Hey Cats! What the Hell?

Seriously cats, what is YOUR problem?! What has the rest of the world ever freaking done to you?! This is my cat Lula, when she was a darling little kitten. This was taken before I realized that although she's going to act nice, cute, cuddly, and adorable; in reality she's a murderous thug. Deep down …

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We Got A Floater!

Upon my return from spring break in Palm Springs, I read Mike Calahan's story about his parents' anniversary (you should be following him, if you're not -- go do it, we'll wait) and it reminded me of some of the more twisted O'Connor family moments and one of those happened in Palm Springs. In 2003, …

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Shame on you Paw My Gosh

Do you follow Paw My Gosh on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest or Tumblr or whatever the hell other place there is for following things? Paw My Gosh is one of those websites with cute dog pictures and stories and videos about darling animals and the wonderful things they do. Up until last week, I …

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Darling Kitten Photos Post

I'm sure many of you have seen those cute  funny clever kitten memes, like this: Or like this one: You've probably seen the first one in The Onion and the Cheezeburger one is famous for being famous. But you know what my cute kitten memes have that those other ones don't? Our new kitten Tallulah! …

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My New Yoga Regimen

I'm an enigma. You heard me, an enigma! Most people get into dieting and fitness during the spring and summer months when food is fresher and fruit is abundant, the weather is nice so you can exercise outside. That doesn't happen to me. Summer is a time for eating, drinking and being merry. Then winter …

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Big F Little f, What Begins with F?

Fat Fun Friday....F  f  F! Have you ever read Dr. Seuss's ABC's? I loved that book when I was a kid and now my kids have gone through it and I think I have given it to my nephew. Pre Friday Fantasy Last night I had such a great entry into Friday. A personal dream …

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This Post Has it All!

I'm telling you folks, this post has it all! Crafts! Home repairs! Shopping! Travel! Innocent children! Food! All you want out of a blog! And it includes my tribute to Le Clown's weekend blog challenge that I didn't get to during the weekend. I went shopping at my favorite antique mall STARS. While at STARS, …

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Alert Dog Wakes Human for Something

June 22, Portland, Oregon - Mudd, a 135-pound, rottweiller/black lab mix woke his human, Maggie at 4:45 a.m. by whining loudly while standing on his hind legs with his forelegs on the window sill forcefully pushing at the window screen with his nose. Maggie, heart pounding after being woken from a sound sleep, yelled at …

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Days Like These

It's not a horrible day, just one of those days. One of those days when I am reminded that being a parent is exhausting. Wanting so deeply for your children to be happy and successful on all fronts but there are days when they aren't. Actually kids are just human (even though sometimes I wonder …

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