momsville

When we moved to our house nine years ago, there was a very old cherry tree in the back yard. An arborist told me to cut it down. It was infested with carpenter ants. It leaned to the side. But it was blooming. And it was beautiful. It is now early spring and the tree [...]

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…for birthday celebrations. These are just some of the many cakes I’ve managed to throw together by party time. Classic Cupcakes garnished with an m&m. The Rocket Cake Planets (to go with the Rocket Cake) The Lego Cake More Cupcakes (kinda phoned this one in) Giant Donut More Planets (sticking with a winner) “Earth” (crushed [...]

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Over 40 years ago, Disney opened the “It’s A Small World” ride to promote world peace and showcase the cultures of the world. Now after almost a year of renovation, Disney unveiled the “updated” version populated with trademark porn: Aladdin, Nemo, Ariel and more than two dozen other characters plucked from its movies. Shame on you, [...]

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Sick Day. Nothing like a disruption of the holy schedule. Definitely a slice of momsville. Slam on the brakes and reset to “I am a parent” mode. Recreate the schedule for the day. Rearrange transpo for the now-healthy brother. Move appointments – lunch for me, orthodontist for him. Change gears and watch a movie that [...]

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to action figures. One favorite book series, Sidekicks, is still on our shelves. Unfortunately I think they are out of print. These books are hilarious if you have even a working knowledge of the superhero genre – a Tick for my children’s generation.

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My kids make stop motion movies with an ease that I almost can’t comprehend. I have to refrain from telling them how technically hard this was back in the day. I like that they just groove with it.

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Smoki Museum. WPA building.

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happy new year. I’m upgrading everything so I will be silent for a bit. In the mean time:

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