Monthly Archives: August 2007

NOT the Alien Encounter

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Susan

I’ve been sitting here, trying very hard to tell you about my alien encounter.  But it seems that I’m all worked up about something else, so I’m going to give you my first ever vent. As a mom, I feel … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Fair

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Susan

We have two major fairs in our area.  The big slick one is The Puyallup.  The smaller (probably more authentic one) is the Evergreen State Fair. We just call it the Redneck Fair.   Shaun, being the fun loving guy that he is, fully believes that we … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind The Blog

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Susan

Lisa has us answering the question, “Why do you blog?” for this Fun Monday assignment. “So how many hits a day are you getting on your blog now” my beloved asked me last night.  I told him and he merely … Continue reading →

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Becoming Obsolete

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Susan

Yesterday I opened my email to find that Shaun had sent me a link to an article on MSNBC.  It was titled “Saying Goodbye to your College-Bound Kids”.  Basically it was all about the melancholy so many parents feel when their children go off to school.  … Continue reading →

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My Very Important Job

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Susan

As chauffeur of the family, I seem to find myself doing a lot of waiting.  Currently it’s only Martial Arts but the girls are trying to go nearly every day.   It’s only about an hour so it really doesn’t make sense to … Continue reading →

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The Joys of TV

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Susan

When I was a kid, I loved watching TV.  I spent as much time as I possibly could with Gilligan, Speed Racer, Gopher, and Gage.  I dreamed of living on the ranch with Little Joe or hanging out with Laura … Continue reading →

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Little White Lies

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Susan

This week’s Fun Monday hosts at The UncaringBear has asked us to Share with us a little white lie that you may, or may not, have gotten away with. Perhaps it’s something more sinister than a little white lie – maybe … Continue reading →

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Memes And Awards

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Susan

A while back, I was tagged by Jennieboo for the Google meme. 1) Go to http://www.google.com/ 2) Click on Google images 3) Type in your name and search 4) Repost (w/ a link) the picture of the oddest, craziest, strangest, … Continue reading →

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Shark Attack

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Susan

Lately there has been a battle over who gets to drive whenever we go somewhere.  Shaun wants to drive everywhere with the top down on the Jeep because of the glorious weather.  KT wants to drive everywhere because it is … Continue reading →

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Fretting About Facebook

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Susan

 I’m still working on the abc encyclopedia of me.  I double checked the rules, and lucky for me, it didn’t say anything about doing the alphabet in order!  On to the letter “F”! Everybody knows that anybody who wants to be … Continue reading →

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