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Just when you think she’s all grown up…

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Actually, after 20 years of working with teenagers, I rarely think they are all grown up, but they do. Some of them think that at 12, like my buddy Sirtalksalot, but this post his about his big sister. Cupcake turns 17 on Tuesday, she has a part-time job, a full time, long term boyfriend, is in her … [Read more...]

*FASHIONATING* Gossip!

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Hi Gorgeouses! SNOW! I don't know about you, but I was stuck in the house with my two little monkey's ALL DAY 'cuz of this snow. But, you know what? It was a pretty good day.... 'Cept I couldn't get the monkey out of her pajamas..., but, truth-be-told, I didn't REALLY try to.... LET'S GOSSIP! check … [Read more...]

Hot Topic Friday: Where Were You When

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Tonight we had our annual Thanksgiving dinner with the transplanted Americans-living-in-Canada. The crowd is always the same and it's always great, the food is always amazing, and this year there was a baby to hold. (i love holding babies) We started talking about how yesterday was the anniversary … [Read more...]

white thanksgiving…

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brilliant: (seriously. i'm not kidding. there's not enough love for the dude who invented the umbrella.) not so brilliant: i don't own an umbrella. i'm wet. i hate being wet. i suppose it could be worse. it's supposed to snow tonight. real, actual snow. boo. i hate snow. actually, that's not … [Read more...]

Catholic Guilt

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There is a great line in " The Commitments"(which you should see if you haven't)  where a poor Irish white guy is trying to channel the greats of soul for his saxophone and he wanders around Dublin chanting, "I'm black and I'm proud."   I have days where I wander … [Read more...]

Gossip on a Diet

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Hi Gorgeouses! What do you do when you're on a postpregnancy-weight-loss initiative (because "diet"'s a four-letter word), and your rascally newborn has you up ALL NIGHT LONG, and you're hungry, but you've exceeded all your weightwatcher's points for the day??? I know, I know...YOU DRINK … [Read more...]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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I have learned a lot about myself in the last few months.  Some of it good.  Some of it not so good.  Some of it downright ugly.  I have been a single mom for about 5 months now.  Just to let you know, I survived Thanksgiving intact.  And I survived my son’s 8th … [Read more...]