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Want that rustic, shabby chic look for that brand spanking new piece of furniture you just bought? SusieJ offers instant antiquing services — dramatic effects can be seen in as little as one hour. Just drop off your table for the weekend — or overnight, and by morning, your table will look as if it [...]
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I found this sitting on my desk this morning. With a note attached: And they just told me they get out of school early tomorrow…
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While we were staying at the hospital for our 23 hour tour, he was not allowed to eat. Surgery may have been eminent. His IV was hooked up for fluids (spare me the memory of watching him squirm and cry while his vein “blew” three times just trying to place the IV). The next morning, [...]
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He’s fine. We thought he was having an acute appendicitis… which called for an overnight “Observation.” While there, he miraculously got better. Thank goodness… no cutting involved. The hospital has just undergone a major renovation… the rooms, were beautiful. Sadly beautiful, like a posh hotel. Which, is truly, such a tragedy, that we ever need [...]
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“OH Yeah! Well, when you go to bed you wear an Origami KIMONO! And I’m telling everyone at school!!!…..” Blurry Kodachrome memories…. when things just move too fast — and there’s no camera fast enough to catch them. I did my best.
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It’s his birthday. The one who loves green. And trains… and the entire concept of wearing shorts all winter. That one. He’s ten. I made the greenest cupcakes I have ever seen. I used an entire bottle — the big one, one ounce– of green food coloring. Then, we made this cake balls for his [...]
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