Monthly Archives: January 2009

I Kill, I Conquer, I Come Home Happy!

January 31, 2009 – 10:16 am

Yeah, okay so the men are supposed to be the hunters and blah blah blah. Well, yesterday I conquered the shopping beast and it was awesome!! Brief backstory (stop laughing. I can be brief if I want to!):
Usually I buy the kids clothes for the following year at the end of the previous season because [...]

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The Civilized Use for Frosting

January 26, 2009 – 3:11 pm

When Georgie and I returned from a brief shopping excursion the other day, we discovered the girls all dejectedly milling about the kitchen. They had wanted to make frosted graham crackers out of Anika’s cookbook but couldn’t find any graham crackers.
I headed upstairs to go monkey around for half an hour before dinner prep needed [...]

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Busy, Busy, Busy

January 14, 2009 – 5:55 pm

You know, I think I like this getting up at six thing. Since I’ve never been a morning person and have a long track record of scowling at silly people who are cheerful before the sunrise, I thought this adjustment would be much harder than it is.
On the other hand, this month is website [...]

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Georgie and Faith, Definitely Related

January 12, 2009 – 10:19 am

Overheard this morning:
Faithy: Bad Georgie. Bad Georgie!
Georgie: No, not Bad Georgie. Bad Faithy. Bad Faithy!
Faithy: Hey, I’m not bad Faithy. DON’T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!!
Faithy’s almost three. Not so much of a pushover that one….

Fiendish friend for effusive fun!

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My New Reading List

January 5, 2009 – 8:53 am

Yes, I’m always on the prowl for good stuff to read, particularly if it has half a dozen books in a series (that way I don’t have to try to think up something new to read too quickly), doesn’t put me to sleep, and isn’t a romance novel (’cause, um, yuck).
Of course, I haven’t [...]

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Six AM For Dummies

January 2, 2009 – 9:40 am

I hate getting up early. This likely is directly proportional to my enduring love for staying up late. However, with the whole six kids thing and all, it has been increasingly apparent to me that my time is really not my own. When they’re up, it’s theirs. Sure, I got a desk off Craigslist a [...]

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