Tag: excuses
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I’m Gonna Lick This Thing
We had a girls’ outing to pick up Melody from the airport–and her baby girl bun-in-the-oven. Heather and her two daughters were with me as we gathered Mel and her things from the airport and headed for a place to eat. Lunchtime, and no one had eaten. We had a chorus of grumbly bellies. […]
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When Chocolate Comes Calling
Chocolate has played a huge role in my life. If I’m going to obsess about a food and try really hard not to eat it, it’s the one I can’t get out of my mind. If I’m going binge on something, it’s right there with me. It doesn’t ask anything of me. It doesn’t judge […]
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Pretty Poisons; Pretty Pathetic
There isn’t anyone in my family that likes mushrooms. And I love them. When the kids were little, even using cream of mushroom soup made them gag. They’d meticulously pick out the microscopic pieces of gray and, with disgusting noises coming from their throats, would put them on the side of their plates. Glaring at […]