tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164360002012-02-16T20:41:54.399-06:00This is where I try to keep you all updated on our family doings and my own misadventures.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10115130626331031679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436000.post-9824830878402058102011-08-17T20:35:00.003-05:002011-08-17T20:40:04.778-05:00

Look at this thing! I completely forgot that I can even post here! I build websites for a living now and somehow got to thinking that a plain, old Blogger blog was "beneath me". Silly me. Truth is, I almost never even have time to think of something clever, much less write it down any more. Anything over 140 characters (Hello, Twitter!) is just too much. Besides... someday I'm gonna build

Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10115130626331031679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436000.post-35305117971332410542010-03-19T08:46:00.001-05:002010-03-19T08:47:23.280-05:00

Josiah Thomas 3\18\10 Admire EssayI admire my friend in period 2 PE. I think he’s a great sports player when he plays any sport in my 2nd period class. I get to have him on my team sometimes. He is especially good at basketball. I can imagine him dribbling and throwing shots. Sometimes I throw good shots too. He is good at

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Over it. Maybe over it for life. If I never see another snowflake again......

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I made a TON of these videos. They're all at www.qik.com/mamateresa

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So. I've been duly chastised for not keeping up with my blog.I always thought it was a cop out, but it's true: working on your computer all day makes it much less fun to do things... like update blogs... on your computer when you get home. I have to remind myself that there are people out there who actually want to know what my kids are up to. They may even care what I've been up to sometimes

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Isaac got his next TaeKwonDo belt today. His Daddy's not here to make a super-duper video montage, but I figure this one will work. The commentator is me. :-)He had to break a second board because the first one was too easy. Even Isaac said it was "way too easy" afterward when I asked him about it.Yay Isaac!Good job!

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It's hard to explain the feeling I got when I saw a squirrel sitting on the stump eating the guts out of this pumpkin.I asked the squirrel to hold the pose while I got my camera but he didn't cooperate. The pumpkin, however, was happy to comply. Well. "Happy" may be a stretch.

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First you have to decorate the yard.Then you have to design your jack-o-lantern.Then you have to GUT your jack-o-lantern.Then you have to talk an adult into carving your jack-o-lantern.Above is Isaac's.This one's Todd's.Josiah's.Hunter's.Of course, after all this comes the hard work of walking all over the neighborhood and begging for treats.Phew.Bet they can't wait til it's over. :-D

Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10115130626331031679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436000.post-30368712826001966242009-10-05T07:16:00.004-05:002009-10-05T07:29:22.956-05:00

Well. "Cosmic" as in, "for the cosmos at large," not as in, "concerning the cosmos". Here's the deal. I get an email from 1-800-FLOWERS today. It says, Did you know today is the most popular birthday in America? and proceeds to offer me a fabulous deal on a bouquet of roses for any special birthday person I happen to know. Well. As it turns out, today is my Mom's birthday (congrats on

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Look what they have at Giant now! How crazy is that? Celiac is obviously becoming a SERIOUS issue. I didn't even think to buy one. I just stood and stared....and took a pic.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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This is what the boys were trying to be sneaky about yesterday. They gave it to me at Chili's by pretending to go to the bathroom and coming back to the table with it. :-)Yes, I pay the ukulele. And, yes, this one sounds great!

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I completely forgot to take a pic of the completely perfect card that went with all this. I may have another chance, though. I went to lunch with some girlfriends today and Todd took the boys out to lunch too. Burger King. Burger King is actually quite a hike from our place. When asked "Why," he said that he wanted to take them somewhere 'special' since I was eating somewhere 'special'. I

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My birthday's tomorrow. I don't tell you this in order to get anything from you, but to set up the story I'm about to tell. Todd took the two older boys shopping tonight while I took lil' bit to Tae Kwon Do. After class, I asked Ike, "Do you think the first words out of Josiah's mouth when we get home will be what they bought me?" Ike said, "Yup. But I'll stop him first." Soon after arriving

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Have I mentioned how much our cat loves the new fish tank?

