Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Apparently I am an Assault on the World of Fashion
As I was walking out the door yesterday, my Sweetheart looked at me and grimaced. My instant response was to go to the defensive position, “WHAT! What’s wrong with what I am wearing!” To which she replied, “You are an outright assault on the world of fashion.” Wow. I was stunned. I actually see myself…
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Travelling with a Toddler
Okay so we thought we going all wild when we loaded the twins onto a jet and flew to San Diego over the Christmas break, but this family are going all the way out there. They are flying to Korea where they will be for six months. After that they will be going back-packing around…
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The Joy of Coffee
Do you ever stop and think about how our modern day conveniences came about? Things that we depend on everyday, things like, for example, coffee. Who was it that stopped and picked the coffee berries and then had the foresight to dry them and save the hard little nut like thing that was inside? Imagine…
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Are you Clinically Tired?
Just some observations on how to know if you are reaching the point of pure, beautiful exhaustion. First, this morning I put a scoop of my cereal in the dog’s dish and a scoop of her kibbles in my cereal bowl. I didn;t notice until I was a third of the way through. I suppose…
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Where did Community Go, Part II
So where did community go? Why do so many people choose the iPod over real conversation? You see people walking around the city all the time with ear-buds in, essentially telling all others that your voice is not worthy. You see the line-up of SUVs jockeying up to the front door of the school as…
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Evenflo Announces Baby Gate Recall
Another recall notice that parents need to be aware of; Evenflo has recalled their Top-of-Stairs-Plus gates, model numbers 10502 and 10512. There were approximately 33,000 of these gates sold in Canada, 180,000 in North America. The recalled gates were sold in stores between October 2007 and March 2010. Consumers are being advised to contact Evenflo so that…
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Where did Community go?
I want to throw these questions out to you as I am heading out the door this morning; first, why do we have so many more friends on Facebook than we do in real life? Also, when did it become the norm to walk around with our ears plugged? Why do we prefer having little…
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A Romantic Dinner at our local Ikea Restaurant
Have you ever gone out for dinner in a restaurant only to have a child or two sitting at a nearby table yowling like wild beasts, throwing food on the floor, and basically acting like feral dogs spoil your experience? Yes? Well why did you not stop in a say hi to me and my family? Ikea…
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