Wazzup? Today I was thinking of writing a post sharing what’s up (i.e. wazzup) in Red Clay Land. You know, like how the kids are home from school today so they had a sleepover in the living room last night and now at 2 pm they’re still in there playing with the air mattress electric pump. [...]

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My finger, rockin’ the Dora Band-aid Frugal or sentimental? You be the judge.

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(Mostly) Wordless for Wednesday: A still life in Play-doh and dog hair For more Wordless Wednesday, visit 5 Minutes for Mom

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This is Jack. He’s four. And my adorable nephew. He’s also allergic. To: milk, eggs, and nuts. Peanuts, specifically. Because of the danger an ordinary daycare can present to him, my sister Suzy has perfected the Caregiver Spiel over the years. The one in which she expresses the seriousness of Jack’s allergies and tells what [...]

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That title has ALMOST nothing to do with this post. For some reason, an old Shake N Bake commercial came to mind just before I hit “publish.” (A CLASSIC commercial which I cannot find anywhere) (Can ya help – I mean hayulp – a sista out? Link in the comments!) Today I woke up feeling [...]

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So in Beth‘s comment on yesterday’s post, she asked about Abby. You know, my third kid? Beth was wondering if I’d perhaps misplaced Abby since she wasn’t mentioned at all. Hmmm. Why DID I have no memory of any contribution by my kindergartener to our scintillating conversation in my SUV Wednesday afternoon? After much deliberation [...]

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Wednesday afternoon, bus stop. (Which I originally wrote as “Thursday afternoon.” Because all day yesterday I thought it WAS Thursday.) It’s drizzling, so I park as close to where the bus doors will open as possible. But drizzle = Zany kid behavior, so they still run shrieking to the truck and fling open the doors. [...]

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It’s for those people who have to wait in them for their loved one’s plane for extended periods of time. In the case of me and the kids: four hours. Yes. FOUR HOURS. FOUR. HOURS. There are some differences, of course: Mall – Those guys with kiosks in the middle of the walkway do everything [...]

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Bet MY Monday is worse than YOURS. Oink. Yup. We’re going to visit a doctor or two today. To find out once and for all if the illness all FOUR of us are experiencing is  … you know … The Illness That Must Not Be Named. This promises to be at least as fun as [...]

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Last night Charlie flew to London. He got there safe. And those of us who remain at home are doing fine SO FAR. Wishing we could go too, and of course missing him. But before we know it, he’ll be back. And since taking a plane trip always involves a road trip, our adventure on [...]

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