I'm curious to see what you guys think of this.

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Another terrific puppet video from some of the Tough Pigs! Including me, as Sheboygan the Reindeer With No Sense of Direction. Enjoy!

xo, Amy

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This morning, I was expecting a girl to come to the house and groom Molly. So when there was a light tapping at the door, I ran over and flung it open, only to find two Jehovah's Witnesses.

The JW's typically avoid my house. Ever since the Mormon fiasco a couple years ago, our neighbors laughingly warn door-to-door missionaries to skip us. But ( Read more... )

Last night, a dream came true.

Thanks, America.

Go forth in triumph.

xo, Amy

Check it out! This is a video made by some of the core Tough Pigs, and they were nice enough to let me be in it! I'm the Cowgirl, Michal is (usually) Whale and Other Whale, Joe is the Mad Scientist, Ryan is the monster and cinematographer, and Cathy is sometimes Other Whale or cinematographer. Also, the whole thing was filmed in my yard, kitchen ( Read more... )

1) When my daughter Emily was a little girl, if she fell asleep on the bed next to her dad, they always seemed to end up in identical positions. Emily will be 13 next month. I've noticed recently that when she sleeps, she tends to do so on her side, with her knees drawn up and a pillow snuggled between her shoulder and neck. Just like me.

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Fashion bird diapers.

You heard right, folks: FASHION. BIRD. DIAPERS.

From the website: "FlightSuits are cleverly disguised, soft, stretchy, reusable pet bird diapers. They allow your feathered friends out of their cages both in and out of the house; worry-free from embarrassing accidents (poop)."

Thank goodness they clarified what they meant by " ( Read more... )

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Wow. Went to a drum retreat this weekend. Amazing -- took an intensive djembe workshop with M'Bemba Bangoura. He's a hard task-master. I learned an entire piece, with several variations and changes, but it will probably take me months of practice to get it right. Way more advanced than I was prepared to handle. The guy's insane -- very funny, and ( Read more... )