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Our McChristmas Fight 2009

By justquirky | 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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Advice from my Mama

By justquirky | 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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It's a hard pill to swallow

By justquirky | Published: May 5, 2009
One day you wake up and you realize that your 31 year-old daughter is posing as Wonder Woman at a local comic book store. And you wonder where you went wrong. But  you show up anyway. Because maybe it’s not what you think. But it is. And so much more (skin is showing.) So you [...]
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my mom has a blog!

By justquirky | Published: June 19, 2008
Welcome to the blogosphere, Mom!! This would also be a good time to thank both of my parents for being so supportive.
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Inspired

By justquirky | Published: May 12, 2008
I had the priveledge of proctoring a test Saturday morning for 6th graders applying for this program. I’m not a teacher, so the opportunity to be in the classroom and administering a test was all new. I had a classroom of 20 kids from KC, MO. The kids were a little groggy when they first [...]
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