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A case of Mistaken Identity

There are a lot of people who think that Penny and I look alike….but I don’t see it.

Still, I admit that we have many similarities and if we are not standing side by side, I can see how someone might mistake one of us for the other. This mistaken identity has its advantages and…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 30, 2012 at 4:34pm — No Comments

Let Them Eat Someone Else's Cake

I do not want to brag but.....I make a really good pound-cake.

It gets rave reviews every time. Despite this fact (and it really is a fact), I hate making it. It only has a few ingredients…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 9:16pm — No Comments

Penny is my older sister and only sibling. We are very close – in age, address, emotion, and even clothing size. Penny has two kids, my nephews Calvin and Kermit; Calvin is seven and Kermit is three. They are both blond-haired, blue-eyed dolls and I love them.…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 9:11pm — No Comments

The Difference Between Boys and Girls

Rooney and Stewie were tired.

Stewie had four friends sleep-over the night before in celebration of his 7th birthday. It was quite a party - sundaes and bonfires and glow-sticks and running around like maniacs. It was the kind of party that will take months of recovery before I am able to host another like it. They were good, fun-loving boys. Everyone had a ball and the party went late-night...very late-night for 5 seven year old boys and 1 eight year old big sister. At…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 9:08pm — No Comments

Tough As Nails

Click.....click.

????

Click....click.

"What is that sound?" I wondered.

Click.....click.…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 9:04pm — No Comments

How About A Cup of Coffee?

I do not drink coffee. There is no amount of cream and sugar that can be added to a cup of coffee that will make me want to drink it. I wish I did like it because it has great ambiance. It is very cozy and relaxing and I love to be cozy and relaxed. Regardless, I just do not enjoy it.

I may not like the taste of coffee but I do like the aroma. I especially like it when it is mixed with the aroma of bacon or fresh donuts; better yet, both. But I no longer love it like I used…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 8:49pm — No Comments

Let Your Freak Flag Fly!

I was attending a meeting in a conference room, one of multiple conference rooms and offices whose windows overlook the parking garage and the pedestrian bridge that connects the building to the garage. …

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 8:41pm — No Comments

True Blue

There is only one sure-fire way I know to see if a person is just a buddy or a true friend; ask them if they will climb 1,019 steps straight up, without stopping, and allow themselves to be timed while doing it. A true friend will say "Yes".

Rewind: When Honey and I…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Missing Teeth, A Runny Nose, and a Bare Bottom

Can anyone really say, honestly, that they like to go grocery shopping? I don't like it. What’s to like? It is the one place every week where I drop a good $200.00 on all of the food that I am going to have to turn into twenty-one delicious meals for four people. I may be exaggerating when I say “delicious” but it is twenty-one meals. That is three squares a day for four people. And snacks – do not forget the snacks! I am endlessly providing snacks for the two little Hoovers…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 8:35pm — No Comments

Run, Run As Fast As I Can

I am an early riser and I always have been. Before kids, sleeping late used to be as late as maybe 8:30am. Now that I have kids, I am happy if I can get to 7:30 before the wake-up call of "Mom? Mommy? Can we get up now?" is whispered with hot breath directly into my face, an inch from my nose. Of course, 7:30 is a luxury that only occurs on the weekends. During the week, I am up by 4:45am.

I get up that early because I exercise in the morning - it works for an early riser…

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Added by Ave Beatty on May 24, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Whoopee!!

As a full-time, working-out-of-the-house mom with two young kids, I often have to run errands with my kids that are far easier and faster to do alone. There is also more complaining (some theirs, but mostly mine) when I have to do these things with the kids in tow. I would rather spend time with them doing fun stuff so I try to do as many errands as I can during lunch breaks and on the commute to and from work. Forget about having time alone…

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