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A friend of mine shared this with me today. It made me giggle. I mean, really, a cheeky homeless person. How fun is that? So I forwarded it to Todd. His response, after a chuckle, was, "He looks kinda like your dad." And I realized that if, for some reason, my Dad ever became homeless and decided to panhandle (if you know my Dad, you see the irony in that thought), this is exactly the way

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This past Spring was a wet one for us. It rained so much I started feeling moldy...and so did my yard obviously. These are just a few of the various mushroom varieties we ended up with in our yard alone.

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Our family went to a ball game the other night. I didn't blog about it here because I blogged it elsewhere. My friend, Alissa, is fighting lymphatic cancer. She's a friend from my knitting group back in DFW. She can't get out this summer because of her chemo and asked us to send her postcards of what we do this summer to help cheer her up and keep her entertained. A few of the ladies in our

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A few months ago, Todd disturbed a nest of baby bunnies while cleaning up the yard.They took off in all directions and some headed for the street so he gathered them up and put them in a box back in the corner he had found them in. We put the nesting "fluff" into the box to keep them warm and safe. Their mommy accepted the box with good grace and all of them grew up and hopped away. We still

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I got a new job.  Have I told you that?  No.  I'm pretty sure I haven't, because I've been working so much I haven't blogged!  Of course, you and I both know that is just a lame excuse.  I haven't blogged because I've been lazy, but I did get a new job!I'm working part time from home for a friend who has started up her own marketing and web design company (Sisarina.com).  I don't have an official

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Please note the presence of all 3 children in this fight.  Later on there was some serious (Hunter actually said, "Epic") armpit action.  I didn't get pictures.  Sorry.

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Look what I got!  I didn't take a picture of the actual camera because I'd have needed to go get my old camera to do it.  It's pink! (and, yes Dad, I did read the manual.)I got it today instead of tomorrow for two reasons.  1) Sundays are insane at our house and more importantly 2) Todd can't sit on a gift for more than a couple of days without imploding.  I am so cool with that.Anyway.. Happy

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My parents at the beach.Easter treats. (yeah, it's a cake pop. it has a marshmellow tail.)

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http://baconcamp.org/BaconeI haven't made these yet, but I thought that for the greater good of mankind I would go ahead and start disseminating the information.  I think it is valuable.... maybe even life-changing.  Definitely artery-clogging.In how many languages can you say, "YUM!!!"? (maybe "triple-bypass" as well?)

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I take it back.

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Dear Mr. Groundhog, I would like to lodge a formal complaint.  10 weeks ago, your shadow predicted 6 more weeks of winter.  Now, I am aware that in some parts of the world 40 degree daytime temps would be considered swimming weather, but not here.  Not south of the Mason-Dixon.  I saw snowflakes during lunch last week.  SNOW!  I hate to be a nagger, but I hardly think a few 60 degree days

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We started Isaac's birthday off early by all donning mustaches whilst he opened his presents, most of which were Bakugan-related.  He also received some pet frogs and a metal detector.From that we moved on to Assateague Island.  It's about a 4 hour trip through some beautiful farm land.  The island is famous for its wild ponies but it also has a fabulous beach.  Here's a shot of Ike trying out

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Dear Josiah, This looks like a very fine, $5 tooth to me. I do not have a $5 bill with me tonight, but I will be sure to make a 5 dollar deposit into your parents' bank account in the morning so that they can buy you something nice. Good Job! The Tooth Fairy

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Coming soon:  Isaac's Birthday, My Parents' Visit and Easter.

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It's a bright, sunny (though slightly cold) day today and the boys are out of school for Teacher Inservice.  Josiah is entertaining himself by dressing up as Link from Legend of Zelda.  I think he gets extra credit for having fun playing and also embarrassing his big brother at the same time.SCORE!

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They're cool but they do NOT keep the squirrels out of the bird food.  They DO, however, make for nice, plump squirrels.  No.  I am not setting Todd loose with a BB gun in my yard to fetch us dinner.  I've learned my lesson.:-)

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Last week on a particularly warm night, I went outside to find Josiah for dinner.   He was tearing down the sidewalk at top speed grinning from ear to ear.  That particular grin is usually reserved for mischief involving brothers so I asked him who he was playing with.  His reply?  "I'm playing car chase, Mom."My son was chasing cars.  He would wait down the walk for a car to round the corner

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Just FYI:  breaking ice and shoveling out a parking lot . . . . both also suck.(this is Josiah playing in the snow and also hiding from the wind)

