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Summer Homework Assignment: Percy Jackson

Note: This post is not sponsored in any way.Declan had a teacher for second and third grade who just loves the Percy Jackson books. She kept trying to get him to read the series, but he just wasn't having it. I have no idea why…

Sad Dog Diary by Ze Frank

I really have no idea how I missed this. I subscribe to Ze Frank in multiple ways; I think he is awesome. I have seen him speak in person before, which doubly verified how awesome he is.But alas, some how I had never seen Sad…

Behind the Scenes at the 2010 American Idol Finale

Cross-posted at Mile High Mamas.Friends, if you look up the word surreal in the dictionary, you will see a photo of me, sitting in the American Idol finale audience. Because that's what happened this week - thanks to the Ford Fiesta folks* - a night…

Behind the Scenes of Cirque du Soleil KOOZA!

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that a bunch of the Mile High Mamas were invited to the premiere night of the new Cirque du Soleil show last week. Bryan and I have been to several Cirque shows, and I have to say…

Speed Racer trumps real life, I guess…

I am supposed to be continuing my "100 Things To Do Before I Die" posts (I only made it to 1-25 and 26-50) but honestly, I must be the laziest person on the planet because I am having the hardest time coming up with the…

My Lucky Rocketship Underpants

I spent a significant portion of my afternoon searching for examples of the Calvin & Hobbes cartoons where Calvin talks about his lucky rocketship underpants and how they make him more prepared and excited for his day. But apparently, there are zero examples of that…