This is not an ordinary week. My big kids are off adventuring with their grandparents and cousin. The little ones and I are keeping busy at home—really at home because Scott’s car engine blew out on his way home Monday. He’s got the minivan for the week.

We’ve got this.

Sometimes I really think the backyard is the nicest place to be.

• I could kiss the guy who invented the rotisserie chicken. Except he was probably some hairy, unwashed caveman fella, so, um, maybe not. #
• Um, but, but, WHY??? http://bit.ly/SfBvx #
• Matthew Lickona’s ALPHONSE may be the creepiest thing I’ve ever read. I mean that as a compliment. http://www.alphonsecomic.com #
• Baby is singing to me. OK, maybe it’s more like gargling. But still adorable. #
• Yup, she’s my kid all right: “Mommy, I want some pizza crustses.” #
• Boy, these farming games sure are good for math practice. Harvest Moon, Farmville, Farm Town. My kids keep running profit analyses on crops. #
• I would like some bedrest ...
  
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• Prairie dogs return to Md. Zoo - baltimoresun.com - “It took just 10 minutes for a dozen prairie dogs to outwit the creators of the Maryland Zoo’s new $500,000 habitat.”
• Jezebel - Little Women : The Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves - little women - As websites go, Jezebel is not my cuppa. But I do like Lizzie Skurnick’s FINE LINES column about the novels that made an impression on her as a kid. This week’s column is on Little Women, and while I disagree with the bit about Meg “fading to domestic obscurity,” I really enjoyed this piece.
• Gameplay Video of Gameprom’s ‘Wild West Pinball’ | Touch Arcade ...
  
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Why didn’t I think of this before?

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows. Have you read it? Let’s discuss!

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All those marvelous personalities. Who was your favorite?