It’s a sad time on the blog. Nothing bad has happened, except that my favorite lip balm is no more. Last month, The Pioneer Woman wrote about how she bought her husband an apocalyptic supply of Carmex for Christmas. I laughed because last year, I bought over 20 tubes of Cherry Softlips online as no…
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H54F: Colorado edition
1. Whoot. Our second weekend in Colorado. So far, our only plans are to pick up a second sign for Zeb, the welcome bear. 2. We’re still procrastinating on the unpacking thing. The boxes are emptied, but we’re looking for places to put everything. 3. Mac decided to buy a treadmill, and it was delivered…
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Life as an Army brat cat
Hey, there. Purrburger here again. I’m writing to you from my new home, though I’m not totally certain where we are. They keep calling it Colorado, but I’m a cat and I don’t know what that means. All I know is that I spent 3 days trapped in the Terror Dome before I could finally…
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Recent Reads – January 2015
Sovereign Ladies: Sex, Sacrifice, and Power – The Six Reigning Queens of England – Maureen Waller Sovereign Ladies by Maureen Waller is a composite biography about the six queens regnant of England. It analyzes each woman’s life and her journey to the throne. Overall, I enjoyed it. While it was a bit lengthy, Waller covers the six…
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Culinary adventures
Way back in 2011, I subscribed to a bridal version of Groupon. Right before we went to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl, they had a deal to buy $100 in Restaurant.com gift certificates for $10 each. I bought $1000 of gift certificates for just $100. My original plan was to use them for our…
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Why I won’t upgrade my engagement ring
Kristyn over at Chits and Giggles wrote a great post about her engagement ring and why she might upgrade it down the road. That got me to thinking about my own wedding set. Mac and I picked it out way back in 2010. It was well under the “two months’ pay” price range, and we…