Category Archives: just for fun

OK. Fine. I lied.

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Laura

Just a little joke.  (Did you really believe me?  I’ve got to stop being sarcastic!) I’m not going to abandon blogging about sewing, Ellie, or Alaska.  But I probably will write all those blog posts that I promised at the … Continue reading →

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My Grand Monetizing Scheme

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Laura

That’s it. No more cute posts about Ellie and sewing. Oh no. I’m all about making money now and I have a grand monetizing scheme. No more posts about Alaska either.  (And did I mention no more posts about Ellie?) … Continue reading →

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In which I give you a garden/yardwork update and betray my snobbery

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Laura

First the update: 1. Garden: Our first harvest (besides the overwintered carrot): arugula (not pictured) and radishes! 2. Yardwork:  The progress continues.  I’ve completed the mulch circles/rings/keep the push mower away under all three trees in A1 (find the map … Continue reading →

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Six-month update

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Laura

Ellie’s six-month doctor’s appointment was on Wednesday. Here’s what we found out. She: 1. weighs 19 pounds, 8 ounces. (For reference, Mom told me that I weighed 20 pounds at my 1-year appointment.  Ellie’s a full 6 months ahead of … Continue reading →

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Pilot Bread Love

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Laura

For all you Alaskans out there, I just came across these Pilot Bread videos.  They were linked to in this post about disaster preparedness.  As we all know, Pilot Bread never goes bad so it’s the perfect thing to keep … Continue reading →

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“Pluck Your Head”?

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Laura

You know that fun little song, “Alouette“?  We grew up singing it – it has a catchy tune and I liked singing in French, even though I had no idea what it meant.  I found myself singing it to Ellie … Continue reading →

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Fun Fiction Friday

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Laura

(The title makes this sound like it’s going to be a regular feature.  It won’t be.  I just like alliteration.) I just came across a story that I wrote during a writing seminar a few years ago.  It used the … Continue reading →

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Oh, the tangled web we weave

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Laura

A couple weeks ago, I imported all my old e-mails from both of my old Hotmail accounts (which I’ve had since 1999.)  Or more accurately, I should say that Gmail did it for me and even labeled the e-mails with … Continue reading →

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Laundry

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Laura

I have to admit that it’s a lot more fun to fold laundry when you have a cute, smiley baby to keep you company. Almost makes me not really mind doing laundry. Even if it’s that baby’s fault that I … Continue reading →

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Sorry Brody, you’ve been replaced.

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Laura

This set of pictures used to live on the wall in our office. Featured prominently in the center of the collage (which is from Nik’s 2003 cross-country Bus Trip), is Brody with Bob Barker. That’s right, Brody was on The … Continue reading →

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