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    Laugh A Little

    … magic and mayhem: dingles take disney day three, post one

    When I was growing up, magic was the stuff of books and movies. I always thought that the reason I loved Disney World (and... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, family, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on magic and mayhem: dingles take disney (day two, post two)

    Poor Nearly Perfect Husband. This ride may be his own ‘white whale’. He is so obsessed with avoiding it, that it just might result in... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, kids

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    Laugh A Little

    … on magic and mayhem: dingles take disney day two

      This is Kate. And her ears. And her luggage. This morning, I woke up to an early message from Kate, who is a... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on magic and mayhem: dingles take disney day one

    8.4 Yep. Eight point four. Miles. Yesterday, we walked eight point four miles at Disney World. And I know this because Half-Kid Jack (who... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on ‘hey, instead of goin’ to school today…’

    I’m writing this post on Tuesday night.  It’s 10:08 p.m. as I type. In exactly six hours and 7 minutes, the Nearly Perfect Husband,... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, kids

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    Laugh A Little

    … on horse heads and crap acquired and… ‘gifted’

    That horse head up above? That’s what greeted our guests yesterday, when they approached our door dressed in Kentucky Derby attire (oh, ya. There... Read More

    Tags: humor, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, grandparents

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a new addition

    So I woke up this morning and got my coffee and was getting ready to tell you all about yesterday’s wild and crazy party... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on discovering a cherub’s ruthlessness somewhere in Pennsylvania

      Hey! Welcome back :)) I have so many things to tell you about this past weekend, when we were all in Kentucky to... Read More

    Tags: zombie apocalypse, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a good luck charm needed elsewhere

    This week has been a bit busy as we’ve been prepping for our trip down to Kentucky to hang with Mac and Half-Kid Jack... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, humor, road trip

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a daughter’s response to a heartfelt graduation letter

    So, in the grand Just Ponderin’ tradition of totally dependable follow-through… Okay, totally sometimes-it-happens follow through… I got Mac’s reaction to the heartfelt letter... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, college graduation

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    Laugh A Little

    … on hosting a graduation party. with a fork in my eye.

    Remember the other day I wrote my very first love poem ever for the Nearly Perfect Husband? Hang on, let me find it so... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on my very first poem for my husband. after a fight.

    I have been asked (many times in my life (by friends and family (and most likely by enemies (but I don’t know (and I’m... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor, marriage

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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