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FYI, Turkeys are Stupid…

Posted by Laurie on November 13th, 2012
filed in Weird things I do, dogs from hell

The other day I realized it was nearly Thanksgiving. No, not because Walmart suddenly changed their Halloween decor to Christmas. (Side note: Is Thanksgiving the forgotten holiday or what? I mean, seriously, we go from haunted houses to snowmen with no thought to the pilgrims. I’d be sad, but the truth is, I like the [...]

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Happy Halloween!

Posted by Laurie on October 31st, 2012
filed in Weird things I do, dogs from hell

I hope all of you have a great Halloween. This is one of my favorite holidays and I usually decorate inside and out. Sadly, as the parent of a teenager, I no longer have pictures of cute kids in pirate costumes, ready to go out trick or treating. Instead I get a surly teenager who [...]

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No, I can’t resist Halloween candy…

Posted by Laurie on October 24th, 2012
filed in Weird things I do

I have had to hide the Halloween candy from myself. And yes, I am slightly ashamed to admit that.
Look, it

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Facebook, coffee and status updates

Posted by Laurie on October 18th, 2012
filed in Weird things I do

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I’m thinking of food…

Posted by Laurie on September 25th, 2012
filed in Weird things I do

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Even my dogs won’t eat my cooking

Posted by Laurie on September 18th, 2012
filed in Weird things I do

If you read the blog yesterday, you know that I cheerily said something about my floor always being clean, thanks to my dogs.
Yeah. Apparently that was a lie.
Because, you see, I dropped some leftover mac and cheese on the floor today.
And I called over this dog:
And this dog:
I figured they could clean it up (hey, [...]

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Pick up your shoes!

Posted by Laurie on September 17th, 2012
filed in Weird things I do, motherhood, parenting, teen

What is it about teenagers and males in general that makes them completely unable to pick up their dang shoes and put them away? Is it some sort of man law that all male shoes need to be placed in the hallway or directly in front of the front door so that the woman of [...]

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