In the car the other day, Katherine asked, “Mom, would you put on that song we heard the other day? The girl song, the one that goes “Sing a lettuce, Sing a lettuce?”
It took be about five minutes to figure it out. Think you can?

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I have a treadmill in my bedroom right this minute. I’m very excited about using it and have already begun formulating my “treadmill schedule.” I’m thinking that I can use it every night if I want to, even if just for 20 minutes.
I wonder how long it will be before it becomes a clothes hanger.

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I’m getting up at 4 a.m. to be at WalMart for the 5 a.m. specials. And no, I’m totally not kidding. I’m hoping that I’ll burn off all that delicious Thanksgiving dinner by running around Wal-Mart, standing in line and fighting for deals. Wish me luck.
( And yes, there is an ulterior motive to my […]

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Before everyone heads out of town for the holidays and stops reading blogs (gasp!), I thought I’d ask you to give me a quick rundown of what you’re thankful for. I know, I know. Everyone is talking about that this time of year. But really, think hard about it and tell me what you come […]

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The ads to the left over there keep advertising “How to Get a Flat Stomach By Christmas!”
I can only assume they are referring to sites that discuss plastic surgery, because there isn’t a diet or exercise around that could give me a flat stomach in four weeks. Unless I stop eating entirely and do crunches […]

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You need look only as far as the comments on the last post to see proof of my family’s weirdness. Both my mom and sister listed their favorite Thanksgiving dish as “death salad.” It’s one of mine, too, and it’s only when we talk about it in public that I see how weird it must […]

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We’re counting down to Thanksgiving around here. We’re looking forward to seeing my family, especially my niece and nephew, and enjoying a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. On Thanksgiving night, we’ll be excited to welcome the husband’s family into town, and we have a fun few days planned with them.
But what I’m really looking forward to is […]

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I just discovered that 5T socks will fit a 2-year-old and vice versa. I just saved thousands of hours of sock sorting. Hallelujah!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uuxQFEOzcc
Sorry, this video won’t embed. Click on the link, though. You won’t be disappointed. I think I love these ladies.

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This is so typical of me. For more than three weeks I’ve had “Katherine’s Helper Day” marked for today on the calendar. That means we need to bring a snack to school.You’d think I’d have planned ahead for this and marked it on my grocery list, too, but you’d be wrong.
So this morning, before school, […]

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