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Is Our Love So Wrong? 2008-03-08 09:57:40 Shannon had some hilarious quiz links up and I played along: donttryit.com WANTED FOR THE EXCESSIVE LOVE of a DYSFUNCTIONAL HAMSTER $1700 What's Your Blog Wanted For? 23 For this one I had to pretend that the kindergarteners were like...
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Ah, The Spa: A Repeat Post for Your Enjoyment 2008-03-06 09:23:24 We're still in Vegas having fun. I'll tell you all about it next week! Meanwhile, Jeana reminded me that one time I had a masseuse fall asleep and some of you were interested in reading it. Here's that story (originally...
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Adult-Only Vacation: Las Vegas 2008-03-04 00:00:20 Did I mention that Husband and I are taking a little vacation without the children? We try to take at least one trip every year without the kids. This time it’s Vegas
.htm">Las Vegas
. We luh-huv Las Vegas. It’s the one...
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, Vacation
My Gift to You: Weiner Soup 2008-03-03 10:11:08 My friend Denise is a funny lady. She makes me smile. She turned me on to a very naughty spoof of the Kimmel/Damon/Affleck videos involving Seth Rogan. (Seriously, don't click on that if you're easily offended.) A few months ago...
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Sunday YouTube: Jimmy Kimmel and Ben Affleck. Yeah, You've Seen It. 2008-03-02 00:00:20 The response to Sarah Silverman's video with Matt Damon. Have I mentioned this friendly rival is killing me it's so funny? (Thanks to Jean at Working Momma 24/7--and all the others who e-mailed me!--for the alert.) For those of you...
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, Sunday
, YouTube
Bloggy Giveaways: My Latest Escapade As A Pilot Fish 2008-02-29 10:53:05 Hey, have you heard? Shannon’s decided it’s time to step down from Bloggy Giveaways. Never fear, though, I am a pilot fish*. I troll behind Shannon waiting to pounce on whatever scraps she’ll leave me. When she offered to pass...
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I Love My Husband 2008-02-28 00:00:20 This is going to be one of those incredibly sappy posts wherein I tell you all sorts of mushy gushy stuff about how much I love my husband. I may just get all Precious Moments on your ass, so if...
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Super Mommy v. Zeee Artiste 2008-02-27 11:11:10 I have a pretty high threshold for pain, but I find that some things gross me out easily. On the other hand, things you might find disgusting may fascinate me (a broken bone protruding from your skin, for instance--wow). When...
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, Super
Thundercats are GO! 2008-02-26 09:57:17 Last weekend I drove four hours to Dallas to spend two nights with my Sister from another Mister, Emily. The main purpose for this little excursion was for the two of us to spend 12 hours in a movie theater...
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The February Funk 2008-02-25 10:09:07 Apparently I took a blogging break last week and didn't even plan it. Therefore, I told no one including myself. I didn't plan to not post anything besides reviews. I simply didn't feel like it. Probably because our days around...
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Chili Tried: Free Fiber One Cereal 2008-02-21 22:18:09 I have information on how you can receive a free sample of Fiber
One Cereal
from EatBetterAmerica.com. The deadline is March 31, 2008. Head over to Chili
Tried.com to read about the details.
Chili Tried: Senseo Coffee Pod System 2008-02-19 12:00:15 I received a Senseo Coffee
Pod System
to review. Not only do I have a review for you today, I have a chance to win one and some $20 coupons for five lucky readers! Head over to Chili
Tried.com right now!
New Post at Chili Tried Today! 2008-02-17 20:25:52 I won two free hours from Vital Office Solutions and loved it so much I reviewed it at Chili
Tried! If you could use an extra pair of hands, you won't wan to miss this one.
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, Today
Compassion 2008-02-16 22:56:29 I'm thinkin' there aren't too many of you who haven't been checking Shannon's and Sophie's blogs. They've had some amazing encounters. So, instead of my normal YouTube, I'm linking to some phenomenal pictures and video from Compassion
's blogging trip (for...
Six-Word Memoir 2008-02-15 09:24:20 Could you summarize your life in six words? Have you lived enough that six words would do? From Boing Boing: Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoir
s by Writers Famous and Obscure , edited by Larry Smith and Rachel...
