From the monthly archives:

May 2008

This clue leads to my next adventure…

May 17, 2008

I posted the next episode of Holly’s Animated Life over at Fussy’s place. Please come visit me! P.S. This episode was written as a request from my brother Fred. If you are looking for more episodes of Holly’s animated life, please click here.

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Worth noting…

May 16, 2008

In honor of Mrs. Fussypants’ delivery of her 5th boy. (Yes, you read that correctly…FIVE ), I present the following: *Please note that I can’t be certain that she dresses all her boys in matching outfits.**Please note that I can’t be certain that her husband dresses in coordination with the boys.***Please note that under the [...]

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Now all around the room in one big line…

May 14, 2008

I exposed one of my areas of motherhood ignorance yesterday. Several of you caught it. Hey thanks…I have been feeling inadequate in this area since Ryan was born. I was reminded of my cluelessness in this area recently when reading Manic Mommy’s job description. I read this list thinking, “I am doing OK in every [...]

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Because the chicken suit was at the cleaners…

May 13, 2008

The Nirvana bedtime routine is predictable. The boys eat dinner, get a bath and brush their teeth. They get to watch a show on TV if the previous three steps have gone smoothly. It is my goal to choose something calm and unlikely to induce nightmares when choosing that show. For several years we got [...]

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Monster toddler…

May 13, 2008

On Monday I took the younger two boys to Ryan’s end of school program. It was a little over an hour. There was a speaker and then each student received a ribbon, each class performed and each teacher was recognized. Not exactly a treadmill of activity to occupy a 2 y/o. To increase the degree [...]

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Monday Potluck proving I am a rebel…

May 11, 2008

Hi to all of you who partake weekly in the potluck. Oh, and if you are new around here, please scroll below to the Trapper story. You really should start there. Happy, happy Monday! Whooo hooo. I am not serving food today. You will have to bring your own to the potluck. Deal, people. Deal. [...]

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Raindrops on roses (not pictured here)…

May 10, 2008

Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Brown paper packages tied up with strings. These are also some of my favorite things: For me? Reid making concrete angels (because that is how his mind works): Monkey see:Monkey do: I could sit here with a cup of coffee for a [...]

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In these here parts Holly is known as Fierce Trapper …

May 8, 2008

Holly lives in a suburban neighborhood of one of the United States of America’s largest cities. Normally all God’s creatures do not congregate in a suburban neighborhood of one of the United States of America’s largest cities but Holly doesn’t live normally. One day Holly went outside her house and saw this: “Hmmmmm….weird” she thought. [...]

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For those about to rock…

May 7, 2008

Would it be a sign that too much Rock Band is being played in the house if Rhett(2) runs through the house screaming, “Helllllooooo Dallas”?

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Greatest rivalries of all time…

May 6, 2008

Yankees vs. Red Sox.Tom vs. Jerry.Pepsi vs. Coke.Holly vs. her toy closet. Nirvana Stadium, March 27, 2008:Advantage Closet.Closet: 1Holly: 0 Nirvana Stadium, March 30, 2008:Holly ties it up.Closet: 1Holly: 1 Nirvana Stadium, May 6, 2008:Advantage Closet.Closet: 2Holly: 1 Nirvana Stadium, May 6, 2008 (double header):Holly ties it up.Closet: 2Holly: 2 Holly has requested an investigation [...]

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Potluck: It's new. It's media. It's new media…

May 4, 2008

It’s MONDAY! You know what that means…POTLUCK! Go Monday.Go Monday.It’s your potluckday.It’s your potluckday.Go Monday.Go Monday.It’s your potluckday… Today’s potluck is all about the buzz of “The New Media”. There has been lots of wise women blogging on this topic lately. And you know me, I can’t refrain from jumping on a bandwagon. C’mon…there’s a [...]

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