One of the boys who managed to avoid the illness last week has a fever and a headache this evening. I am sick of sickness around here, and thinking of buying massive quantities of veggies and fruits and juicing us all like crazy. Except I have also been listening to Dave Ramsey and so...
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Our daughter turned 14 recently, and since her biggest wish right now is a guitar of her own, John and I decided to give cash for her birthday. But the morning of the party I realized I also wanted to give her a little gift to open. I thought of running to the store...
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Here are some of my posts that you ‘liked’ on facebook in 2011 (THANKS so much!!) with a few bonus ones from 2010 thrown in there too. I thought it might be fun for anyone new here to have an easy way to get a sampling of what you’re likely to see here. Mothering:...
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After eight hours yesterday spent running our 9 year old to two different doctors to get several different tests done— all is well and she’s feeling better!!—I got home feeling more than a little exhausted. I was so glad to be home. And yet, almost the first thing I saw when I walked into...
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There’s a 40% off sale Thursday only on reusable Tattler canning lids at markdown.com. I’m working on building up my stash of them, so was thrilled to see this price. I have a couple dozen of them so far and have been very happy with how they perform. And– huge favor — if you...
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She’s getting bored and is needing to be entertained, which is a huge improvement over her lack of energy yesterday. We’ve walked the halls, played Chutes and Ladders, done some drawing, and played games on my computer. If lunch goes well, we just may be able to go home this afternoon. Keep your fingers...
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When I gathered up my sweet little 9 year old to take her to the doc this morning, I suspected we might end up here. She’s been vomiting off and on since Friday night. And sure enough, when our doc got a look at her droopy little self, he decided some IV fluids might...
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Over Christmas my sister-in-law confessed to my 16 year old daughter that she’d never learned how to knit or crochet. My daughter reported this to me later with some surprise. I laughed and reassured her that this particular aunt, having gotten through law school, could certainly learn any skill she put her mind to....
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Old Orchard juice winners: #2-Jennie, #16-Susan, #38-Tiffany. Email me your addresses, gals! ~~~~~ Thanks to a bout with the flu this weekend, I’m feeling decidedly un-peppy this morning. So far, only three of us have had it, and I am fully expecting more to fall sick any moment. But most of us are attacking...
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