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Our McChristmas Fight 2009

By Queen of Quirky | Published: November 29, 2009

It was epic. The McChristmas (Tree) fight of 2009. A battle of traditions. And a quirky couple who had to merge two very different traditions. Specifically ornament traditions. You don’t mess with me when it comes to ornaments. <—- just look at those beady red eyes. I’m holding last year’s ornament. THE ornament given to [...]

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Turkeylurkey

By Queen of Quirky | Published: November 25, 2009

So many things could go wrong in the next 24 hours. But so many things could also go right.  Last night I made five gallons of chicken broth. Five gallons. Who does that? And today I will make 10 pounds of mashed potatoes and put a turkey outside to brine and just pray, I mean [...]

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Oh baby!

By Queen of Quirky | Published: October 13, 2009

Somebody decided to make a grand entrance yesterday.   We were pretty excited. So my mom (grandma) made the long trip from Philadelphia to Kansas City.   I think it was worth it…   Look at that sweet little face…   Only 6 hours old in this picture.   He’s just as perfect as can [...]

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Do you know where your parents are?

By Queen of Quirky | Published: June 1, 2009

Saturday I received a call from my very sweet Grandmother. As you know, my parents are moving to Philly and have been frantically trying to find a house and a school for my 16 year-old sister. I’ve tried to connect with them a few times to get updates, but they have been pretty grumpy. So [...]

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Advice from my Mama

By Queen of Quirky | Published: May 12, 2009

So mom and I got in a tiff this weekend. I was sick. And I swear to goodness that my parents were convinced that I had the Pig Flu. (Seriously, I should have sent them to Erin’s Pandemic Party in D.C.!) To their credit, I was being a little overdramatic on Saturday when I called [...]

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