Suburbia
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Why I Could Never Marry a Vampire
(CAUTION: This post is about Twilight. Only read further if you have read the books, if you are interested in reading the books, or if you are absolutely sure you will not judge…
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Bean and the Kitten
Chris and his sister, Annie, grew up in a cat house. They had kittens and cats all the time. Their house was next to a national park and so they always had cats…
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How Elvis Fell in Love With Me
When I first moved to Florida, there was a snake in my driveway and I hit it with my car and you all shamed me for the brutal murder. Remember that? Ever since…
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Wee Young Things
Way back when we were wee young things (as opposed to being old young things now), Chris and I lived with odd schedules. I worked a regular 8-5 job, but his schedule in…
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Operation BWYP: New Fridge
When we first moved into our rental house, there were some…undesirable characteristics. It’s small and our things didn’t fit, for one thing. But the bigger problem was the refrigerator. It was tiny and…
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How Motherhood is Forcing Me Out of My Comfort Zone
Being a mom has thrust me into lots of situations where I wasn’t comfortable. There was the whole modesty issue that I had to work through. There was getting used to cleaning up…
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Chanting Ovaries
Last week my friend, Catherine, had a little baby girl. They named her Nora and she was beautiful. She didn’t come out all squished up like a lot of newborns. She was pretty…
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Fine Living According to My Husband
This is my husband, Chris. I may have mentioned him once or twice before. My husband Chris appreciates the finer things in life. He has good taste. High end taste. Champagne taste. He…
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Jillian Michaels and Other Things I Could Live Without
I am late blogging today because I spent my entire morning preparing for a 20-minute work out DVD. Today I started my first day of Jillian Michael’s 30-Day Shred. With Bean’s first birthday,…
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Why I Should Not Live in Florida
Last week I came home from running errands with Bean Man and I found this on my kitchen floor. I couldn’t tell what it was at first, so I did the natural thing. …