This morning Harper and I put on our glad rags and headed to the Butterfly House where we took about fifty photographs of butterflies eating rotten bananas, landing on top of each other, doing what butterflies do, etc. When we got home, my computer decided it would no longer communicate with the camera, and the [...]

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As  you know, I’ve posted videos of me stuffing marshmallows into my face, writing Happy Easter across my face (video removed until next year due to copyright mumbo jumbo), eating yogurt, welcoming you into a day in the life, etc. I was not the least bit self-conscious about any of those things. Why am I [...]

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Last year I was typing away on a Fluid Pudding post, and when I went to save it, I received an error message. I hit the back button, cut and pasted my entire entry into my e-mail, and then entered it again paragraph by paragraph at the website. (I’m boring you! Please stick with me!) [...]

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Just a few quick things: As you read this, we’re actually on the way to Indianapolis! We all have fresh haircuts, and my mom has given me one of those huge plastic cups from Starbucks. In other words, as these very words travel from your eyes to your brain, I’m most likely sitting in the [...]

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This afternoon I went to the Rock-n-Roll Craft Show with Chris and Kym. After the show, we went to Pi. After Pi, we went to Knitty Couture. Perfect day. And now I’m just trying to figure out if I should have my hair all cut off again, or if I should continue to let it [...]

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Last night, nine of us journeyed out to a local light display, where we boarded a train and marveled at millions of lights. PLEASE NOTE: This light display is in St. Louis, Missouri. Although it may share a name with a truly fantastic display across the ocean, I can firmly say that the two events [...]

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According to my calendar, this week we’ll see the frost moon, a day to vote, and Roy Roger’s birthday. Last night found the girls dressed up exactly as they were for last week’s Trunk or Treat minus the rain plus the pink hair. The night before last saw us posing to show off my recently [...]

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Bruce Springsteen was in town last night, and I have a friend who works for him. (And I wish the friend lived closer than she does, because I do believe we’re quite compatible in the Hanging Out While Knitting and Drinking Coffee department—which is one of my very favorite departments.) I met her for the [...]

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Tonight was Trunk or Treat at the girls’ school. To prepare, we signed up for a parking spot (#29! Because you’re only as old as you feel!), I hemmed Harper’s Sleeping Beauty dress, I purchased treats for 200 kids, I cleaned out the back of the car, and I carved a pumpkin. (I’m proud of [...]

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This afternoon I picked the girls up from school and headed straight to the drug store to purchase Starlight Mints for Meredith. Although she’s no longer contagious, her cough is so annoying that her teacher sent her to the nurse’s office this afternoon for a cough drop. Because the nurse isn’t allowed to give medicine [...]

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