February 2012
2 posts
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i love you and i mean it
I have a love/hate relationship with Valentine’s Day. Romantically I could care less (I’m using that somewhat properly here. I do care a little bit so I could care less but not much less. I guess I should say I couldn’t care much less). As a teacher it’s a little bit of a whip as all class party days are. Paul is really good at being romantic all year long so I...
whitney houston lyrics = the secret to life
I wrote this a gazillion years ago and I don’t think I ever copied it onto this blog. It was better on the other blog because you could listen to some sweet Whitney while you read it. I guess you can still have a soundtrack if you blast a little I Wanna Dance With Somebody on your iTunes.
I miss you already Whitney Houston.
Now on with the blog - Case in point: “I started counting...
January 2012
6 posts
cooking with lab
Shrimp and Wild Rice Casserole episode:
Honestly, I felt so deflated after this experience that I sort of wanted to erase it from my mind. But I didn’t want to let you people down so here goes…
The truth is, I’d probably gotten a little too cocky about my culinary delights. I successfully made king ranch mac n cheese and this open faced pesto shrimp sandwich thing that was...
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cooking with lab
This exciting edition of Cooking With LAB is brought to you by my friend Christy, Allrecipes.com, Pyrex and my SIL Becca for giving us a wireless keypad for our iPad so I could blog in the kitchen.
My friend Christy suggested I make turkey meatballs for Charlie because I am running out of meat to feed him and eventually it’s going to be weird to feed him chicken out of a jar and i feel...
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December 2011
10 posts
WatchCharlie’s Failed Life Lesson #1:
How to be an elephant.
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rules
When someone asks you if you are warm, you should never say, “No, but I’m a really tiny person so I’m always cold.” because that’s just annoying and one day one of us huge people is going to punch you in your tiny nose.
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twas the blog before christmas
We are going to the Christmas Eve service at our church in 50 minutes and that is why Little Man is still asleep, needing to be fed, dressed up and appropriately hatted (you know, putting a hat on his sweet head) before hand.
So I will attempt to blog because that is the thing that always magically wakes him up.
We’ve spent the past few days in Grapeland where Charlie contradicted...
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what not to get your kid's teacher for christmas
Let me begin by saying that I don’t need a Christmas present. I don’t. You know what I love? Christmas cards that kids make and write in. They are hilarious. Here is one I got this year:
This was especially meaningful as it was from a kid I have never taught. That’s how good I am. Kids I have never taught still think of me as their best best best teacher.
And I can...
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the time i was late for my baby's birth
Did I ever tell you about the time I was late for my baby’s birth? Seriously. I set my alarm for crazy early so I could wake up and you know, shave, fix hair, apply makeup… all the really vain stuff that I now know wouldn’t have mattered because regardless of any of that, 12 hours of laboring and 3 hoursANDFIFTEENMINUTES (we don’t want to forget those 15 minutes) of...
November 2011
3 posts
these two. . .
This is all I need.
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now where are those lions?
Paul and I took Charlie to the zoo a couple of months ago. Charlie probably soaked up the whole experience and will be doubly labeled g.t. for it, although he refuses to speak intelligibly and acted completely ungrateful. In a very cute/happy/perfect baby kind of way.
Anyway, the highlight of the day was when we walked out of the MOLA and the two tortoises were getting it on.
I took a...
October 2011
2 posts
I’ve been given a questionnaire to fill out for parent teacher conferences at Charlie’s school. These questions are a bit hard core and I’m having a really hard time answering them seriously. Please, Lord don’t let parent teacher conferences be like visitations. It surely won’t help my rambunctious boy’s chances if I’m giggling through an entire half hour...
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cooking with lab
My friend Holly had a brilliant idea to video blog my cooking experiences. That sounded like fun except for the video part because me on camera is a lot like fingernails on a chalkboard. I will recap Sunday night’s successful Oven Baked Chicken experience for you though.