Wild Thing IS Rosa Parks 2008-03-12 00:00:20 Wild Thing
's class has been researching historical figures. They found information, wrote a short report, then presented their findings dressed in character. She is so pleased with herself and I'm so proud of her I can't help myself. I have...
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, Wild Thing
The Vegas Migraine--Now with Caviar and Shoeshine Girls 2008-03-11 00:00:11 On our first night in Las Vegas
we decided to eat at Aquaknox because they make the most amazing prawns with caviar sauce. My mouth waters at the thought of it. Seriously. I wait patiently between our Vegas trips because...
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, Girls
, Migraine
New Posts at Blogging Basics 101 This Week 2008-03-10 14:00:03 Monday: How to add a search engine to your blog. Tuesday: How to make a separate post for your 100 Things and link to it. Wednesday: The language barrier and photos. Thursday: Discussion about whether to delete previously published posts....
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, Blogging
Overheard: Wild Thing & Max 2008-03-10 08:47:44 Sunday evening Max and Wild Thing
were playing Star Wars Battlefront II. They like to hunt Ewoks. I think it's because it makes me uncomfortable. Anyway, at one point in the hunt I overheard this conversation: Wild Thing
: Max, do...
The View, The Spa, and The Brownie 2008-03-10 00:00:13 On this particular trip to Las Vegas, Husband's sole goal was to play Shadow Creek Golf Course. To do that, we had to stay at an MGM property. We chose Bellagio because we love it there and because this was...
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Sunday YouTube: Counting Cash 2008-03-09 00:00:16 In honor of all the Las Vegas posts I'll be doing this week, I thought you'd enjoy this one. And, in the spirit of transparency, this ditty is actually from metacafe.com, not YouTube
. Who knew different parts of the world...
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, Sunday
Overheard: Wild Thing's Marriage 2008-03-14 00:03:22 Wild Thing
: I'm going to marry Zac Efron. Me: Why? Wild Thing
: He's famous, he's pretty, and he's smart. Me: Hmmm. Why do you think he's smart? Wild Thing: Because he's in high school and he didn't get held back!...
Ah, The Smells of Spring! 2008-03-13 13:37:27 While some people are enjoying the dawn of spring, I am gagging. Literally. I think we have a dead bird in our chimney. Wanna come over for dinner? The meat's, uh, fresh. Or at least recently thawed.
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, Spring
Help me 6 pound, 4 ounce Baby Jeebus!* 2008-03-13 00:00:17 (Fast trivia fact that is completely worthless, but fascinating: race car is spelled the same forward and backward. I think that’s called a palindrome. It's probably not a true palindrome, though, because it's actually two words instead of one.) On...
A Giveaway for You: $25 Outback Steakhouse Gift Card 2008-03-17 00:00:15 Last week one of the amazing marketing gals that sends me free stuff to review e-mailed me to see if I wanted a $25 gift certificate to OutbackSteakhouse
to celebrate their 20th birthday this month. I said, 'Hey, sure,...
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Sunday YouTube: Frogs 2008-03-16 00:00:21 This is cool. I have never actually seen a bullfrog's tongue. They are really, really long.
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, Sunday
, YouTube
Fun for Everyone in Vegas 2008-03-19 00:00:09 A few of you have asked for my low-down on Las Vegas
: what to do, where to stay, what to eat. We've been a few times, but trust me when I tell you we've yet to scratch the surface. I'll...
A Quick Survey and Another Chance to Win Something! 2008-03-18 16:00:13 Click on the button below, answer the survey, and enter yourself for a chance to win a FREE PASS to the BlogHer event of your choice! Sweet!
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They Came, They Saw, They Conquered 2008-03-18 00:00:10 I decided to invite three of Wild Thing's friends over for her first-ever slumber party. Yeah. I said it: slumber party. She's had sleepovers, but never a slumber party. And isn't it about time? It is, after all, Spring Break:...
The Black Skirt 2008-03-21 14:44:42 You know how "they" say you should have either a little black dress or at least a black skirt--or both? I didn't. In January I happened to be shopping and found a great deal on a black skirt that fit...
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