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Bethsheba - our Adopted German Shepherd in Favorite Pictures
We had a puppy all picked out from the litter. We had named her Ziva. Then, during one visit in particular, I invited myself to follow the breeder out to her kennel where she kept her blood sto...
My Wild Hibiscus in Favorite Pictures
This year, my wild hibiscus caught my attention more than any other flower in my yard. Is I any wonder why? I managed to catch one as she unfurled her petals. And when the heavy rains came,...
"Mom...this year we get to put a condom on a banana." "Ooh, goody. So, how do you feel about that?" "I'm thinking I'm going to ask the teacher who gets to eat the banana when we're done." I'm...
Just Say No! in QUOTIDIEN
I am against taking military in Syria. And no, it isn't about indifference. It's because we don't have all the information, we cannot be sure who has done what to whom. And even with that inf...
Submit - um....You First! in QUOTIDIEN
I have always had a problem with Ephesians 5: 21-30. It's the whole 'Wives submit to your husbands, husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church, etc' thing. As a Christian, I find this...
The Almighty AND! *edit in QUOTIDIEN
That's how numbers beyond the 'tenth' goes, when you're French. Twenty AND one, thirty AND one, etc. a reminder that you've moved beyond that decade marker. Maybe that's why I never sweat the d...
The Bunny Dies in QUOTIDIEN
When she came to us 7 months ago, she adopted my daughter's pink bunny. "Get your ball, Beth", and she'd get the bunny. "Where is it" (no specifying), and she brings Bunny. Well, today - Bunny ...
Huh? in Laughing in Circles
I'd walked the dog, fed my daughter, who is home sick from school...got in my Jeep, and backed down my long driveway. At the end of my driveway, I always stop to put on my seatbelt, then revers...
Bad Hair Day in QUOTIDIEN
Went to walk Beth (who did nothing, btw) and noticed that while my peppermint plants and Moon Flowers have been decimated by grasshoppers, the weeds remain intact and appear to have a strong root...
Leaps and Bounds in QUOTIDIEN
Beth, our 18 month old German Shepherd, has become a sponge. By this I mean that since the attitude adjustment I gave her following her attempt to fill up at the Kitty Krunchy Buffet, she has be...
Bully was in school today. Daughter was walking with friend and that saw him. Friend said, 'You're mean! ' kids replied, 'hey, I was just trying to help.' He got away with bullying and he kn...
Dear School Administration, in QUOTIDIEN
My daughter was bullied in your school. I received a call from the school counselor to let me know what had happened. "You know how it is - he likely thought he was being funny. That's how tee...
Time-Out in Laughing in Circles
...and when the day grows too heavy and you've forgotten where you've laid your grace, Before hurting someone's feelings - Put yourself in time out. Please - no pity notes. It's part of the pac...
So, house went up for sale on Friday. Woman came to see house on Saturday, then a couple this afternoon. Woman from Saturday thought price was too high, and made no offer. Suspect someone from...
Dance With Me in Laughing in Circles
The day has a dance card filled with my signatures, which it must have collected while I was under the influence of salt and stress. So...I'm going to pretend it's a young Harry Belafonte, and d...
Wait....WAIT.....what? in QUOTIDIEN
Our house officially went up for sale yesterday. I mean...she hammered the sign in my front yard at 11am. We received a call today, an appointment this evening between four and five....and an...
When I'm Gone in QUOTIDIEN
Interesting event here, in my home. I am trying to learn the cup song. I have already learned to do the cup accompaniment, and I am pretty darned pleased about it. It took perusing just about e...
Wait....weight.... in QUOTIDIEN
I have exactly five minutes - so here goes! Know how when you drive by the gas station and see gas just went down .03 per gallon? What's the first thing you think? Me - I'm inclined to think, ...
Really? That's it?? in Laughing in Circles
As you can imagine, there are many people in my life, who are armchair doctors. In fact, I've received so much unsolicited advice, I could easily write a 1000 page book. Yes - I know it's meant...
Could/should maybe make this FO... in QUOTIDIEN
First of all : Dizziness was much more manageable today. The weather front has passed through, and I'm feeling much better about my overall health. I have also added B12 supplement in addition t...
BUFF-BRUCE Entry from 2006 in QUOTIDIEN
I'm proud to announce that this week, as promised to myself, I began making use of my gym membership! FIVE DAYS RUNNING! I'd like to take a moment to describe some of my routine to you, as a mean...
Toe Licking in QUOTIDIEN
This is what is going on while I type my morning's entry. The dog insists on doing this while I drink my half-caff. Why? Why, I ask you?! The temps are down today, with a vague hope that th...
Expensive crap in QUOTIDIEN
So after having seen 4 specialists, and now that my dizziness is even worse than it was a few days ago, the neuro keeps punting me to the ENT who, in return, punts me back. In the last three day...
A Most Excellent Question in Laughing in Circles
If you can't whine in your own writings, where can you? mcbee I work pretty hard at not whining, but this doesn't mean that I don't have a designated safe-place to do so. In addition, I be...
Weather People in Laughing in Circles
Those people who stand before maps, pointing here and there, describing in phrases carefully learned in meteorology how 'this huge front is moving slowly, so by the time it reaches us, we'll be ...
