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our own Project Runway designs
2008-03-10 02:56:00 Kid happily jumped into fashion design this week after I watched the finale episode of Project Runway while she was around. Next thing I knew, she hauled out toys wearing her dresses. She even has a jiggly runway walk herself. “Two will be IN, and one will be OUT!” said she in her best Heidi accent. (OK, she didn’t quite get the idea of FINALE, MEANING A SINGLE WINNER) Note the detail attention to accessories. Who do you vote off? Copyright © 2008 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement and in BIG, BIG TROUBLE. Please contact legal@letthedogin.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by TaraganaShare This More About: Designs
me=movie loser
2008-03-06 18:23:00 Last night, I had a golden opportunity slip right through my fingers, my fingers that have handed over countless movie tickets to ticket rippers, eaten billions of buckets of popcorn while watching larger-than-life images roll in front of me, and grabbed innumerable armrests during shocker moments of thrillers. An A.C. Nielsen Movie Survey guy ... More About: Loser
CHECK IT OUT: Lars and the Real Girl [Time for a movie review!]
2008-03-04 19:10:00 You may not have seen Lars and the Real Girl when it played for 2 days at your local theater, but I am here to tell you to find it, see it, and when it comes out next month on DVD, RENT IT! Heck, just buy the dang thing. Sure, the idea of a guy ... More About: Movie , Movie Review , Time , Review
help, i?m limericking uncontrollably
2008-03-03 14:10:00 I’m working on all these limericks for the bookstore contest here, and now I can’t stop! And they’re just getting worse! “Blogging’s the thing!” they all say. Thousands in cash every day! Just upload and push, To show baby’s fresh tush, And your Paypal brims over; yes, way! Oy, I’m irritating myself. Where’s a haiku when you need one? Anyone ...
There once was a limerick from Perth?.
2008-03-02 21:48:00 Hey, didya hear? The Bookstore here is having a limerick contest (not that I could find it on their website…ahem!). Deadline is March 30th. Submit by email to staff@eagleharborbooks.com or by mail or in person. Here’s one of mine (it’s G rated): Frog Rock hopped to Winslow at dark. He shopped for their flies as ... More About: Bainbridge Island , Perth
My Bainbridge Island police blotter
2008-02-29 03:39:00 February 23: Officers were called to the residence, a site of a possible manmouseslaughter. A match to the tire tread imprint was immediately found on the resident’s Toyota automobile. “IF I did it, it was an accident. I didn’t have anything against him,” the woman claimed. However, after officers searched the garage, ... More About: Police , Island , Bainbridge Island
Do you think there is too much violence on TV?
2008-02-25 17:40:00 A friend’s 4 year-old daughter recently listened to a story about her mother’s grandma, who she was, what she liked. The usual stories. Then she asked, “where IS Grandma now?” “Well, Grandma got very old, and she died,” her mother replied matter-of-factly. “She did??” “Yes,” said the mom, bracing herself for The Discussion of death and dying. “Who SHOT ... More About: Violence , Bainbridge Island
Blogging away to nothing: blogging tips I hate
2008-02-23 02:05:00 I’m having trouble writing anything lately. I think I’ve been reading too much blogging advice, and it just depresses me. Did you bloggers out there know these things? 1. Posting every day is passe — just clutters up people’s readers. Work the system, I say. 2. No one cares what I had ... More About: Tips , Blogging , Hate
hey, you there, check it out!
2008-02-21 15:16:00 Many bloggers know there are awesome blogs and things out there, floating free for your perusal. You may have seen those lists of blogs that you may not read but should. Me, I get overwhelmed by that. If you list more than, say, 2 things, that’s 1 too many new pieces of ... More About: Check
Here’s what we’ve learned about Hot Tamales:
2008-02-18 17:32:00 First, I noticed the “movie size” box on sale at the drug store this week. Such value! BUY! Second, turns out Kid likes them, too. EAT! Initially, I felt proud. Such spicy things she’s eating, yes, sugary, but also SPICY! OLE! Third, when left to her own devices while we slept in (barely), Kid liking the HT so MUCH eats almost the WHOLE large-enough-for-a-hamster-family (or at least a baby mouse) box. UGH! Fourth, later, after swimming and playing, Kid’s stomach aches and aches and ACHES. Severe Hot Tamale poisoning! OUCH! Fifth, partially digested Hot Tamales, not so hot. But, still with the pinkish tint. On the bedspread. YUCK! Q: What moral to the story have we gleaned? A: HIDE the Hot Tamales. (what? is there another moral?) A2: SUE Hot Tamales for no warning label? (what?) Laugh or cry, one of those. Copyright © 2008 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news... More About: Learned
the secret of dealing with a playdate gone BAD?
