It is almost the same kind of odd as signs for "Tree Ripened" pineapples in the grocery store:


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 I know I can buy perfectly nice pizza from the pizzeria around the corner. It is less than a mile away by foot. I just like my own pizza. I like being able to control the ingredient list and put whatever is in the fridge on the pizza.  Tonight was buffalo chicken sausage with asparagus and broccoli, stuffed crust broccoli and asparagus and half ( Read more... )

One of my crowns came off this morning while I was eating my very first bite of breakfast.  I managed to not swallow it (it is gold) and after rinsing out my mouth !!!!OWWWCH!!! pop the crown back on.  This allowed me to carefully finish my coffee and then go back to bed for a bit.  When I called the dentist they had time at 3:10, or I could camp ( Read more... )

I am a night owl. This means that Archie gets his last trip to the bushes after midnight and sometimes around 2 am.  Last night was particularly eerie. The night was pitch black. The woods at the back of the yard creaked and squeaked and sometimes crackled. The air was very still and all the tiny sounds were very clear. The hair inside my nostrils ( Read more... )

 I'm never giving curried meatballs to the dog again.  Ever.  I didn't know dog farts could be that color!

 For Christmas, my MIL gave me a K-cup coffee machine. This is a particularly thoughtful and sweet present, which is why I'm actually using the thing ( Read more... )

 This morning was a bit chaotic getting Younger Son onto the bus he forgot his backpack.  So like a good Mama, I went back inside, had another sip of coffee, put the dog in his crate and drove his backpack to school ( Read more... )

We share the last four digits of our phone number with the town Christmas tree pickup hotline. Every January brings this conversation at least once a day:

Caller: "Is this the Christmas tree pickup?"
Me: "No, try 3#2 not 6#2"
Caller (mortified) "I'm so sorry!!!"
Me: "No problem, really! This happens every year and WE DON'T MIND!!!"

I really don't mind ( Read more... )

But I had this stomach virus. Then another stomach virus, and then I cut a quarter of my fingernail off vertically while slicing bread. By this time, the boys starting heaving and now Husband Person is looking mighty green around the gills ( Read more... )

 It broke in half from over use :(

Now I have to go out and find another pizza roller.  The thing is kind of essential to my kitchen.

The dough in question was gingerbread though.