The email from my son’s middle school caught my eye. I opened it and read: “You are invited to come preview the lessons and teaching materials for Puberty: The Wonder Years.” Puberty: The Wonder Years? What, is Kevin Arnold narrating the videos about the miraculous changes that happen to your body when Winnie Cooper walks [Read More]
How To Heal Dry Skin Fast (and a giveaway!)
This weekend I wore sandals for the first time this spring. My feet were like newborn babies, crying from happiness at being released from the sock womb they’d been kept in all winter! My feet looked about as wrinkly as newborns, too. However, my skin was NOT exactly baby soft. Heck no! My tootsies had plenty [Read More]
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I Mustache You Some Questions
Normally, if someone told me I had a mustache, I would be offended. However, when the hilarious Kelly L. McKenzie tagged me to play “I Mustache You Some Questions”, I felt honored, not furry-lipped. Kelly asked me 12 questions that I must answer honestly. You’ll see I’ve taken some liberty with the number of answers I give. Whatevs. Then I tag [Read More]
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The Surprising Truth about Canada, Part II
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]
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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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