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So this is my official Blizzard Report.  When my mother-in-law told me they were calling this snow a blizzard, I smiled.  There is a lot of snow, for us, but not hardly enough to be called a blizzard.  Then I went outside and became enlightened.  "Blizzard" is more about the wind than the snow.  That wind is nuts!Here's the rest of my report:The snow is deep-ish.  Probably 4-5 inches, up to 6-7

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Don't you just love 7 year olds? They're so full of energy and the desire to prove themselves useful. It's a handy way to get a clear sidewalk.I tried to make a looping slide show that would show Isaac in action on that walk, but I think my free Google Picasa ap' is just not adequate for the job. That's o.k. I still love Picasa. You can live with a measly little movie-ette can't you?  The

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Our beautiful snow received a blanket of ice last night.  It's even prettier now but changes the logistics of sledding a bit.  Apparently, this is more fun.I added video to yesterday's post so you can see what I mean.

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Yet another reason we love living next to the church driveway. (see video below)These snow flakes are real! These are from yesterday and I couldn't get over how much they looked like little cellophane cut-outs of snowflakes. So amazing!Snow angels. They've mysteriously appeared all over my yard and the parking lot. Hmm....And EVERYTHING is more fun in the snow! Well.... maybe not swimming.

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Christmas Eve at Church:Bribes for SantaHere's what we've been doing since Christmas morning.... pretty much nonstop.  In fact, Isaac was late for school once this week because of it:We went and saw the National Tree Christmas night.  Boring.  Seriously.  But now we can say we did it.That's pretty much it.  Nice and quiet.  I have to tell you, Hunter looks different already than he did Christmas

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Third time's a charm, I guess.  We let it run all night and just do it's own thing.  This morning when it wanted all the details of my personal life for registration purposes, Todd sighed.  I offered to do it, it is my computer after all, but Todd said, "Actually, ummm, I was thinking you shouldn't touch it at all until everything's set up."  I laughed out loud.  I also didn't touch it.We've

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There's nothing like starting off the New Year with a (still) broken computer. I know it's a crappy screen shot, but it's pretty indicative of how I feel about the whole mess.There's nothing like getting this on your screen after waiting through a 5 hour install.... twice... after a 3 day wait for system discs..... after a 4 day wait for a new hard drive. Just in case you can't read it, it says

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O.K. not really a glitch, more of a death. The hard drive on my laptop crashed last night. Totally and completely. Thankfully I saw it coming and had backed up all my photos and such. I was trying a recovery move, you know, F11 and all that. It never restarted after the disc wipe. When Todd called this morning and they walked him through a diagnostic my computer told him to replace the

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Merry Christmas everybody! and Happy Anniversary my Love!Ah the wonders 17 years hath wrought.I love you!

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What do you think he's looking at? P.S. The only editing I did to this photo was to crop it. He really did have that look on his face. What are the odds?

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...while the family is out shopping and the snow is falling and the Mommy is fussing at the kids, "Don't touch other people's cars! Leave that snow alone! Hurry up, it's cold!" No, that's not our car. No, I have no idea whose car it is. Yes, I'm glad the owner didn't walk up while my husband was drawing on his or her car. Yes, Todd is now a super-hero in my kids' eyes. Again. 8^D

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We had a little snow here last weekend. A very little. It was technically just a "dusting" but it was enough to get the kids (and parents) excited. It was really pretty and if you looked real hard for a large flat surface, you could maybe even scrape together enough snow for a small snowball to stow away in your mom's freezer.

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It's 24 degrees Fahrenheit according to Weather.com and it feels like 18.I tried to copy and paste the little box from the page but it won't let me. It will only let me take the little clouds. And what's up with there being no "degree" symbol on the keyboard? I hate that.I have so many blog posts in my head to share with you. sigh. Unfortunately, I also have 3 kids to get to school and a job

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Interns. A blessing and a curse:We did get the sign fixed within 12 hours. Sorry the greeting's late. It was a busy day for us then I pretty much crashed the rest of the weekend. It was fabulous!Here's the before and after of our at-home feast:From home we went to some friends' and had a really fabulous meal/visit. It was a really great Thanksgiving!

