tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73898762012-02-15T22:33:23.927-08:00Juggling my day-to-day adventures as a SAHM.Chilihead2noreply@blogger.comBlogger781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389876.post-1163562064733185622006-11-14T19:41:00.000-08:002006-11-14T19:41:04.746-08:00

The Matrix Reloaded Spoof

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Well, I've been working over at Typepad all weekend. I was able to transfer all of my previous posts over there. I just have to add all my sidebar stuff and I'll be good to go. So come on over to http://donttrythisathome.typepad.com and see what I'm up to. I'll be waitin' for ya.Chilihead

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Betcha can't guess what I did this weekend. Betcha can't. So I'll tell you. I hooked up my camcorder to my computer and talked to my brother in Bahrain! We could see each other and hear each other. It was so cool. Then we called my dad in CO and we video conferenced with him too! All three of us! What can I say? It really doesn't take too much to entertain me.

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In the car today running errands, Max and Wild Thing were discussing the finer points of burps. They agreed that they had both had burps that, when they happened, tasted. "Yeah," said Max, "like when I have donut! Sometimes later I burp and it tastes like the donut." Then, a split second later and with a wistful smile in his voice he said, "Extra for me."Later we were getting lunch and Hilary

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Last night I was having weird dreams. WEIRD. Here's the back story: Before I went to bed I was stressing out about the fact that next year Max will be in third grade and the homework will be ridiculous and copius. This will eat into our family time. I'm annoyed. I also go back and forth between wanting to homeschool (I wouldn't be effective in this endeavor and it completely overwhelms me) and

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The past two weeks have been extremely busy for me. I made an impromptu decision to drive to Iowa to attend my grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary party and my husband and I had a quick get away to Las Vegas. Whew! That’s a lot for me, especially when the kids are starting t-ball and baseball and spring is dancing outside. I’ve told you about Iowa, now it’s time to tell you about Las

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On my way to Iowa a few weeks ago, I was behind this bus. I really think it's funny and thought I'd share it with you all. In case you can't read the name of the "club" it's The Wrinkled Roosters and The Fancy Hens! It was a bunch of senior citizens out for a road trip! I wonder if they all pooled their retirement money and bought this bus. I'll bet it's comfy inside!I sent my picture of me in my

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Well, it's been a week since I was in Iowa visiting family and celebrating my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary. It was so much fun! I should have posted about it before now, but I've been in book club mode and was bound and determined to share East of Eden with everyone.In addition to the "usual suspects" who live in IA, my grandparents were pleasantly surprised by my dad and his wife

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I had a lovely Moms Night Out with some friends (old and new) last night. We went to a real, kid-free restaurant and ordered appetizers and wine. We discussed washing machines and driers, religion, and education. We are meeting again in two weeks at an Irish pub for more booze and motherly discussion. I can’t wait.When I arrived home last night and said good-bye to my awesome mother-in-law, I

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Is anyone having trouble seeing my blog posts in their intended splendor and glory? Shannon says that for the last week or so she's had to scroll down to see the entries. Anyone else having any troubles? Please let me know so I can see if it's widespread or user error. ;) (J/K, Shannon.)

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We had book club last night and it was a raging success. We had one of the longest discussions we've had in while. This book touched something within everyone--even those who did not quite finish it. This will be my last passage from East of Eden.I believe that there is only one story in the world, and only one, that has frightened and inspired us, so that we live in Pearl White serial of

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Those who know me know I am not religious. However, there are some passages that, regardless of where they come from, when I read them, speak volumes to me. They are as interesting from a religious perspective as not. They are worthy of lengthy discussions regardless of your affiliation or non-affiliation. One such passage is the following from East of Eden.(This passage discusses how the

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I'm home! Our trip was a huge success and oh so much fun! I will post pictures and write it about it later. Right now, though, I want to share something from one of my favorite books, East of Eden. I am hosting book club at my house on Wednesday and this is the book we are discussing. I read it last year, but needed to re-read it to host the discussion properly. Since I was going to be in the car

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I am driving my kids to Iowa tomorrow and we will be gone until at least Sunday. We are travelling to Iowa to help celebrate my grandparents' 60th Wedding Anniversary. Sixty years! How wonderful. During those years they had nine children (though one, their first--Linda, only lived a few days). Now they have 22 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. What a legacy; it's certainly worth

