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I am really and truly working on that huge update post. It's saved in my drafts folder right now and I'm working on it as I can. In the meantime, do you like my new decor? I did it all by myself. :) I know, I know, it's the small things.

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My first post in months and it's to share a link to a digi-scrapbooking class/contest. Can you tell how much I want to win? Scraphic Design 2 Class give away And, I'll get busy composing a massive update post, shall I? Yes. I shall. :D

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Three favorites I thought I'd share.

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RM and I watched an episode of Nova today that blew my mind. Thought you might enjoy it. Making Stuff: Smaller GOOD THINGS: -Advances in science and medicine. -Time with my hubby, learning together. -An amazing Father in Heaven that put everything together, nano particle by nano particle. PS...I added the Good Things to my previous two posts. Gotta do better at remembering those from the

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About a week ago Bob joined us in our bed during the night. In the morning we had the following conversation. RM (directed to me): I had the worst stress dreams all night long. Bob: Me too. Was I in your dreams? RM: As a matter of fact you were. Bob: I think we had the same dream. Were you in a pit with snakes in it? Yesterday: 'Lashes (while standing on a chair for a pedestal with his

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I haven't done any updating because there really is nothing to update. We haven't heard back one way or the other from the job interview in Michigan as of yet.  We have just four more weeks until the thesis needs to be complete and defended and six weeks before it is due at the editor's. We'll keep you posted as we know stuff.I do, however, have something Michigan related to share. Some of you

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I went to book group at my mom's house today. We discussed The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz. I'll post a review if anyone is interested. Apparently, it's being made into a movie, The Way Back. Anyway, the lady who brought our treat brought these...and they were AMAZING. Blueberry Citrus Bars 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar 2-

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A friend posted this link on his Facebook account. It is a very interesting article about "Mormon Mommy Bloggers". Thought some of you might be interested. :D

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Sorry to those of you who may not get this, but it's much too good an opportunity to pass up. ADULT CONTENT!!! You may now return to your normal lives. ;) Oh, and I neglected to add good thing to the end of the last epic length post late last night. I remembered and fixed the oversight. So, even if you've read the whole long post, you may want to go read the bottom of it again. Good things:

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If you didn't get a Christmas card from us, it's most certainly NOT because we don't love you. It's because it was an easy thing to let slide during the busyness of Christmas. That, and I just couldn't bring myself to write a family newsletter this year. Things have been so unsettled and circumstances have been changing so rapidly that I didn't know what to say. However, enough questions have

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I'm way overdue to post one of these. We were cleaning our room yesterday and I found this one. LOVE IT! It's from our trip to Lagoon this past August. I know many of you are eager for an update and our school/work situation. I have been working on an epic update post for the last couple of days. I'll post it as soon as I get it finished. Good things: -Cramming six bodies (one of which is

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Bob got a new Lego game, Wild Wool,  for Christmas. We played it tonight for the first time. The rules are simple and it's quite entertaining. Not as entertaining, however, as watching 'Lashes play the game. 'Lashes was RM's partner (since it's only a 4 player game) and the one in charge of rolling the die. With an absolute poker face the little guy would "shake" the die in his hands while

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A conversation a few nights ago... Bob: Daddy what happens when you hold up your middle toe? Renaissance Man: You mean like when you're flipping somebody off? Bob: Yeah. Renaissance Man: I don't think it works the same with your feet as with your hands. A conversation from Sunday afternoon. (I really wish you could have heard this one. It makes more sense when you hear him speak this with

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I think it's a bad sign that your year didn't go quite the way you had planned when you look at your spouse and ask, "What was the word I picked for a goal word last year?" Even worse, not remembering until the moment you asked that you had even picked a one word goal for the year. For any of you that might be interested, you can read about the word better here. I wish I had read and reread that

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Just thought I'd drop in with a quick heads up about a super cool give away. My friend Gennifer has an Etsy shop where she sells these amazing family trees and silhouettes. I totally want to win one of these! You really NEED to go check them out on her blog.

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RM will finally be finishing his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering this semester (or there will be heck to pay ;) ). We have applied for a grant that would fund his PhD and give us a stipend to live on while he researches. He wants a PhD because he'd like to teach Mechanical Engineering at a university. We are supposed to find out if the grant has come through some time in December. We

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Just wanted to pop in quickly and share a fun link for those who love food as much as I do. Renaissance Man is a big fan of youtube. He is forever finding cool new things to watch and learn about. It's very common for him to spend time with the kids watching "how it's made" videos. Recently he found a video on how to cook onion rings. That lead us on a link to link chase through numerous videos

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As many of you know, we have a new addition to our family. He arrived on September 10, 2010 at 6:44 am. He was 7lbs and 20" long. Here are the pictures that were taken just before we left the hospital. Enjoy. :)

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I just had to give a shout out to my dear, sweet, wonderful sister-in-law, who complains nearly every time I see her that I haven't updated my blog in months.So, here you go. A post.It's my goal to make a post of some actual significance before the week is out. Maybe even more than one. ;)

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I got thinking about my blog and I realized that I had to be coming up on my blogiversary soon. I didn't expect it to be in just six days (July 12). Well, at least I didn't miss it. :PI'll have to give this milestone some consideration and decide how we're going to celebrate. :DHow have you celebrated your blogiversaries?

