Did you ever get one of those grocery store cakes where they have a band of plastic around it, holding in all the goodness? You know how when you take the band off, it’s covered in rich, sugary frosting?
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Way better than licking the spoon.
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Chilly Photo Shoot
So like a huge portion of the country, Northeast Ohio was pretty much shut down Monday. All the schools were closed and businesses were letting out early as blizzard like conditions pounded the State. We ended up with around a foot of snow which isn’t bad but the 40 mph winds were blowing it all over. News coverage was extended, til of all things, NOON… as if we’d never seen this kind of snow before. Ridiculous!
Reports were that “if you don’t have to go out then stay inside.” So I had the brilliant idea of making everyone go OUTSIDE to take the annual Christmas card photo. I mean, why not? We were all home anyhow! So we bundled up and made our way into the 15 degree temps and had a photo shoot. Here are some out takes:
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Things She Does in Her Sleep
Ever since I was little, I walked in my sleep, talked in my sleep, sang in my sleep. You name it… I did it in my sleep. I even walked out the door in my sleep in the middle of the night. Well…. I also produced a child (MC) who does the same. I don’t think she’s ever wal
ked out the door in her sleep… yet… but she is a crazy sleep-doer just like her mom. Once, when she was little, we took her to see Disney On Ice. Dropped big Disney cash. Everything went great until she saw the giant Chinese Dragon performance. For two weeks we listened to her sleep-screaming “There’s a snake in my bed!” And even now…she sings, yells, talks, walks….. she has even sent text messages in her sleep.
A few months ago, I asked all my kids, “Are you still wearing your retainer at night?” Two said , “Yes”. One, MC, said, “I honestly do not know where mine is. When I’m sleeping I take it out and I haven’t found it in weeks.” Well, that really angered me. First because I’ve spent a butt-load of money on my kids’ teeth. If they revert back to crooked, I’m totally NOT paying to straighten them again. So when she was at school, I went in her room (complete with tall boots, gas mask, and rubber gloves) and starting hunting for the retainer. I did find them (upper and lower) UNDER her mattress.
I disinfected them and remind her nightly to keep it in. I guess in her subconscious she took at least part of the conversation in, because now… while sleeping… she takes the retainer out… but places it nicely in the retainer holder next to her in bed. I think we need to go to wearing it in the daytime.
What do you do in your sleep? Other than actually sleep, I mean. lol
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