This may seem a bit premature, but before I knew it, December was here and I have a feeling January will be similarly sneaky. Like every year we’ve lived before, 2009 had its ups and its downs. It had beautiful moments, it had ugly moments. …
Author: elizabethev
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Today: Find boughs of holly.
Fa la la la la… la la.. la… la. This weekend I went into full on Christmas Elf mode. With Nick’s help as the VP of Christmas (he has remote control over the Christmas lights… yes, with a real remote control), we got the condo…
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Today: Bi(r)d adieu to Harwich.
When my mom turned fifty a year older, my siblings and I had the genius idea to buy her a pair of love birds. I think, technically, I had the idea and convinced them to go along with it… but once you hear how this…
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Today: Check the Doppler.
This weather is just plain crazy. I slept an extra two hours this morning because apparently, as of today, Clark doesn’t wake up at 5:15 anymore. Remind me to start setting my alarm again. I bundled up, grabbed his leash and set off for the…
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Today: Call the waambulance.
Remember Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day? Do you think Atheneum is looking for a sequel about a twenty-something miss who had a crappy Wednesday? That’s how I’d pitch it to the publisher. Very evocative, no? No? Welp, now you know…
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Today: And the award goes to…
Yesterday, the lovely Jessica of Dairy Free Betty was kind enough to pass along a Beautiful Blogger award. Her instructions were to share the love with seven other ladies, and share seven things you might not care to know about me. Let’s get the boring…
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Today: Get ready to be merry.
Sometimes music tells it so much better than just regular ol’ words. And if those words are my words, music (even the kind played by a seven-year old on a plastic recorder) would probably always tell it better. So when I sat down to type…
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Today: Get the mail.
I’m not much of a risk-taker, especially when it comes to giving my home address to a complete stranger via the internets. I’ve just unintentionally set up this post to read like a stranger danger after-school special or Lifetime movie. Relax. I’ve not been mailed…
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Today: Count my blessings.
Q: If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for? A: Their age. Muhaha. In 1621, the Pilgrims sat down to dine with their Native American comrades at the First Thanksgiving. They wore strange hats and brought all kinds of European…