Let the Dog in!Let the Dog in!humorous reflections and stories from a Bainbridge Island, Washington family of 3, plus dog. 
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what I?ve learned about cheerleading
2008-01-10 20:10:00 Cheerleaders get a lot of guff about being a few bulbs short of a chandelier, but living with a four-year-old girl has taught me something about cheerleaders: They have to know how to S-P-E-L-L W-O-R-D-S. Otherwise, you’re left with someone smiling blankly, holding pom poms and saying: Give me aaaaa….Give me aaaaa……?? (with feeling!) What comes next? (whispered, with ... More About: Cheerleading , Learned
is this a guy thing?
2008-01-09 01:51:00 Lately, the hubs has been home, rather than globe trotting, so certain, er, “issues” have arisen. It doesn’t help that I’m still grumpy. Sure, Kid started preschool again, but she has today off and waged WWIII had a playdate that began like an aggravated, stalled-out engine and turned into Satan’s off-trail motocross. But my ... More About: Thing
the hottest beauty tip: SLEEPING
2008-01-08 00:16:00 Jenny’s got her Hot Mamas Know beauty tips going on today, and I can only think of one thing today as a great make-you-feel-better-about-yourself and add-an-outer-glow: SLEEP What else improves your demeanor, your posture, and your sense of self so quickly and cheaply?? Okay, so maybe it’s not always cheap if your home is inhabited by ... More About: Beauty , Sleeping
can you guess what I got for Christmas?
2008-01-07 07:42:00 So, I am a little late but hey, just tying up loose ends at the start of the new year….. No, it wasn’t a couple of junkos. No, it wasn’t a Woody Woodpecker cartoon. (Git yor mind outta da gutter, the rest o yas.) And it WASN’T a new camera. Anyone? Share This More About: Christmas , Bainbridge Island , Guess
Is it finders keepers if you find a. . . . dog?
2008-01-06 01:05:00 My mom sent me this article about Scooter, the 1 1/2 year old pug who escaped from home and got picked up by another family who then wrote a letter to the owner of Scooter informing her that he was safe, warm and cared for by her daughter ….and not coming back! Oh, and they included $20 ... More About: Find
7 random things about Wendy
2008-01-05 02:31:00 My farming friend, Jenn, hit me with this meme and since I’ve been so grumpy, I thought this would be the perfect time to bore you some mo’ possibly cheer Me up, to talk about me. Enough about me. Let’s talk about me! In a random way. 1. My car is ten years ... More About: Random , Things , Wendy
Iowa caucusing, up close
2008-01-04 18:01:00 If anyone is curious, my friend Will wrote a fascinating account of the Democratic caucus he attended last night in Iowa . Share This More About: Close
GRUMPasaurus rex
2008-01-04 02:34:00 This is me. With 3 whole days before PRESCHOOL starts again. At any given moment, I blurt: “Could you just STOP TALKING for ONE minute?!?” “Step AWAY from the dog!!” (dog growling) “Get OFF ME!!” (or the hub’s own) “Stop REPEATING! You’re REPEATING!” Yes. It’s a real pleasure to be around us, with this post-holiday, sticky, slimey, stinky ...
a happy newness to you
2008-01-01 18:37:00 This photo, taken by Ted Scott, is of koru, the baby fronds of a New Zealand pongo fern. From wikipedia, the koru is the M?ori name given to the new unfurling fern frond (say THAT 3 times fast) and symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. Here’s to new beginnings, fresh starts, unlimited do-overs, ... More About: Happy
Texas girl lies, claiming her father died, to get Hannah Montana tickets!
2007-12-30 05:48:00 Did you see this news story? The contest winner was to get flown to Albany, NY (brrrr!) to see a Hannah Montana concert. So this girl and her mom write an essay saying the girl’s father died in Iraq. Ta-da! She wins. Turns out, dad did not die in Iraq. ... More About: Girl , Tickets , Texas
do you know the sausage man?
2007-12-28 04:12:00 [Warning: vegetarians may want to look away.] This Christmas we had no guests, went nowhere, and just hung out in our dishabille. Except for one project taken on by DH. Those who know him know that my spouse, DH, the hubs, periodically amuses himself by taking on a new food project. I’d say he tries ... More About: Sausage
I?m dreaming of a white Christmas??
2007-12-25 22:48:00 Oops. I’m awake. Now, where’s my ball….. Share This More About: Christmas , White , Bainbridge Island , Dreaming , White Christmas
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
2007-12-25 22:18:00 Hope your day is filled with family, fun and love! (I may have gone a little overboard on the decorations this year….) Not really. This is the Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Washington. Merry Christmas , everyone! Share This More About: Family , Merry Christmas
Friends to sink your teeth into: a gingerbread village in Seattle
2007-12-22 20:29:00 We had a family outing to the Seattle Sheraton to see the gingerbread village display. It was our first time. Here are some shots I thought my mom you readers might enjoy. You know, in case you don’t live nearby or don’t want to stand in a very, slow-moving line (”hey, it’s ... More About: Friends , Teeth , Village , Gingerbread
The Snow Queen, a 4 year old?s theater review
2007-12-20 17:51:00 We went to a real theater on Bainbridge Island and saw a show called The Snow Queen . It had real people in it and puppets, so I didn’t get any Hot Tamales. I sat with my friend, Sally,* on the floor, up front with the kids. The show was about a winter fairy or ... More About: Theater , Review
Dog saves elderly woman in snow.
