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You can't believe everything you read on Facebook or the internet, so I wasn't sure if this was real ...

Redbox revealed that 57 percent of the movies it rents out are scary. That got us talking about freaky or funny things that happen to you while watching scary movies.

Rik and I competed in Northwest Harvest's third annual Carve Out for Hunger celebrity pumpkin carving contest over the weekend. It's the first time I've competed, but Rik is a seasoned pro who informed me that the team to beat was KNDO!

Rik and his wife are arguing over how to pack and move. Megan, Rik's wife, is a planner like me. You pack like-minded things in boxes together and label them so that when you unpack the moving truck those labeled boxes go in the corresponding room. Rik's idea of packing (now keep in mind he was in the foster care system as a child) is the day of moving, throw everything into boxes and go. Read Mor

A new survey from YouGov finds that 47 percent of adults don't wear socks with sandals and that 31 percent of adults don't wear black socks with white shoes.

My little Shaylee informed me that she needed to do an interview for a school project. I asked, "who?" She said, "You, mom." She pulled out her paper with the questions printed on it. She had already filled out the top two questions.

Thumbing through the mail I came across an odd letter ... it was addressed to my son Mathew from himself? I couldn't wait for him to come home from college so he could open the letter ... curiosity was killing this momma cat!

Dance your cares away ... worry's for another day. Let the music play ... down at the Fraggle Rock.

What three foods do you think Americans hate the most?

It finally arrived!!! Eeek!! My picture with Tim McGraw during his big slot machine reveal in Las Vegas! Read all about what happened.

My mom was going through some of my grandma's things. She passed away a few years ago. My mom came across this little gem ... I remember writing it. My grandma was redoing her recipe book along with her little index cards with recipes on them, so she let me write up a couple of my own...

We have a new family member ... she's furry, small and likes to eat fruit. Say hello to Hazel Nut, the sugar glider. Last year my little Shaylee came across the sugar glider booth in the SunDome during the Central Washington State Fair. She begged her dad and I to buy her one, but we already have four indoor cats and I wasn't about to drop money on a small furry critter that would become a gourmet