tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58282350836218147082009-07-13T22:34:08.904-05:00Completely captivating views from the Suburbs about all things family and life: Kids, parenting, friendship, sports, diabetes, boys, love, growing up, growing old, all from the perspective of a 43 year old Mom of three nicknamed Bubble (and no, that's not my stripper name!). **Craptastic legal notice: The entire contents of this website belong to it's author. No reproduction is allowed without MY prior written consent. Copywrite pending. Please play nice.LIBSMOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12592371420062517835noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125BubbleWriteshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828235083621814708.post-82155457727943173932009-03-18T21:13:00.005-05:002009-03-18T21:35:37.383-05:00More proof that this world of ours is going to hell in a hand basket. I'm not sure what exactly a hand basket is but the world is going to hell in one and here's proof. Overheard at the nail...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BubbleWrites/~4/o7PLhFpgKyM" height="1" width="1"/>LIBSMOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12592371420062517835noreply@blogger.com1http://www.bubblewrites.com/2009/03/ill-even-throww-in-hand-painted-hand.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828235083621814708.post-30408725398634079492009-03-10T12:03:00.002-05:002009-03-10T12:15:12.742-05:00The Strawberry Classic was this weekend. These are the drivers against whom Braden races. Braden took second only to the boy to his left in the white shirt, Hunter. You gotta love Braden's little bad...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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I have no good reason really for not wanting to make the drive, I just plain didn't feel like it. When Logan got home from dropping...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BubbleWrites/~4/g7j53cZXVXg" height="1" width="1"/>LIBSMOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12592371420062517835noreply@blogger.com2http://www.bubblewrites.com/2009/02/is-it-possible-that-i-am-doing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828235083621814708.post-56015351996045108482009-02-20T21:01:00.023-05:002009-02-20T22:09:17.289-05:00What with all the things I'm now NOT doing, like eating, smoking and such.... you may be wondering what I've been doing with all of my spare time. Did you know that it takes 7.5 minutes to smoke a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BubbleWrites/~4/gEBXkxg6rk4" height="1" width="1"/>LIBSMOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12592371420062517835noreply@blogger.com1http://www.bubblewrites.com/2009/02/struggle-to-make-it-to-end-of-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5828235083621814708.post-11878881457411891512009-02-10T19:50:00.002-05:002009-02-10T20:10:04.139-05:00About the closest thing I will ever have to a sister is a good friend. Even my sister-in-law can't be a stand in for a real sister since she's only 13. Do THAT math!! When I get to spend quality time...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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