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Is he trying to tell me something?

November 11th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Being an Auntie, WTF?, nieces/nephews

Should I be alarmed that, while playing Star Wars today with my 3-year-old nephew, Alex, he decided that Grandma should be Princess Leia and I should be Chewbacca?

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Question of the day…

October 8th, 2008 · 8 Comments · WTF?

Whilst (I can’t believe I just typed that, but it’s staying) in New York City this past weekend, walking through the Theatre District, I passed a sign for the Broadway musical Spring Awakening.
I realized that the only reason I even know about the musical in the first place is because it was performed in an [...]

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Size matters

August 17th, 2008 · 13 Comments · Tweightloss, WTF?, sisters

Audrey let me borrow a tank top this weekend. I was waiting in my car, picking her up at her house, and she ran out with a tank for me to put on.
It fit perfectly up top. The stomach? Wonderfully roomy.
Seriously, I was astonished at how much material gathered at my stomach.
“Wow, Tweightloss is really [...]

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Pool Rules: They’re not just for kids

July 22nd, 2008 · 17 Comments · Being an Auntie, WTF?, nieces/nephews

Adulthood can be a drag, I know. Working for the man. Paying the mortgage. Making dinner. Picking up the dog poop in the backyard. I get it, I do.
But there are certain rules we, as adults, must adhere to, and I fear that many people at my pool club - and thus, pools around the [...]

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Things that make you go… WTF?

July 6th, 2008 · 17 Comments · WTF?

This weekend we went to the big 4th of July carnival in the patriotic little town (and our former family residence) of Bristol, RI.
We had fun, yes… but what got me scratching my head was this carnival worker, simultaneously explaining the fish game to a group of kids and… smoking!?

This is what I call a [...]

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