*I have caught a salad on fire so please note that “successful” is a term I use loosely in the kitchen.*
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September 2011
8 posts
My grandmother: We went to that cake house. You know.
Me: ???
My grandmother: with the avocado and the cake...
Me: ???
My grandmother: CHEESECAKE FACTORY!
WatchShhhh. Inside voice please.
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a day in the life of
Life is pretty exciting at 9 months and here is how we are going to remember it:
Sometimes on Saturday Mom lets me stay in my pjs for a while. She says it’s because I look scrumptious in them. Shiner and I like to spend some quality time together cleaning the glass door with our tongues.
When I’m done with that I shut the door. And then open it. And then shut it.
Then I move...
perfection
rain falling
dancing with a little man
hand in my husband’s
walking while the clouds let go
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rules
Don’t walk around a shopping mall with your friend whose clothes were stolen and not buy her a sweater. That’s just mean.
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preview
just a little sneak peek at what Charlie and I did on this gorgeous day.
August 2011
4 posts
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oh dear, dearie
WatchIt was so fun we did it again.
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WatchCharlie loves Shiner so much
July 2011
8 posts
all good things . . .
Before this summer ends I want to recap the perfection. I really think this might be my favorite summer ever. It was wonderful because:
Paul started a new schedule with 3 days off IN-A-ROW (he works 10 hour shifts) and 2 of his 4 week days he is home in time for us to have dinner together.
Charlie has learned how to do a lot and I really believe (as my friend Hannah pointed out to me) that...
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Watchtotes presh.
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what goes around comes around
Today after I showered (which, let’s be honest, doesn’t happen everyday anymore) I threw on some shorts that used to be way to big for me and now aren’t quite right. I blame Charlie. I put on a tank top that is very stylish, except that it has a little hole in it and when combined with all that I’ve been recently endowed with (again - Charlie’s fault) probably looks...
EVERYBODY LOOK AT HOW SENSATIONALLY AWESOME I AM...
My Phone: RING RING
Me: Hel-weez-lo(in a panted-I might die here in a minute gasp)?
Uncle Tom: I'm trying to email these pictures you took on my camera. I've uploaded them but I can't find them. Oh here they are. Why are they still on my camera? OK. I've sent one. Now let me do the next one.
Me: You-weez-don't-weez-have-weez-to-weez-send-weez-them-weez-one-weez-at-weez-a-weez-time.
Uncle Tom: Where are you?
Me: I'M RUNNING!
Old Ladies Standing at the Corner Who Can't See My Earbuds and Think I Just Want Them to Acknowledge Me: Good for you Honey!
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rules
Large corporations seeking to get in touch with me need to understand two things:
1. I don’t answer my phone. Seriously, I hardly ever answer my phone but I NEVER answer it if I don’t recognize the number. (I learned that trick from YOU Big Corp!)
2. Your Robot Calling Service doesn’t understand that’s my voicemail it’s talking to and so I didn’t catch your name or number. I don’t know who you...
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rules
If I pay you money on a monthly basis could we please come to an agreement about your accessive emails? I do not wish to participate in your survey about what I desire from your service. Here is where you need to get all psychic: on a scale of 1-10 you always have room for improvement so you are not a 10. On the other hand, I haven’t quit you, so you aren’t a 1. If there is something better you...
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June 2011
6 posts
WatchI get really excited when Charlie speaks in tongues.
outed
This is our backyard neighbor. In our yard. I don’t know his name because we’ve never met. It’s awkward now because last summer he climbed into our backyard to cut down some stumps that were in between our two fences. If you look closely to the right of his leg you can see the hole he cut in our chain link fence. I’m not a huge fan of the chain link fence except for...
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WatchRules: check the back of your hairdo to make sure no inappropriate similarities can be made between it and anatomical parts. This situation is probably avoided in England because of the hattage.
And just to be clear I am not referring to the gor-geous bride.
Props to Cameron Whitley for being my videographer.
May 2011
7 posts
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