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Just Say No: School Pictures Edition
I am that super-annoying mom who always has to do shit differently. Why can’t I just shut my trap and go with the rest of the sheep, er, flow? I’m against trophies, unless you actually place. (I was all set to argue against soccer trophies, except that my daughter’s team was actually in first place,…
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Pulpwood Queens Girlfriends’ Weekend
My big trip to Tejas was this past weekend, and the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriends’ Weekend proved to be the fun time that was promised. Kathy Patrick, its founder and organizer, truly has vision that Cannot Be Stopped. I wish I had some juicy author-gossip stories to tell, but there are none because everyone was nice,…
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Get Ready for the Craziest Author Show on Earth!
Okay, I never thought I’d be so excited to dress up in a clown costume, but I am. I’m gearing up right now for the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend in Jefferson, TX (The Most Haunted Small Town in America!) Kathy Patrick is the Grand Doyenne of Pulpwood, the creator of the Pulpwood Queens, which has…
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Revenge on Leprechauns
For Christmas, my son’s teacher presented us with his best story printed on nice paper, and a laminated illustrated calendar he’d made. It made me laugh so I thought I’d share it here. Those pesky leprechauns have been bothering us for years. They started surfacing when my kids were little, leaving green piss in the…
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In Which Margaret Forces the Children to Be Cultured and (Nearly) Fights Hipster Parents
In my never-ending quest to win the Worst Mother in the Universe, Hands-Down (I hope my trophy comes with Hands-Down on it) I took the kids to LA on New Year’s Day to LACMA. Which is the LA County Museum of Art. My MIL used to lament how none of the Dilloway girls had any…
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Fiftyfifty: Reading 50 Books, Watching 50 Films
Over on Fiftyfifty.me you can sign up to be part of a challenge: read 50 books for 2012, watch 50 films for 2012. Reading’s no problem. But do I watch 50 films? Most of the time, there’s a kid movie playing on TV when there is a movie on. Most of the time, it’s an…
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Monster In-Laws Casting
Anyone having a problem with their in-laws and would like to be on TV? Here’s a casting notice for you! “MONSTER IN-LAWS” on A&E Is Now Casting Nationwide “A ground-breaking new series that explores the complex relationships between married couples and their in-laws.” Are you struggling to maintain a relationship with an out-of-control in-law? Is…
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Meet Pillsbury Bake-Off Finalist Kelly Drost
One day, my friend Kelly Drost and I were having coffee when she busted out this news ever-so-casually: she’d entered the Pillsbury Bake-Off contest this year—and ended up a finalist! Say what? How cool is that? This spring, she’ll travel to Orlando to compete against the other contestants for a grand prize of (cue Dr.…
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Stop Taking Pictures and LIVE!
Last weekend, we went to the 91X concert called Wrex the Halls. And it was a lot of fun. There were a lot of young folk there, dagnabbit, but there were also plenty of older folk like us, one of whom pointed out that I still had a freaking tag hanging off my jacket (thanks…
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