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As Thanksgiving aproaches I feel like it's appropriate to mention some of my favorite things. That fire in the last blog is one of them, but even more than that is Unique Thrift. It is an amazing wonderland of affordably priced cast-offs all neatly organized.Far off the the right there is another whole section of Flea Market-type stalls.Truly, it is a wondrous place.

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While I'm hoping this is a nice video, it's also a test. I made it with my phone. It looked great on the phone's screen. We'll see how it does in Blogger.I had some lovely Bach playing in the background but it didn't make it into the video. I'm not sure if that's because the phone won't record it, the sound is too far away for the phone to record it, the email transfer lost the sound or

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Hey! It's cold out there!And none of this, "You don't know cold until you've lived in....." I don't wanna hear it. It's 27 degrees out there in the November daylight and that is stinkin' cold enough! And yes, my fire is blazing, thank you very much.I didn't even try to break the ice for the birds, it's frozen completely solid and if I poured water on top of it, it would just refreeze before I

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The county recently repaired a stretch of sidewalk in front of our house. I sent Isaac out with the camera to get a few shots of the action. He was a big hit with the workmen and got some pretty good shots, in my strongly biased opinion.I love the shot through the fence pickets. I know it's how he sees the world most of the time. :-)

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So the main reason my neighbor thinks I'm a nut may be this racoon....actually "these", there were two of them. I heard something in my trash and looked out to check. I saw that there were 'coons in my yard (a first for me, btw. how come I had to move into the CITY to get racoons in my yard?) and stepped out in my jammies to take a couple of pictures. After flashing a few shots I started trying

Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10115130626331031679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16436000.post-80195898461390149082008-11-17T20:21:00.003-06:002008-11-17T20:27:47.352-06:00

Seriously, I have like 75 photos to show you. I take all these photos all the time thinking I'll blog them and then...... well, obviously I don't. As much as I'd love to put all 75 into this particular entry, I'm thinking I may have to settle for 4 or 5.These are just a few of the many reasons our neighbor thinks we are insane:

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We got a nice fire going today. It's just chilly enough for a warm fire to be comforting ..... and the marshmellows don't hurt either.This is a really poor quality and long video but hang in there, there's a surprise at the end if you can see it.:-)

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.....to Josiah.How I see him: How he sees himself: I think reality may be somewhere in the middle.12.whahappen'?

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You know how sometimes when you google something you get all these web sites and every one you click on just seems to be a link to a list of links which will take you to another list of links which will supposedly eventually take you to information on....well, whatever? I hate that. I am, however, redirecting you.Some pretty good stuff has been posted lately on the web about the elections and

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She's not yet 18 months old. She's the child of some friends at church and we were visiting for dinner. He wanted so badly to hold her and carry her around. We talked him into sitting down with her and he ended up reading her this entire book. Not a long or wordy book, but I can't even get him to read two sentences at home (unless it's a comic book)! It was painfully sweet and I want to not

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My Dad forwarded me an email. It's a picture of a woman in Gardendale, AL at a Flea Market outside of Wal-Mart. Come on. Does it get any more redneck than that? I'm not knockin' it. I love me some Flea Markets and I really, really miss Wal-Mart. (Bethesda is too pretentious for Wal Mart....and we don't have the space for one.) This, however, is taking it to a whole new level:As the email

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Today was the first official day of school for our boys. As far as I can tell all went well. Hunter has a big list of things to whine about but also seems quite content. It's interesting having a 13 year old in the house. Josiah, after much prodding and leading with pointed questions, leads us to believe that he had a good day and that everything went smoothly.Isaac says, "My teacher is nice,

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....to ME!!Many of you know that I have been waiting for gray hairs. Seriously. Don't you think I've earned a few silver badges of honor? I truly should have a head full by now. Well, they are finally starting to make an appearance and they're not gray, they're white. I kinda dig that. They are also all in one spot on the right side of my head. I also dig that. Maybe I'll end up with a "skunk

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Copy and paste and place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not. Answer the 30 questions at the end and post it to your blog. This is for your entire life, not just recently. ( ) Gone on a blind date (X) Skipped school ( ) Watched someone die () Been to Canada (X) Been to Mexico (X) Been to Florida (X) Been to the Caribbean (X) Been

