Linguistics…

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Him: Mommy, do you want to play this game with me?

Me: Honey, I need to finish the dishes right now. I will play Chutes and Ladders with you LATER – after I finish the dishes.

Him: Shits and Ladders?

Aromatherapy, Redeux

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Cedar Spray does NOT smell good when sprayed on an artificial Christmas Tree.

Aromatherapy

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My daughter (13) has a friend that wears Axe cologne. She loves the scent so much that she bought a bottle, and periodically sprays objects in her room with it (like teddy bears). Our cousin is spending the night and doesn’t like the smell of Axe. So, why does our house absolutely REEK [...]

Brr. Left out in the cold again.

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Speed Dating at the Lone Star Steakhouse

Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Let’s get some details, shallwe? I haven’t had a date since August, and I’ve never been speed-dating – but it could be fun, right? Can I ask anymore questions? *heh*

ONE SESSION OFFERED… Better act now!!!

7 – 8:30pm for the [...]

This is where I *flex*

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And their suggestions for “seduction”?

My image of bad-ass has been permanently shattered.

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or Billy’s Been Botox’d or …oh hell widdit. Just watch. Watch and cry, now that Billy’s not a Badass anymore. Can someone hand me a tissue?

No thanks to Holly for that. I’ll be busy bleaching my brain now…

How to tell your Professor is on crack:

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You find out your final exam will be on only 3 chapters.

Three chapters that you have NOT covered yet in class.

You have three class sessions left before the end of the semester.

You get assured by your Prof that those three chapters WILL BE COVERED in class and that you will [...]

Look, Holly! A cook-along (of sorts)!!!!

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Most of you know of my long-suffering attempts at getting Daniel to eat ANYTHING. While wandering through the web one day, I Stumbled Upon the Top Secret Recipes webpage – and lo and behold the free recipe of the week is Jack in the Box’s Pumpkin Pie Shake.

Daniel likes pumpkin custard (pie [...]

Does Not Manage Time Well (Redux)

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During this glorious Thanksgiving Holiday from school, I had made some rather lofty plans for getting homework done. Specifically, I wanted to finish reading my book and write the report on it; do more work on my Soc research paper (getting it close to complete); and I wanted to get some reading done [...]

And so, another Thanksgiving bites the dust.

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Because we didn’t have “company”* this year, our traditional dinner was surprisingly relaxed (for my family). The boys kept their usual eating habits – which is to say that Daniel had two breakfasts, “No Eating at the table for Me, Mommy!”**, and followed that up with snacks throughout the day. Joe, on the [...]