Anyone looking for a part-time job in Austin?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

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Wendi Aarons has a job opportunity for someone with a strong constitution:

…The Movie Chaperone will be responsible for meeting Mrs. Aarons and her two (2) children at the theater. He/she will then wait in line for popcorn while simultaneously pulling the two (2) children away from the “Postal Assassin” video game in the lobby and explaining to them why they’re not allowed to buy hot dogs cooked by a pimply concession stand worker. The individual is then expected to escort the two (2) children into the appropriate theater and find three seats that are a) not too close to the screen or b) behind a large man whose size prompts the children to scream that they “totally can’t see because of this stupidhead’s big stupid head” and kick his seat until he threatens to call an usher and have them ejected….

(h/t to Wendi Aarons – This blogger always makes me laugh – it’s nice to know I’m not the only one whose kids are…well, kids!)

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Pulling Back the Curtain (or: A politician accidentally tells the truth)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

Yesterday, I heard something that I have never – NEVER – heard an American politician admit on national TV: that the American government has been lying to her people for the past 75+ years.  See if you can pick it out:

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Happy Birthday to the One I Love

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

On this day 51 years ago, a very special little boy was born.

I just LOVE Birthdays!  (Especially mine….)

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A Whole Lotta Lovin’ Went Into This Birthday Cake….

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

Yesterday was Rebecca’s birthday, and I realized that 3 previous generations – and one baking legend – helped make her birthday cake special.

When Rebecca was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, I was sure that baking from that point on was going to be a real pain.  But in the past year, Betty Crocker started making Gluten-Free mixes.  Fortunately for Rebecca, we had a box of cake mix in our pantry:

Thank you, Betty Crocker!

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A Very Special Birthday for a Very Special Little Girl

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

On this day 10 years ago, we were given a very special gift:
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On July 10, 2001, we welcomed Rebecca Claire into the world.  She was absolutely perfect – another beautiful daughter.  A few hours after her birth, our pediatrician gently informed us that Rebecca had been born with Down syndrome.  The next 48 hours were a real emotional roller coaster.  We cried, we asked ourselves, “Why?”, and we prayed.  A lot.

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Happy Independence Day to the World’s Newest Free Nation!

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

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Sometimes, you really CAN learn new and interesting things late at night. Last night on one of the blogs that I frequent, a commenter who has been following the situation in South Sudan couldn’t hold in his excitement and elation at the prospect of a new, independent nation finally – after decades of terrible fighting – becoming a reality. It seems this commenter knows one of the freedom fighters personally, and holds him in very high regard. He feels that this soft-spoken person who cherishes the idea of religious freedom and national sovereignty could one day be instrumental in the new country’s government.

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In which the Granddog acquires a new nickname….

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

We’re gonna start calling her “Jaws”…..

Snow White meets Bailey the Dog

(I swear, that dog hasn’t met a Barbie doll of Rebecca’s that she didn’t like…..)

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Oh, the Huge Manatee!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

My kids got ALL of their artistic talent from Paul’s side of the family – I can barely draw a stick figure.

Michelle loves to do a technique called “Pointillism”, and she is very, very good at it.  She recently did this drawing of a manatee for a friend, and I wanted to share it with all of you (and yes, I’m bragging!):

Not bad for an Aggie, huh? 🙂

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Happy Birthday, America! (2011)

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”

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Don’t mess with the trailer park

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX

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I put this little post together over at another site for a friend who knew he was going to get fired today (he’s actually OK with it – things were getting really bad at his job).

Most friends would offer words of condolence (and we have), but instead of mourning, I thought it might be better to (metaphorically) kick the collective rear ends of the idiots who are messing with a member of our little trailer park.

So here’s what I told our friend:

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