!
From my family to yours, we wish you a meowy happy Easter! Even our cat: Wondering why we took our cat to see the Easter Bunny? Last year our local pet store offered it as a fundraiser for a greyhound rescue organization. We took our cat to see the Easter Bunny, got this fabulous picture, [Read More]
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Should You Try Stitch Fix?
Like many of you, I have HOURS of free time to shop and a rockin’ body that clothes just DIE to hang on. Bwa ha ha! Oh, sometimes I crack myself up. In reality, I’m just a regular person, above average in height, with 2 kids, a husband, a job outside the home, and limited time to [Read More]
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Deep Thoughts about my Son’s Laundry
The following is a refurbished post from a little while back. It still rings true today and fits nicely with this week’s Finish the Friday prompt, “The chore I hate most is…” Now grab your bottle of Tide, get out your dryer sheets, and come commiserate with me on my son’s laundry, the chore I [Read More]
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Thin Mint Junkies and Other Customers at the Girl Scout Cookie Booth
Thin Mints. Samoas. Tagalongs. Trefoils. Doh-si-dos. If you have walked into a supermarket in the last 3 months, or answered your front door, then you know of what I speak. Girl Scout cookies. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. And, they are yummy and addictive! I observed a Girl Scout cookie booth in action recently. My eight-year-old daughter, [Read More]
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A Girl Scout Cookie Booth Story
It’s Girl Scout Cookie time! Have you stuffed your face full of your favorite kind yet? My eight-year-old daughter is enjoying her first year of Girl Scouts. She’s a Brownie. Last week, she was so excited to work at her troop’s cookie booth at a local super market. I hung around for a few minutes [Read More]
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I’m on Scary Mommy!
I’m excited to share that a post I wrote last week, If The Breakfast Club Were Parents Today, is being featured on Scary Mommy! If you’re dropping by from Scary Mommy for the first time, then welcome! I blog about the humorous things in life, everything from my parenting mishaps, to my misadventures in Disney World, [Read More]
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When It Comes to St. Patrick’s Day
When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day I’m thankful. Thankful that I don’t have to buy gifts. Thankful that I don’t have to wrap gifts. Thankful that I don’t have to buy or send cards. Thankful that I don’t have to write Valentine’s. Thankful that there are no school parties. Thankful that there are no [Read More]
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If The Breakfast Club Were Parents Today
Don’t you… Forget about me… Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t… If you grew up in the 80s like I did, then you can finish the rest of that song. And you know exactly what movie it comes from: The Breakfast Club. I was 14 when the movie came out and suffering from teen angst along with the [Read More]
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