You might have noticed that I haven’t been around much in the past few days. Didn’t notice? Well, it’s a good thing I don’t get some sick self-esteem boost from having your approval, or I’d be REALLY bummed. {sniff} Anyway, I have been a little AWOL. I’ve had to skip personal responses to my blog [...]

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“Last one there is a rotten egg!” “Nu- UH! FIRST one there’s a rotten egg!” Did you ever do that? Do your kids? I hear this exchange at least once a week. But with three kids, they usually add, “Oh YEAH?! Well I say the MIDDLE one there is a rotten egg!” “I’M NOT RACING!!!!” [...]

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Yesterday I celebrated two full weeks of abstaining from sweets in the only way I knew how: I served myself a package of dark chocolate M&Ms after dinner. And let me tell you: They were GOO-OOO-OOD. It was a risk, since I didn’t know if a taste of something desserty would trigger a chocolate binge. [...]

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Here’s another of my favorite posts. It still gets a lot of activity, but I don’t think I can take credit. It appears that a lot of people are curious about “chicken foot necklaces,” and their google searches lead them here. I bet they’re just a little irritated when they read what I wrote. (For [...]

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So last week I got tagged on Twitter for a meme by a new friend, Sheila Gregoire (@sheilagregoire), to share seven weird things about me. Sheila is obviously a NEW friend, since in six months I’ve shared on this blog at least ONE HUNDRED and seven of my quirks already. But I’m always up for [...]

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Diary of a Cranky White Woman December 31: Eat own weight in fudge, kids’ Christmas candy, cookies, and raw cookie dough. Feel sick. Decide that This Must Stop. Brilliant idea: Give up sugar for a period of time to break addiction. Decide: Will avoid sweets for two weeks. January 1: Happy with decision. Choose a [...]

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Happy New Year! Did you ever notice that in the media coverage of the revelers in New York’s Times Square, they never mention that those many of those cheering people have probably wet themselves? (What choice would you have standing shoulder-to-shoulder with a million strangers, with ZERO access to restroom facilities for an entire DAY?) [...]

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Howdy Y’all! Didja miss me? With three kids home all day every day for another week, I’ve been a little busy… Taking kids out to spend their Christmas money. Eating Christmas candy. Being mocked by my new Wii Fit. (Skinny digital trainer chick: “Maybe balance just isn’t your forte. Work every day on the easier [...]

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“MOM! There’s a girl on the bus whose wrist can go around 360 degrees!!!!!!!” LC was shouting as he climbed in the truck at the bus stop. “It was so awesome! It could go WA, then WA, then WA, then WAHHHH!!” [picture him rotating his arm enough to contort his whole body.] Hannah: “It was [...]

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Hey! People in this House Who I Keep Around Primarily to Provide Me with Material, What should I blog about? Hannah: How I was running down the driveway today and slipped in the mud and fell on my side! Abby: A butt. LC: This guy I made with Bionicles. Charlie: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……. Callie: (pant, pant) Bob: [...]

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