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How to train a grandma

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Last night we took our grandkids to see the live How to Train Your Dragon Spectacular at the Honda Center in Anaheim.  I was soon to find out that the night was more about training a grandma than training a … Continue reading →

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Hit or miss?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Last night Couponman and I armed with discount tickets headed for our adventure to see Les Mis, our all time favorite musical.  The GAP went with us.  We’d heard mixed reviews, and I wasn’t sure I would like it.  I’d … Continue reading →

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NutriSystem, my foot

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Last night my friend Sue Trueblue, two of her daughters, and I went on an adventure to the Pantages Theater to see the Donny and Marie Christmas production.  The thirty mile, two hour drive in rush hour traffic into Los … Continue reading →

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Where’s the clown?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

“Wow, glow in the dark miniature golf!” I exclaimed after seeing the sign.  “I’ve never played glow in the dark miniature golf.” “You won’t now either,” said Holly.  It was noon in Las Vegas.  There were no water traps, just … Continue reading →

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No closeup, please, Mr. DeMille

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

No worry about close-ups when you’re on the Couponman Vegas tour.  All of our discounted tickets meant there would be no close-ups of anything. Not only could we not see, we couldn’t hear.  Actually our seats had nothing to do … Continue reading →

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Two and Oh, Dear

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

The Worm had never scored a goal before, or for that matter, even been close.  She played for the social aspect.  Probably with the same attitude that Cheezy had played football.  He wanted to run through the paper.  You know … Continue reading →

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Opening night in Hollywood

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Last night Couponman and I trekked our way to Hollywood.  Trekked is the right word.   We took the little known route, the one never to be duplicated.  “I know what I’m doing” he’d said after I asked, “Do you know … Continue reading →

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I don’t know what that means

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

During my lunch period, I ran over to see my grandkids swim class.  The Mouse was in a Mommy and Me session.  In my days we called it going in the water with my mom.  “Watch him do the torpedo,” … Continue reading →

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Puppetry gone genius

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Last night Couponman and I went to the Ahmanson’s production of the play War Horse.  We experienced a bit of genius — when life and make believe come together. The puppetry used to portray the main characters was spectacular.  Each … Continue reading →

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I know somebody who knows somebody

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

A long time friend, so long that her name used to be Dee before moving uptown and changing it to the more sophisticated sounding Diana, and I spent some time together over the weekend.  We’d missed our get-together for her birthday a few months … Continue reading →

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