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WFMW: Take a black light to your next home inspection
10.07.08 | Permalink | 12 CommentsWe just bought a house. It was hairy, scary, and now we’re stuck with a house we LOVE, but dog pee that we, uh, don’t. How white trash is that, that someone would let their dog pee all over the house? And how dumb were we that we didn’t get suspicious about that one upstairs [...]
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works for me
WFMW: Real Tips! Microwaves, Snopes, and Diet Coke Bombs!
09.23.08 | Permalink | 27 CommentsI hesitated to post this tip, because I am probably the last person on earth to know about it. But I finally tried this method of cleaning my microwave, and IT WORKS! (Thanks Mom; it wasn’t that I didn’t believe you. It just sounded too easy). If your microwave looks like, say, this: [Oh, I [...]
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recipes, works for me
Molten Lava Cakes — 5 Ingredients to Chocolate Bliss
07.01.08 | Permalink | 23 CommentsMy mom turned 50 on Sunday. She’s pretty young for a grandma of six, just as she was young (19) when she was first a mother to me. Last year my sisters and I held a tea party for her with homemade scones, Mary Poppins costumes, and hot chocolate, the works. This year I thought [...]
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health, works for me
The Finer Things in Life: Air-Conditioning, Leather Seats in the Minivan, Pediatric Dentistry
06.24.08 | Permalink | 8 CommentsThere are a few things in life that make me feel as privileged as Ivana Marie Zelníčková Syrovatka Trump Mazzucchelli Rubicondi. Things that make me grateful to live in this century, to have been born in a developed, prosperous country, and to have a husband who slaves daily to keep us in Mountain Dew and [...]
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blogging, works for me
Duck, Duck, Blog: The Art, Business, and Technology of Doing The Blog
06.17.08 | Permalink | 26 CommentsFor those of us not attending BlogHer, I thought I’d compile everything I know about blogging. This is sort of like the (unfair to teachers) maxim: “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” The list will make up in candor what it lacks in exhaustiveness. Go on, ask me how much I make on [...]
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book review, kids, works for me
All you ever needed to know about manners, and how to teach them to your kids
06.09.08 | Permalink | 14 CommentsEverything I know about manners I learned from The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners. Brother and Sister Bear are just about as impolite as it gets. And then there’s Papa Bear, who’s basically Homer Simpson in a bear suit. In fact, if I were Promise Keepers: Men of Integrity, I’d be suing Stan and Jan [...]
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works for me
Recipe for a Happy Summer, and some encouragement for Hillary
06.03.08 | Permalink | 12 CommentsSally’s school year is dragging on endlessly, which is fine with me. We’ve been house-hunting for months, but now that the weather is fine, my requirements have changed from 1) good neighborhood, 2) open floorplan, and 3) four bedrooms to 1) fenced-in yard, 2) fenced-in yard, and 3) fenced-in yard. In fact, since even with [...]
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