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I finally had a chance to sit down and explore the new system a bit. There are definitely some things I like and some things I'm not so sold on. But, I guess I'll figure it out eventually. As you can see, I found my three columns option built right into the program, which is really cool.Thanks to those who have chimed in already. Keep your tips/discoveries coming, I'll probably need them. :D

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Or at least I hope I do. :DAs you can tell, I'm trying to do a little updating around here. But, I'm running into the new Design Template issues. Apparently I can't change the colors of my text, etc. without directly altering the HTML without updating to the new Design Template. The big problem? The default template that my current blog is built upon is not available in the new Design Template.

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I think you all know by now that I am a huge fan of the Mormon Messages videos from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on YouTube. I was very pleasantly surprised to discover that they have made a video from one of my all time favorite Conference talks. This video is wonderful, but the full talk is so much better. It has been a source of hope and comfort to me for many, many years

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Today was quite an eventful day for my PrincessBug. At today's elementary school award assembly she was acknowledged for being on the Honor Roll. Then she received an award for outstanding academic achievement followed immediately by an outstanding citizenship award. Then, to top it all off, she won a new bicycle in the "Road to Success" drawing. (Each time the kids read a certain number of

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So...I know that I'm woefully behind in my blogging, even after my last brief check in. It seems that I have been waiting for the "right time" to jump back in and get going. See, there has been so much going on in our lives, much of it with significant importance, that I feel obligated to "catch up" and document the lot here on the blog. Some part of me has pictured an epic post (or two, or

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And I wonder why it is that sometimes we seem to get nowhere... :D This is 'Lashes in early February.

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I've been terribly remiss in my blog writing and reading. I miss it. I shall endeavor to get it together and get posting/reading again. So, don't be too shocked if you find your inbox filled up with comments from me.One reason I've been rather AWOL is my effort to reclaim my house. I've gotten increasingly stressed over the state of Chez Nous and I'm desperately trying to get us cleaned up and

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This one always makes me smile and sometimes makes me laugh so hard I cry. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does. :D

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Apparently I'm a sap for Google's special homepages. However, since I really enjoy a good dose of Vivaldi from time to time, here's a little something to celebrate his 332nd birthday. :)

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It's been awhile since I posted about a give away on a blog. I just happen to be a big fan of this blog, it's owner, and the prize that is being given away. Check it out! :DAntique Blue Jars @ The Shabby Nest

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I've edited the previous post to add some details for those of you with inquiring minds. :D

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Ok, ok...I know. It's been over a week since I posted anything new on my blog. Plus, I forgot to post a picture for last Friday's Favorite Photo Friday. If I post a special favorite photo today, will you forgive me??So, am I forgiven for my scatter-brainedness now?Edit to add details :D :Thanks! :DI saw my doctor on Thursday and we got this little sneak peek. I'm ten weeks today (Saturday) and

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This just felt appropriate to share now rather than on Sunday. :)

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Almost two weeks ago I had a friend of mine over at my house. She had been here for around and hour when she looked at me with fear and tears in her eyes and confided in me that her husband was being screened for cancer that day. Furthermore, while searching for a cause for some numbness he's had in his extremities, they thought they had seen a brain tumor. She just couldn't bear to keep the news

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I keep meaning to sit down and make a real blog post, but somehow I keep getting distracted with other things. At least I'm posting this one on time today. :DThis is Sunshine Boy at about three. He was my original charmer. Since then his brothers have picked up the banner and they all continue to run with it. Love those brown eyes!!

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I've seen these cool "You Might Also Like" boxes on a few different blogs. They've usually been high traffic blogs with lots of posts. It never occurred to me that I could install such a feature on my own blog, until I saw it on my sister-in-law's blog. Very cool!! I've thought about it for about a week and I've decided to give it a go. My greatest concern is that I simply don't have enough blog

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What can I say? I just LOVE this one and I just LOVE this boy. This is 'Lashes about one year ago. :D

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I should preface this post by saying that RM has gone sugar-free. He stopped eating sugar in early July and has done really well with it. He is very strict. We will eat my homemade pancakes even though they have a little bit of sugar in the mix, but he doesn't eat jam or honey or syrup. He doesn't even eat peanut butter because it has too much sugar in it. Things like sweet & sour chicken are out

