I’m in an Instance!

This week I’m FOADing my husband and his World of Warcraft addiction.   I am quickly reaching the end of my rope with it and I feel like a total hypocrite about it… but I don’t care.  I’m sick to death of his gaming addiction. Being a former gamer myself it’s hard not to feel like I don’t have a lot …

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Cold… again.

I so need one of these. I have a cold… AGAIN!! Two colds in less than three months… do I even have an immune system?! I blame Xander.  Last week he came home, sneezed twice and said he thought he might be coming down with something.  Then of course, was fine. This is how it always happens.  He comes home …

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AU REVOIR!

My husband just messaged me on MSN from work.  He said that a co-worker told him that Quebec voted yes to finally become their own country. I raised an eyebrow and went to look into it.   Here’s what was said in an article on CNN.com: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s stunning motion recognizing Quebec as a nation within Canada has …

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I <3 Autumn

It’s that time of year again when I start gushing over how much I love the fall.  I did it last year… and the year before, twice even!  So why should this year be any different? This weekend we went to a big Thanksgiving dinner for an expat group I belong to for expat women in Holland.  One of the …

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Seven Sleeps

There’s only a week left until December, seven days until I get to turn my flat into a christmasy wonderland! Which is how long I have left to finish my tree skirt, YIKES!   I get the feeling I might be putting the tree up and adding the skirt later as I don’t know if I can cram that much quilting into the …

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FOAD – My Body

There are any number of reasons I could be foading my body this week.  I’m bloated, this cold and dry winter weather is making my skin dry, my hair is getting thinner and thinner due to that f’in PCOS and even though I’m not sick my nose won’t stop running.  Oh yeah, good times! None of the reasons above have …

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So I Can Sew!

I’ve been talking for a while about getting a sewing machine to try to make things to sell like rat hammocks, hedgie bags, play tubes and other fun pet stuff.   Basically, an idea for me to try to bring in a little bit of money. We had planned on getting me one for x-mas but x-mas came early!  We found …

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Domino Day

Did you know the Dutch are not only famous for their weed, but for their dominos too? Every year we have Domino Day here in the Netherlands, where a group of Dutch domino enthusiasts try to break the world record for the most amount of dominos toppled.  Usually their own record because they seem to be the best at it. This …

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Book Review – My Best Friend’s Girl

Amazon Synopsis What would you do for the friend who broke your heart? Best friends Kamryn Matika and Adele Brannon thought nothing could come between them – until Adele did the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn’s fiance, Nate. Worse still, she got pregnant and had his child. When Kamryn discovered the truth about their betrayal she vowed never to see …

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Road Trip!

Ok, road trip is probably exaggerating but considering how long we went without a car, our day yesterday felt more like a road trip than anything we’ve done in years! We went to visit our friend Erwin who has just returned to the Netherlands after living in Germany for the past nine years.  He has moved to a place called Egmond …

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Saturday Photo Hunt – Plush

Grab the Scavenger Hunt code. Photo Theme. Join the blogroll. Visit participants.This week’s photo hunt theme is Plush, so I’m going to use this to introduce someone very special to me. This is Turk Turkleton.  I take him to bed with me every night. Yes, I’m five. I’ve always had to have something to hug in bed and throughout the …

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