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In a nutshell
A Slice of my Life is my take on two teenagers, one husband and a whole slew of critters. Life around here is never boring!
Shaun (also referred to as my Beloved): Computer Nerd, WoW Geek and all around Nice Guy. (although sometimes I have to wonder if he's really just a 12 year old boy trapped in a 40 something year old man's body)
Kt-The Teenager: Our oldest daughter, college student, vegan, volunteer, high achiever with a goofy side.
Mimi-The Feisty Redhead: Still our baby girl, high school junior, Drama Queen, artistic and culinary inclined.
And then there’s me, Susan The one who adores them all! I hope you enjoy all the antics that go on in our little slice of the web.
That’s So Yesterday
Category Archives: Mimi
An Airport Non-Tradition
“Mom, can we go to the airport extra, extra early?” Mimi asked. It was all my horrified brain could do not to scream that there was no way on this green earth that I was going to get up even … Continue reading
Posted in Mimi, Traditions, Travel
Tagged airport, Costa Rica, Seatac, tradtions, traveling
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Those Teachable Moments…
When one of the headlights in the van Mimi drives burnt out, I knew it was one of those “teachable moments” that every decent parent is honor-bound to take advantage of. “Come on Mimi” I said holding a brand new … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Mimi, Random stuff, Teens
Tagged car maintenance, self-reliance, Teachable Moments, Teens
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Take Yer Daughter to Work Day—Kinda
When Mimi realized that I had work on Friday, and she didn’t have school, my child immediately decided that I needed a Sous Chef. (or maybe it’s Assistant Instructor? {I teach an adult/child cooking class on Fridays}) I agreed to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor, Mimi, NaBloPoMo
Tagged cooking class, parent/child classes, take your daughter to work
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My Special Manicure
We were all downstairs rotting our brains watching fascinating documentaries when Mimi suddenly grabbed one of my hands and told me she was going to give me a manicure. I looked at the bottle of fire-engine red nail polish in … Continue reading
Posted in It's all about me!, Mimi, NaBloPoMo
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Cooking With Mimi
Our Little Mimi had gone into the kitchen to make herself a mid-day snack. She had tried her best to get me to make it for her but I was very busy playing Bejeweled doing some Very Important Things and … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food, Humor, Mimi, NaBloPoMo
Tagged burritos, Cooking, mother, taking note
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The Make-up Artist
“Mom, I’m going to do your makeup for you.” my youngest daughter announced. I was getting ready to go out with some of my friends and she had been patiently waiting for me in my room. I was pretty sure … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, It's all about me!, Mimi, My Dear Mother..., Teens
Tagged cosmetics, eye shadow, high fashion, make up, makeover, wrinkles
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The Hunt for Dinner
On KT’s last night before heading back to her school on the other side of the state, we decided that we would take her out to eat at one of her favorite vegan restaurants. It’s a small Jamaican sandwich shop … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Family, Food, KT, Mimi, vegan
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When Parents Attack
It was one of those lazy, rainy weekend afternoons. You know the kind, where you sleep in as long as you possibly can, stay in your jammies all day and enjoy just being with each other. Well, Shaun and I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humor, Love and Marriage, Mimi
Tagged Hand puppets, rotting your brain, Sharpie, television, TV
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Uncalculated Chaos
When Mimi started classes last week, she told me that she was really going to need a new scientific calculator. Not only had she been using her sister’s aging hand-me-down one, her teachers were encouraging the students to get the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Humor, Mimi, Random stuff, Teens
Tagged calculaters, cheap, frugal, internet shopping, school supplies, TI-84
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Mimi’s New Adventure
Shortly after school let out in June, Mimi started asking if she could switch to one of the other high schools in our area. Having known our Drama Queen for several years, I merely raised my eyebrows at her and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Mimi, Random stuff, Teens, Traditions
Tagged First day of school, new beginnings, new school, school picture tradition
7 Comments
