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time capsule

Posted in the ones about ava on October 22, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Before Ava started preschool she was given a white paper star to decorate and add her picture to for the class bulletin board. It has also had several questions; here are her answers. Where do you live? At my home with mama and daddy Who’s your family? mama and daddy! What do you like to [...]

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alrighty then

Posted in the ones with prizes on October 19, 2007 | 8 Comments »

So, thanks to some freelance work, my laptop has been in Nate’s sole possession for the past week. And since I’m not at all flexible, it is entirely impossibly for me to conceive of posting from another computer, such as the desktop in the office. I have been so long divorced from my laptop that [...]

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the official drawing

Posted in the ones with questions on October 13, 2007 | 4 Comments »

And the winner is Shanel! Have a great weekend. We are spending the weekend at the Lake with my family, where Emily sees phantom fish jump by the dock.

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apparently i’m going to have to increase the pet fund

Posted in the ones about ava on October 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »

or just settle for the therapy. Thanks to a recent trip to the fair with Papa, Meme, Uncle Chad, and Auntie Emily, and a day at farm with Grandma, Auntie Carrie, and Katelyn, Ava has settled on a new pet: A bowl of three spotted goldfish, that is so last week. What’s in? A life [...]

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housekeeping–clog on the comments

Posted in the ones about the blog on October 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Apologies to all you wonderful, internet friends who tried to comment yesterday and were thwarted by some strange “comment moderation” apparatus. Somehow I unknowingly jammed up the system. And believe me I was quite worked up about it last night, thinking that I must of hit some chicken noodle sore spot. Thanks to a kind [...]

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chicken soup for the

Posted in the ones about cooking on October 11, 2007 | 6 Comments »

sore throat. Nothing wraps your throat in a warm blanket like the soothing comfort chicken noodle soup. Sick days from my childhood taste of buttered wheat toast dipped in Campbell’s Homestyle Chicken Noodle and apple juice. To this day if I drink apple juice with chicken noodle soup I feel like I have just received [...]

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this just in: north pole goes mobile.

Posted in the ones about badgers & friends on October 10, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Correspondent Ava reporting: “Did you know that Santa has a cell phone. He does. I called him on his cell phone when I was in bed.” Really, what did he say? “Ho, ho, ho, I have reindeers!” Hear that good girls and boys: no more need for written wish lists or waiting in long lines, [...]

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when the sun hits your eye

Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

like a hot ulster fry, part your lips and yell: “Mama! Why did Jesus turn the sun on too bright!”

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lurkers come clean

Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2007 | 23 Comments »

You know you have always wanted to say something, and here’s your chance. It’s Delurking Week! This is that special time of year when bloggers acknowledge all the lovely lurkers–those of you who come to visit this blog, but forget to say hello. Today is the day to step up and hit the keyboard! And [...]

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