Monthly Archives: November 2008

Happy Birthday Mom!

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Susan

Today is my mom’s birthday. Today she is turning…um…how am I supposed to know. Didn’t I just discuss this yesterday? Interestingly, I don’t seem to have any good, recent pictures of her, so I just used this one. Which…technically…isn’t really … Continue reading →

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The Numbers Game

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Susan

This post is dedicated to my favorite aunt. I have this problem with numbers. I can’t seem to remember them. When a group of people get started rattling off old phone numbers (I still haven’t figured out why people do … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, It's all about me!, Love and Marriage, NaBloPoMo, Random stuff, That Man O' Mine | 13 Comments

Sometimes I forget things…

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Susan

Like the pumpkin seeds from our Jack-O-Lantern. I washed them and put them in the oven so that I could have them ready to roast the next day. Then promptly forgot all about them. I never grew a pumpkin before…

Posted in Family, Gardening, It's all about me!, NaBloPoMo | 10 Comments

Snapshots

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Susan

Last spring, shortly before school was let out for summer, we received our invitation to watch KT in the National Honor Society. Don’t get me wrong, we are as proud as can be of our girl, but we attend these … Continue reading →

Posted in College, Family, KT, Mimi, NaBloPoMo | 10 Comments

Overtired and Under pressure

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Susan

Trust me, if it weren’t for Nablopomo, I would not be posting today (that’s the pressure part) My brain is tired from my wonderful weekend. Although I’m not sure what it is about a fun and relaxing weekend away that … Continue reading →

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A Slight Embellishment

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Susan

“Mom”, Mimi complained as we were eating an early dinner together, “Mr Kelly told the entire orchestra that you were pounding on the glass door of the music store trying to get them to let you in. He said you … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, It's all about me!, Mimi | 14 Comments

Weekend Away

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Susan

A few times a year I pack up enough stuff to last a year of two and drive to a small rented house to hang out with a group of my friends. It originally started out as a scrapbooking weekend, … Continue reading →

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Dang That NaBloPoMo!!!

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Susan

I was already to finally climb into bed when I realized that I hadn’t posted for today. I have sixteen minutes to write about…um…not getting enough sleep? Maybe not, I wouldn’t say that was very exciting. Um…ok let’s play a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Mimi, NaBloPoMo | 16 Comments

Be Gentle With Your Computers

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Susan

Over the past few years we’ve taken a very excited KT to midnight releases of certain highly anticipated books such as the Harry Potter and the Twilight series. Bookstores everywhere have thrown parties of various degrees in order to entertain … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Technology, That Man O' Mine | 11 Comments

Not So Strictly Speaking…

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Susan

A couple weeks ago I was chatting with one of my preschool moms. She was very stressed out and worried about how she was going to deal with her daughter when she became a teenager. I told her that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Love and Marriage, NaBloPoMo | 23 Comments