Monthly Archives: December 2006

The Last Laugh

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Susan

When I got Shaun a zillion years ago, he came with snakes. (It was one of those package deals…I came with cats). In a moment of weakness, my Mom let it slip that the whole idea of keeping snakes was … Continue reading →

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Coffee Cup Battles

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Susan

“Mom, what is this doing on my window seat?” KT asked with the complete disdain that only a teenager can wield. She was holding one of my old coffee mugs and wrinkling her nose at the cold coffee inside of … Continue reading →

Posted in It's all Relative, KT | 9 Comments

A Christmas To Remember

Posted on December 26, 2006 by Susan

On Thursday night, as we were preparing to spend our eighth night without power, the lights came back. And the heat…the wonderful heat! Thanks so much to all those hardworking crews at Puget Sound Energy, as well as all the other … Continue reading →

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This has been interesting…

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Susan

I had a whole list of things I had planned to write about, but I can’t for the life of me think of what they were. So, I’ll just babble off the top of my head…I’m pretty good at that! We are kicking ourselves … Continue reading →

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The Weather Outside is Frightful

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Susan

We are having yet another one of our very un-Seattle like storms. I knew it was going to be a bad one when I heard on the car radio that most of the school districts had cancelled all afternoon activities … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Years Ago Today

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Susan

When I first became pregnant with KT, I realized for the first time just how very different Shaun and I were. He was adamant that we do everything in the most up-to-date scientific way that was possible. He knew … Continue reading →

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How Weird is That?

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Susan

I’ve been double tagged by both Peggy and Kell so I guess I’d better play. I’m supposed to list six things that are weird about myself. Hmmmm….it’s a bit harder to do than I thought it would be. I asked … Continue reading →

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The Stew Maestro

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Susan

It’s a well known fact that if you want a good meal in our house, Shaun has to be the one to prepare it. (Although Mimi has a lot of potential) Unfortunately for my children, I’m the one who prepares … Continue reading →

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Ouch!

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Susan

A week or so ago, I had finally decided to finish my floors that I started…oh…um…not too long ago…and discovered that I didn’t have enough flooring left. I found, to my horror that nobody seemed to carry my particular brand … Continue reading →

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One down…one to go

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Susan

This weekend we celebrated Mimi’s birthday with a slumber party. Mimi (and probably most of her friends) would have been perfectly happy with pizza and a pile of DVDs, but KT didn’t consider that a proper party. She insisted that … Continue reading →

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