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Oh So Awkward Photos
I couldn’t very well ask YOU to show me yours without showing you MINE. So here’s one of the many awkward photos from the Thornbury archives. Note the expression on my husband’s face — the bell necklace he was forced to wear clearly put him over the awkward edge. Thanks to everyone who entered the …
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Super Bowls & Slow Cookers
<—- This is a rather super bowl don’t you think? My daughter made it for me at school. But I digress. This post is about another kind of <—- Super Bowl. I find football about as entertaining as well, football. Boooring. However I do enjoy The Super Bowl —…
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Drawing Out Your Kids’ Artistic Talent
There are several very talented artists in my family. I am not one of them. As an elementary school teacher, I drew often on the white board. One day, I attempted to draw a horse. My Grade Twos, who have absolutely no tact by the way, were in hysterics. One student felt sorry for me…
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Random Personal Epiphanies Of 2011
* Some days I’m way more talk than walk. * When will I actually learn that I need more sleep? * We care about what others think about us, even if we say we don’t. * Thinking about doing something kind for someone isn’t that same as actually doing it. * Low rise jeans are…
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Hoarders – Backpack Edition
A bill to be paid, a roll of tape, marbles, the dog’s food dish, a stick of lip balm, a brick of cheese—pretty much anything small enough to be stowed in a little girl’s pink backpack may go missing around here at any time. Seems we have a backpack pack rat. My girl enjoys squirreling…