My husband needs his social security card. Not just the number, but the actual card. One would think it would be with ours, right? Sadly, the last time he remembers seeing the physical card itself predates our almost twenty years together, which means it predates my control freak, micro-managing tendencies. So we spent the evening [...]
It’s Retro Me
by Shannon on November 29, 2011 in Uncategorized
When we gathered at my sister’s for Thanksgiving, I was thrilled to find out Mom brought the old photo albums and I ended up using my phone to take pictures of some of the pictures. They’re a little shiny because of the cellophane. (Is that what it’s called?) There’s no detaching pictures from adhesive they’ve [...]
Thanksgiving break
by Shannon on November 23, 2011 in Uncategorized
I’ll be busy for the next several days, so I want to wish my American friends a very happy Thanksgiving! I hope everybody who’s traveling does so safely, that everybody’s turkey is moist and nobody ends up with Great-Aunt Edie’s dentures in their mashed potatoes. If you’re hitting the stores on Black Friday, I’ll be [...]
I have wicked rotten kids
by Shannon on November 19, 2011 in Cats, kids or the dog
Thanks to Walmart, I’ve been singing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” all day. SK: Mom, you’re singing it again. Me: Oops. At least, as earworms go, it’s not bad. TK: Somebody call 9-1-1 Me: NOOOOOO!!! SK: Moves like Jagger, moves like Jagger Me: Ohimigod, you are both SO GROUNDED!
New recipe win that wasn’t
by Shannon on November 17, 2011 in Uncategorized
For a few brief, shining moments last night, I thought I’d found a new recipe all four of us would eat. As you may know, this is a pretty big deal because there are maybe a half-dozen dinners we’ll all eat. And it was so easy! I took a cup of Italian bread crumbs. Like [...]








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