Monthly Archives: April 2006

Friday Ragout again?

I can’t believe its Friday already, again. I think I lost a couple of days while sitting around with frozen peas on my face! Ok, a few things: 1) There is a bright side to everything. My colleagues from work … Continue reading

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Equestrienne? Not Hardly

One of the great fringe benefits to having kids is you get to re-live a bit of your childhood and fill in a few gaps if you want. I’ve always been crazy about horses, ever since I was little. However, … Continue reading

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I like Joan, I think I’ll keep her!

Today is my sister Joan’s birthday. She is 5 years older than me. What is special about Joan? I’ll tell you! She was always sweet and loving to me when I was a little kid, even though we were very … Continue reading

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Surgery update

Hi, a few of you wanted to know how it went. Here is summary: Starving all day Monday, surgery at 2. Hammering*, snipping, stretching, crunch, crunch, crunch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch. “more sedative please”, crunching, more snipping, pack, pack, pack. Done. … Continue reading

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All Hail Google-Godess of Knowledge!

Look what I found! An exact description of my Ford problem and links to directions how to fix with pictures and everything!  I just love the Internet. 🙂    ************  My Air conditioner works great when it is on A/C … Continue reading

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Friday Ragoût

Today is just a mixture of things, some meaty bits, some veggies, a nice gravy: Friday Ragout! ********** I’m a country bumpkin. Do you know how I measure my bumpkin-ness? By how I feel when I drive in Edmonton. I … Continue reading

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Do you consider yourself a typical Aries?

This question was posed to me in the comments on my birthday post by one of my perfumista pals, SuburbanSue. Well,I honestly didn’t know what a typical Aries is supposed to be so did a bit of research. Before I … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to me!!

Yes, today I turn 46. No, I don’t care if you know how old I am so you don’t have to whisper about it. 🙂 I had a cute post prepared with pictures of me through out my life and … Continue reading

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Mother Hen’s Mom says “Thanks” to you all.

Yesterday I was chatting with Mom on the phone and she thanked me for her birthday post.  She said she tried to comment but had a few technical difficulties. She said she was so touched by the warm wishes from … Continue reading

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…Mother Nature has a hissy fit

You know, Ma nature has issues.  She just can’t stand the fact that the birds have been singing, the plants are beginning to stir, we’ve been playing out in the yard.  This morning, looking out my window, this is the … Continue reading

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