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  • Sick

    I am sick. I am not happy about it. I have toyed around with it for a few weeks now. The boys had it. W. had it. I thought I was in the clear. Guess I was not. Grrrrr. My head feels like it is in a vise (or vice?…

  • ramblings

    This was supposed to be time alone for me to get the house in order and recharge for starting school next week. W. went to his mom's for a couple of days. But Adam didn't want to go. He said he was not feeling well. …

  • Note from Santa

    Jake left a note for Santa saying that there were cookies and milk in the kitchen. PS: Please don't leave a mess.Well, Santa did leave a small mess of a few crumbs. He was kind enough to respond in writing "Sorry -S"…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Well, it is officially a Lego-fest around here. I see what the rest of the day will hold. Legos, Legos, and more Legos. And W. can use his new GPS to find any missing pieces!Jake woke up at a ridiculously early hour (…

  • Can you hear the sleigh bells?

    It's almost here! The boys are very excited and keep saying, "I just can't wait!" I remember that anticipation when I was a kid. I had the hardest time sleeping on Christmas Eve. I would wake up every hour until fina…

  • Are you ready for Santa?

    Are YOU ready for Santa at your house? We're trying to get there. I put the presents under the tree today. The cats are none too happy with that though. The tree skirt is fleece. It has made a really nice place for …

  • Christmas cheer

    Today, I made cinnamon rolls. A huge batch of cinnamon rolls. Really low-fat and healthy too. Maple and coffee flavored glaze on the rolls. Oh my, they were tasty!The boys and I delivered a few batches to some neighb…

  • Christmas songs

    Mary Did You KnowMary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?Mary did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?This child…

  • "not" school

    We are taking this week off to begin our holiday break. Adam woke up really early and as a result is a tad crabby today. He is one that needs structure as well. He seems kind of at a loss for what to do with his time.…

  • Knitting progess

    These first two are of what I started today. It is a waffle stitch. I chose this one because it was an actual pattern that repeats every 4 rows. It is simple, but will help me get used to going back and forth between …

  • My turn

    After dancing around getting the cruds the rest of them have gotten, I think my number is up. It's my turn. I am not feeling the greatest at all. The radical temperature changes around here with the changing weather fr…

  • Overheard

    Last night, W. and I were sitting in the living room, relaxing after dinner. The boys were down in the family room playing. We overheard this exchange:Jake: Hey, Adam, listen to this. It's really funny!Adam: (yellin…

  • Week in review

    We decided to finish up this week and then take the next two off for the holidays. The public schools here are out now as well. That factored in to the decision. The boys really want to have time off when their friend…

  • Loose tooth

    Breaking news: Adam, age 6 1/2 now has his first loose tooth! Response: child is a bit freaked out at first, but now excited.I had been noticing that Adam's lower teeth seemed to be moving apart some in order to get r…

  • Decorating the tree

  • Anticipating Christmas!

  • Boys!

    Jacob has the bug now. When he gets sick, he gets quite emotional. Quite different than his brother, who becomes angry and grumpy. Yesterday, he was getting really upset during math. I couldn't figure out why. Final…

  • I like my new toy

    Not much to say except I really like my new toy. And I really really like being able to use it in my green comfy chair. The novelty will wear off, but not today! Today, I play! Thanks thanks thanks dear hubby! What …

  • New toy

    Notice anything different about me? No, I didn't get my hair done. No, I didn't get a makeover. I got an early Christmas present! I got a MacBook! Can you tell? Can you tell I am writing this from my bedroom instea…

  • Job security

    This morning, Adam was standing next to me as I was looking around on the computer. He saw something that he thought was kind of funny. It was about a child asking for food for Christmas. Living here in this country, …

  • Mabel

    The story of Mabel:When W. was finishing his work towards a PhD and I was pregnant with Jacob, we get a call from his sister. His sister was in vet school at the time. She said she knew we didn't want her to be finding…

  • The sickies

    Tis the season for colds and such. We are not escaping this round. Thankfully, it's not strep or something requiring antibiotics. But moods are not happy. Adam gets really grumpy when he gets sick. More grumpy than …

  • That's my boy

    Adam came up to me the other day looking like this. I asked him what he was doing. He said, "I'm just practicing being weird!" LOL! What a hoot!

  • A Cat's Life

    Here's O'Malley just kickin' it in one of the bean bag chairs. And here is my lovely little Mabel. She's old and mostly blind. And she's the dearest, sweetest kitty ever! I love my kitties!

  • Knitting: take 1,487

    After knitting, ripping out, knitting, ripping out tons of times, I think I have something that looks better now. Things I have learned this week:I am a tight knitter. (I am a tight crocheter too) Hmm, what does that…

  • Holidays

    I can't believe that Christmas is a short three weeks away! There is so much to do and no time to do it in. The kids pointed out the time today. I looked at W. and gulped -- uh, is that right? Yep! Only three weeks …

  • weekend

    Wow, it's Sunday evening already. Where did the weekend go? They seem to go by so fast. And the house is still a mess. Seems like nothing to show for our time. So what *did* we do?Saturday was the Christmas parade. …