Monthly Archives: December 2011

out with the old, in with the new

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Kate

As I sit in front of my laptop with a cup of coffee beside me, as I often do when I type out these blog posts, it occurs to me that it’s after the noon hour on the very last … Continue reading →

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My Big Fat Southern Christmas, 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Kate

Last year, I recapped our Christmas with a post called My Big Fat Southern Christmas. Consider this Volume II. Things weren’t terribly different this year. We enjoyed our friends and family. We – and by ‘we’, I mean ‘I’ – … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Kate

Merry Christmas from my family to yours! Have a wonderful day and Stay Civil!  (For example, don’t call your child a Bonehead in front of your guests. Say a prayer for that mother.) (OK, so that was me. I’m sorry! … Continue reading →

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the 25 minute Verizon store

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Kate

I owe Verizon an apology. Admittedly, I am guilty of presuming what a shopping experience will be like by passing judgment on the state of the parking lot, so when there were only a couple of empty spaces and balled … Continue reading →

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why i do what i do

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Kate

I am often asked why I write this blog. And even more often, I’m asked why I play around on Twitter. What’s the point? people say. Who cares what you’re having for dinner or that you have laundry to do? … Continue reading →

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that’s exactly what I thought you thought

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Kate

When your ears hear something unbelievable and utterly disturbing, it’s hard to know where to start when you want to tell somebody about it. Emma (13) and I were in the car this afternoon. I was taking her to the … Continue reading →

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