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I submit to you a portrait of a mother with one dream: a day without bickering. On this particular morning she lies in bed in a true dream state. She awakes to pleas for breakfast. Or does she? Up ahead, a dream with all her desires, an entrance that leads to calm, happiness and...The Twilight Zone....Today was one of the best and freakiest I’ve had in a while. In fact, it was such a freak of

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Here are just a few things that happened today in no particular order.The Good: The very last load of laundry is in the dryer. And that’s good because I used up all my laundry soap doing that load. The Bad: The tension on my sewing machine has been giving me fits for 24 hours. I threaded and re-threaded the machine and bobbin. I messed with the dials. I even consulted the manual. After talking

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When I was a child, one of my favorite books was Cinderella. I still have it. It is worn out and faded, hanging together, literally, by a thread. I’m not sure why I loved it so much. I wasn’t prone to pretending to be a princess, but I loved Cinderella and Snow White (that book is in much the same condition as my Cinderella). My daughter, Munchkin, has never really shown much interest in either

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So. Based on that am I Christian, Mormon, or Other?To all my regular readers: Please ignore me today. I am in a very foul mood. Some of you know why. If you don't, consider yourself lucky--it's drama, drama, drama. I thought I could let it go, but I couldn't. I was going to write a thoughtful piece on it, but I didn't. Instead, I spent 15 minutes searching for this darn bunny so I could post it

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I'm several. Here are just a few of the things you can Google and my blog comes up.meatballs and spazkrispy kreme donut cakesedith lederer birthdayI love Krispy Kremedevine design candice pregnantmake burp rags out ofdon't try anything funny the meanAnd that's just this week. I'm telling you, if you don't have Site Meter, you need to get it. When you're addicted to blogging, comments and visitors

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I wish, I wish, I wish I had something interesting to write about tonight. Wouldn't you know I have writer's block the week of the big Blog Awards over at One Woman's World? Seems my luck is holding. I spent today cleaning the kitchen, bleaching sinks, sweeping floors, cleaning out closets and hutches, dislodging hardened Play-Doh from forgotten toys, and laundry. Mounds and mounds of laundry. As

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Grass sledding in February.Today I took my kiddos and some friends sledding. It was 70+ degrees Farenheit today and we went sledding! Grass sledding, that is. We are fortunate enough to have a nice little park by our house with a great hill. We usually use that hill to learn to ride bikes without training wheels or sled on snow. Today we discovered that our plastic sled discs are just as good on

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Now the moment you've all been waiting for: The Big Reveal!1. David Letterman: Not true and totally made up. I've never even been to New York.2. State Champion: True. Apparently no one has any faith in me at all when it comes to competition. I don't blame you. Here's the scoop. When I was in eighth grade I was a gymnast in an age group with very little competition and was consistently scoring 9.0

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For my second ever Self-Portrait Tuesday I offer you my husband me in party dress. Well, I'm in a dress. My husband and I were invited to attend a fundraiser on Saturday. Here we are in all our glory before the big shin-dig. Never fear, though, the answer to the T/F Meme will be revealed Wednesday.We met three other couples at the fundraiser that we regularly hang with and we had a fantastic

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As usual, I was caught off guard by the fact that Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. I realized at 4:00 this afternoon that we did not have any cards for the school parties tomorrow. What’s a mother to do? Why, pull out the spin art, of course. So here are the fruits of our labors: My kids lu-huv the spin art. They would do it for hours at a time if I would let them. The designs are awesome and the

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I'm sure anyone who's reading me has been to DYM and Rocks to see the T/F Meme. It's hilarious and I encourage you all to do one and let me know so I can check it out. Here are the rules:Write five things about yourself with only ONE of them being true. The other four are fiction, and everyone else gets to guess which one is not fiction.1. I scored tickets to David Letterman (it was absolutely

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Picture me running around like an idiot a la Steve Martin in The Jerk when the new phone book arrives. The Olympics are here! Oh how I love the Olympics. On Friday night we watched the opening ceremonies. We had a delightful time and it was one of the best family nights we've ever had. The rule at our house is "No food or drink upstairs" (unless you are my husband who apparently does not have to

