Monthly Archives: September 2006

Some Days, You Really Shouldn't Wear Mascara.

September 10th, 2006

Sometimes, things just go wrong. No matter how much you plan, practice, anticipate and coordinate, there are days when the juju just doesn’t work in your favor. Times when what you want most just isn’t meant to be. And even though Mick always warns us about these days, they still tend to sneak up and [...]

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Labor of Love

September 7th, 2006

It’s Love Thursday. And here’s a photo of how we spent our labor day weekend. Laboring over the Hurricane’s first birthday party invitations. Cutting, punching, measuring, cutting, punching, eyeleting, bradding, cutting, stuffing. We’re very glad to report that no one was seriously injured in the making of these invites that finally hit the mail yesterday. [...]

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It All Started In 1882 With A Parade.

September 7th, 2006

It seems Labor Day is sort-of a side-note holiday around here. Just one of those official days off in the summer …which one is it?…the one at the beginning or the end?…oh yeah, the end, that’s right. We don’t even factor it in. And then all of a sudden, it’s here, and it’s a bonus. [...]

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Thank God, We Can Now All Sleep At Night.

September 6th, 2006

She has two eyes, a nose, a mouth and lotsa hair. She exists. And she’s wrapped in swaddling leather. The end. Now please Billy Bush, Katie Couric, Dan Rather, Walter Cronkite, news con queso and the rest of yous, for the love of Suri, talk about something else. Please. Please. Please.

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Look What's Cooking At the Clucking Chicken.

September 6th, 2006

September is National Chicken Month.And since we’re not vegetarians anymore, I thought, hey, why not? ¡Es tiempo de celebrar pollo! So in September, we’re celebrating all that clucks.And of course we’re starting con queso. Southwestern Chicken con Queso Soup 1/8 cup peanut oil1 small red onion, diced1 green pepper, diced1 tomato, peeled, seeded and diced1/4 [...]

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You're On Notice!

September 2nd, 2006

That’s right. Put them on notice. Who’s on your list?

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