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I love that his unsupervised naughtiness is so thoroughly harmless <3. Reminds me of how we were old when we figured out that our parents did, in fact, know that we snuck downstairs on Saturday mornings and quietly watched cartoons (tv being forbidden). Sneaky them, getting to sleep in :D.

Oh, man! I very much hope that 9 yo is ok, the ER isn't needed, and you both start feeling better, mermaid recorder music and all. Heck, while I'm at it, I hope the ER that you don't visit also gets to be fire-alarm free stat, cuz yeowch. <3!

Boooo! I had something that I kept thinking was over, and then I'd work out hard, and I'd get sicker. After almost a full month I'm finally mostly fully better, but do not recommend, boo, I hope you both get good care / med / recovery pronto!

Top 5 bands/musicians/musical artists. Or vegetables (I know, it's hard to pick 5! :D).

Yeah, I meant the bulgar pilaf. We've made his clementine fennel chicken that we've both lauded (that might be in a different book?), and several other dishes. But I tend to neglect his vegetarian offerings, which are, of course, a Lot of them, that being his thing. I'll happily take recs!

These look Great! And despite, say, owning Jerusalem, I think chicken paprikash is the only one I've made. I mean, I've helped make spaghetti pie, but not as glorious-looking.

Top 5 recipes for a crowd.

I went searching for your paper towels when I visited last winter, and was sad to find them gone! I Guess a hand dryer is more efficient...

My Aussie friends were recently saying something very similar. You may not get stellar espresso in the middle of nowhere there, but your chances are higher than many a US Sbux.

It's gone from creepy to graceful and poignant - truly a work of art that just keeps giving!

Looking good! That's going to be a NICE friendship bracelet 😃. I looked at it and had an immediate sense memory of how to keep knotting it together 💕. Hope the recorder is mostly melodic!

Rarely has a zombie snowman made me chortle so whole-heartedly (is a sentence I did not expect to type today).

Happy rocking another year with your awesome spouse and kitties and home <3.

School, Young Pioneers, language, food, art/music/ballet/etc...? <3!

I would like fewer polar vortexes, please and thank you!

Your snow is so pretty! You have so much more of it than just a few miles to the east. Here's hoping the frantic activity leads to good sleep! <3!

Room with a View (Merchant/Ivory).

And also, autocorrect, no, I did NOT mean "butcher", and my bestie didn't mean "bitch" when referring to our recent haircuts, SHEESH.

After many local "meh" exams/glasses-buying experiences, I thought to ask my hairdresser, who always has awesome glasses. Went today, got helpful eyecare info, new glasses, and Really Liked the whole shebang. The difference? These folks were all women, mostly (if not all) queer.

Wins: we took down the tree, decorations in basement, took the tree out for curb pickup tomorrow, did 2 loads laundry, remade the bed with clean sheets, reorged the last kitchen cupboard, made a dinner date with a friend, and I applied for an ongoing civic duty after talking with the DPW about it.

I keep thinking of the 300+ gators we saw in Colorado and some of their awesome names. Sir Chomps-a-lot! Mr Bo Mangles! These absolute units get to bask in hydrothermal springs all day while tourists like myself pay good money to throw gator chow to them. What a life!

G, peering in the sous vide at the lamb he's going to grill later for his son's birthday dinner: Yep, it's lambing it up in there! *tough guy voice* You can call me The Lambinator. ...[I try not to encourage him, so I came over here to tell you y'all I thought it was pretty funny 😅.]

I am all for more art in the world, and our feeds! So much better than so many other options!

Those look like the best sneaky NYE plots, very sneaky, very cuddly 💜.

Rocking the GSD like an Ninja \o/ - amazing what a little break can do for one. (PS - When one of us organizes something around the house, we often say "channeling my inner T!" Wrapping paper ~area (now bin) and a cupboard are both in better shape for it lately.)

Oh, I'm so sorry, Kristi, he was such a huge part of your life for so long <3 <3 <3.

It's rough that my 83 yo friend has memory issues. But it's kind of great when she calls me a day later to tell me again that her leukemia is unexpectedly in remission (controlling it was the best case. She's also had Many cancers, a devastating stroke, seizures... she's one tough cookie <3).

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Wow, those look great, both the woodworking and the air plants!

Ooh, but think of all the freezer space you're now freeing up!