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O.K. So today is "Practice Day" where the 6th graders go to each of their classes for just a few minutes to find where they are and learn to work their lockers and all that.The Right Reverend leaves 30 minutes before time to go get a Diet Coke at the gas station, half a block from here....you see where this is going?.....He gets back out to the truck and it will. not. start. While he's fiddling

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Tomorrow Josiah goes to Middle School for the first time. It's a half-day "dry run" where the kids meet their teachers, find their class rooms and learn to work their lockers.I have some goals:I will not panic.I will not obsess.I will not drink a bottle of wine before lunch.It'll be a "dry run" for both of us.8^)

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Today was a magical day. We didn't plan for it to be and nothing earth-shattering happened to us, it was just little bits of "magical" sprinkled all through the day.It actually started yesterday when we headed to Virginia Beach, but I'll tell you all about that later. For now I want to tell you about today.First thing we did today after leaving our hotel and eating at McDonald's was to drive to

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Again with the obligatory "all the grandkids" shot. This is where the difference between having 1 sibling and having 3 becomes very apparent. And again...3 photos, 3 train wrecks. Someone different was mad in each shot. Really funny...you know...in retrospect. This is my Dad and I talking with Todd's mom. Kudos to my parents for "going with the flow". We had company over at their

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I figured it was high time I showed some photos from our Texas trip last month. Here is the all-in-one birthday party. We have 5 on this side of the family with birthdays in the first half of July. And here we have Todd's brother, showing off for nieces and nephews, which invariably leads to pain, right? Yup. Todd's. These bruises were much, much more impressive the next day but I didn't have

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I actually played in this round too. The empty side of the board is mine. Is it wrong of me to NOT like Monopoly. bleh. Next time I'll let Sue play instead of just keeping the box warm.

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you are lightcyan#E0FFFFYour dominant hues are green and blue. You're smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people's conflicts well.Your saturation level is very low - you have better things to do than jump headfirst into every little project. You make sure your actions are going to

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My friend, Manda, is walking the 3-day this year. Manda was in my knit group in Dallas until she moved to California. She and I both still participate in the yahoo group even though we both live out of state now. This is the message at the end of her e-mails and list posts:** I am participating in the Breast Cancer 3-Day, benefiting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, in San Francisco on Sept. 5

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Only about the first 10 seconds of this are worth watching but it's fun. Just hit stop after Isaac goes off screen. Don't let the video fool you, he actually caught quite a few fireflies.See?Last night we decided to take the plunge and head down to the National Mall with the rest of humanity and see the fireworks. It was quite an adventure. Todd got some shots of the fireworks with his

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I forgot to tell you I found the robins who had moved out of that nest in front of the church. They moved into the mulberry tree behind our house. Josiah was fascinated. He went out 2 or 3 times a day to check on them. Twice he found a baby bird on the ground outside the nest. One time it was still alive and Daddy "rescued" it. (No lectures please, we know.) The next time Daddy helped

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In my yard....or just outside it anyway. Still technically mine, though. Todd has Impatiens growing outside the fence in front as well. And even though the Day Lillies can't be attributed to him, who knew he had such skills? I'm so pleased! And the fireflies! So many fireflies!!! We caught some tonight but they wouldn't light up in the jar (humph) so we let them go. We were actually planning on

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This is actually an old photo but it is what they are doing at this very moment. Monopoly. (shudder) They love it. Josiah traipses in and out but doesn't actually play. I wonder if they have any idea. How can they? How can they know that this time in the floor with their Dad is forming them into the men they will be? That these will be the memories they most cherish someday when their Dad is

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It was a dark and stormy night.....Wednesday before last we had a storm. A huge storm that I was planning to blog about but for some reason just could not make myself do it. I think I have figured out why. It's because the story has some parts that are hard to relive. I like to avoid the hard stuff, even when it's just a memory. I need to do it though, so I can post for Father's Day tomorrow

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1998. Has it really been 10 years? Unfathomable.

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For the first time ever, Newsweek magazine has ranked six Montgomery County public high schools in the top 100 high schools in the nation -- more than any other school district in the United States. In the previous four years, five high schools have appeared in the top 100. All of the county's eligible schools are counted among the top 3 percent in the country, according to Newsweek.The six top

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The blonde is Isaac's BFF Justin and we were at the zoo. I don't even remember what they were singing but it's one of my favorite pictures ever.

