From the monthly archives:

January 2009

I must be hungry

January 31, 2009

Muffins. Icing. Toast.

One of my all time favorite TV episodes was the Baggage episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. It portrays the pinnacle of a couple’s passive-aggressive fighting with perfection. They share a suitcase on a weekend trip. When they return it gets placed on the stair landing. Where it sits for days, and then weeks. Clothes that [...]

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Why no one calls me Holly Homemaker

January 28, 2009

I have my talents, but some of the job description of homemaker is a bit out of my skill set. Here are three homemaking-related questions that have come up over the last 12 hours: 1. What are these greenish-blue crystals that appear in Rhett’s tub? The crystals magically appear while the tub is being filled. [...]

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Heart attack induced by laughter

January 27, 2009

We flew home last weekend. We had to check out of our condo at noon and had a few hours to kill before the plane ride home. We spent some time in the condo area and then went across to the ski lounge where we knew we could find some snacks before we left for [...]

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Potluck from outer space

January 26, 2009

Whoo hoo! Monday… Whoooo…..hooooo…m.o.n..d…a….y…. *powering down* I have to admit I am a bit exhausted after the vacation. I spent all day Sunday trying to coerce 1/2 of a school week’s worth of knowledge into Ryan’s head against resistance. Fun times. And he wonders why I won’t do full time home school. HA! There isn’t [...]

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Snow Scenes

January 24, 2009

Snowmen at the spa. First chairlift ride. Tree at night. Oops. So easy. Big toy for boys. Going up. Going down. Going up. Man cave.

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First came pride, and then…

January 23, 2009

I ski pretty well for a girl. I have gotten to the point that I know I can make it to the bottom of any hill. It just might not be pretty. We started skiing regularly enough about 4 years ago that I bought my own skis. off the internet. on a discount. I love [...]

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There is no stopping him

January 21, 2009

My goal this year was to get all three boys on skis. The older boys have skied a week or two each of the last two years. Ryan(7) is now going down green and green/blue slopes carefully. Reid(5) is a green slope skier with supervision and a little direction. Rhett(3) has never been on skis, [...]

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A guest bearing a GIFT!

January 20, 2009

I’m filling in for Holly today–because she invited me, and also because I’m positive that she needs a break. She has to! Look at all she does. This blog, Burbmom.net, raising kids, wife…the list goes on and on. So I’m providing the break, and though I know you’ll miss her, I hope you’ll forgive her [...]

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Plane old potluck

January 18, 2009

It is Monday. Again. It seems to happen frequently. Yeah? It is Potluck. Oh, ya. Yeah! From now on I think Rachel should cater the potluck. She runs Mouthwatering Mondays over at her place and there is no reason why we should be sitting over here at the Nirvana starving… Also, if you haven’t seen [...]

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Let's go to the zoo

January 17, 2009

Even though it is a zoo at home, we decided to go see the real thing. The idea was met with some resistance, but we considered the possibilities. We ruled in favor of monkey business, because staying home is for the birds.

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