Lisa

  • The down-side of snow days

    We had an unplanned four-day weekend last week thanks to a snowstorm that dumped over a foot on the greater Colorado Springs area (which the Army was kind enough to leave my husband out in the field for). While snow days are fun as a kid, they aren’t always as fun as an adult. You…

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  • Super Bowl Champs

    Last night, my Denver Broncos managed to not blow it and won the Super Bowl. This was a long time coming, and I’m really happy for Peyton. We went to a friend’s (lovely, brand new) home and had a good time watching the game (and by that, I mean I spent most of the game…

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  • Golden

    This little Internet slice of mine is four today! Can blogs have golden birthdays? Would it be weird to make that a thing? As always, a big thank you to all of y’all who stop by and read the random thoughts that I have. The past four years have been fun and quite the adventure….

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  • My snow day purge

    As I mentioned yesterday, we had a snow day. I am not one of those “Let’s go do something fun because campus is closed” kind of people, and I tend to stay at home when the weather is bad (I have had several bad-weather driving experiences and avoid it when possible). I also develop the…

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  • This weekend I…

    Went to class Finished 12 loads of laundry Stayed up until literally midnight to finish the first batch of said laundry Did the dishes (which is more of a chore than it sounds) Managed to screw the lid back on the Dr. Pepper too tightly while home alone Deep cleaned the kitchen Squeezed in a…

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  • Simplify 365

    When we came home at the beginning of the year, we realized that we have a lot of crap. I mean, a lot. Looking around, I see piles of stuff that we just don’t need. A lot of fellow bloggers have posted about reducing, and I’m jumping on the bandwagon. I’m setting a goal to…

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