For as long as I can remember in her two and a half years of life, little M has been facinated with computers. Every chance she gets, she hops on a computer. She has the ability to do things on the computer that I don’t. She opens windows that I didn’t even know existed. Everytime [...]

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“Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one’s own way at all the hazards.” -Thomas Henry Huxley I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I’m pretty sure this time it’s not a train coming at me. Today I feel better than I have [...]

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“My best creation is my children.” -Diane von Furstenberg This feeling like crap got old several days ago. I’m ready to have my life back. I’m yearning for quality time with my family. I want to sing with my girls. I want to curl up in bed and read them stories. I want to eat [...]

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There is something about a whimsical bird, that I just love. I’m not sure why. Real birds freak me out a bit, but cute 2D birds that don’t squawk, poop or fly are as cute as pie! I saw these today on Etsy.com. They are screen prints by Jen Skelley. They each have names too. [...]

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I took a design quiz today to see my design style. Well, I took several of them. One particular quiz-from Merlliat -pegged my style as Country Causal. Then it gave me some examples of rooms I would like with that style. Most of the rooms didn’t do much for me, except this one. I would [...]

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Wow, what a start to the day…more pain and nausea. I hurt so bad this morning, even my armpits hurt. Jon packed up K and they made it to the pharmacy to get the nausea medicine my doctor called in yesterday. What a difference a medication can make! About 15 minutes after taking the medicine, [...]

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Day two wasn’t so much fun. It started off very painful and ended with me hugging the puke bucket. My swollen uvula has shrunk just a bit. It’s still as long, but not quite as wide. Any improvement is nice. I still sound like some kind of Muppet character when I talk. It’s amusing when [...]

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“Where there is great love, there are always miracles!” -Willa Cather Last night wasn’t much fun. I slept-I use that word very loosely-upright in the bed. I settled in for the night at about 10:30. I quickly realized that my uvula was so swollen, I choked if I wasn’t sitting up. I would doze off [...]

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It’s done! My tonsils are out and everything went well. The morning started out like normal. Mom came to stay with the girls. Jon and I dropped K off at school and we headed to the ENT Center. We were told to arrive at 9 am and we were actually on time. I answered lots [...]

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“In the sheltered simplicity of the first days after a baby is born, one sees again the magical closed circle, the miraculous sense of two people existing only for each other.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh I decided to try my hand at a homemade Christmas gift for my sister. I got the idea to make some [...]

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“Before we can leave our parents, they stuff our heads like the suitcases which they jam-pack with homemade underwear.” -Maxine Hong Kingston While I was sitting at the doctor’s office yesterday, I picked up a Family Fun magazine and flipped through it. That’s when I found this idea. Button Bookmarks! I now have another use [...]

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I’m trying to get ready for my surgery next week. I’m getting my tonsils out. I had my preop appointment today. My ENT informed me that I should get ready for the pain-and the bad breath. Dragon breath. Nice. Apparently, it can clear a room. Mom and I went to fill my lollipop prescription today. [...]

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“It will be gone before you know it. The fingerprints on the wall appear higher and higher. Then suddenly they disappear.” -Dorothy Evslin The girls and I have been having a blast with Pop Beads. We make bracelets, rings and necklaces. The combinations are endless. I picked up this set at Target. They store easliy [...]

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Suze Orman and Oprah are teaming up to give everyone this book for free! You have to hurry though. The free download offer ends 11:59 PM CST tomorrow night. If you can use a little free financial advice, I suggest you get a free copy while you can. I think everyone is feeling the financial [...]

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There once was a young lady who lived in a house. She had so many hair bows-even one for the mouse. Okay, it’s not that extreme, but with three girls, we have hair bows all over the house. It has gotten quite out of hand, I must admit. As part of my new organized life, [...]

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