Post-Christmas!

Mike and I had a wonderful Christmas. Having Christmas Eve off made all the difference in the world – less driving, less stress, less cash spent on gas. Seriously, Christmas was way less stress than Thanksgiving. All of our presents seem to be a success, which is always nice, and we love everything we’ve got. [...]

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Feeling like a rock star

I’ve completed five out of seven centerpieces for the NL. That’s awesome and I’m way ahead of where I should be.
All of the Christmas shopping is done. (Woo-hoo!) The hardest person to buy for changes each year. This year it was Katie. Oddly, shopping for all of the men was pretty simple.
The bonus – I [...]

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Caveat emptor

Awhile ago Eileen and I were talking about fakes on eBay. I maintain that the majority of luxury items sold on eBay are fakes – good fakes – but fakes. Look, if iPhone clones are already on the market in China then there’s a pretty good chance that high-quality fakes can be made. They’re probably [...]

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Disgusting

I was going to make a few posts last night when I ran across the most disgusting story about a couple “returning” their daughter they adopted from Korea.  It’s from the Daily Mail, which is a British tabloid so I wasn’t  sure how to take it. I don’t know if it’s like a Life&Style or [...]

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Waiting for the ice

Looks like we may get hammered here in the Ozarks again with ice. Last year, we were without power for two days in freezing weather. But we were lucky, one of my coworkers was without power for 11 days! Trust me it doesn’t long for it to get cold and miserable inside. We had to [...]

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Christmas (Eve) news

I have Christmas Eve off! I’m so excited! This means that Mike and I save about eight hours of car time and $80 on gas, more if the prices are up. Best of all, we actually get to enjoy our holidays rather than spending them driving around and getting stressed out and argumentative. Prepping for [...]

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Call Mo

As Professor Farnsworth would say: Good news everyone!
Mo’s phone is back up and running. She has pledged to actually use it. You know, keep it charged, take it places, answer it when it rings. She’s allowed me to pay the bill along with all our other ones, so it should be working from now on. [...]

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