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I'm so wicked tired I don't know what to do with myself. My feet are killing me from wearing my fabulous red boots yesterday, my hammies are killing me from doing my fabulous workouts this week, and my head is throbbing from drinking to much fabulous caffeine. So what I have for you, fabulous readers, is my week in review. Once it's reviewed, I'm gonna just fuhgetaboutit and veg out in front of

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Yesterday was the 100th day of kindergarten (our kindergarten starts later than some other schools because of assessments). Each kindergartener was asked to come up with a special project using 100 things to celebrate this milestone. Some kids brought 100 beads; some found 100 things from outside; I saw one little girl who had glued 100 acorns into a swirly pattern (though it looked a little "too

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Warning: This post may be unsuitable for the faint of heart, the tidy, the perfectionist, or anyone else who is going to criticize my housekeeping and blog addiction. Oh, and FLYbabies. If you’re a FLYbaby, you may want to skip this post. Caveat: Any similarities between Chilihead and anyone you know (including yourself) are completely coincidental. However, if you see yourself or a loved one in

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I've seen a few different blogs that have themes for different days of the week. One of them is Self-Portrait Tuesday. I'm pressed for time this week and can't seem to squeeze in the time I want to compose the deep thinking, socially responsible blogs for which I'm known. So I'm going with the whole self-portrait thing.This is the fabric I've chosen to make a quilt for my nephew. You can't really

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I have not really blogged since February 2. There are reasons...I was afraid I was becoming addicted (a bummer part of my personality) so I made myself quit for a few days. I'm currently writing a post about the seedy underbelly of blog addiction--should be ready this week. We had dates, birthday parties, playdates, etc. I immersed myself in those and refused to blog. I lasted until Saturday

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For my son's birthday we gave him, among other things, a scooter. I also bought a new helmet for him. It's called a Nut Case and it's shaped more like a hat than a helmet. It fits him better than any traditional bike helmet has so far. Here's a picture of it:OK, is it just me or does that look like a "special" helmet? I mean, the top of it even says "mind damage".What kind of mother am I, anyway

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I did it. After years of saying I might, I did it. After years of trying and failing and feeling overwhelmed with crafting projects, I did it. After blog-hopping and seeing that everyone out there has some sort of crafty thing going, I was compelled to try my hand at being artsy fartsy too. Yes, I bought my very own sewing machine. I dragged Shannon with me to Wal-Mart and picked out a machine

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New Look & NameI have decided to go with Don't Try This at Home. Thank you to every single one of you for helping me with this decision. I'm very happy with how things have turned out. Now I just have to go back and change all my links on webrings and everything else. Doesn't that sound like SOOOOOO much FUN? Nice ConesMy son's math homework tonight called for him to find three real-life

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What do you think of the new design? You know what my biggest problem is? I can't think of a really great name for my blog. My favorite names are Rocks In My Dryer and Mom On A Wire--and not just because they rhyme. Then there are my titles. What title goes with my cute redhead juggling her life? (Note to my friend--and you know who you are--don't even say it.)Since I started blogging in 2004

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The men are off playing golf today so Munchkin and I have a few hours to ourselves. Our plans are minimal, but will be fun for us. We are having a quick lunch at home, then to Build-A-Bear to squander $10 of Munchkin-earned money. After that we will probably stop for an Orange Julius. We also have to make a stop to sign up my son for baseball. After that we are going to Wal-Mart to buy a full

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For the life of me I cannot think of anything to blog about today, so I made up this meme. Any similarities to other memes are purely coincidental. Frankly, this one's so boring if it reminds you of another meme I'm sorry because that means you had two horrible memes. Can you say that three times fast?I tag everyone who reads it; leave me a comment and I'll come visit your site to read your

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I'm having a little trouble with the whole birthday week. More precisely I'm having 1.4 lbs (and climbing) of problems with the birthday week. My birthday, as I've been shamelessly blogging about since last week, and my son's are just three days apart. We started celebrating on Thursday (which was two whole days BEFORE my birthday). I've had everything from beef wellington to chocolate lava cake

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Munchkin and I made birthday cake cones for my son's birthday today. Overall, it was just another opportunity for me see that I am truly kitchen retarded. I let Munchkin put all the ingredients into the bowl and let her help turn the mixer on. So far, so good. Then the batter looks very thick. Crap. I forgot to put the water in. I gave Munchkin the eggs, the mix, and the vegetable oil, but not

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Tbe fact that people would hold a Rock, Paper, Scissors contest is funny enough. The fact that contestants could win a trip to the finals in Las Vegas is about to kill me! What I want to know is whether they play the way my brother used to: If you lose you have to roll up your sleeve so the winner can take two fingers and whap your bare arm as hard as he can.