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You know those days. The ones that are incandescent after a week of dreary, cold rain. Where the sun is shining bright and the air is warm and the breeze is sharp and cool. You know what those days are good for?Learning to ride a bike, of course!This is the school parking lot.Both are doing quite well, though neither is a "rider" quite yet. They can make a decent show of riding a few yards before

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A strong rain soon after this was taken destroyed the nest so he has since moved into other quarters, but this is "our" robin. He eats, sings and woos in our yard and the church's yard. Since we've installed the bird feeder we've seen less of him, presumably because sparrows annoy him. I don't blame him. Let's face it, sparrows en masse are annoying.Here's an "action shot":

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They were looking for ants for Isaac's ant farm. I think they saw some very interesting specimens, however in the end no one was brave enough to actually capture anything. Thank goodness.

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For the mothers at church this year, Todd purchased a bee hive for a needy village through Heifer International in our honor. It was a really cool idea and we commemorated it by giving each mom a flower with a honey stick attached to it with a bee-shaped clip. (go Erin on creativity!)Very cool.I, personally, got a hair clip (a very nice one), some yummy bath goodies and some sweet hugs. We had

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As suspected, that ewe in the picture a few posts down is not a Blue Faced Leicester. I'm not sure yet what she is, but here is a pic of a BFL:Not quite as fun looking as the other, but perfectly acceptable. I've been using that fleece and it is truly yummy to the touch.

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I'm a Mercedes SLK!You appreciate the finer things in life. You have a split personality - wild or conservative, depending on your mood. Wherever you go, you like to travel first class. Luxury, style, and fun - who could ask for more? Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

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Hunter often sends me forwards. Usually they are....shall we say...lame? This one, however, was quite funny.Number 26 is my favorite.Things I learned living in Texas~1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in Texas.3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in Texas, plus a couple no one's

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Last Tuesday was "Free Scoop" day at Ben & Jerry's. Having never been in a Ben & Jerry's in my life, I wasn't sure what to expect. The line was up the block but we did manage to beat the High Schoolers. They had started to line up as we were getting our ice cream. :-oTodd's hooked! He had Chocolate Therapy and it has haunted him ever since. Last night he snuck out on his scooter after the

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I actually de-saturated this picture a bit so you could see the flowers. The color is pretty intense in real life.This was a few weeks ago. The bushes did bloom out quite a bit more into a veritable carpet of pink but it was cloudy the whole time they were at their peak. They're starting to fade a bit now, but they are still a lovely sight to open the blinds on every morning.Todd has done some

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It's probably not this lady's, but I did purchase a BFL fleece today that looked remarkably like the wool coat she is wearing in this picture. It is yummy and I'm excited about trying it out on my wheel. I also procured 8oz of red merino roving. After buying a lamb sandwich and glass of lemonade, I had spent all the money I had. :-( I'm starting my fund for next year's trip tomorrow. And in

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Not too bad. I'll try not to be offended by the fact that they hung it with the "junior" entries. They judged it with the "grown up" works....and it is painted with crayons after all.

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These were blooming outside our gate recently. They're gone now. Replaced by the azaleas. I'll post pics of them later.

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Here at the Nationals Ball Park, this is what the Presidents Race looks like:I much prefer it to the other. You?

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to Isaac!!!! 7? Not. Possible.sorry I didn't blog it on your day yesterday, babe. I was too busy getting your party put together! :-)

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This one's my fav'. I'm pretty sure it's the first one I ever received from him.Oh, if you could only hear him sing. He used to do the Little Mermaid song in a Little Walrus voice. I bet he'd still do it if you ask him to.8^DLove you Todd! Happy, happy birthday!

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Years and years and years ago, while Todd and I were dating, Easter fell on Todd's birthday. Even though it was his birthday, he took the time to compose another Love Rap for me. And now, because of his thoughtfulness, you get to have a grin on Easter.This Easter should prove to be a nice one. We haven't bought any candy for the boys, just small toys. That in itself should add to our

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Just look at what I perpetrated upon my poor children for St. Patrick's Day:Am I evil?8^D

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Day off of school+Freezing Temps+Dad's Diet Coke left outside in it's cup=REALLY COOL FIND!

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