Archive for 2012

 

Oh, you crazy Mayans

Posted by Laurie on December 21st, 2012
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According to the Mayans, today is the first day of

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Christmas decor by an engineer

Posted by Laurie on December 20th, 2012
filed in Weird things the husband does

There are a lot of things that make living in a small town special. But one of the most special things is the way that your neighbors celebrate the holidays.
For many years, my town had a home decorating contest. I don

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The no good, awful, I shoulda stayed in bed day

Posted by Laurie on December 1st, 2012
filed in Weird things I do

Have you ever had one of those days? I mean, really

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How to plan for Thanksgiving dinner

Posted by Laurie on November 16th, 2012
filed in Weird things I do

Somehow I have ended up being the official hostess for Thanksgiving dinner for a dozen or so people. I have no idea why. I can only assume it

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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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Election Day, Facebook and me

Posted by Laurie on November 2nd, 2012
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Is it just me or has the lead up to this election lasted 500 years? No? OK, fine. Maybe it just seems like it

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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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