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The awesome bag Shannon gave me (see post below) has a web site listed under the quote. I thought, "Hey! I'd like to see what else is available! I think I'll check it out." So, I did. And that's when I got my REAL birthday present. ;) Here's the URL: http://www.taratainton.comPlease note this is not safe for work and you should probably shoo the kids out of the room for a minute. However, you

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Shannon gave me an excellent birthday present today:This bag really says it all, doesn't it? Shannon and I have discussed how, now that we are blogging, everything we see, say, or do is colored by The Blog. Will I blog it or not? Blogging has become an automatic part of my thought process. Seemingly mundane things are now blog fodder.I am so excited about my new blog bag that I was already

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I just wrote a nice little blog about how tomorrow is my birthday and Tuesday is my son's birthday. I wrote about how his party is tomorrow and how excited I am for him and how proud I am of him. I wrote about what I think about every year when his birthday comes around. Then I hit some errant key and lost it all. The moment is lost for now and I am annoyed. Grrrr.

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As some of you know, I'm counting points and trying to lose weight. So far I've lost six pounds. I found a site today that has me thinking about why I want to lose weight. So here's why I want to lose weight: It's all about me. I want to lose weight because I want to lose weight. Not because my husband wants me to, not because I want to wear a bikini this summer (it'll never happen, folks), not

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I know I shouldn't, but I have caught myself living and dying by my Blog Top Sites number. I started at 99 and made it all the way up to the thirties. Now I'm back to 50! Aaaahrgh! I blame it all on my addiction to changing my template and the resulting boring entries. So, in an effort to get my numbers down again, I offer you this humorous story. It is completely true.The Background: About 10

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Here are some of the tutorials and free sites I found that can help you change the look of your blog. It's a lot of work and it's taking me a little longer than I thought it would, but it's fun.Free Blogger Templates: You can download free templates from this site.Blog Tutorials by Jennifer: This site explains how to put a border around your photos, make a favicon (those little, tiny icons--like

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Well, now that I've achieved my first major victory (see post below), I've been working on tweaking the colors of my template. You can see the new colors at my test site. I'd be interested to know what you think. What I'd really like is something like Suburban Turmoil, but since that's taken I guess I'll muddle my way through.The problem I'm having is that my site is becoming a little "pretty" if

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For those of you not familiar with that obscure movie line reference, I'll just give it to ya: The Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2 as she arrives at the ball for Fiona and her new "prince charming". And don't tell me you haven't seen it because I know you have.Anyway...all that to say I've been working on my template and I think I have it almost figured out! So, seriously, let me hear that woop woop!

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Well today was a complete and utter waste of my time. I did not one thing that was productive. Well, actually, I went and worked out, but after that it was timewaste-o-rama. Here's what I didn't do:call the doctor and have our prescriptions renewedtake back stuff to Wal-Marttake back stuff to GAPfind a coffee makergo to the post officework on my blog templateclean my house in any way shape or

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I am linking to some of my very first posts. I'm linking to these because I wrote them before I ever let anyone even know I was blogging. I had my own little private blog. At least I assumed I did--I didn't have a site meter or anything and I couldn't imagine anyone stumbling across me on accident or even on purpose. So I give you these two entries because they are two of my favorites.Movie

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Every morning my children come down to snuggle with me before we start our day. Today it was just the munchkin and me because the eldest (I really have to come up with a better name) was too busy playing video games.Munchkin crawled up into bed and declared that she MUST collect something. I asked her what she wanted to collect and this is how our conversation went:Munchkin: I don't know what to

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Over Christmas break I was sitting at our kitchen table doing free draw with my kiddos. I started just doodling instead of actually drawing. They were fascinated. I swear to you they had no idea what doodling was. I encouraged them to try it themselves. Here is what the eldest came up with: I think it looks like Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas. His drawings are usually much more detailed

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I made the same resolution everyone else does every year: get fit, lose weight. There are others, but this is the one I'm focusing on right now. I have done Weight Watchers in the past with great success. However, once I met my goal weight and my goal (wearing a particular dress to a friend's wedding), I promptly gained it all back plus some. I have that personality that requires a constant goal.

