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On Being Santa
One of the things I find inordinately stressful this time of year is the wrapping. I hired a babysitter so that I could go out and get presents for the kids, but wrapping is all on me. And I hate to wrap. Usually I stay up for hours (3 or more) the night before and wrap ( Read more... ) -
recipes
I stopped at Costco together dog food just as the Black Friday weekend was ending. They handed me Fabulous Food The Costco Way as I was leaving, and in there is gorgeous food that I would actually make and eat. Yes, me, the vegetarian with Celiac disease. The pictures are gorgeous and the recipes are easy. The food is easy to acquire even if I don' ( Read more... ) -
not a normal life
I'm not a normal mom. I go along, thinking I am, and have a day like today ( Read more... ) -
another trip to Ann Arbor
We are having another terrific trip to Ann Arbor. Having arrived earlier this time, we were able to spend most of Saturday at the Hands-On Museum ( Read more... ) -
reading science fiction
I admit that I was pissed off ( Read more... ) -
My cats aren't that old
Kurzy is about 13 now. He's more likely to sleep than play, but ribbon still excites him. He tests life by sleeping on the dogs' beds. And his blood liver values are starting to get into the "not so great" range ( Read more... ) -
doing my thing
Got some pictures of my dogs out in the back yard today. Tried to get a movie of them racing around in the fall sun but didn't manage to click the right buttons on my phone. That's ok. I love sneaking out into the yard with them. They are always so happy ( Read more... ) -
wood chipper
Being a single mom has interesting challenges. Today, after almost five hours of errands which would have been accomplished in under three Before Kids, I made lunch (something else I never did B.K.), read while the kids fell asleep, and then my fun began. ( Read more... ) -
Sunshine
My favorite book of all time was just released in electronic format. It's Friday so I started reading it this morning. Still reading it. Given the chance for a lovely fantasy novel, choose Robin McKinley's Sunshine on my recommendation. And enjoy. -
planting
I dug up a couple peonies from my place in Ann Arbor. These are very old peonies from a friends' family house in Ypsi. As I dug them, I realized that I may not have planted my new heirloom peonies deep enough to survive winter ( Read more... )