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Forty Three, a singer, writer and world's slowest triathlete. I love to travel, both wild and sedate and talk about parenting four boys, two adopted and one with autism.
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Thursday Thirteen
Thirteen Things I Will Miss About My Dad’s House It’s time. My dad’s 83 and he has serious health issues, so it’s time to sell his home. He got a very low-ball offer, but thing...
Careful What You Wish For…
Remember when I asked my Sue to haunt me? I know I mentioned it here. Well, she’s found a way. Her name is also Sue. Like my dear one she holds back nothing, refuses to treat me with kid gloves ...
Wordless Wednesday
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No
I’d arranged for my in-laws to attend the Ren Faire on Monday. They’ve elected not to. It’s not personal, but it still hurts. I know she has a hard time walking, so I arranged to ren...
My Uncle Jack
He is my mother’s brother. We are not close, but I do care about him a great deal. He is in the hospital. They have removed his kidney, which was full of cancer and he has pneumonia and is not s...
Manic Monday
Manic Monday Theme: Club This is the story of someone who is a dork and how she got her karmic comeuppance. On Saturday I saw the “Bandits” hauling off the “Mayor’s Daughter&#...
Weight Loss
When I look at the photos of myself from before 2000, when I had my surgery, it’s night and day. I don’t even remember the 320 pound woman who could not walk a block without getting out of...
I Think My Voice is Back
Not sure, won’t sing again till tomorrow, but it’s back to it’s normal morning sound now. Which is good. I have to do a little sewing today on the shrunken bodice, but that’s h...
Manic Monday
Manic Monday Theme: Wax Wax me off, for at least today. I’ve never been so tired in my entire life and it was only opening weekend at the Michigan Renaissance Faire. 1. Wax off for the rose sel...
Nancy ! you Didn’t blog this morning ! are you okay ?!
Yeah she’s okay. I was supposed to post some pictures, but I’m not quite as punctual as she. The RSS feed updates automagicaly Here are some now I have removed the pictures, because my...
And the Cat came back the very Next day even though….
It actualy was not the next day but today. at dusk I peeked my head out the sliding glass door to see if he might have made an appearance. and low and behold there he was, lazily chomping away on his ...
Darien
My son’s cat, Darien, is missing. He got out a loose screen. Gene-Gene is devastated and crying as he circles the block, over and over shaking the cat food and calling his name. He is broken-hea...
Na-na-na-na, Na-na-na-na hey-hey-hey Goodbye!
THE FLU IS GONE! Amazing. Twenty four hours ago I had puking kids everywhere. Today? All better. Thank goodness. I really didn’t want to leave Gene to deal with that on opening weekend and I did...
Wordless Wednesday
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Yawn
JJ decided that he was going to spend all afternoon, yesterday and much of the night, puking. Puking a lot. Diaper is still wet, and he’s managing to keep a little water down, but my poor little...
Manic Monday
Manic Monday Theme: Boil Media Day at the Ren Faire was not boiling hot. It was cold, wet and pouring rain for part of it. Made it difficult to compete with other entertainers trying to stay inside. A...
Morning
Today is Media Day at the Michigan Renaissance Faire. I suspect the Ann Arbor News will not trot itself all the way up there and the Grand Haven Tribune won’t haul across state, so I’m not...
Thursday Thirteen
Thirteen Reasons to get thee to the Michigan Renaissance Faire. Of course there are other Renaissance Faires, but this is the closest one to me and the reasons, or most of them, apply to all of them....
Wordless Wednesday: New Running Duds!
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The Ugly Tooth
When I was about 5, or thereabouts, my sister and I were fighting, as sisters do, and she slammed a door into my face catching my upper lip with the door handle. I’ve had several root canals and...
Final Garb Approval
Our rehearsal today was cancelled. That means a last Sunday to spend with Gene and the boys. I like that. It’s warm in here, but I’ve still got a blanket covering me and am enjoying the pe...
Dress Reheasal
I’m up, barely, at this ungodly hour, because I have a dress rehearsal at ten this morning. I’m going to shower, do the ole hair and pick up Suzanne. Then dress the rest of the way, after ...