2007-12-20 09:52:00 Here’s a hopeful, holiday story for you readers reader. Did you hear about the Jack Russell Terrier in this article? A 91 year old neighbor delivering Christmas cookies slipped and fell in the snow, and although the snow berm hid her from view, the neighbor’s dog, Taz, had seen her from inside his house and ... More About: Woman , Snow , Elderly
google+images=meme
2007-12-18 09:52:00 I’m doing a meme. I don’t usually do them, but I don’t usually get them, either….. But when a queen hits you with one, well, eventually you have to do it or someone might drag you to a dungeon or something. No? I’m doing it anyway, even though I must say ... More About: Google , Meme , Images , Ages
Christmas reruns?.
2007-12-17 18:21:00 Last year, I mentioned how our pooch was in love with certain fuzzy tree ornaments. A singing cow and dog, to be exact. They sing to her, and she moans and whines to them. True love. This year, the moment after I opened the wrapping paper box to get my Elf on, the ... More About: Christmas
more hot drinking?..
2007-12-15 19:19:00 In addition to the tea I’ve been drinking, I love hot chocolate. Today, it’s rainy and breezy outside, so I am making an instant hot chocolate mix. I got this recipe from Food Network star Alton Brown. It is short, easy and brilliant, with no nondairy crap or other garbarge you find in instant ... More About: Drinking
spelling winter with a tea
2007-12-13 22:42:00 This time of year always has me drinking more and more. Tea, I’m talking about. Especially since our replacement Insta-hot is working great. I recently succumbed (hey, 2 for $4!) to Celestial Seasonings holiday teas. I got these three (purposely avoiding the “sugarplum” one since it gagged me last year and then the stupid ... More About: Winter , Spelling , Spell
I am eggnog, and you?
2007-12-12 03:37:00 Sweet, thick, spicy and heavy, that’s me! And the closer it gets to Christmas, I will definitely be SPIKED, too. Actually, I was hoping for fudge. To eat. At this moment. And you? Click on my test results to find out which holiday treat you are. You know you are curious. Share This More About: Eggnog
Look, up in the sky, it?s a bird!
2007-12-11 15:24:00 Okay, it’s not actually up in the sky, but it is a bird. Just what is going on around here, I’d like to know. Every day I sit on the couch (gotta get my weight up for winter, as DH says for himself) and hear CLUNK! at the sliding glass door. CLUNK! at the windows across ... More About: Bainbridge Island , Bird
Christmas floats
2007-12-10 15:32:00 The Spirit of Seattle, an Argosy Cruises boat, has its holiday duds on. We just saw it last night (although I did not take this picture). It came creeping into Eagle Harbor on our island, blaring Christmas music. Then it led a boat parade out of the harbor. It was all ... More About: Oats
holiday help in our flooded Washington backyard
2007-12-09 19:25:00 Proving her daringness, Daring Young Mom blogger Kathryn just posted complete with pictures about her experience lending help in flooded Lewis county, Washington . Compared to that area’s millions in damage, our little island fared well in the recent downpour. Sure, I had my visions of the south end becoming its own island due ... More About: Holiday , Flooded , Backyard
Christmas crumbles
2007-12-07 21:03:00 Good name for a Christmas treat, eh? Unfortunately, that is not what crumbled. See, we have a special Advent calendar that a friend of DH’s made in Alaska. Cute? It has three rows of pockets at the bottom there with special little ornaments. Last year, did Kid like it? Not so ...
did ya miss me?
2007-12-07 07:19:00 Well, I still don’t know what went wrong on this website — I didn’t do it! It’s been stuck, spiraling in some kind of ether-twister for almost a week. And I was just another cow plucked up from the field, spinning off into the clouds. Feeling like I have the brains of ... More About: Miss , Miss Me
woman gives birth in truck
2007-11-30 17:29:00 Did you hear about this Mississippi woman? Last week, when putting her turkey in the oven her bun in the oven decided to come out. First of all, why was a nine-month pregnant women hauling the turkey into the oven? Where’s Uncle Jimmy? Of course, this was her fourth pregnancy, so ... More About: Truck , Woman , Birth
Learn-A-Word Wednesday: bug·bear /buhg-bair/
2007-11-28 16:53:00 noun 1. any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear. 2. a persistent problem or source of annoyance. 3. Folklore. a goblin that eats up naughty children. [Origin: 1570?80; bug2 + bear2] Here’s one I don’t remember being on the SAT verbal section. You know what’s a bugbear for me right now? Christmas shopping. Yep. Fear, ... More About: Word , Learn , Wednesday , Bear
Saws recalled due to laceration hazard!
2007-11-28 07:27:00 NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2007 Release #08-100 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 689-9928 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Miter Saws Recalled by WMH Tool Group Due to Laceration Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with ...
Dog eats. . . .
More articles from this author:2007-11-27 16:14:00 Yes, that is Waldorf Salad. She has branched out from cake, blueberry muffins and snowmen. Now, LTK has added a little roughage and fruit. A neighbor had brought her delicious version of the salad and left it outside in the cool air prior to our Thanksgiving meal. Guess who also was outside? Not for all that long. ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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