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Archive for April, 2007

…but I *hate* Pride and Prejudice.

“I say, do you believe the rain shall make the flowers grow?”

“Quite. One is most pleased by the flowers in bloom.”

“Indeed. One is most certainly pleased.”
I’m quite the fan of quiet BBC films. I’m like a little old lady in this respect. Give me Miss Marple [...]

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Juliet: Knock knock!
Charlie: Who’s there?
Juliet: Why did the seven year old drool?
Charlie: Why did the seven year old drool who?
Juliet: Because he was a drool baby!
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What I did this weekend:
Attended an Awana awards ceremony. Snuck out before it was over
Attended Charlie’s soccer game
Got some groceries
Got hooked on Facebook
Took the [...]

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Once you get past the excessive make-up, the romantic poet shirts, and the tragically teased hair, you’re left with some of the greatest stories ever told. Let me tell them to you.

Jo from the Facts of Life has been cloned and has formed a band with herself. At the heart of the band [...]

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Click here if you don’t know the story of my favorite freakishly freaky music producer from the sixties. Phil Spector: wig-wearing psychotic egomaniac extraordinaire.
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Me: So, Mr. Spector, let me begin by saying that ‘River Deep Mountain High’ is a great song.
Phil: Thank you.
Me: No, I’m serious. It’s the best [...]

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Obligatory family photos ahead. Click here if you have better things to do than to look at my fascinating and delightful children.

Oh Charlie…you’re so wacky!

What a poseur.

Don’t be fooled by his stoicism. Will + carrousel ride = screwball hijinks and state trooper intervention.

Sometimes we do school outside.

Sometimes we roll around on top of [...]

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Many, many years ago…a millennium ago, in fact, a tiny little butterfly was born live from her mother’s belly. The tiny butterfly, which was purple with red hearts, was so very cuddly and cute that all the boy butterflies thought she was hot and tried to make out with her. The virginal butterfly [...]

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Awesome Mom, Jchevais, …if you only knew…

Awesome Mom and my favorite Francophile gave me the Thinking Blogger award. This is very nice of them. But there’s been a mistake. I’m not much of a thinker. Let me give a true but humorous anecdote to explain.
September, 2006. The kids and I [...]

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Pass this on to all of your loved ones, especially the females as this particularly pertains to them and their lady-parts.
I was at the gas station yesterday when the static electricity from my hands caused the pump to ignite. This was unfortunate, but irrelevant to my story. When I put out the fire [...]

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Ring of Fire

Kristi asked me to put up this audio of the girls singing “Ring of Fire” by Mr. Johnny Cash.
Ladies and gentlemen, Juliet & Ava.
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Crystal is Euro-awesome. And she’s got some wicked Run Lola Run hair going on right now as she brazenly traipses across Europe. So she invited her readers to submit to her probing interview questions. Usually I don’t let girls do any probing in my areas, but Crystal is such an exception. [...]

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