Monthly Archives: January 2017

Happy Daze

Posted on January 30, 2017 by larva225

I feel good.  There is plenty I could feel bad about – work things, personal things – but that is overshadowed by the good.  The sun is shining.  And I just got a text and picture from Stella’s teacher that … Continue reading →

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Braining the Swamp

Posted on January 23, 2017 by larva225

I’m stressed out, y’all.  There’s too much going on these days.  My mind is in a constant state of list-making, always planning.  And the venom and bile out there.  The politics.  I just can’t deal with that right now.  Will … Continue reading →

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The Lion, the Switch, and the Wardrobe

Posted on January 20, 2017 by larva225

You know how we all get these epiphanies in our lives – which seem to come with greater frequency as we get older – when we realize how much our lives, expectations, and goals change?  I think for most of … Continue reading →

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Chuck In the Middle With You

Posted on January 19, 2017 by larva225

Last week, something kind of awful happened.  Stella came home bearing 2 birthday party invitations – both to Chuck E. Cheese, both the same weekend.  One Saturday, one Sunday.  Yikes.  That’s a lot of Chuck.  That’s a lot of tempting … Continue reading →

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Who, What, When, Swear, and Why

Posted on January 14, 2017 by larva225

Now it’s the little one.  Remember we had a couple of incidents a while back in which Stella was really embracing her potty mouth?  Specifically, she illustrated the depth of her knowledge of the F-bomb, correctly using it in noun … Continue reading →

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Sweep It Under the Drug

Posted on January 11, 2017 by larva225

Have you ever done something so absent-minded that you wondered if someone hadn’t slipped you some kind of mind-altering substance? (That’s foreshadowing, yo.) I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ve been taking Wellbutrin for about a year after I decided I needed … Continue reading →

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And Now Award From Our Sponsors

Posted on January 9, 2017 by larva225

I’m about to commit a mortal parental sin.  I’m going to brag.  You see, I’ve just returned from attending my first ever honor roll assembly for my daughter.  I know it’s not a huge deal in the grand scheme of … Continue reading →

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Horton Hears a Poo

Posted on January 8, 2017 by larva225

You know how I’ve lamented in the past about my kids growing up, time passing too quickly, and my aching uterus which will never bear another sweet baby into the world?  I’ve found the cure.  And in order to help … Continue reading →

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The Ingrate Gatsby

Posted on January 4, 2017 by larva225

I don’t have a whole lot of cute Xmas pictures to share of my children’s delight at Santa’s efforts, or the joy of opening the most amazing toys ever.  Don’t get me wrong:  Santa did his best, and the gifts … Continue reading →

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