The Ice

5 Out of 5 Stars

by Lisa Creech Bledsoe on January 24, 2011 · 6 comments

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As if there was ever really any doubt.

Nonetheless, I have secured the hardcopy evidence and now I submit it into the loving care of the internets, who will be sure to NEVER FORGET that in fact, I rate.

This also illustrates how cool I am to not only be palindromic (!!) but also up-side-down-ic. Any which way you spin me, I am clearly the wow-est mom ever.

WoWMoM rulez. (Thanks, IceMage, for the lovely certificate.) (Which I deserve.)

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The Ice’s Cat Gene from Lisa Creech Bledsoe on Vimeo. This is one of our family’s favorite stories about The Ice. We’ve told it so many times that now he tells it. I added a little bit here, and also let Henry the cat have his say. Oh, and it’s actually true that he said [...]

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