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Skinny
By: kellyarmstrong
Although I don't personally recommend this to anyone -- go have your tonsils removed with red hot pliers, it'd be more fun -- one unintended benefit of a sick-for-nea...
Yoga Cats
I'm telling you— I'm turning into a crazy cat lady. I talk to my cats. I play games with my cats. I have a special spot for my cats on the bed. Adam and I refer to on...
My Spirit Garden
I talk to the dead. Yes, seriously. In fact many mornings I grab my cup of java and head out to a small, partially hidden corner of my backyard where I have a memoria...
Best Party Ever:The Family ...
By: lynamber
THE FAMILY REUNION When I was eight years old, my sister and I sang “Redwing” in two-part harmony at the Schroeder Family Reunion. It was my first public appearance a...
Super Manny?
Great Britain, arguably the land of the most revered nannies (wait, was Mary Poppins British? And, was she even real?) is on the cusp of a major first: A male is a fi...
Life in the Margins
By: bunburyscountryhouse
I am walking through the rows of lockers on the second floor of my high school. It’s fifth period, and most students are in class. I wonder at the quiet as I make my ...
"Ohhhh, yeah!"
By: mamabear
Megan came home from school on Friday full of news about costumes other kids were wearing, and how no one knew who she was until she explained. (The downside to choos...
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"Ohhhh, yeah!"
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A Halloween Like No Other
By: urbansuburban
Yesterday was a strange Halloween at my house. My daughter went out with her friends. They are sixteen, so the trick-or-treating is borderline. They scored some candy...
Old Yell-er
By: writergrrl
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Another Halloween Bites the Dust
It occurred to me that I have been taking kids trick or treating for 22 years now. My youngest kiddos are almost 11 and my trick or treating days are numbered. The pi...
Arrowhead Beach
I had one of those days when I woke up and instinctively knew that something was going to happen. The realization settled behind my eyelids, in that place where you k...
The recession is over??!!
The recession is in full effect in my area of the country. People are still without jobs, stores continue to close and foreclosures still occur. The banks are paranoi...
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By: wearmanyhats
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Fellow Knights and family members you can help out the school just by useing your Safeway club card.The best part is it does'nt cost a dime! If you made it to the Nov 5th...
Skinny
Although I don't personally recommend this to anyone -- go have your tonsils removed with red hot pliers, it'd be more fun -- one unintended benefit of a sick-for-nearly-...
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Family Strife
The holidays are nearing and, with them, comes all the advertising depicting happy families gathered around Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas trees. The looks lovely. Bu...
My Spirit Garden
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Lots of Excitement by Manny
On Halloween Abby greeted the trick or treaters while Gerard handed them candy. Spunky Doodle and I had a front row seat, watching all the fun from the warmth of the hous...
Trick or Treating is Fun by Abby
I got to go outside with Gerard on Halloween to help him hand out the candy to the trick or treaters! It was so much fun to greet the kids and I got a lot of pets! Manny ...
A Halloween Like No Other
Yesterday was a strange Halloween at my house. My daughter went out with her friends. They are sixteen, so the trick-or-treating is borderline. They scored some candy and...
Another Halloween Bites the Dust
It occurred to me that I have been taking kids trick or treating for 22 years now. My youngest kiddos are almost 11 and my trick or treating days are numbered. The pictur...
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Litterbox Fences Solve Poop Problem
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"Ohhhh, yeah!"
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Five Men in my Bed
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Really?
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I was just notified by Leigh that I earned the PNN mug! Honestly, I thought the contribution to receive a mug would extend to serious articles, deep arguments instead of ...
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