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  • What a Weekend!

    There’s nothing like starting a weekend off with a Friday night concert (Brad Paisley!): Followed by a grueling early-morning 10 mile run, in near 100% humidity with hills. Followed by a company picnic, in near 100% humidity: Followed by church. Then lots and lots of lazing about… (the furbabies helped).  

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  • I Fixed That

    It started with a handle that was tough to operate. Then one day, Kelly said, “Well, that’s not good.” That was the day the toilet arm broke. I’m not too proud to admit that we lived without an easily flushable toilet in our master bathroom for more than two weeks. Life happens, you know. Take […]

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  • Catching Up

    Being “caught up” is a strange feeling.  Somewhere beyond the to-do‘s and the someday-I’ll‘s is the land of caught up, and once you arrive you feel a bit bewildered.  Am I allowed to sit and pet a kitty? Can I go to the pool and simply sit in a lounger and read a magazine? Is […]

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  • Truism

    While working through clean-the-house-monthly-system, I’ve learned a really important lesson: Tasks aren’t so terrible if you keep up with things. Cleaning the oven? Terrible the first time. Cleaning it a second time two months later? No big deal. I’ve also learned another important lesson: If you cheat, you will regret it later.  (I’m looking at you, […]

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  • Do Not

    Do not tell your husband, Don’t laugh. Do not tell your husband, I don’t want to hear mocking comments. Do not tell your husband, I have a good reason for doing this. The truth is, you’re wasting your breath while giving him fair warning that he needs to rev up his joke machine. This is […]

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  • Making an Upgrade

    For years – years – we’ve had a sad little block of knives. These knives have moved with us nine times and prepared countless delicious meals. Yet still, they were showing their age. That’s how “get real kitchen knives” ended up on my 101 list. However, I knew that replacing our knives wouldn’t be an […]

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  • A Great Weekend

    This weekend was just great! Somehow, without feeling stressed, we managed to fit in a: run at the lake another visit to Hypnotic Donuts fun family get-together for a surprise birthday party 5-mile walk around the park laundry reorganizing the kitchen It was wonderful. I need approximately 6,809,235 more weekends just like it. Source