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The life and times of some guy, a Lady-Friend, a Little Dude and a Little Sis.

Archive for August, 2010

summer

Farewell, Summer. You Tramp.

Every year it happens the same way: Summer shows up at June’s front door all full of apologies and promises. Then, 2.8 months later, Summer packs up and sneaks out the back door while that cheap replacement Fall comes clomping in asking where she can put her stuff.
And every year I tell Fall to stick …

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Very, Very Sneaky, Sir

Little Dude is sneaky. Still, we’ve found his early morning sneakiness (IE- raiding the cupboard and subsequently enjoying his slice of pilfered heaven while hiding under a blanket) trends on the heels of a candy/ice cream shopping trip or some kind of treat bonanza the night before.  Enter, Lady-Friend and her recent shopping trip.
Lady-Friend is …

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A Boy and His (neighbor’s) Dog

Little Dude wants a pet the same way we want to retire to Hawaii– IE, b-a-d: BAD.
I know this for two reasons:
1) The other day he picked a caterpillar out of the dirt and explained to me how he’d train and feed it. Sadly, after eight hours in a jar in the sun, that didn’t …

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Hey Kidz!

I’ve posted this elsewhere before, but I don’t care. I’m still excited at the potential of a kids show made for my discerning tastes.
In fact, Little Dude and Little Sis will now be required to watch endlessly looped repeats of Yes Kidz Kan every weekday morning from 7:30 to 8:00 AM.
I’ll be joining them.

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Cabin fever

A few weeks ago we had the chance to visit great G-ma and G-pa’s cabin in Ogden.  This is not the Ogden you might know….this is a little slice of heaven.  It sits right on the river with grass, trees, and wild life galore, even “Marty the Moose”  takes up residence there.  There are only …

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Lovin Lazy

I love lazy days, because they give me little gems like this…..