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It appears that 'Lashes is going to be as big a talker as Princess Bug and Bob. He's already using short sentences and vocabulary words that astound me. Some of his recent chatter has thoroughly charmed me, so I thought I'd share.A few weeks ago, he was looking kinda thoughtful while I changed his diaper. Out of nowhere he says, in a cute little sing song voice, "Wee wee wee home." It surprised

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When I went to pick up Bob from pre-school today, his teachers took a minute to visit with me. They told me that he says something fun (and impressive) nearly every day. Today while they were reading a story they discussed that when you have more than one mouse, you call them mice. But, when there is only one, it's called a mouse. A few minutes later they came across a bee in the story. Bob

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Yeah, yeah. I cheated and backdated this post. Wanna make something of it. ;)This has got to be one of my favorite photos ever. What do you get when you cross a good-natured brother who is eager to please with a bossy, creative big sister?? Well, something like this:What you don't see in this photo is the row of letter stickers just beneath the collar of his jammies neatly spelling out his name (

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I received word this morning that a friend who used to live in our ward passed away yesterday. (You can read about the circumstances here.) My heart is breaking for her family.My heart is also breaking for the people of Haiti. Whenever wide scale disasters like this happen, my head and heart just reel thinking about how many people are just "gone".I'm grateful for my testimony of the Plan of

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One of my favorite photos of Princess Bug ever. My mom took her shopping for her baptism day dress and they picked out this stunning number. By lucky coincidence, Princess Bug was actually baptized ON her 8th birthday. It was a very special day. Oct. '07.

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A decided lack of new blog posts from me. I've got a few running around in my head, they just haven't managed to make it to cyberspace. One of the reasons for this is that I have been reading blogs instead. I've missed getting all those little glimpses into your lives. However, some of you are so prolific in your posting that I don't think I'll be able to get "caught up" with all your posts. It

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I'm WAAAAY overdue to post another picture for Favorite Photo Friday. Sorry! So, here it is.The kiddos were just monkeying around, making funny faces for my camera last January. I provided a small amount of coaching and snapped this funny picture of one of the most famous monkeying around poses there is. It makes me giggle when I see it.

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A friend of mine introduced me to a new concept recently. Instead of making a long list of New Year's resolutions that will be overwhelming and forgotten in a few weeks, she chooses a single word to focus on for the entire year. I've given this idea some thought and I have decided that this year I will not make a list of resolutions. Instead, I will be joining my friend and picking a word to

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I meant to do this a long, long time ago, but I got so busy I just didn't get around to it. So, please forgive the post-dated entry and enjoy our family Christmas photo & letter. :DThe Our Family Update 2009Renaissance Man has been crazy busy in 2009, juggling the responsibilities that come with being a full-time grad student, part-time network admin, head TA for the U of U ‘s Mechatronics course

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If you haven't seen this one, it's worth popping over to Hulu to check it out. :DPrep & Landing

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to wake up to the morning news on your radio and to realize that the "stupid criminal" story they are reporting is about your car...(Later a cousin sent me this link.)Video Courtesy of KSL.com(I'm going to copy the article text to the bottom of this post because I figure some day the video clip won't work anymore.)RM's car was stolen out of our driveway about 11:25pm on Monday. He was working in

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Princess Bug is becoming rather obsessed with the thought of owning a dog, specifically a Pomeranian. I have several concerns about this. Besides the whole "care and keeping" issue, Sunshine Boy is mildly asthmatic and shares my dog allergies. He's had asthma attacks after visiting homes with dogs before. We've discussed that if we ever did get a dog, we'd have to get a hypoallergenic breed. In

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Yay me!! I managed a post a day, every day in the month of November. I had a really great time participating, but I think I will welcome the opportunity to skip posting when I don't have much to say. I think those of you who follow me will probably appreciate that too. :DNaBloPoMo

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Hope you like the new decor! It took me awhile to find something I liked AND that would work with my format. I wish people would design their center columns just a little bit wider. So, this is the best of what would fit. I like it, but it just doesn't quite make my heart go zing like the last one did. :PI guess I just need to break down and learn how to do these things for myself. :P

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Some of you may have noticed that my word count ticker for NaNoWriMo hasn't moved for several weeks. Truthfully, I wish I had done better than I have. However, I'm not feeling sorry for myself in the least. There were several factors that conspired against me. I let them and I'm okay with that. By participating in even a very limited way this year, I have already learned a TON that will prepare

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I'm not a crazy, rabid Black Friday shopper. I've never gotten up at 4am to go stand in lines to get that thing that everyone just has to have. I do, however, make my way around to a few stores to get things that I want after the main crush of crazy is over. I'm stoked to say that I managed to knock off a big chunk of my shopping today. :D There are still a few things we need to find, but we've

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Well, I shared my deep and "spiritual" Thanksgiving video a couple of days early. So, I guess I'll share the silly and fun one today.I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm grateful to have such good friends in my life.

