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  • Fleishman is in Trouble

    I started watching Hulu’s Fleishman is in Trouble. Can’t say I like any of the characters. They’re all so annoying but I’m intrigued by the story . I’ve heard a lot of good things about the show, and I’ve always liked Jesse Eisenberg’s performances so I’ll be sticking with the show despite my mixed response…

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  • Puss in Boots

    Took the kiddos to see Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Can’t say I’ve ever liked the Shrek movies (my kids love them) but I like the Puss in Boots character. It was a cute movie. Two big thumbs up from Timmy and Ashley.

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  • Happy 2023!

    Happy New Year!

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  • Cutting Out the Middle Man

    My husband and I were cracking up because this showed up on our fridge today and neither of us put it up and I would bet my house that my sons had nothing to do with it either. Gee…who could’ve posted it?

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  • 400 Answer: :Peter Pan 800 Answer: Hair 1200 Answer: Fiddler on the Roof 1600 Answer: Barnum 2000 Answer: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

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  • We saw the movie adaptation of Matilda the Musical this past April at an advanced screening. Apparently, we were the first audience to see the film…which thrilled my kids. It seems like forever ago. Even though I was a bookworm as a child, I never got into the Matilda book. For some reason, the characters…

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  • Spirited

    Our Friday family movie was Spirited starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. It’s a musical retelling of A Christmas Carol with songs by Pasek and Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, The Greatest Showman). The boys checked out quite early into the movie…weren’t feeling it. Ashley stuck around though and really enjoyed it. I…

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  • Still my little boy

    Timmy is taller than me now. I keep thinking my little boy is slowly disappearing but then he says cute things seriously like…”Ebenezer Scrooge is a ripoff of Scrooge McDuck” and I realize he’s still my little boy in some ways.

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  • My disdain for Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” song is so well-known, a friend played the ultimate prank on me. Now I have that annoying song stuck in my head. Well played, “secret admirer.”

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