Category Archive for 'brian'

Being Married To Brian Is Fun

Brian surprised me with a trip to Catalina last weekend. I gladly accepted this trip in lieu of the typical card & flowers Mother’s Day combo. Once again, Brian’s mom stepped up to take the kids for us. Thanks, Vicki!

I learned in May 2005 (my first Mother’s Day) that I am the kind of mom [...]

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Rubik’s Cube

Considering the lofty goals Anna has on her “100 Things” list, I feel a bit silly admitting this, but one of the things I’ve always wanted to learn was how to solve the Rubik’s Cube. I’m not sure exactly where this comes from, but I suspect it is some sort of repressed childhood frustration (I [...]

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Bowling = 4 Thumbs Up

We were setting ‘em up and knocking them down last night during the kids’ first trip to the bowling alley. Oscar had the second highest score with the aid of gutter bumpers. Yeah, he beat me, but I shared my frames with Laurel. For those of you around San Diego, we recommend that you check [...]

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What We’re Talking About

I’ve been saying lots of spontaneous Yes We Can’s and Barack Obama’s as the inauguration gets closer. I’ll be watching all the action tomorrow and am very excited…but not as excited as Lydia must be. Check out her new blog from Washington:
http://www.threegoodnerves.blogspot.com/
Don’t ask Laurel about Yes We Can, though. She learned how to [...]

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Finally Getting The Costumes Posted

A ghost

and a Star Wars guy

I got the ghost costume on Etsy. I just LOVE Etsy. The last several purchases I’ve made online have come from that site. Oscar’s costume was all stuff we had around the house. I was very pleased to see how proudly he wore it next to all of the other [...]

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Brian on Lifehacker

I was planning on blogging about yesterday’s good stuff* until Brian got himself posted on Lifehacker today! Earlier this week he submitted photos of his home office on Lifehacker’s “Featured Workspace” series and wouldn’t you know it, he’s been featured. More than 11,000 people have read this post already–he’s got his 15 minutes of fame [...]

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