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Poodle

mopsy — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:40:28 +0000

We do our best to avoid Chuck E. Cheese and his Grade D pizza. The head-splitting atmosphere is jarring. The interior is like Vegas for those who can still wear Osh Kosh B’ Gosh overalls and get away with it. What happens at Chuck E. Cheese doesn’t stay at Chuck E. Cheese, however. We come [...]

Pumpkin pie

mopsy — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:49:01 +0000

My eldest child and only daughter will be eight tomorrow. She wants a pumpkin pie with eight candles. No cake. I am going to make it happen, somehow. I will have to consult my friends, Mrs. Smith and Marie Callender, for assistance since there are no fresh pumpkins flooding the store fronts yet. I [...]

Left to his own devices…

mopsy — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:53:38 +0000

He looks adorable.

Daddy’s Day

mopsy — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:22:23 +0000

It is very early on Father’s Day. The kids are still sleeping, and so is their daddy.

Tradition mandates that I make huevos rancheros for hubby’s breakfast in bed, served to him by his squabbling, eager fans. Huevos rancheros is not a good food to eat in bed, but we overlook the practicalities in [...]

Happy Camper

mopsy — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 17:47:58 +0000

Aidan returned from camp yesterday. She had the time of her life—playing in a “river”, making s’mores over the giant campfire, going to bed at 11pm, and learning new songs. I asked what the best part of camp was. She said, very enthusiastically, “bedtime!”

When I asked why, she replied that her cabin had eight [...]

Such a mom…

mopsy — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:55:30 +0000

Make sure, if you wash your hair, to get all the soap out.

If you get lost on a hike, stop, find a tree, and hug it. Blow your whistle really loud and stay put.

Drink plenty of water, all day long. Anytime you are by a water fountain or sink, fill your bottle.

Put your sunscreen on [...]

On the brink of summer…

mopsy — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:10:45 +0000

I can smell the Coppertone. I see us at the local kiddie amusement park, Heritage Square, baking in the shadeless lines so the kids can ride the Mixer. Another summer of sidewalk chalk and popsicle-stained patios (and hands) and the phrase “we’re grilling again tonight”. Another summer of thinking I can make it to [...]

Who says you can’t get fresh seafood in Colorado?

mopsy — Tue, 24 May 2005 13:55:34 +0000

Courtesy: Joel

You Know the Kids Have Completely Taken Over When…

mopsy — Wed, 18 May 2005 20:35:06 +0000

1. Your three-year-old sees the container of salt in the cupboard and says “Hey! It’s Velma!” And you genuinely agree…Thereafter anytime you open your cupboard you think “Velma!”

2. Your mom gives the kids some Harry and David alphabet gummy candies. Not only are you, the mommy, eating them more than the kids [...]

$1.78 Value Card Special

mopsy — Thu, 05 May 2005 19:43:33 +0000

Grocery Store Clerk: Small-Suburb-of-Denver* King Soopers, how can I help you?

Me: Hi. I was there this morning and I believe I did not make it home with all my groceries.

Clerk: What was the name of your checker?

Me, not expecting this question and wishing I had glanced at her nametag: Uh, [...]