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Once Upon an Internet

There have been a lot of good stuff showing up on my Feedly this week, but I haven’t had the chance have been too busy playing with my new phone to share it with y’all. So as any lazy blogger would do, I have decided to a roundup…

Terrible-Tweet Score
What is your Terrible-Tweet Score? I got 6, which fits into the “Tone it back a bit buddy” category.  😳

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(via The Doghouse Diaries)

Pretty IP
This simple website generates a color palette based on your IP address. I’m not too crazy about the colors produced by my IP address, but you may have better luck. Go give it a try!

Things That Makes Me Sweat and Shake

There are 3 things that make me unnecessarily nervous: 1.  The "icy" warning in my car's dashboard whenever the temperature dips below freezing. Do car manufacturers think we're idiots? Isn't it obvious that the roads may be icy when it's this cold? I know that the warning is meant to be just that: a warning. But it still makes me extremely anxious whenever I glance down at the dashboard to see this little word whilst driving in freezing conditions. 2.  A "price upon request" label on products in magazines. Especially when it pertains to items I like. I currently don't have a magazine on hand so I'll make do with this painting by Jan Christensen. It can be mildly annoying and a bit depressing. And a big...

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That Moment When…

We both knew it would happen one day. We just didn't think it would be so soon. Yesterday, at 28 months old, our Claire Emmanuelle outsmarted us. Okay, not exactly "outsmart" in the veritable definition of the word. ( out·smart : to get the better of; especially : outwit )  More accurately, she performed a mental feat which surpassed that of us, her parents. Please allow me to explain. Last week I received an Amazon credit from Ebates and decided to spend it on some new toys for the girls. (Why isn't everyone on Ebates? You get cash back for shopping online. No, seriously. How the heck do they even make money?) One of the toys was the Melissa & Doug Magnetic Farm Hide and Seek Puzzle. As you can see...

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