A couple of quick updates I have to post: 1. After just one episode, your favorite new show and mine, “Secret Talents of the Stars” was CANCELLED!!! Just kidding. At least about the favorite show part – this awful show was actually cancelled after airing just one episode, and we will never find out who wins. Boo-hoo. Probably would […]
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It may be cold and rainy outside, but the weather has not affected my emotional state inside! I’ve had an awesome day! It is our ninth wedding anniversary today, and so far, the day has been just short of perfect. The only thing that could make it better is if we could be together all day,
If you’ve been to a movie in the theater lately, you may have noticed a very clever and funny Starburst commercial they play during the previews with Steve Buscemi called Ernie the Klepto. If not, see it here, but watch carefully, the humor is subtle at first and happens quickly! Lisa
If I had to name my most useful kitchen tool, I think I would probably choose my retractable Sharpie. Sharpies are those permanent markers with the thin tip – they’re very useful, and you can use them without making a mess of everything unlike regular permanent markers. Well, some genius invented a retractable Sharpie –
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All my life I’ve had to deal with a less than optimal anatomy. In Kindergarten, my teacher wrote on my report card, “lacks hand-eye coordination.” Not lacking in hand-eye coordination, she definitely wrote LACKS – as if I didn’t have any at all. My vision hasn’t been the best and neither has my hearing for
I should probably introduce myself, but right now I want to talk about something else. I might introduce myself next time. Anyway, I have a friend who at the moment is having a big decision to make. Her brother and sister-in-law have invited her down to Texas to be a live-in-nanny. Her brother is going over
We bought a new car back in November, and we’re very happy with it. But I have to admit, there is a feature I forgot to check when car shopping – how is the reception for WGN radio AM 720? Translation: will I be able to catch the Cubs games being broadcast all the way from Chicago?!? Luckily
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And now for some youtube fun: VIDEO 1: Bloody Tennis Tantrum WHO: Mikhail Youzhny, a professional tennis player WHAT: Tennis racket vs. forehead WHEN: Monday, March 31, 2008 WHERE: Sony Ericsson Open – Key Biscayne, FL WHY: ????? COMMENTS: If you are bored by tennis, the real fun starts about 30 seconds into the video. Make sure
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I guess it depends on what you would call a good town. A place we used to live called Naperville Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, was once considered a good town. It had lots of fun things to do, relatively low crime, good schools, and lots of money. It was never my ideal place
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Yet another April Fool’s Day surprise awaited us when we got home tonight… seems the newest addition to the family is a little jokester. Our dog Beesley, who we’ve had for almost a month now, is an escape artist. We have a little mud room in the back of the house that leads to the
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