Courtesy of the first unitasker to enter my home in a while:
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Decking the halls
Posted on November 29, 2008 by 8junebugs
I bought a Christmas tree today. Let the Christmas-ing commence.
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Culinary adventure #1
Posted on November 27, 2008 by 8junebugs
I did not, alas, make a glaze for the sweet potatoes as directed. I may, however, have made ginger toffee. Time will tell. You see, everything was going fine until the smoke alarm went off. The smoke alarm in this apartment goes off if you boil water, and I usually anticipate it. This time, though, [...]
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Thankful for…
Posted on November 27, 2008 by 8junebugs
…the third time being the charm, and a special kind of happy. …a KILLER KidBrother with a heart of gold. …friends. The best kind. Lots more of them than I can count, even with the helpful tally on facebook. …puppies. Big ones, little ones, black ones, white ones…all of them. …friends’ families. The love has [...]
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Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson
Posted on November 26, 2008 by 8junebugs
It is not unusual, these days, for me to cry a little on the way home from work. I used to talk to Mom on the afternoon commute, and I’m at a bit of a loss on the GW Parkway right now. It is also not unusual for me to cry over Human Interest stories involving the [...]
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It’s a Christmas Miracle!
Posted on November 24, 2008 by 8junebugs
Question: What’s better than a cupcake? Answer: A cupcake baked IN A JAR! With an adorably designed and printed label on the lid! AND MAYBE A SPOON ATTACHED! I am SO going to AC Moore this weekend. I generally bake for my department holiday presents and I’m never quite satisfied with the wrapping options. Plain clingwrap is [...]
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Handbook for the [Immediate Family of the] Recently Deceased
Posted on November 18, 2008 by 8junebugs
Mom’s favorite game was “What Movie?” Hence, the title. Any guesses? Very sadly, a colleague and friend of mine (I’ll call her McFunkInstyle) lost her mom recently, too. Our mothers were diagnosed with different cancers at roughly the same time — she had six weeks with hers and I had six months with mine. We [...]
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Divorce Court, in review
Posted on November 17, 2008 by 8junebugs
[Abridged] Ms. Martinez’s lawyer: Ms. Martinez, when you married Mr. Probably-Also-Martinez, were you aware that he was already married and had a wife residing in Bolivia? Ms. Martinez: No. Ms. Martinez’s lawyer: To your knowledge, has the man you married divorced his other wife? Ms. Martinez: No. Ms. Martinez’s lawyer: Your honor, Ms. Martinez is [...]
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Open Letter #6
Posted on November 14, 2008 by 8junebugs
Dear New Readers: Welcome! It is lovely to meet you! You may have gotten here through a professional reference, or you may be scanning through to see what I’ve been up to, having recently gotten back in touch after a decade or so. I admit that I am a little nervous about the attention. But [...]
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It’s a small world, after all
Posted on November 13, 2008 by 8junebugs
At the memorial service for my mother last week, in addition to the family, my friends, and my brother’s friends: One of my old babysitters. That babysitter’s brother, who, I’ve heard over the years, is as awesome as we thought he would be. My former-future-mother-in-law and substitute teacher — she had a son in my [...]
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