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Blog Guilt, Biz Closure, Homeschool, and Near Death (Just a Few Little Things….)

December 29, 2009 – 12:18 am

Wow, it’s been five months since I last posted. Grandpa, I’m so sorry! (My Grandpa regularly comments on how much he likes hearing all the family news since they live in AZ). So, here’s the quick update for the three of you who don’t know:
Thanks to el crappo economo, my website business started tanking in [...]

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Fall Consignment Sale Events

September 12, 2009 – 6:27 pm

Okay, several people have been asking if I am going to publish a new list, and since the first sale is next weekend it seemed like I should probably get on that. I know I haven’t posted in a couple months, but I’m hoping to get that back together here after I get [...]

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Shin Guards and Binomial Nomenclature

July 1, 2009 – 10:37 pm

Church softball season has started up and I’m on the team again this year. Two years ago was my first season since high school (and we won’t discuss how long ago that was), and I had soooo much fun. Last year Henry was just a teeny tiny so I sat the season out. Last Thursday [...]

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Gardening, Part Deux

May 12, 2009 – 8:55 pm

Planting complete! And now, pictures. Must have something to prove (to myself) that I actually did plant a garden. You know, just in case it all dies. I like to think positive.
The side garden box
Gardening is so much more fun when your big sister helps you!
Blue-eyed Trinity Flower (also a few other things like [...]

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Square Foot Gardening

May 6, 2009 – 5:19 pm

My green thumb, or the Black Thumb of Death as I like to call it, began its hibernation faze when I was about fifteen and has yet to really recover. This was the year after I planted a huge garden in my longsuffering parents’ backyard and then promptly discovered how much I loathe weeding. But [...]

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How My Daughters See Me

April 28, 2009 – 10:44 pm

The last couple of weeks have been very focusing for me. The week before I started homeschooling, I sat down to figure out a schedule and had a dreadful time doing it. Finally it all came together but only after I sat down and did some uber-prioritizing. Funny thing: when you figure out which things [...]

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Restaurant Dinner for Eight, $20.59

April 25, 2009 – 8:00 pm

Ha! I love a deal. Tonight we decided to take the kids to their favorite restaurant, HomeTown Buffet, since we’ve been all broke and haven’t taken them out in ages. But you know, I don’t like going out and paying full price, so naturally I started scoping around for coupons.
There was one in my wallet [...]

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The Bionicle Tabernacle and Homeschool, Week 1

April 22, 2009 – 9:52 pm

Our church has the coolest Sunday School classes ever! A month or so ago Georgie came home all excited because he had homework from his Sunday School class (!!). He had two weeks to build a complete tabernacle out of whatever he wanted, so naturally he decided to make his from Bionicles. In case you [...]

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Resurrection Term ‘09

April 16, 2009 – 11:51 am

Okay, so I am officially starting homeschool with the kiddos this coming Monday (4/20/09). Yikes! Actually, I’m feeling pretty ok about it. Got the schedule all sorted out. See?

What, you can’t read that? Well, click on it and it will take you to the bigger version. For term study this time we are doing a [...]

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Why the Bell Tolls

April 10, 2009 – 8:35 pm

Every year on Good Friday, our church holds a special service that goes through Jesus’ dying words on the cross and reminds us of his death and resurrection. Seven candles are set up and after a reading of each section of what Jesus said, three verses of a very long song (21 verses) are sung, [...]

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