From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Why most comedians are men

February 26, 2009

I grew up a girl. Then I was an adult…girl. And for the most part, boys and men behaved well around me because I was a girl. And then I had boys. Lots of boys. Three if you are keeping track at home. What I have found is that I have lived my whole life [...]

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What should Holly do?

February 25, 2009

It has happened several times now. Each time it startles me and amuses me at the same time.Ryan (7) has been referring to himself in a story in the third person. Yep, here is the pot calling the kettle black.The thing is I don’t think I do this in real life. For those of you [...]

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Holly goes to poker school

February 23, 2009

My amazing weekend adventure started over a month ago when during our 17th anniversary dinner my husband handed me an envelope. I opened it and read that I would be attending the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament Academy and then tried to contain my excitement in the super fancy restaurant. It was nearly as [...]

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Cleanliness is next to the crazy train

February 20, 2009

When we built our home a few years ago, it was with one main goal… carpet-free. Our house is a carpetLESS zone. After years and years and years and years of extracting hairballs from carpet fibers I became hairball intolerant. And then we had kids. And then crushed cereal, sippy cup drippings, baby puke, peanut [...]

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Why is it this complicated?

February 19, 2009

I was at Wal-Mart this week to pick up paper towels. See how thematic The Nirvana is this week? When I got to the bright and shiny aisle, I just had to grab my camera. Yep, there is over 20 feet of Bounty bulk paper towel packages. Since I only have a handy size chart [...]

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A quick trip to the grocery store

February 17, 2009

My grocery list: Oh, are you going to the store? Can you pick up a few things? Let me just add a few details to my list for you. Hmmmm…let me be a little bit more specific. Wait. I thought of a few more things. It is kinda confusing. Let me have that list! Maybe [...]

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Potluck for the Advancement of Stick Figures

February 15, 2009

*yawn* *stretch* *look around* *smile* My vacation was awesome. I was able to get to many places that I wanted to see. Not every place, but I am going to continue to carve out some time for mini-vacations during the week. I want to thank you for letting me hang out at your place. All [...]

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Blog Vacation 2009

February 8, 2009

I am in charge around here and I am taking the week off. I have been so busy with life and blogging that I haven’t been able to do one of my favorite things as much as I would like… Visit. Visit. Visit. I am devoting this week to visiting other blogs, commenting, twittering and [...]

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And we all rushed outdoors

February 7, 2009

Vanishing ice. Rising sun. Passing breeze. Advancing feet. Driving laughter. Pondering spring. Picturing fun.

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The Ultimate Parental Jigsaw

February 5, 2009

I sure hope you kept the box so you know what the finished puzzle looks like…

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It is SUPER MONDAY – potluck

February 2, 2009

Monday is so underrated. Poor Monday. There is Super bowl Sunday and Super Tuesday and Monday just gets skipped. Poor Monday. So, in an effort to boost Monday’s reputation I am throwing all the marketing wizardry of Texasholly behind a Super Monday campaign. Tuesday through Sunday are shaking in their boots. Happy Super Monday! Is [...]

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