ImPerceptible on December 21st, 2006

Alright, so I’m a nerd. But, I am really liking BlogPulse Trend Search No, this is not a paid advertisement. I just really like it. You can enter all kind of weird things and get a graph showing the number of blog posts that contain the search terms. It’s really a lot of fun. Here [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 18th, 2006

This is my first Christmas as a blogger. I think it is proper blogging etiquette to post pictures of your Christmas tree ornaments. Please correct me if I am wrong.

This is the first ornament my husband and I ever bought. It came in a box of Sugar Corn Pops. We put it on our first [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 13th, 2006

I’m not sure if it’s me. Maybe I have some kind of curse. Weird things always happen to me at Christmas time. Nothing outrageous, just a little weird.
It all started years ago, just before Christmas. I was driving to school for my final exam in Chemistry. There was a work truck in front of me [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 13th, 2006

I Recommend that you use:
Method brand Sweet Water scented air enhancer when you have a new puppy. It is the perfect complimentary smell to dog urine. They work well together. Never go for the citrus. Also, boiling a pot of cinnamon and cloves on the stove is helpful (unless you boil the water out and [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 13th, 2006

You know that feeling when you have a new baby and your mind is completely happy about it but your body is so tired you don’t care? All the sleepless nights caring for them and worrying about them. Days filled with cleaning poop and feedings. You have a list of everything the child has done [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 12th, 2006

Well, it has been four straight days of puppyhood and I am still alive. My knees are sore from scrubbing the floor and my hands are chapped from washing but besides that good. The puppies pooped outside yesterday. I was so excited that I was running around the yard telling all the neighbors. They were [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 8th, 2006

Shopping List Yesterday
2 Collars
2 ID Tags
2 Leashes
2 Metal Bowls
Rawhide Bones
Puppy Food
Dog Toys
Dog Shampoo
Shopping List Today
3 Bottles of Cleaner
3 Types of Air Freshener
Smaller Rawhide Bones
Puppy Piddle Pads
1 Big Mop
Crazy peeing dogs of the SPCA, we’ve been puppified. If you don’t hear from me in a while, I’m cleaning up…
… and they’re so cute I don’t mind [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 4th, 2006

They sat outside in the darkness. Their bodies barely perceptible in the fog under the streetlight. After a while, he got up and took her hand. Without a word they went inside and walked down the dimly lit hall. He opened the door to his studio and she immediately became frightened. She followed him inside [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 3rd, 2006

When I was a child, I loved the game Trouble. I liked the name. I liked popping the little button in the middle, and I liked that my Dad played it with me. He always let me win, so it was perfect. My oldest daughter loves it too. My Dad gave it to her a [...]

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ImPerceptible on December 1st, 2006

If you are looking for a good, make that great, gingerbread recipe for the holidays. I have it right here. This is a dense, moist, flavorful gingerbread. Not a fluffy cake like gingerbread. I’m not including a recipe for lemon sauce because you do not need it.
I got this from a teacher at George Washington’s [...]

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