Happy Easter!


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Birthday Babes

In one of the weirder bits of cosmic woo-woo, two of my very bestest friends both have birthdays today! One has decamped–tres unfortunately–to Texas, but she’s in town this week. The other is one of my oldest and dearest. We met in seventh grade geography class. Fourth period, so we had lockers in the same block. She is one of the few, the proud, to whom I can say, “Lake...
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Birthday Boy

Today is DH’s birthday, so we’re having a red-blooded American male celebration. First up, one of the best things about Florida: spring training! Astros vs. Marlins at Osceola County Stadium (Marlins win, 9-8).It’s a gorgeous day, so we’re stylin’ topless:Can you say, SPF 60?Then it’s off for his free steak at Charley’s. He splits the porterhouse with...
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Happy New Year! The staff at chez mimi (okay, that would be just me) wishes you a happy and healthy 2007! Here’s to good friends, hope, happiness, and success!
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Merry Christmas!

The last three items on my son’s Christmas list were priceless. After the litany of electronic everything–he is nine, after all–he asked for: A new bone for my dog. A bell from your sleigh. Peace on Earth. Can’t help much with that last item, but these found their way to the bottom of his and his sister’s stockings:Later on, he said he really didn’t care about...
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