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My husband Mark and I live in the southeast U.S. with our lovely daughters, Amelia and Florence. We also share our lives with a lab(ish) goofball of a dog named Shelby.
Archive for August, 2007
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Homestar Runner
August 14th, 2007My husband has an alter-ego. Sometimes, out of the blue and for no apparent reason whatsoever other than to make me laugh, he will suddenly morph into Homestar Runner!!! (Meet the original Homestar Runner here, and learn more about his good friend Strongbad here). If these two characters do not make you laugh so hard [...]
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Genesis 2
August 13th, 2007[A man walks up to the circulation desk, and places a pet crate on the counter] Circulation Clerk: Oh, what a cute little kitten! How sweet! How old is it? Kitten Man: She’s eight weeks old. I just got her from the shelter, and we’re on our way to the vet. Circulation Clerk: What’s her [...]
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Mexican Food, A Fun Expedition, and Cotton Balls
August 11th, 2007I was off work yesterday, so around noon I went and kidnapped Mark for a lunch date! We went to Amigos for some great Mexican food – their Pollo Loco can’t be beat. It was so nice to see my hubby in the middle of a workday! * * * Later on, we had some [...]
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Do you know what that is?
August 8th, 2007[An elderly lady walks up to the circulation desk] Elderly Lady: I seem to have lost my library card. Are you able to give me another one? Circulation Clerk: Of course! I just need to see some identification. Elderly Lady: [Digs through her purse] Oh-no, I seem to have left my Drivers License in my [...]
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The Fly Hunter
August 7th, 2007When I got home from work this afternoon, little did I know that I was in the presence of The Fly Hunter – a name which strikes fear into the hearts of fly larvae everywhere. The heartless monster who haunts the dreams of all pre-pubescent flies was in my house! In the midst of her [...]
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Welcome To The World
August 6th, 2007Meet Gertrude, the newest addition to the Baker family. Beautiful, no? Having been blessed with both beauty AND brains, she will be helping me with my writing. *Thenceforth, Gertrude will take full responsibility for any and all spelling errors / grammatical mishaps on this blog.*
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The Visit
August 4th, 2007After work last Friday, the three of us hopped into the car and headed across the mountains to visit our friend Daisha. Before we left she called and asked if we needed directions – Mark said “NO”! He has recently acquired a “boy-toy” complete with GPS Navigation software, and he wanted to test it out! [...]