2008-02-18 01:55:00 A drink for the grown-up, not the kids. Although that IS tempting, too….. A few horrendous playdates have occurred here lately. Bossiness, yelling, feet stamping….and the children aren’t acting nicely either. Mostly, my Kid. She has a hard time sharing her precious treasures, even those items she routinely steps on, kicks around, rips, and crushes. That one-armed McDonald’s doll with pink hair? Sooooo special. You can tell the playdate is over by the shot glass on the counter. Not that I am indulging during the playdate, unless it’s turned really ugly. I just need to take the edge off when the furor subsides. Even those playdates that aren’t bad leave me twisted in knots as I wait for hours for that tantrum shoe to fall. Any moment it will happen, any moment…. How do parents who don’t drink cope? Any non-alcoholic options? I just can’t think of one. Not until the hubs installs a hot tub for me. Copyright © 2... More About: The Secret , Secret
Too pretty to eat?
2008-02-14 20:49:00 Almost. [gulp] My only complaint is that these Recchiuti pieces are too SMALL. Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Copyright © 2008 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement and in BIG, BIG TROUBLE. Please contact legal@letthedogin.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by TaraganaShare This More About: Pretty
caucus, smaucus
2008-02-12 05:24:00 Well, they had a little thing here Saturday called a “caucus.” Perhaps you heard. And by “here,” I mean across the street from my house. I didn’t go (I know, tsk, tsk). I didn’t go because I had a writing class I decided was more important than our nation. I’m selfish that way. (actually, I do it all for YOU, dear reader!) Now, I’m not complaining about how someone decided you had to FACE the other voters in the area, rather than lick a stamp and be on your way. I’m not complaining about the people blocking my driveway area, or the ones who parked in the ditches around my house and walked down the middle of the street like it’s Mardi Gras, without the bare tits or beads. What I’m complaining about is the fact that the timing of the caucus coincided precisely with the DELIVERY OF MY MAIL. And while our federal government wanted you to VOTE Saturday, they apparently felt all this extra car traffic made mail del... More About: Caucus
jail time at Office Max
2008-02-11 04:14:00 In case you were wondering, should someone in your household shoplift certain items at Office Max, even small items such as packages of stickers, and you’re forced to return said items and admit guilt, Steve the Manager will offer various Appointment Time s for the Confessional Meeting, complete with Uniformed Security Guard thrown in for effect, at no extra charge, should you so choose. In case you were wondering. Copyright © 2008 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement and in BIG, BIG TROUBLE. Please contact legal@letthedogin.com so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by TaraganaShare This More About: Jail
my kindergarten issue
2008-02-08 17:51:00 Some parents worry about where their kids will go to kindergarten this fall. Not me. When you wake up each morning staring at the bricks of an elementary school, you have no doubts about where. Especially since the three elementary schools on this island are supposedly top-knotch. While I know where Kid will ... More About: Bainbridge Island , Issue , Kindergarten
goin? to da birds, yes, more bird photos!
2008-02-07 21:38:00 As you may recall, the hubs came through with a telephoto lens for Christmas. Here are my latest feathered neighbors. Mr. Stellar Jay We saw lots of these in Southeast Alaska. I saw them out my window flying off with whole peanuts (in the shell) when a friend down the road put out nuts ... More About: Photos , Birds , Bainbridge Island , Bird , Goin
if you?re really bored this Super Tuesday,
2008-02-05 21:33:00 you can check out the live feed stream from TMZ of voting at a Beverly Hills home. People are walking in and out. Ohhhh, ahhhh. Watch and let me know if you spot anyone famous. (*yawn*) Copyright © 2008 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are ... More About: Bored , Super , Tuesday , Super Tuesday
of smells and eggs
2008-02-05 07:16:00 I am amazed at her 4-year-old sensory recall. It’s February, close to a year since we dyed eggs, and yet….. Hmmmmm. What’s that SMELL?? Vinegar. I’m trying to clean something in the kitchen. Oh. It smells like the EASTER BUNNY! Wouldn’t it be nice to retrain your brain to associate FUN with a YUCKY smell? Copyright © 2008 ... More About: Eggs
Abusing my Reader
2008-02-03 04:38:00 I must confess. I’ve been on a binge. Fortunately for my ass, not the edible kind. It’s my Google Reader . I have been adding subscriptions like a madwoman. Her, and her, and him, and him and this one is good for quick laughs (for a dork like me) and this one, too ...