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OK, I'm forcing myself to step away from the blog. It's all I can think about. I think about what I will write. I think about what I won't write. When I'm out driving I see things and think I need to blog about them. The most heinous of all blog obsessions for me, though, is the need to customize my template. It is killing me.I used to design and code web pages for a living. That was about 10 or

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 My son (I haven't come up with a blog name for him yet...) brought home the greatest literary achievent of any 2nd grader EVER. Well, I'm his mom so I guess maybe not EVER. But I thought it was good enough to blog about. His class was given the picture above and asked to write story about it. Here's his:I am about to freeze! I cannot stand this winter day. I am covered in snow. I am frozen into

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I have blogged so much today even I can't believe it. I guess I'm definitely back in my groove. I feel like I have so many things to say and not enough time to say them. I need to pace myself. But before I do that, let me share with you my munchkin's request. Munchkin is 5 going on 21. Am I scared? You betcha. This summer we were on the swing out back and she turns to me and we have the following

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I just read this on a blog today and I thought it was fun.1. Grab the nearest book.2. Open the book to page 123.3. Find the fifth sentence.4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.5. Don’t search around and look for the “coolest” book you can find. Do what’s actually next to you.Here's the one I found:"Farewell."From The Last Battle (the final book in the

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Edit: I was just looking over my post and I realized I only put 5 things instead of 7. Doh. Let's see if I can fix that...I've always been morbidly fascinated with what is apparently called a meme (though I just used to refer to them as "questions about you"). Now that I'm finding my blog groove, I'm in meme heaven. Bear with me while I ride out this wave and get it out of my system. And, of

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Found this on Diary of a Desperate Housewife. I tag whoever is reading this. Let me know if you play.Four jobs you have had in your life1. Mazzio's cashier and salad girl (BTW, I never eat at salad bars b/c of that experience. I was the ONLY one who made sure it was fresh.)2. GAP salesgirl3. Web Designer4. Technical WriterFour movies you could watch over and over1. Any of the Thin Man series2.

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I want to start this particular entry by saying that I am not poking fun or being sarcastic or anything else rude and hateful. I found the situation below humorous and I just want to share it with you.I recently had a comment from a guy named Hayduke. He was commenting on my post "A Really Great Day" where I mention that my dd and I have a playdate. He was asking me if dd meant "designated driver

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Thursday was a really great day for me. It didn't start out that way, though. I barely dragged my sorry self out of bed, made bowls of cereal for my kids, then counted the minutes until the school bus would come so I could crawl back under the sheets. Then I remembered I had a playdate (for me and for my dd) with my friend Brooke. So I stepped into the shower, turned on the water, and promptly

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isn't it somewhat good to be healthy? I have celebrated today by staying in bed and running to the bathroom every ten minutes. Trust me, that's NOT too much information, it could have been much worse. Oh, sorry. THAT might have been too much info, though.At first I was thinking hangover. Last night I mixed wine and mudslides (but not at once ) and then had a few sips of champagne. Not smart, but

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My good friend Brooke just tagged me for a meme. I'm so excited! She is the one who encouraged me to start blogging again. She's also the only person I've ever told where to find my blog. Knowing that people are reading my blog is so liberating! So thank you to Brooke for everything!1. First song you remember hearing on the radio as a child-- Wow. That's a good one. I think I remember my dad

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My Bests of 2005:Best Book I Read This Year: East of EdenBest CD I Bought: Hot Fuss by The KillersBest Vacation: Wine Country (but Disney World with my family was a close second)Best Bottle of Wine I Bought: Inniskillin Ice WineBest News I Received: My brother and his wife are expecting their second child!Best Recurring Feeling and Realization: My life is perfect because I have the perfect family

