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Need A Chocolate Fix???

Need A Chocolate Fix???

Here, finally, is my daughter’s fabulous cookie recipe. Besides being utterly yummy, it is also egg-free which is nice for people with egg allergies. Choco-Choco-Chip Cookies 4 sticks butter 2 T. molasses 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 cup water 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar 1-1/2 cups brown sugar 3/4 cup cocoa 1 tsp. baking powder...
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Narnia– finally!

Finally took the kids to see Narnia yesterday afternoon– all except the 3 yr old, that is, who spent the afternoon at grandma’s. We chose the mid afternoon showing, hoping that the baby would nap during the movie. Sure enough, she did, except for about 10 minutes at the start and half an hour...
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Sunday

Sunday

Matthew 6:28-33;
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Family Traditions

There’s a post about family traditions on my Ethiopia Adoption Blog. What traditions does your family have?
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An Experienced Man

So the other day I was sitting on the floor changing the baby’s diaper. Changing her involves keeping one hand on her torso most of the time, because if the hand moves, she’ll do a quick flipover and run like the wind. In the heat of the wrestling match, my kinda-low-rise jeans had done...
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Sorting People

Found this link Sorting People over on ReadingWritingLiving. It is a fascinating test where you try to sort people by ethnicity. Actually the whole RACE – The Power of an Illusion PBS website is fascinating. We are more alike than we are different. Check it out.
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What’s The Grossest Thing…

…that your baby has ever placed in his or her mouth? I want to hear your stories. And yeah, I have one or two myself. One of mine found a spider’s egg-sac and popped the whole thing in his mouth– kinda like cotton candy, you know. Another chawed on a cigarette butt on the...
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What’s The Grossest Thing…

…that your baby has ever placed in his or her mouth? I want to hear your stories. And yeah, I have one or two myself. One of mine found a spider’s egg-sac and popped the whole thing in his mouth– kinda like cotton candy, you know. Another chawed on a cigarette butt on the...
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What’s The Grossest Thing…

…that your baby has ever placed in his or her mouth? I want to hear your stories. And yeah, I have one or two myself. One of mine found a spider’s egg-sac and popped the whole thing in his mouth– kinda like cotton candy, you know. Another chawed on a cigarette butt on the...
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Posted in Parenthood | 44 Comments »

What’s The Grossest Thing…

…that your baby has ever placed in his or her mouth? I want to hear your stories. And yeah, I have one or two myself. One of mine found a spider’s egg-sac and popped the whole thing in his mouth– kinda like cotton candy, you know. Another chawed on a cigarette butt on the...
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