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Fighting Walls
misc/andersonI’m fighting walls right now. Putting them up and tearing them down, piece by piece, at the same time. I am looking forward to Tom coming home, but I have been struggling with the thought of him leaving again. Part of me wishes I could just put up a wall and not get attached to […]
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Fireworks – A Conversation
album16/107_0759album16/107_0800 “Go back to bed, Tabitha – they’re just fireworks” “But I’m scared.” “They’re not going to hurt you, it’s just a pop-pop noise” “But it does hurt me. It hurts my feelings.” “Be strong Tabitha, go put your head on your pillow” “I’m not strong, I’m just a little girl! I’m not big enough!”
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Relaxing at Billy’s
PicsOfKids/DSC07141 Our friends Billy and Jin had the kids and I over for dinner. Their daughter Ellie is a little older than Micah. There was a playground in their development and Bill took some pictures and emailed them to Tom. (Tom has our camera.) Bill: “You didn’t tell me Aiden was a climber.” LOL. (Darn! […]
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Spontaneous as Rain
Oh Phooey. (Yes, I was looking for a chance to use that word.) We were spontaneous. We were excited. We packed coolers, lined up towels. We were “going to the beach today!” We, meaning the kids and I, the best mother-in-law in the whole world, the best neighbors in the whole world (we have many […]
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Picking Cherries in the Afternoon
…with Tab-i-tha up on her step stool. (Twenty four pounds – yay!) Kerry Ann kept up the pace We each filled a whole bin Though it wasn’t a race.
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The Röntgen Locksmith
Bet you didn’t know that a key can be made from an x-ray.
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Health Update
Today, Aiden’s eardrum burst. Lots of blood all over his ear and neck. At least he’s feeling better afterwards. Micah’s still wheezing, but threw up a lot of phlegm this afternoon. He seems to be breathing slightly better. I’m pretty tired, but can make it till bedtime. My friend Wendy is coming over to help […]
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Nebulize Me, Please
I’m hanging in there! Thomas, Tabitha, Aiden and Micah all have Croup. We went back to the doctor today because Aiden’s and Micah’s cough worsened, plus wheezing. Aiden also has a double ear infection, one side is pretty bad. Antibiotics for Aiden, nebulizer for Aiden and Micah. When I went to the pharmacy, they were […]
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Splendid Splenda?
misc/truth_about_splenda Someone posted the following links to the Frozen Assets yahoo list. What the heck IS Splenda anyway? truthaboutsplenda.com (Website by the unbiased Sugar Association) Sucralose Toxicity Info (Article on the health aspects of consuming chlorinated sucrose derivatives – there are also articles on the dangers of aspartame on this website… see below) NPR Market […]
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Dream a Little Dream of Me
Tabitha-s-Random-Sleeping-Positions/IMG_0756 Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper “I love you” Birds singin’ in the sycamore tree Dream a little dream of me Say nighty-night and kiss me Just hold me tight and tell me you’ll miss me While I’m alone and blue as can be Dream a little dream of me […]
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Kitchen Garden
misc/rosemary On Thursday, I planted an herb garden on the side of the house in an old flower bed. The weeds’ root structure was so thick that I basically shovelled all of the dirt out of the flowerbed and shook it through a sieve made of chicken wire over a large bucket. Then, I dumped […]
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Diner Dash
misc/dinerdash_logo Yahoo Games has a new game called “Diner Dash” – of which I am addicted to after only an hour of game play. Tom was playing it during a chat, and after I asked what he was doing (could hear constant clicking in the background), he told me about DD. In the game, you […]
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Sideways Laundry
misc/sideways I can tell that it is 2:00am because my anti-virus / anti-spyware software just began a scan. I just got done folding more laundry than the legal limit, while I watched the film Sideways. It was an interesting film from a pschyology perspective – not one that I would say is required viewing, but […]
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June 12
I haven’t talked to Tom online today. My guess is that he’s enjoying his weekend being a tourist. I hope he’s doing well and taking lots of pictures. What am I up to lately? Someone responded to my Freecycle want ad for a piano, and I have been working on the logistics of getting it […]
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The Valuation of a Dragon Sabre
CNET reported that Legend of Mir 3 player Qiu Chengwei, recently, IRL, murdered Zhu Caoyuan, another player, over a stolen virtual weapon. Qui and a friend had won the Dragon Sabre and allegedly loaned it to Zhu. Instead of returning the weapon, he sold it for about $870. When Qui tried to tell the police […]