Thursday Thirteen: Things I Worry About

Here are thirteen things I worry about. This topic was inspired by a very long and stressfull drive home through ice and snow.
1. Money. ‘Nuff said, I think.
2. Job loss. I don’t believe that Tim or I are in any danger of losing our jobs, but if we did, it would pose a serious financial [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Places I Like to Shop

Here are thirteen places I like to shop. Thanks to Gal for the inspiration!
1. Borders. I love books!
2. JoAnn’s. I don’t have (or make) as much time to sew or scrapbook as I used to, but I still like to shop for the stuff!
3. Meijer. OK, I admit it, I like to go grocery shopping. [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: TV Shows I Miss

While Tim and I aren’t huge TV watchers, we do enjoy watching a little TV in the evening. We really haven’t been watching anything at all lately, because of the writers strike. Here are some TV shows that we miss (or will miss when they run out of episodes). They are in no particular order.
1. [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Why I Don’t Want to Go to Work Today

Well, my Christmas break has been wonderful. I’ve been off since December 20, and have really enjoyed the holidays, hectic as the may have been. But of course, vacation is over now, and it’s back to work on Thursday. I love my job, but am not quite ready to go back yet. Here are 13 [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: What My Kids Got for Christmas

Well, Christmas has come and gone (though we’re still in a holiday mood here, and will be until after New Year’s!). The kids have been busy playing with all their presents. Some are great, some are not (say the parents!). No major duds, though, which may be a first!
1. A Nerf “Reactor” (i.e. gun) This [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Things I Love About the Holidays This Year

I’m really finding myself in the Christmas mood the past couple of days – perhaps it’s because I’m now off work until January 3, or maybe Big Brother’s excitement about the last day of school (they have lots of great things planned for the kids) and Christmas has been contagious. In any case, here are [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: The Best Christmas Presents Ever

 

Here are thirteen Christmas presents I’ve loved over the years.
1. San Francisco Music Box Co. music box. (1994?)Tim chose “Lara’s Theme,” which is what my grandmother’s music box played. Her music box was always in her living room and it was very special to me, so I was pleased that Tim remembered this. (I also have my grandmother’s [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: How Did You Get Here?

Here are 13 interesting search terms people recently used to get to my blog.
1. “pictures of buffalo poop”
2. “My Sweet Audrina” (I get searches related to this book a lot!)
3. “Girls lack common sense”
4. “Why red color patches of hair”
5. “hate having kids”
6. “garage big toy”
7. “I like you just because” (I like that one!)
8. [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Thankful Edition

Here are 13 things that I am thankful for this Thanksgiving. (This list is by no means complete, of course!)
1. Big Brother. (He’s first over Little Sister only because he’s older.) He’s smart, funny, charming, clever, energetic, and more. Just plain fun to be around. And have I mentioned that he’s turning into a voracious [...]

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Thursday Thirteen: Things I Like to Do

Here are 13 things I like to do. (Keep in mind that this doesn’t necessarily mean I have much time - or any time – to do them.) Also, these are in no particular order.
1. Read to my kids
2. Sew
3. Scrapbook
4. Blog/surf the web
5. Read (to myself)
6. Play with my kids
7. Talk car seat/participate in car [...]

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