Works for Me Wednesday – Classical Oasis

Well, I owe BooMama a promised WFMW tip, but I’m going to follow the rules today and stick with the theme, people. She’s got (air quote) All That Southernness; she won’t complain. My parenting advice is…you’ve heard it before…”Sleep when the baby sleeps.” Or, in Secrets of the Baby Whisperer terms…try to get your baby [...]

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Feelin’ lucky?

They’re giving away a flat-screen TV over at 5 Minutes for Mom, courtesy of Best Buy. The winner will be drawn August 17th. Head on over; there’s only 950 comments as of right now. ; )

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Lovin’ ‘em at the grocery store

I have taken recently to a practice I call ‘lovin’ my husband at the grocery store.’ In praying to love my husband more and to ‘love him like Jesus does,’ I have felt a distinct spiritual nudging to initiate this practice of grocery store love. (Don’t worry, Jules, this does check out scripturally. See Ps. [...]

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I am from…

I have long been an admirer of Owlhaven‘s I am from post. And while we were at the beach (and spending interminable hours in the car getting there), I finally got enough time and solitude to create my list and whittle it down to what you see below. Enjoy. -e. I am from: hot summers, [...]

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The author is IN

Oh MY! Blog years are like dog years. It will take me awhile to catch up with all of you all. I have just returned from my bloggy vacation to the beach (more about that later), where I was blissfully technology-free, save for the occasional winsome glance at my niece’s Blackberry. I have been away [...]

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My Simpson’s avatar

How funny is this? Thanks to Everyday Mommy for the tip-off. And I am in awe of her graphic design skills that allow her to construct a portrait of her entire family. AND, will you notice the uncanny resemblance between her husband and mine? In the interest of security, I have decided not to post [...]

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Split-level personality

I’m going to attempt to fire off a quick post about my childhood home in response to Owlhaven’s idea for a 7/20/07 carnival. As fate would have it, we will soon be heading down to the ole childhood home for a visit. Should have some good bloggy material when we return! My childhood home was [...]

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Bloggy shoulder

Lord knows, it is tough to keep up the bloggy pace–readin’, commentin’, writing. I think I have actually developed a new ailment to go with my obsessive new bloggy hobby. I call it “bloggy shoulder.” It is a stiff neck, a backache, and a vise-like grip on the shoulder muscle all rolled into one. To [...]

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My most adventurous moment

I am not the adventurous type. I enjoy wearing grooves in my life so that I can comfortably travel the familiar terrain without incident. I love ritual, tradition. I am Anglican. It should then come as no surprise that my most adventurous moment came disguised as the mundane, as something most women reading this post [...]

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What’s Cookin’

There’s a batch of our favorite hot dog chili on the stove, since you can’t BUY good hot dog chili in the state of Illinois. (We eat our dogs with chili and slaw where I’m from, and I consider it to be a little slice of heaven. This chili is also good on a burger, [...]

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