Archive | June, 2009

sleepover parties for adults

June 30, 2009

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sleepover parties for adults

The Girls: Hampton’s Sleepover Birthday Party
I love sleepover parties for adults that don’t involve the walk of shame come morning. When you’re dating, you have the extraordinary ability to experience several adult sleepovers, even on school nights. You can…

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living in the moment, when the moment is about to pass you by

June 28, 2009

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living in the moment, when the moment is about to pass you by

The Boys Watch The Game
I’m just back from dinner with my father, Carol, Lea, and Phil. One of those dinners where we started out big, ordering as many appetizers as we could see. And when one of us was…

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thriller

June 25, 2009

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thriller

An Amazing Loss
I was in my kitchen when I heard the news. I’d turned off the TV earlier, and the only music we heard was from the bite-sized voices in the living room: my children. Phil was out, picking…

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no more white trash water sports

June 25, 2009

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no more white trash water sports

Livin Large
"So, I think maybe we should lay off the white trash activities around here, no? I mean, they’re fully dressed in their clothes out there, and she’s spraying them with water," Phil observes through the window of our…

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when being a fatass can do a heart some good

June 24, 2009

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when being a fatass can do a heart some good

Part of the New Orleans Collection
Back when Phil was still The Suitor he invited me to join him after one of his business dinners at Lure Restaurant on Mercer. "After" never came. When I arrived fashionably on time (late…

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achieving balance for a work at home, stay at home, hot mama

June 23, 2009

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achieving balance for a work at home, stay at home, hot mama

Now, pay attention. Again. What does the 3rd C stand for?
I should warn you that I’m delirious right now, and the screen is kinda looking like she’s posing for a series of "glamour shots." Even as I type this…

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the happiest of father’s days

June 19, 2009

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the happiest of father’s days

My father is coming to town this week, so we’ll be able to celebrate the day properly, even if belated. Oh, but what to get the man who has everything?
The man’s into golf, but has always warned, "Don’t bother…

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living… room

June 18, 2009

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living… room

When our monsters are fast asleep, our conversation makes me wish I was too
"So come on, tell me."
"What?"
"Have you noticed any of these good changes the doctor mentioned might be springing up in Phil?"
"Fuck, no."
Okay,…

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