In the 20 years my husband and I have been together we have had two dogs, Jude and Murphy. Jude was a Border Collie/ Great Pyrenees mix who was black and white and weighed about 80 lbs. When we got her they told us she was Border Collie/ St. Bernard, but I'm certain she wasn't …
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There has been one day in the last two weeks where there has not been a child at home due to sickness. Last week it was because all childcare options had sickness in the house and so my perfectly fine toddler stayed home and honed my multitasking skills. I set her up a little desk …
(Originally posted a few years ago, but reposting due to upcoming swimsuit season.) Fishing and watching River Monsters re-runs has completely ruined me on swimsuit shopping. Look, I had a bit of a shark phobia to begin with, but now getting eaten by a catfish is a real fear too? (FYI, it's always catfish. Or …
Quote from this morning: "Tracking down cat pee is my least favorite thing." Around here we've been smelling laundry baskets. The couch cushions. Random corners of carpets. Everywhere. Where was the cat pee? In the water heater closet. That space luckily has old flooring from the closed in porch that runs outside- so it got …
I am left handed. Small, in the way revelations go, but not totally insignificant in the course of life. Y'all know there was a study published in the 80s that showed left handers live an average of NINE years less than right handers? NINE. That is not insignificant. It's also thankfully not true. That study …
*This is, I promise, not a thumb in the eye to everyone dealing with something rhyming with "bee molar cortex."* Winter in Texas is different. We still have to mow- not because the grass isn't mostly dormant- it is- but because the weeds aren't. So the yard is still green, just don't look too closely …
Balsamic Vinaigrette I can’t remember the last time I bought salad dressing. Due to a 3/4 sized fridge (Only kind that fit in our former garden home and that I'm super stubborn about for some reason since I insist there is plenty of space in it to feed a family of five and I love …
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