Monthly Archives: January 2014

Have an Ice Day

Posted on January 29, 2014 by larva225

Recently I’ve been visited by a childhood memory.  I must have been in  2nd or 3rd grade. It was winter in Pennsylvania.  My mother had bought me this awful electric blue ski suit.  It had the pants with the bibs … Continue reading →

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Of Ice and Men

Posted on January 27, 2014 by larva225

We’re coming off of a challenging few days thanks in part to weather, as my regular readers know.  Now normally, I’m the kind of person who can shake stuff off and move on, choosing to believe that some kind of … Continue reading →

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Just Like Haven

Posted on January 26, 2014 by larva225

It was a three day weekend due to unexpected frozen precip here in Louisiana.  I know, right?  WTF?  For nearly 2 days, roads and interstates were closed and many of us found ourselves with extra “free” time. Once upon a … Continue reading →

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S(NOOO!)w Day

Posted on January 24, 2014 by larva225

All I can say is damn it. It never snows in Louisiana. Never. It “snowed” last night. Sure, the temperatures are below freezing. But what we’re getting at my house is more rain than snow. And now I’m going to … Continue reading →

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United We Standard

Posted on January 23, 2014 by larva225

As rational adults, most of us recognize that as unfair as it may be, certain double standards do exist in this world.  Call us “sell outs,” call us hypocrites.  It’s just the way it is.  The experiences we have in … Continue reading →

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Little Piss Sunshine

Posted on January 22, 2014 by larva225

I think I’ve mentioned before that I have a work husband.  We have an interesting and always-shifting relationship (platonic, of course) in which he alternates between behaving like an older uncle-type figure and a silly little brother.  He’s a life-long … Continue reading →

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Head, Shoulders, Nematodes

Posted on January 21, 2014 by larva225

Kids songs and rhymes can suck.  As an adult singing “Wheels on the Bus” for the 809th time in a week, you feel as if your intellect is beginning to look Dali-esque.  Your brain is melting out of your head.  … Continue reading →

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Murder In the Worst

Posted on January 17, 2014 by larva225

Maybe it’s because I’m a mother of 2 mobile children now, but sometimes I look around and wonder how/why certain ideas and products came to be.  Surely these are instances in which someone (anyone) with forethought and plain damn sense … Continue reading →

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Jacob’s Bladder (or How To Go With the Flow)

Posted on January 16, 2014 by larva225

I’ve had a whole bunch going on lately.  Work has been relentless with more travel than usual.  Things with Stella became more complicated this week out of the blue, so we’re trying to process and figure out how to reset … Continue reading →

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I Heard It Through the Irvine

Posted on January 12, 2014 by larva225

I’m about to reveal to you all the true depths of my nerdness.  I’m a Food Network junkie.  I have been for years.  It’s not so much the instructional stuff.  I prefer more the competitive shows as well as  the … Continue reading →

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