Archive for May, 2007
5.31.07
Folks....my night was no where near as interesting as Fergie's a couple nights ago. I got to bed around 10:30 p.m. (great for me!!!) and was knocked out approximately 2.75 minutes thereafter.However, I should have known that something was ary when I couldn't get baby to sleep until 9:45 - ...
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5.30.07
I know I said I was gonna post pics of our trip today but I never got around to uploading them last night and here's why:We have a breakfast table with stools in our kitchen and Chatterbox's latest obsession is sitting on the stools. Of course they are high and ...
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5.29.07
Ok, so here's my deal:On Saturday evening I weighed myself and I had lost 3.5lbs!! Then we went to Hershey Park for the holiday weekend.And the good people of Hershey clearly have not heard of the Tales from the Scales Weight Loss Challenge, because...They give you chocolate when you check-in ...
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5.24.07
Chatterbox and Giggles have the unfortunate habit of eating their food/snacks all throughout the house. yes yes, I realize it's my fault. As you can imagine, this is causing extra cleanup for mom because there are inevitably cracker remnants, popsicle drippings and the occasional grape in all possible nooks and ...
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5.23.07
While baking one day, I discovered that Chatterbox's toy kitchen ladle was the perfect size for filling the molds in my cupcake tin. No more overflowing, messy molds! I've been using it ever since. With her permission, of course.Check out Rocks In My Dryer for more tips...
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5.22.07
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5.22.07
My aunt-in-law lost "Angel," her daugther, four ago this June. Angel was born with several developmental and physical disabilities. She died at 14 despite being told she would not live past 10. The anniversary of her death is approaching and Aunt mentioned this ...
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5.22.07
I'll be the first to say it: I could have done better last week. I had a hard time staying within my points range. Especially when it came time for dinner...There were four major setbacks that I can put my finger on:(1) The "Baked Goods Brigade" at work. I'm not ...
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5.19.07
These little kid birthday parties are driving me nuts.Oldest, whom I'm now referring to as Chatterbox, has had a birthday party to go to every weekend for the past 3 months. Or at least it feels that way. And I know I should be happy that she has so many ...
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5.19.07
I was tagged last week and I have been a bad blogger. Sorry Mrs. Schmitty! Hope you didn't think I was snubbing you. There really aren't that many interesting things about me but here goes...The Rules:1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 2. People who are tagged ...
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