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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Happy Birthday M

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Happy, happy birthday M! It's hard to believe its been 15 years. This last year has seen a lot of changes. You finished up middle sch...
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Monday, February 28, 2011

Ready to Garden

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The weather here has been so nice (read as unseasonably warm - almost 80 degrees at the end of February!) that I have been itching to get in...
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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving 2010

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Another great Thanksgiving on the books. It was just the 4 of us plus my mom, so the table was not so full as she would have liked, but sev...
Saturday, November 06, 2010

Popcorn Delivery Time

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A and I went out and picked up our order of popcorn from the Popcorn Kernel this afternoon. Once we got home, he got into uniform and off w...
Friday, November 05, 2010

Brrrr

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It got cold today. Not just a little cool, but cold, windy, and wet. We even had some sleet, even though the weathermen were saying it was...
Thursday, November 04, 2010

Jack Frost vs the Garden

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We've got a freeze warning for Fri, Sat, and Sun nights currently. I'm not sure it will actually get down to 32 or below any of the...
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

What's for Dinner

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It's been a cold, dreary day today. M says that we have skipped fall, but we haven't. If it were sunny, we would be enjoying the l...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Growing and growing

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I decided to measure the kids today, and yep, they are both still growing like weeds. M currently measures 69 1/2 inches (5' 9.5")...
Monday, November 01, 2010

Garden update

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I dug the sweet potatoes today. The nights have been getting cooler lately and it is supposed to rain tomorrow, so it was time. Unfortunat...
Friday, October 15, 2010

Waking up A

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It happened for the first time this morning. I had to wake up A. Normally he wakes up on his own, generally between 6:15-6:30. This morni...
Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Pathfinding in Old Town

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A and I took a walk around Old Town today, for work on his pathfinding merit badge. He had a blank map of the area and had to mark all the ...
Friday, September 24, 2010

Plumbing Success

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A week or so ago, I noticed that everything under the sink in the hall bathroom was wet. Further investigation revealed a slow drip from th...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

First Class Scout

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A had a Court of Honor last night at Scouts. They only hold these a couple of times a year, so this was for all the merit badges and rank a...
Monday, September 20, 2010

GA baby quilt

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I made a baby quilt for some friends who are expecting their first baby - a girl, as you can probably guess from the colors. And if you loo...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

A with the clarinet

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A finally got his clarinet and the first bit of instruction in playing it last week. He seems to be enjoying it so far, though his says th...
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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Study Skills

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Both kids seem to be in need of some better study skills, though not necessarily the same ones. A is having issues with remembering: 1) wha...
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

I'm trying to come back...

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It's been a long time, as my mom reminds me, since I have posted. I feel like I should go to confessional (and I'm not even catholi...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Swim Meet

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Swim meet tonight and oh my, but it was HOT!!! Sweltering hot in the sun, not helped by the fact that we got a brief bit of rain that made ...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Long time no post

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It's always hard when I don't post for a bit, because then I wonder how I can catch up. Well, I guess I can't. Maybe at some p...
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Sunday, May 09, 2010

Field Trip Frenzy

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It must be nearly the end of the year - the field trips are flying right and left. It's not usually this full of field trips, but both ...
Monday, May 03, 2010

Rain, rain everywhere....

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except in the house! 2.5 inches and fairly hard at times, but no rain in either the basement or the garage. Maybe I can actually hope this...
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

31 cent night at BR

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Yum! We took the kids up to BR for their 31 cent/scoop night. Conversation in the car: M: I think I really want an eclair. me: No, we we...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

The garden is starting slowly

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The garden seems to be progressing slower than last year. I know some of that is that it was cold and wet over winter break this year, so w...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Taxes are finally DONE!

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Actually I finished them up yesterday morning, e-filing our Federal return. I had to wait for D's signature last night on the state ret...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Shadow gifts us

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Evidently Shadow has realized that it is birthday time around our house. Yesterday he brought M a birthday gift of a snake (small garter sn...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Too many deaths

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We've had a run of 3 in deaths in the last 3 days. That is WAY too many. And it is actually 4 deaths in 3 events. First my great aunt...
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Saturday, March 06, 2010

M's First Concert

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M went to his first concert last night, They Might Be Giants (TMBG). He had wanted to go to a concert back before Christmas, but since it w...
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Friday, March 05, 2010

Our Blackberry Patch is Gone!

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I was over at the elementary school today, waiting to pick A up from his field trip, and because the bus was late, I decided to walk around ...
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Sunday, February 28, 2010

It's Happened

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I've been expecting it for a while now, but it's finally confirmed - M is taller than I am. And still growing... D is expecting to ...
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

M's in to Magnet!

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M got the official notification today. He got into the Magnet high school for Science and Technology. M is happy, we are happy, all is goo...
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