Author Archives: alianora

2 and a half, going on hilarious

Voldemort has hit the imagination stage and the whiny stage, all in conjunction with each other. I dont so much care for the whining, but the imagination plus his ability to deliver bizarre lines with a straight face means he … Continue reading

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Pants Optional

My child has decided, after a discussion with his father, who was trying to get him to stop crying and crying and crying for no apparent reason, that this year, we shall celebrate Hanukkah. This seems like a downright swell … Continue reading

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Please, Sir, May I Have Another?

I got called down to the office this morning and told to reprint my weekly lesson plans. My offense? The first letters on the right hand side were cut off. Not the whole letter, just a tiny fraction. The word … Continue reading

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Sometimes My Fandom Life Overtakes My Real Life

I have thoughts to share. An entire story about the sheer ridiculousness that I encountered one day while picking up Voldemort from daycare, when the assistant manager told me, giggling and almost blushing, that she had never known another 2 … Continue reading

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Make This: Butterball Soup

Butterball soup is one of my very favorite things in the entire whole world. Seriously. Now, my husband is one of “those” cooks. The ones who don’t use a recipe or measure things and just throw stuff in and see … Continue reading

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