Our can opener used to be haunted. At random times of the day it would whir. All on it’s own. NOBODY would be in the kitchen. Nobody but the friendly ghost whose name rhymes with Jasper. That’s what we called him. Because if we had a ghost in our house, we wanted him to be friendly. [...]
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A Slightly Scary Halloween Story
Posted in What's Up With That?, tagged ghosts, Halloween, humor, life, plumbing on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Halloween Tip or Treat
Posted in How (Not) To Do Stuff, Life's Lessons, What's for Dinner, tagged candy, costumes, Halloween, humor, trick-or-treating on October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s that time of year again when our precious little goblins and ghouls dress up in costumes that display their true nature. JK. They put on costumes and only PRETEND to be bad. Or angels. In honor of that, here are some tips for a safe and fun Halloween that have always, or mostly always, worked [...]
Does That Come With Fries?
Posted in Animal Farm, What's for Dinner, tagged book report, books for kids, food, homework, humor, life, reading on October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As you meditate on the many mysteries of the universe, ponder this: Is it a potato, a basset hound, or a book report? If you answered book report, you would be correct. Of course, you’d also be correct if you answered basset hound. Or potato. (Don’t you just love a quiz where every answer is [...]
Just Add Shredded Carrots
Posted in What's for Dinner, tagged green, humor, jello, salad, vegetable on October 21, 2008 | Comments Off
Overheard at Chuck-A-Rama last night: Little boy to his dad, “Look, Dad, I got green Jello.” Dad to little boy, “When I said to get something green, I meant like a salad or a vegetable.” What? Artificially flavored gelatin is not part of a nutritionally balanced diet? Who knew? ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright by Life in the [...]
A Poll: Is There Anybody Out There?
Posted in A Poll or Two, tagged poll on October 17, 2008 | Comments Off
Look, it’s a poll! A chance for your voice to be heard! But I promise I won’t ask you anything political, because, well, enough is enough, already. Make sure you vote, or I will hunt you down the next time you are at the mall and force you to answer presidential candidatical type questions: ________________________________________________________________________ [...]
Homemaking 101
Posted in What's for Dinner, tagged apples, canning, domestic, homemaking, humor on October 15, 2008 | Comments Off
Or…Look, Mom, I Can Can! But before you get excited, thinking that I have mastered a traditional domestic skill, let me tell you, it is more about the art of getting someone else to do most of the work for me. My Father-in-law picked the apples from our tree while he was staying at our [...]
Just Wondering
Posted in What's Up With That?, tagged fall, seasons, winter on October 14, 2008 | Comments Off
Is it fall… Or is it winter? I can never tell. ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright by Life in the Highlands. All rights reserved. Get more good stuff. Subscribe by Email or Feed Reader. ________________________________________________________________________ Related Posts: The Freaky Day Before Friday A Slightly Scary Halloween Story
How Much Is Your Time Worth?
Posted in How (Not) To Do Stuff, What's for Dinner, tagged books, humor, school, volunteer on October 13, 2008 | Comments Off
I spent Friday helping out at our elementary school’s book fair. Just like the folks on Gilligan’s Island, I had signed up for a three hour tour (shift). However, when I got to the book fair, I found out that for every two hours I worked, I earned $5 towards a book. EXCELLENT, I thought, [...]
Prime Real Estate
Posted in UntRaveling, tagged coast, Italy, travel on October 9, 2008 | Comments Off
I live in what I think is one of the prettiest places. That picture in the header of this blog is the view from my back yard. The longer I live here, the more I know that I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. But here’s another place I wouldn’t mind living. If I had [...]
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