Category Archives: around town

Little Bookstore on the Prairie

Posted on October 22, 2007 by The Daring One

I went to the bookstore this weekend. My parents are in town and we thusly sped through the rest of Little House on the Prairie at lightning speed, Laylee curled up on my Dad’s lap, face squinched in concentration. She … Continue reading →

Posted in around town, get serious, I can read | 18 Comments

My Responsibility

Posted on October 4, 2007 by The Daring One

There’s a small local bookstore in my neighborhood. I like books. I like supporting the town. So I shop at this bookstore. The books are used. Sometimes I have to settle for Olivia Saves the Circus instead of the original … Continue reading →

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Works for me Wednesday Night

Posted on September 26, 2007 by The Daring One

I’m late but hope this still counts. Shannon has been doing Works for Me Wednesday for ages. I think it’s a fabulous idea but I never quite get my stuff together on the actual Wednesday so then I feel silly … Continue reading →

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Don’t Put the Grocery Money in Your Bra

Posted on September 11, 2007 by The Daring One

At times, I have been known to spend money in a fashion similar to that of an imbibing mariner. This combined with my hatred of budgets and our need to put a new roof on the house has me and … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, around town, Love and Marriage, money, shopping, wardrobe malfunctions | 29 Comments

The Benefit of the Trout… er Betta Fish

Posted on August 25, 2007 by The Daring One

When you’re driving through town and you get stuck behind some obnoxiously slow unshowered driver still wearing pajamas at 2 in the afternoon, give her the benefit of the doubt. She may not be a drunk crazy psychopath. She may … Continue reading →

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Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock

Posted on July 17, 2007 by The Daring One

Really really loud music in the library maybe sometimes sort of can stop the rock… if you’re attending the concert with small people, people who have tiny and delicate ears. I’ve been boiling over with excitement to see my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in around town, dancing, family fun | 19 Comments