Sometimes I Ramble

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-17T13:38:44Z

St Patricks Day Glitter Graphics Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! (and Happy b-day to me)

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the earthy smell of boy

2009-03-07T20:41:36Z

Brenn and Mickey were helping their daddy in the back yard today. I thought I would share pictures. My garden, Steve's new tiller, and Steve & kids with the tiller. My birthday bench, Micky randomly and Mickey & Brenna on the birthday bench....

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In which I fail as a mother...

2009-01-26T23:37:59Z

So... every year, my daughter raises money for the Jump Rope for Heart (a jump rope-athon to raise money for the American Heart Association). They don't give us much time to raise the money... only two weeks. This year will be the first year Br...

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O_o

2009-01-21T14:29:29Z

There is an empty lot for sale right across from the school my daughter attends. The real estate agency in charge of the sale recently placed barricades and NO PARKING signed across the entrance because teachers and parents have been using it as ...

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Out of the mouths of babes

2009-01-08T14:10:18Z

Or, one babe in particular. *g* We've been trying to teach Mickey (who, for those keep track, just turned 2) how to count. This was the conversation this morning before the walk to school. Me: Mickey... one Mickey: two Me: three Mickey: ...

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Holiday Blahs and Learning to Count my Blessings

2008-12-26T17:26:35Z

My father hates Christmas and has hated it ever since my grandfather passed away in 1997. My father had always associated the season between Thanksgiving and New Years with his father on many levels and having him no longer there to share them wi...

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Welcoming Home Steve, Winning NaNoWriMo, Thanksgiving & More

2008-11-28T16:59:04Z

Well, it's the day after Thanksgiving and I have so much to say and so much to be thankful for. On Tuesday, November 25th, my husband returned home from an overseas deployment in Some Places Where There is War. We got to meet him in the airport...

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And a child shall lead us

2008-11-25T17:26:07Z

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A Bushel and a Peck

2008-11-23T15:57:22Z

When I was a little girl, my mother used to sing me this song and I never knew where it came from, but I taught it to my daughter too. Today, very randomly, she asked me where I got it from and when I told her, from my mom, she said, "let's cal...

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Presidential Correspondence

2008-11-16T20:59:23Z

I just read this article and have been thinking about it. In the past, in our nation's history, before there were telephones, internet or emails, didn't presidents used to still write the people they knew, and even people they did not know so w...

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