What a difference a week makes, huh? This is my daughter's "I did it!" face, and that's exactly how I feel today.


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. . .to eat the better part of a giant Hershey Kiss in one sitting?

Does the fact that I'm coming off a How-Many-People-Can-Possibly-Reject-Me-in-a-24-Hour-Period weekend help my case any?

I realize I’m the last one on the planet to do this, but it’s been a crazy week around here. I was tagged by
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Ooh, remember this one by Thomas Dolby from back in the day when they actually played music on MTV?
(OMG, did I just say back in the day? Shoot me, please.)
Anyway, two fun science-y things happened this past week, and you know how I like a list even if there are only two things on it.

1. I was a judge at the 7th and 8th grade science fair! This ( Read more... )

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If you found yourself singing that headline, you've either owned a preschooler or have come in close proximity to one.

Anyway, so here's what Leon the mailman brought me. (Do you know your postal worker's name? It speaks to your writer-ly neurosis.)

1. a rejection for a humorous poem

. . .but we're just not going to dwell on that one, okay?

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DE-LICIOUIS TIPS #86 and #87

• Do not attempt to remove safety seals from concentrated food coloring gel bottles with your teeth.

• BLACK food coloring gel is perfect for making:

 
                    1. a whimsical bowling ball birthday cake
                    2. Mom look like a hillbilly

That is all.

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(And thank you to
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I was going to lock this post, mainly because I thought it would be fun to pretend like I was telling a big, important secret at a slumber party (after
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