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All of my regular TV shows have ended for the season, and we’re facing down the summertime TV wasteland. If you don’t have an interest in bachelorettes or big brothers, you’re out of luck. So I was trying to decide what this year’s Netflix summer series would be — two years ago it was “Battlestar << Continue reading "No. 11 was ‘Yes Dear’” >> Last summer, one of the Fancy Hotels in our town was doing a little social marketing by offering a free brunch through Twitter. I took them up on the offer, and a few weeks later they mailed me a certificate good for one free, fancy brunch. It wasn’t an entirely fancy-free brunch, though, because it << Continue reading "A nice thing that happened this weekend” >> Remember that time when we were trying to potty train Poppy? It was horrible. Pete isn’t nearly as stubborn as his sister, so this morning hasn’t been quite so bad. But it’s left me with the same conclusion: I do not have what it takes to do the one-day training thing. I know. I can’t believe << Continue reading "Disappointment reigns” >> “Mommy, what if something goes wrong?” she asked last night as I tucked her into bed. “Nothing will go wrong, sweetie,” I told her. “You’ll be great.” “What if I’m late?” she asked. “Will they wait for me?” “We won’t be late. We’ll get you there on time. I promise.” “What if Riley forgets her scissor step?” “Everything will be << Continue reading "We can dance if we want to” >> Are “The Magnificent Ambersons” the most irritating family in all of literature? Probably not, but young George Amberson Minafer* and his mother drove me batty straight through this book. It’s well written, and it’s a very good The Times, They Are a-Changin’ story. But let me tell you: All these tragedies have me questioning my << Continue reading "Didn’t leave me feeling magnificent” >> Death by sinkhole is exactly the sort of thing I worry about all the time. I’m having a Tupperware party in a few weeks, because I wanted one of their products that you can only get by hosting a party and I am a rube. Are any of you in need of more stuff some essential storage devices? Let me know if you’d like to order something. Apparently you can’t << Continue reading "In celebration of storage” >> |
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