Farewell, Louie

February 8, 2011

My sister and brother-in-law lost their sweet, sweet dog Louie yesterday.  He was lean and fast and strong, with a tail like a whip and a love of squirrel chases.   But, despite his size, he was always like a pup in so many ways — a sweeter dog you could never find.  He whimpered when it […]

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Filed Under: Family 23 Comments

Define Stylish

February 5, 2011

Well, folks, in the spirit of the Hollywood awards season, let us add a new statue to the pile.  This morning I received an email from Margaret Reyes Dempsey {Conjuring My Muse} saying that she had named me a recipient of The Stylish Blogger Award.  Clearly, Margaret has never met me in person as she […]

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Filed Under: Blogging Cluelessness, Entertainment 11 Comments

Ensconced in Crazy

February 4, 2011

When you have things on your mind, do you sometimes choose to focus, or even fixate, on much smaller, less important issues?  I’m sure there’s some sort of official term for it — redirecting, maybe?  Do you do this?  I think I do.  Here’s why. I have some things on my mind.  Don’t worry — […]

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Filed Under: Project Colonial, That Which Drives Me Crazy, To-Do Lists Extraordinaire 18 Comments

A Non-Hollywood Ending

February 1, 2011

Today’s topic:  How My Life is Like a Bad Liam Neeson Movie. See, I was told this morning that I am ceasing to exist.  That my fingerprints are literally fading away. Was I being booked at the local precinct for nearly stealing a car in the pre-school lot?  No.  Background checked to enter the space program?  Negative. I was […]

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Filed Under: Work Stuff 3 Comments

Winter Storm Watcher

January 27, 2011

Greetings from The Polar Ice Cap, otherwise known as New Jersey.  We have 15 new inches of snow today in my town.  We haven’t seen a patch of our  lawn since Christmas Day.  People are getting cranky.  Our local Home Depot is bringing in spare snow blowers from its Utah locations to keep up with demand.  […]

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Filed Under: Borderline Neuroses, Entertainment, Places Near and Far 16 Comments

Outsourcing Life

January 24, 2011

Imagine what you could get done with a personal assistant.  Just indulge me for a minute.  It has been a long week.  (Wait, it’s Monday?) It takes very little for the wheels to fall off the wagon around here.  I know it’s because I’m maxed out and trying to do two things equally well — working and […]

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Filed Under: Family, Friends, New to Town, Project Colonial, Work Stuff 6 Comments

Crafts, No. Crafty, Yes.

January 22, 2011

My three and a half year-old son got to do two things this week that really rocked his world. The first was bringing his parents to pre-school for Visitation Day.  In reality, it was Visitation Hour.  It was sweet — circle time, the songs, sharing the whole routine with all of the parents (the dad […]

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Filed Under: Family, Places Near and Far 5 Comments

Buongiorno, Trenta

January 19, 2011

There are many things I don’t really need but would happily accept. For example, another excuse to not join a gym. Large wheels of European cheese. A bigger cup of Starbucks. Hold the phone. There’s a bigger cup of Starbucks available, you say? Oh, yes. It’s new.  Because, sometimes — just sometimes — a 24 […]

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Filed Under: Food & Drink 7 Comments

Pimp My Basement

January 18, 2011

Project Basement Overhaul is forging ahead.  Slowly.  And I am trying to keep my impatience in check — not my strong suit. But there has been good progress to report. There has been the ongoing Purging of the Stuff, and I am proud of my hoarding husband for parting ways with many of his treasured […]

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Filed Under: Project Colonial 14 Comments

My Brush with Crime at Pre-School

January 15, 2011

I stole a car from the pre-school parking lot yesterday.  Almost.  And accidentally. Luckily, my downward spiral into a life of crime was thwarted by my three year-old.  It all happened so fast. Things were crazy at the end of this week and I just wasn’t in top form.  I took the baby with me to pick […]

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Filed Under: Family, New to Town, Places Near and Far 18 Comments
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