Creepy Crawly

Posted by mimi on Jul 13, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Last night, DH and I heard two of the most dreaded words in parenthood: head lice. Seems a good friend of Frack’s who spent the night the other night got a call from another friend about creepy crawlies. Good friend has them, and lo and behold, so did Frack.Let’s just say that a full hour and a half of wash, sit, rinse, comb, comb, comb ain’t too fun either for Frack or her...
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Ten Favorite Movie Characters

Posted by mimi on Jul 8, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Today DH and I have been married 13 years! Interestingly enough, today’s Ten on Tuesday topic is Favorite Movie Characters. Since we’re both movie fiends, that’s appropriate. Here are ten one (or both) of us love:Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride (“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”) Actually, nearly all of the characters...
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American Girlz

Posted by mimi on Jul 5, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Today, Frack and I took my mom and a couple of her friends to Kit Kittredge, the first theatrical release of an American Girl movie. If you don’t have a daughter in the tween range, you may not be aware of the marketing juggernaut that is the American Girl company. The American Girls are a series of dolls, each from a specific period of U.S. history. Each doll comes with historically...
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Birthday Girl!

Posted by mimi on Jun 30, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Baby girl, aka “Frack,” is nine today. Nine going on twenty-six, that is. She’s gorgeous, if I do say so myself, with a wonderful sense of fashion (don’t know where that comes from, since I am the least fashionable woman I know this side of frumpy) and a goofy sense of humor. She truly is the kind of sunshine that mamas and daddies sing about making them happy when skies...
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