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It's the end of the year and I have my own list. I'll probably be posting several lists over the next few days. I'm a Technical Writer; I live by lists.Freaky McFreak of the Year: Tom Cruise. 'Nuf said. Freak. I heard REM's Superman on the radio today. I immediately thought of our boy Tom. Here are the first few lyrics: I am, I am, I am Superman. And I know what's happening.I am, I am, I am

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Here we are two days after Christmas. We had a wonderful, techy holiday. The kids were given every robot imaginable--robodog, a large robosapien, a small robosapien, and two robodinosaurs; I received a palm pilot, GPS system, MP3 player; my DH received a Sirius radio. We are wired to our ears (literally!). I also recieved my favorite DVD set: The Thin Man complete set. Yay! Nick and Nora are one

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&nbsp  My friend Brooke posted a great Mary Cassatt picture on her blog. After viewing hers, I felt I had to share my favorite Cassatt painting. The picture above is entitled Breakfast in Bed. At one point I had a copy of this and was going to have it framed. Unfortunately it was bent beyond all recognition and it ended up in the trash. But I digress. The reason I loved this picture is that it is

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I have always loved to travel. We didn't do much of it when I was growing up. Now that my husband tavels for work we have frequent flier miles. I swear I'd sell our house and buy a small townhouse to have as a homebase to come to once a year if I could travel the world non-stop. International travel is daunting to me since I am monolingual. (grin) I can read some spanish, but I can't speak

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Well, I have been able to read several books this summer. East of Eden was by far my favorite. In addition to that one, I read The Historian: This took me a long time to read, but it was good. It tells the story from two points of view: the father and the daughter. I found it was always more interesting when the father was relaying a story. Thankfully, within the first quarter of the book the

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I do realize that it is in fashion right now to speak out against America. I don't agree with that and I'm not going to do it. I think overall we do a pretty damn fine job of respecting those who respect us. I'm going to list a few things from Neal Boortz's site below. If you choose to read them, I think you might be surprised that not everyone is on the anti-American bandwagon. Things are better

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I've been ditzing around reading a bunch of other blogs on various sites. Every single one of them has bashed America. They start out just bitching about W, but within letter are bashing America as a whole. What the hell?I will say I did not vote for Bush in any election. I have voted as a Democrat for most elections. The more research I do, though, the more it is evident to me that I am neither

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I woke up yesterday with strep. Both of the kids had it last week so I guess it was inevitable. My throat was a little sore, but mostly I am just wiped out tired. I've been in bed for two days and Bill's had the kids to himself that whole time. I miss all that snuggle time and play time with the kids! Not to mention that Saturday was our anniversary.Anyway, I'm feeling better and I can't sleep.

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The book club I'm in just finished reading a book of short stories entitled Interpreter of Maladies. It was very well-written. I just wish I could remember the author's name right now. Short stories are so great. You have about 20 pages to make your point. To do that well is a gift. The book club is reading Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (the Mystic River guy) for July. I read that one last

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You know, I think about blogging a lot and then I don't do it. I like the idea of blogging simply because it's an anonymous way to float my thoughts. No one I know is aware of where my blog resides. I suppose they could find it if they really tried, but I doubt they will. It's nice to have this one place where no one knows me, but I'm still out there.In the coming months there are several things

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My husband returned from a business trip on Friday. Apparently the only thing on the plane worth reading was a Newsweek article about how more and more women are having affairs. The profile is that they are mid-thirties, been married around eight years and have kids. So of course I got the quiz on Juan the Pool Boy when he got home. Forget that we don’t have a pool or even a koi pond in the

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There are things I've always wanted to be: A stand-up comic (I'm not that funny) A writer of novels or children's books (I'm better at writing instruction manuals) Famous (without any kind of criticism) How's that for reasonable? BTW, no one really knows about these "aspirations". I think, for some reason, I would like to be known. I want people to like me and think, "Hey. She's really something

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I've been thinking about movie lines that have defined how we interact with each other. In my family growing up and even now we use lines from different movies to convey what we mean--usually for humor emphasis. Here are some of the ones we use frequently. Sixteen Candles: "No more yankie my wankie. The Donger need food!" Better Off Dead: "I want my two dollars!" Cats and Dogs: "Not Good!"

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I dare you. I defy you. I am you. I want to be me.

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