dirty dishes: a stand-off
2008-01-31 05:25:00 Well, we have evolved from pans to bowls….aren’t you proud of us? Ode to a Bowl We had a good dinner, a tasty stew, The hubs had the honors and cooked with no crew. We ate it in shifts, as we usually do, I got to mine first, and he noted my coup. He offered his scraps to the pooch on ... More About: Dirty , Stand , Dishes
nighttime, a scene
2008-01-29 06:08:00 It’s bedtime. Time for potty, teeth-brushing and pj’s. A door slams. BAM! (small female voice from inside the bedroom, shouting) I’ll put on my pj’s, but I want you to stay OUTSIDE! (pause) So you won’t see my naked BUTT! (larger female voice from outside the bedroom, shouting) I MADE that BUTT, and I’ll look at it anytime ... More About: Scene
caption, anyone?
2008-01-28 03:44:00 This is Becca. She likes birds. She hopes to grow up and eat one some day. So far, she gets this close. Meanwhile, she’ll eat that post. Feeling any captions coming on out there? Copyright © 2008 Let the dog in!. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this ... More About: Bainbridge Island , Caption
something I said?
2008-01-26 05:51:00 Okay, bloggers, you surf, you read, you might even take the time to comment. And then, occasionallllllly, you might drift back to the place you commented to see if anyone else commented on your comment. I said occasionally. When you can remember where it was. And when you feel curious. So, you look ...
young love? I?ll pass.
2008-01-25 06:29:00 Kid explained a recent problem at preschool with her good buddy, Jill (age 4).* Jill is Sam’s girlfriend now and I don’t like it. What does that mean, to be a girlfriend? Well, Sam falled in love with Jill and Jill falled in love with him. And now she’s his girlfriend. And what does that mean? It means you ... More About: Love , Young , Pass , Young Love
county budget cuts hit home
2008-01-22 17:20:00 Well, THAT didn’t take long. Our lovely Kitsap county library system cut back on everything at the beginning of this year. Hours are shorter, and get this, they now charge late fees if you don’t return a book by some arbitrary date spewed out by, of all things, a computer. (2001 was ... More About: Home , Bainbridge Island , County , Budget , Cuts
thrill-seeking in midlife
2008-01-21 06:34:00 I was never one of those people who HAD to try skydiving. The thought even now makes me want to barf. I did have some thrills backpacking, kayaking, scuba diving and even helicoptering into the wilderness. Being home all the time on a little island with a 4 year old person and ... More About: Seeking , Midlife
my annual mamm-o-smush-o-rama
2008-01-18 19:35:00 Once you’ve earned a certain number of grey hairs, gained a certain amount of wisdom from years of stupid experiences, then and only then, do you have the annual joy of……giant plates flattening your boobs, with an audience (who has no sense of humor but a big wad of chewing gum). Okay, it’s possible ... More About: Annual
who AREN?T you wearing?
2008-01-15 03:50:00 I’m in withdrawal. (I almost wrote withdrawl, but I’m not writing about Texas today.) No Golden Globes award show this year. Sniff, sniff. Hey. Not kidding. Yes, I support the Writers’ Guild of America. I even have friends a friend in the Guild. Heck, I once worked at the Guild (not ...
All I needed to know about marriage I learned in a child development book&h
2008-01-14 03:36:00 Given my grumpiness lately and Kid’s around-ness with winter break, I recently decided to check out Your Four-Year-Old: Wild and Wonderful by Louise Ames. It’s part of a child development series of books (Your One-Year-Old: The Fun-Loving, Fussy 12-To 24-Month-Old, Your Two-Year-Old: Terrible or Tender, etc.). They may be somewhat dated, but the best thing is…..they’re SHORT! Which is crucial when you start reading after 9pm and fall asleep sometimes at the sound of a book opening. At the time, I needed some OBJECTIVITY, or at least VALIDATION, so I turned to the books. You do this, right? As an example of my research needs, I wanted to know if CONSTANT BADGERING is normal for this age, and there it was. YUP. But then, things took a turn. Possibly it was the late hour, or my tired eyes, but as I kept reading I began to wonder to WHOM this book may also apply…. p. 34, Things to Avoid: 2. Don’t fuss too much and certainly don’t wor... More About: Marriage , Development , Book , Child , Child Development
Online info for parents on Bainbridge Island: what to do, what to do?..
More articles from this author:2008-01-11 17:45:00 When I am grumpy and the house is getting trashed by my crazed midget (Kid), going out looms as a necessary choice for the continued existence of certain household lifeforms (and we’re not talking fungus, either). Here are a few online Bainbridge Island , WA resources that I frequently check to see what’s going on ... More About: Info , Online , Bainbridge Island , Parents 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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