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Jill

Chronicler of Odd Experiences

About Me

I'm on this website so I can keep in touch with my sister and niece, who are both extremely cool!

My Blog

Hes a Honey

I force myself to display a sense of wonder and excitement when reading about trucks with my two young sons.  Our current extremely-well-read book is the "My Big Truck Book" by Roger Priddy, and ...
Posted by Jill on Sun, 04 May 2008 01:55:00 PST

The "Ballerina" Blunders

Our kids probably believe that all their preschool buddies' dads practice music scales in the morning, just another speckled bird chirping merrily in the blossoming spring trees.  My husband is a...
Posted by Jill on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:01:00 PST

Whats That Smell?!?

I couldn't quite place the familiar, slightly pungent odor.  I was prancing around in an aerobics class, a wanna-be cheerleader from Dorkland High, when a hint of the smell first bombarded my nos...
Posted by Jill on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:25:00 PST

A Flock of Birds

Ever had so much on your mind that you just can't think straight? Well, that happened to me last week and I wasn't sure what to do about it. So I typed my feelings out on the computer and felt much be...
Posted by Jill on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:32:00 PST

All Dogs Go To Heaven

My In-laws called today to tell us that their dog died. Their 14 year-old dog, Bingo, had a series of mini-strokes throughout the day and finally stopped breathing late this afternoon. "What happened...
Posted by Jill on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:32:00 PST

Kids are Loud..Arent They

Ahem. Well, My youngest son and I were strolling past the lingerie department in Younkers the other day.  I was holding his hand as he hopped along on one foot, eyeing the world around him. "Lo...
Posted by Jill on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:07:00 PST

Gravity-Defying Moves

A couple days ago, my cousin came up from Vermillion to have dinner with us at the Puerto Vallarta restaurant on South Louise Avenue.  We finished eating by 7pm and I suggested we go to the mall...
Posted by Jill on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST

Well...one of em finally did it!

Well...one of my boys finally took the plunge and stuck something up his nose.  Yup, a nice small orange dot (called a zot) about the size of a large pea shoved right up his left nostril.  I...
Posted by Jill on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:55:00 PST

A Glass of Milk and a Tampon

A Glass of Milk:  We were near the end of dinner when my husband asked me for a glass of milk.  "Sure," I replied and I grabbed him a clean glass from the cupboard to fill it with milk. ...
Posted by Jill on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:03:00 PST

Three FuNnY Things My Kids Said This Week

FuNnY 1:  The carpet cleaners came earlier this week and left us three sets of plastic booties to wear on our feet until the carpet dried.  My two children were fascinated by these fancy new...
Posted by Jill on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:20:00 PST