Category Archives: just plain bizarre

Unintended Consequences

A little under a year ago, my family and I were in a bad car accident. You are, of course, shocked by this revelation since I NEVER mention it here. And I haven’t changed my reckoning of time into BCA … Continue reading

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Moo.

A little over a week ago, we had an activity at church for all of the kids. As it fell very close to the wildly popular (in Utah, but still observed periodically around here) Pioneer Day, all of the activities … Continue reading

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Truly Initiated Into Parenthood

As if there were any question at this point… I think, at some point or another, every parent is peed on while changing a diaper. It is one of those things that makes you feel like you are truly a … Continue reading

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If Life Were a Musical, We’d Sing About Fat Fingers

Sometimes, people, the contents of my subconscious completely defy explanation. As the sounds of children getting out of bed started to fill my house this morning, I awoke from a rather vivid dream. I was at the house of one … Continue reading

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Santa Might Frown on That

Partway through this morning, W~ walked up to me out of the blue. “Mom, if you kill your parents you don’t get anything for Christmas.” Um, yeah, that’s true. Given how our morning had been going up to that point, … Continue reading

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And the Winner Is…

OK, so it has been no big secret that I really don’t get all of the hullabaloo over the Twilight series. I mean, they were kind of a fun read, if you ignore the dysfunctional relationships, repeated use of the … Continue reading

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Filed under Books, just plain bizarre

Shootin’ the Bull

How the heck do you follow a post about a rogue cow? With a follow-up, of course. Naturally, after Bessie went tromping through my yard and down the street, I couldn’t help but wonder how the situation played out. That’s … Continue reading

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Bessie’s Bad Day

Every day at one o’clock, I put C~ and E~ down for a nap and tell N~ and W~ it is time for quiet time. They can play their Leapsters, watch a movie, look at books, or take a nap. … Continue reading

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Weird Science

I mentioned last night that I was watching Mythbusters as I was blogging and getting ready for bed. Seriously, if you have never seen the show, you should make an effort to. I was never fond of science as a … Continue reading

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like???

Last night, after a long and exhausting final excursion to Kings Island for the year, I found myself at Target shopping for birthday presents. I spent the next hour or so wandering up and down the toy aisles wondering what … Continue reading

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