My husband wants to know what I did with his wife. I’ve been cleaning. We lived in this house for eight years and I promised to clean out drawers, cabinets and dressers, but I never did it. In fact, I moved stuff here in drawers, cabinets and dressers from my old house. On New Years [...]

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Let’s face it — the biggest fashion news of 2011 had to be William and Kate’s wedding and everything that woman has worn since then. TV programs and websites profess that she’s bought a few dresses for $100 to $200. Those dresses sold out in minutes. What’s not to love about that for retailers? Her fave stores [...]

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Our two recent posts, we’re going on a gnome hunt and Bronner’s, downtown and chicken!!!, made this post possible.  We’ll start with the lighthouses.  While we were at Bronner’s John and the boys suddenly had to go to the…

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This Christmas was by far the best I’ve ever celebrated in my entire adult-life. Everything was just perfect. I was able to spend time with everyone I love, and our visits were full of happiness and laughter. I really couldn’t have asked for more; for the first time in years, I really felt the Christmas spirit. [...]

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OK — apologies to We Three Kings, but we are orienting to the new machines here at home. I got the update screen on the TV to disappear (after a month) — hopefully for good, or at least until the next time it decides to update. On my new laptop, I got everything loaded. It [...]

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I got a laptop. Got my hubby a nook. I love mine. He’d rather have a book. But, we are slowly leaving the dinosaur era. It is good and bad. It all started with the digital TV that can Google. It gets a snotty update screen on it and I want to scream. The first time it happened, [...]

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Ruh-roh. We had no idea Scooby Doo was such a hit. Still. According to Scoobypedia, Scooby Doo and the entire gang are alive and well. I was a never a fan. My kids were never fans, but an entire generation of tots under age 5 are loving the Cartoon Network’s viewings of the Great Dane, [...]

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One last photo of my (tortured) dog in her holiday dress! A Happy Christmas to your family, from mine!

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In House to Home today, you’ll find emotional stories of how ordinary Christmas decorations can be a comfort to us all. In a tale of mementos (click here) A gum-wrapper chain, an heirloom ornament or something held dear by a loved one can spark memories. Read about award-winning Realtors Jeffrey Johnson and Paul Gornall, and [...]

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Merry Christmas Eve Eve! From Mrs. Daisy Paws.

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I know, I know, it’s Christmas. But I need a break from Santa for a minute. And we all have to get gussied up for the holidays and formal parties into the new year, right? So I am sharing a few fun things. In my obsessive search for a stepmother-of-the-groom dress, I discovered Rent the [...]

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I was out last night, and dragged my husband, Kim. I’ll be out again tonight. And tomorrow and … and my kids will be joining me. It’s sort of a tradition. But if you still want to order something online, supposedly you can. I received a news release on who delivers the fastest. I do [...]

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I’ve been a bit absent lately, haven’t I? I’ve been running behind this whole month.The truth is, I’ve been so focused on work — both my day job and my freelance projects – that everything else fell by the wayside for a while, and the holidays just plain snuck up on me at the last second! I [...]

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Need an end-of-the-year gift for that hard-to-shop-for, yet delightful aunt, awkward second cousin, business associate, or friendly church acquaintance? Give a unique gift that they’ll

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The muppets are not just for kids. I love the Muppets. I loved their TV show, and when my brother and I watched — we were not kids.  I think I was in my teens and Walt was MUCH older. I swear it was on at 7 p.m. every night, and we laughed til we cried. [...]

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Burned-out holiday lights are a bummer, but you can turn a negative into a positive by recycling them into festive jewelry for your friends and family! Just follow Tiffany Threadgould’s easy instructions to see how you can upcycle your defunct bulbs …

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So, I’m one of those who put off joining Pinterest because I didn’t need another online thing to belong to, update, etc. But I’m also one who emails myself links of awesome things I want to check out again or try myself. It really was a disorganized system, so I did it. I asked someone [...]

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Fa-la-la-la! It’s that time of year when some of us herd to choruses, pageants and other musical outings for the kids. Ryan, pictured here as a tot, was not a fan. I think it was the recorder (it looks like a flute and sounds like a kazoo) concert that crossed musical performances off his list [...]

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Shopping for Jacob this Christmas was easy, he only wants one thing.  A Nintendo 3DS.  And while I’m not crazy about the video gaming and while I’m not crazy about a five year old having his very own video gaming thingy, I bought the Nintendo…

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The Dec. 7 Modern Family holiday episode was a hoot, and if  you have a blended family, then you have some memorable holiday episodes of your own. At our house, our first Christmas together with eight family members was an eventful one. We tried to get the kids, ages 11 to 20 to try a [...]

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When kids are little, you hear about Santa and Christmas 24/7. Some parents and teachers limit the Santa chatter to certain minutes of the day. I could never do that. I still can’t. Santa is Santa for crying out loud. He comes once a year, and the years that kids truly believe are so fleeting [...]

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I had to get a taste of  cherpumple after I read Goerie.com blogger Ginny Tonkin’s story on the ooey, gooey three  pies baked inside three cakes and all held together with cream cheese frosting. At our house, cherpumple convo started at breakfast over Atkins waffles, made from some hideous mix that smells like celery and [...]

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Her Times arrived this morning, and this one really inspires. If you haven’t heard of our cover girl, Courtney Thieman, you will. She’s a 26-year-old cancer survivor who gave back in a big way. Please read her story here. What a great sport she was to pose for our cover. With two photographers, a designer [...]

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Is this an awesome bath? Homeowners gutted two tiny rooms to make it work, and the entire story is in House to Home today.  In another story, a couple builds a house that needs no furnace. It’s the passive house trend, and it’s not new, but it is different.  And if you’ve seen old houses [...]

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Are you ready to sparkle? This CND Shellac sparkle manicure is courtesy of Kerry Conklin at Charisma Salon. If you click that link, and print out the coupon, you can get a CND manicure for $10 — another $5 gets you sparkles. A CND manicure — uses UV rays to cure the polish — no [...]

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Again, keeping with tradition, here is the list of things I’m wishing for this year, but don’t actually expect to receive! Fujifilm INSTAX MINI 7S Camera and Film Kit (White) with 5 Twin Packs of MINI INSTAX Film Epiphanie Lyric bag in Plum LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley Related Posts:Realistic Christmas ListUnrealistic Christmas ListOh, How [...]

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It’s that time of year again. Keeping with tradition, here are the things I’m wishing for this year! Canon R-6 Wireless Remote (I’ll need it to complete Project: 365 Days of Marriage) GorillaPod (Also for Project 365) LEGO Harry Potter The Burrows (or any HP legos!) Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Professor Layton and the Last Specter [...]

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