Author: Calamity Jane
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Ten Posts + Readers Faves
Dixiebelle followed suit with Hazel Dene the other day in fishing back through her blog for ‘7 Posts,’ favorites from the past. Is this a thing that’s going around? I’m always the last to know. Anyway, I like the idea. I’ve been at this blogging business for awhile now, and it always seems a bit…
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Surprising Kid Snacks
When the heat of summer hit, lunch as a daily ritual kind of fell through the cracks at our house. All I want to eat in the middle of the day is iced coffee. All my kids want to eat is popsicles. I make homemade popsicles out of all fruit and milk, so there’s no…
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To the Power of Two
My first born turned two on July 9th, 2009. She turned three, not surprisingly, exactly one year later. For the duration of that year she was absolutely, without a doubt, every inch of ‘two.’ I’ve heard many different stories since. As she approached her third birthday, people started to say, “Oh, you thought two was…
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Out Picking
We are on a hilariously southern family weekend vacation. The stated purpose is to load up on You-Pick blueberries out here in the country. The unstated purpose is plain old shits and giggles. The ‘country,’ in Lousiana anyway, is just one long strip mall. We’re staying at a Best West*rn in the middle of several…
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Never Cry Wolf: A Rare Movie Review
You won’t find many movie reviews on this blog. As much as I do enjoy vegging out at the end of a day, and my girl watches something almost every afternoon, it’s just not a subject I feel merits much time or attention. But, there are some exceptions. And one of them is Never Cry…
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