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Update on the van – a vacuum hose had popped off, and the starter *might* be bad – which would explain why I have such a hard time starting it sometimes (as opposed to a dead battery). $40 for a tow fee, and I’m back on the road *dances*

Mom and Dad are heading [...]

Interview questions? Anyone have a *burning* desire to be informed?

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Holly and her hubby Drew came up and we took our kidlets to the park. Joe took a header in the dirt, Gillian got *filthy* (according to her mom) and Alannah and Drew “captured” the top of the swingset. Oh – and we got the closest thing we have to a family picture.

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Unconscious Mutterings: Week 69 (one of my favorite numbers )

Lover:: Ridiculous::amount Oscar:: statuette Tennis:: ball Account Balance::bank Hickey:: maker License:: plate Breathmints:: altoids TexMex:: cuisine Stepmother:: Labyrinth

the Dumbass of the Year Award.

Yesterday, my girlyfriend was having car issues. I drive up to the gas station where she’s stranded, and we hang out for 2 hours. The kids are in the van, getting hot so I tell Alannah to turn the engine on so the a/c will run. She [...]

Tobacco Road Fogey has an excellent guide for low end bloggers. I have a small piece of advice for you as well:

DON’T READ YOUR OWN ARCHIVES!

The urge to self-edit is overwhelming. As you read what you wrote, thoughts cross your mind like “What depressed psychotic state of mind was I in when [...]

Folks, it’s time to put that poor, tired, overused word to rest and pick up the word you’re SUPPOSED to be using instead.

Huh?

I said it, I meant it. I didn’t stutter, and I wasn’t speaking Swahili.

Tink, what the holy hell are you talking about?

It didn’t literally explode. It VIRTUALLY [...]

For those of you without the patience to sort through what seems like the millions of quizzes I did over the weekend, the non-fluff posts are here and here.

My old files at Mamablogs are finally gone. Annoyingly enough, the person in charge of North State Blogs hasn’t bothered to update my addy [...]

Joe just pulled himself up to a standing position. He’s only 9 months old. WHERE DID MY BABY GO!!!!!!!!