Laura on Life
Laura on Life
Piercing Poses a Problem
Remember that this is being written by a mother who has been through exactly 36 vaccination events with 5 children.
May 13, 2008 - 11:04:31 AM
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Drive-Inn Disaster
One very good use for a minivan is going to a drive-in theater. There aren't very many of them around anymore, but when you find one, it's like taking a trip back in time.
May 3, 2008 - 8:49:40 PM
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Some Dirty Jobs
The other night, I was watching a show on TV called Dirty Jobs. This show was, in essence, saluting those people who work at jobs that most of us would consider pretty nasty. Sometimes the host, Mike Rowe, would interview these people and ask questions about the job they are doing. I have never once heard him ask them how they got into this line of work, though.
Apr 25, 2008 - 8:43:23 AM
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Mincing Muddle
Isn't it amazing how the sound of a babbling brook or waves lapping upon a sandy shore can give you such a fine sense of well-being?
Apr 22, 2008 - 9:51:05 PM
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Early Morning Reading Material
Another day. Dragging my tired body out of bed isn't the tough part, it's knowing what comes next that keeps me from wanting to face the day.
Apr 17, 2008 - 9:05:28 AM
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My Grandmothers
Somebody recently made me aware of the fact that I was old enough to be a grandmother. That person is not my favorite person right now, but since she is my mother and I was the one who made her a grandmother, I guess what goes around, comes around
Apr 5, 2008 - 10:02:46 PM
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A Bevy of Babysitters
In order to go out for dinner somewhere that you order off a menu (that isn't posted on a wall), sometimes parents have to hire a babysitter. This means that going out for dinner will cost twice as much, so we need to find a place that serves food that tastes twice as good. Not always an easy task.
Mar 31, 2008 - 8:49:18 AM
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Trains, Wrecks, and Necks
My neck has started bothering me lately. It wasn't really a problem. I only had trouble looking up...and down. Oh...and left...and right...and sitting. Well, okay, it was a huge problem.
Mar 25, 2008 - 8:59:35 AM
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Computerized Narcolepsy
I had a laptop on which I used to type my column. We were close. I never knew its name, though, mostly because I couldn't decide whether it was a male or a female. When it comes to technology, you have to be well-acquainted with an appliance before you can determine its gender.
Mar 20, 2008 - 11:21:38 AM
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Foiled Again!
I hear footsteps in the hallway. It's the big people. Maybe, if I pretend I don't hear them, they'll let me sleep. It's still dark outside, after all. It can't be time to get up yet! It's never dark when I'm in school, so I think my parents must be playing a joke on me.
Mar 13, 2008 - 1:43:38 PM
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Our Mattress Has Alzheimer's
When my husband and I first married, we slept on a waterbed. It was warm in the winter and cool in the summer and it satisfied our thirst for adventure on the high seas.
Mar 3, 2008 - 7:56:13 PM
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Fried Rice Adventure
My husband's enthusiasm-instilling techniques included downloading recipes off the internet for Thai fried rice. He brought me a dozen different recipes under the guise of asking my opinion. "Which is the best one?" he asked.
Feb 21, 2008 - 9:20:59 AM
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The History of Thirst
I am going to tell you about the history of thirst. This is history as I understand it. Anyone who doesn’t have a sense of humor is cautioned not to read this column because the obvious inaccuracies would be too much for your staid sensibilities.
Feb 19, 2008 - 11:10:38 AM
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The Case of the Missing Mango
It was an ordinary day in the Snyder household that day. I had gone shopping with my daughter for groceries. I was happy to get out of the house, my daughter was happy to get away from the boys, and the boys were happy to know that I would soon be bringing home some food.
Feb 13, 2008 - 5:40:17 AM
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Knighting the Forgetful
Every year, about 2 hours from where I live, they put on a Renaissance Faire. For two months a year, on the weekends, people who are lawyers and carpenters, waitresses and corporate heads, shed the trappings of their trade, don some 16th century garb and go back in time to the Renaissance Faire.
Feb 9, 2008 - 9:35:08 PM
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Eyes in the Back of My Head
My children wonder sometimes if I really do have eyes in the back of my head. "Mom knows everything, even if nobody tells her." It gives me a goddess-like status in my home, because they can't figure out how I know. This perception probably keeps them out of a lot of trouble as well, so I have never tried to relieve them of that notion.
Feb 5, 2008 - 11:05:16 AM
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What If I'm Wrong?
You might say that I like to err on the side of caution. Sometimes I might even be too cautious. This comes from being the recipient of so many "I told you so!"s in my youth.
Feb 3, 2008 - 8:21:51 PM
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Legos Are The Enemy!
Red, white and blue stand for freedom in these United States. Legos may be mostly red, white and blue (with a touch of yellow, black and grey), but... it's a cover. I live in a war-zone called Lego-ville.
Feb 2, 2008 - 11:47:24 PM
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Caller ID is For Spies
Caller ID is the original spy-tool. It was never patented as such, but I'll bet James Bond would have used it if he had it.
Jan 31, 2008 - 9:49:25 AM
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Bait for Sleepyheads
I'm running out of bait. By bait, I mean anything I can think of that would make my children want to get out of bed on a cold winter school day.
Jan 30, 2008 - 8:57:08 AM
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The Breakfast of Champions
How many rules is a kid breaking when he has fudge nut brownies for breakfast? It's hard to count them all, since I only have ten fingers.
Jan 29, 2008 - 8:35:55 AM
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Retirement for Super Heroes
Now that my husband and I are in our forties, we've been told that we need to start planning for retirement. Yeah, we've been told that since we were in our twenties, but when there is a choice between eating and saving for retirement, most savvy people will choose eating. After all, it doesn't make sense to save for a day that most likely will not arrive if you've starved to death.
Jan 24, 2008 - 1:07:42 PM
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