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Back when Lloyd’s dad was in the hospital, one of the nurses was telling us a story about a patient who had back surgery, and needed to keep his wound/sutures dry when he took a shower. Someone told him to cover the area with that Glad Press-N-Seal wrap that has thousands of tiny, sticky dots [...]

So, train travel is incredibly inexpensive, and if you’ve got the time, it is totally, totally worth it. I bought tickets for Lloyd and I and even upgraded to the littlest sleeper car room for 3/4 of what one last-minute plane ticket would be. I was so excited!!!! A tiny little room that would meet [...]

Lloyd and I took a long weekend out to visit my parents. They are ‘technically’ not doing so well. On Monday my mom had a bone marrow biopsy because her bloodwork is a mess. She has something called MGUS that is very complicated to explain. Not to be outdone, my dad had a mild heart [...]

I scream, you scream, we all…. ok, I’ll stop. Last Friday my student teacher helped the preschoolers make Freezer Bag Ice Cream – the stuff where you combine milk, sugar and a flavoring in a zip-loc bag, then put that bag in a bigger bag with ice and sugar and shake away. The kids loved [...]

A long time ago I made a post about Citrus Magic, the amazing orange spray that makes your bathroom smell like candy, even after unspeakable things have occurred in there. Well, sometimes unspeakable things occur outside the home, and I thought I could do something about it. At work, the main deodorizing spray is cinnamon-scented, [...]

My evening went a little longer than planned, so I found myself in the drive-through at McDonalds instead of cooking a delicious, brussel sprouts-packed meal for Lloyd. I ordered the new non-chicken-sausage nuggets, but they were not ready for me and I had to wait in the parking lot for a while. (*groan* What? Food [...]