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Melts in your Mouth
“Mom, they taste like chocolate. And paint. The chocolate is the good part. The paint is the bad part.” Yep. Best description of M&Ms. Ever.
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People Behaving Beautifully
I was eager to catch my flight home but the security line snaked through the rope barriers and bulged out of the entry points. The summer sun flooded through the windows and brought the temperature up. As I took my place in line, a woman with a baby stroller raced to get in front of…
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I Know an Old Mama
August 23, 2022 I know an Old Mama who bought an iWatch. I don’t know why she bought the iWatch. She bought the iWatch to find the iPhone. She bought the iPhone to find the iPad. She bought the iPad to find the iMac. But I don’t know why she bought the iMac. I guess…
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Stuffed Animal Roll Call: A Bedtime Story
August 16, 2022 There’s one word in the English language that strikes equal amounts of fear into the hearts of both parents and children……….Bedtime. I read a meme that sums it up best: “Why do the people who want to go to sleep have to stay awake to put to sleep the people who don’t want…
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Scott Snippets: Pint-Sized Humor
As Heard at the Splash Pad 8/1/2022 “Slow down, Scott! Please walk!” CRASH! He runs straight into a child. They both cry a bit, and Scott gets up and starts running again. “Please keep it slow, son! Let’s see how slow you can go!” CRASH! Into another child. “How many times are you going to…
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The True Cost of that Free Phone
July 27, 2022 I often hear it said that every project costs twice as much and takes twice as long as estimated. Sometimes that is an understatement. Recently I was tempted by a cell phone carrier advertising better coverage than my previous one. I was generally satisfied with my previous carrier, but calls dropped every…
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Adventures of a Single Parent: Online Dating (Part 2)
July 20, 2022 When last we left in Adventures of a Sole Parent: Online Dating (Part 1), I had just rebuilt my Binge profile mere weeks after having vowed never to date online again. That was Day 143… Day 232 I’ve paused Binge in frustration more times than I can count. I’ve unpaused Binge in…
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Shavin’ your What?
July 19, 2022 Now that he is four, Scott considers himself a big kid. He does the things that big kids do and has a nonchalant, big kid voice that he uses while doing them. He knows shaving is something grownups do, and that it involves smearing foam on one’s face. Which he loves to…
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Adventures of a Single Parent: Online Dating (Part 1)
July 18, 2022 Last night, a friend grabbed a beer, pulled up a chair and asked for my latest online-dating (horror) stories. “I’m finished with that!” I exclaimed. My married friends have been glued to my cyberspace misadventures like the latest reality TV show. I credit myself with having saved marriages. My experiences do not…
