Author Archives: jen

Neighbor Update

September 8, 2008 – 8:56 pm

My backyard neighbor Wife J came by on Saturday afternoon to sit on my back patio. Really, she was just sitting there with her eyes closed while I cooked some sausage sauce and pasta for me and the boys. Last I had heard from her and Husband J (who was turned away from a job [...]

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Fantasy Football

September 7, 2008 – 8:07 pm

Today was my first venture into the Fantasy Football field. I have spent several years gawking over Husband’s FF team and his win 2 years ago. I usually keep to the weekly picks. Last year, I was invited to join an all-female fantasy league. Intriguing…but I was 32 weeks pregnant at the time. Can you [...]

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Gen Con 2008 and my Meeting with Chewbacca

August 18, 2008 – 9:45 pm

Some may or may not know that I am a HUGE gaming and sci fi fan. I played D&D with my brother and then with the boys in high school in late 1980s. I am also a very happy gamer girl - atari, coleco, nintendo, xbox, playstation, wii…I’ve played on them all. I’m currently very [...]

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A Bit Shocked…

July 30, 2008 – 7:41 pm

First I want to say that Husband and I work for the same company and I do consider my company…publishing since 1807 stable in comparison to lots of companies right now. And I’m proud to have worked for this company for the last 14 years (!) since I graduated from college.
Our backyard neighbors - because they [...]

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The hills of Wisconsin

July 18, 2008 – 4:11 pm

I’ve spent the last 6 days in Wisconsin Dells, WI. This was the bi-annual (because I could not take annual) vacation with the Husband’s family - his parents as well as his brother and family (pregnant wife + two boys). So essentially we had 6 adults, 2 3-year old boys, 1 18-month old boy, and [...]

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