Yes! Let’s Do This! The 6th Annual Cookie Exchange and Open House/Rolling Party

OK, clearly it’s different. But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. A couple of people asked me about a cookie exchange, and I said YES! but . . . I’ve been swamped with home and work responsibilities, and I’ve frankly been a little blue. But this isn’t “real world” where you have to open your [...]

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The People’s Court: Who Really Owns the Toasty House?

There’s an ugly property dispute going on within the Fairchild family. Both of the combatants make compelling arguments. As the heads of the household, Jif and I are called upon to render a decision, but we are stymied. Some weeks back, we took delivery of one black metal baby gate, all the better to contain [...]

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And the Evidence Mounts that I am Not as Cool as I’d Like to Think…

I found some gift cards that the in-laws had given us for Christmas, probably a couple of years ago. They were for that really great one-word department store that begins with “N.” LG has a few events coming up that will require something nicer than her usual jeans and t-shirt uniform, but not quite a [...]

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