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From The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. "'When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.' That lesson has stuck with me my whole life. When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a bad place to be. You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still

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I had planned to post this on Thursday, but I'm feeling a little brain fried tonight and not coming up with a good blog topic for the day. It's always a good think to ponder on what you are grateful for (especially those challenges that don't feel like blessings at the time). Enjoy!!

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I had a rather interesting experience today. Last night we had our second snow storm of the season. This morning there was about three inches of snow on the ground. There was also a set of footprints that led from the sidewalk into our driveway, back to the sidewalk and up the street. When I went to explore a little more closely you could tell that that set of footprints came up the sidewalk, out

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Ok, as promised, here is my review of Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, which is a non-fiction book.From Goodreads:Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan’s treacherous K2, was

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Usually when I sit down to blog, I have a distinct topic in mind. Not so at the moment. As I sit here reviewing the events of my day/week, I am undecided about what I should share.I could tell you about cleaning the bedroom that Sunshine Boy & Bob share. It still isn't done, but it's amazing how much better it is in there. Any discussion of that topic would have to include my complete and total

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Pictures of our family in our Halloween costumes are typically among my favorites. This year's picture is no exception. :D Our family has had a "theme" to our costumes from the time Princess Bug turned one (her second Halloween) until the present. This year I had to get creative to pull us together into an overall theme because Princess Bug had a definite plan for what she wanted to be. This just

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I just wanted to share with you one of those "little things" that is making me happy right now. Two years ago I stumbled upon this at my local grocery store.I am an herbal tea fan and it sounded so yummy I had to try it. I was right. It was perfect, probably my second favorite flavor ever. I bought a couple more boxes before the season was over. When they were all gone a few months later, I was

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Ok...I'm back with the details I promised. :D1. Off and on (for a really long time now) Renaissance Man's right knee will give out without any warning. It just refuses to hold his weight. Once it gives out, it will keep giving out for hours. There have been times when he has actually fallen completely to the ground. It hasn't ever been painful, just really frustrating (and occasionally

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1. Renaissance Man is on crutches.2. I'm trying to finish a book before book group at 10am tomorrow.3. I don't want to break my post a day in November streak, so I'm posting this now. But, I will post about both of these topics again, in detail, very soon.

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Some of you may remember that my friend Lori designs and sells some awesome t-shirts on Cafe Press. Some of her specialties are Twilight series inspired. She just sent me an email letting me know about some New Moon Freebies at Cafe Press. Go check it out!Moody Lizard New Moon AnnouncementOne of her designs is prominently featured. :D

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This post would have been much more appropriate yesterday, but I just didn't manage to make it.My uncle passed away from cancer two years ago yesterday. He was a really remarkable man and in many ways a second father to me. (My own father passed away when I was fourteen.) He was kind, funny, and loved to laugh. He was a man of great faith and a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was

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Just wanted to share a few funny video clips that feel awfully close to home. After all, if you can't laugh at yourself (or your husband)... :D

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Here's the funny:Renaissance Man and Bob were driving home from Grandma's house tonight. They were listening to the oldies radio station when America's "Horse With No Name" came on.Bob:"Daddy, why doesn't the horse have a name?"RM: "They just didn't ever give the horse a name, I think."Bob: "I think I know what I would name him."RM: "Oh really? What's that?"Bob: "Blank."RM: "Blank?"Bob: "Yeah,

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In case you haven't noticed, I have a new background. :D I asked for links and Mignonne shared one that has me happy dancing. I was having trouble finding a background I was completely happy with at any of the links I had. However, I found several at My Style Backgrounds that I would have happily used. This one made my heart sing when I saw it. :DThank you, thank you, thank you, Mignonne!If

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I love my current background, but since it sports jack-o-lanterns and not merely pumpkins, I've decided I need a new one. I've seen several that I'd like to try after Thanksgiving/Christmas, but nothing Fall/Thanksgiving that I knew at first glance was "the one". So, where do you all find your fun backgrounds? This is the list I've managed to bookmark so far:Shabby Blogshot bliggity

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There comes a point in every year when the siren pull finally becomes too strong and I finally yield to temptation. Today I went seeking Christmas music. I didn't listen to a whole lot, but I went seeking Christmas music to soothe my ruffled nerves. Not all Christmas music will do this for me, of course. Just like contemporary music, there are certain styles that don't appeal to me. But, there

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As a member of our PTA presidency I was asked to oversee the Reflections contest this year. It has been long overlooked at our school (3 entries last year) and our president wanted to revive the program. My friend Lori helped me and together we pulled it off. This year's theme was "Beauty Is...".A few weeks ago we held a short assembly to get the kids excited to participate. Yesterday we

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that just runs you ragged and wears you out? One that for its much busyness leaves you feeling like you've gotten not a lot done? Today was one of those days for me. I'm really looking forward to going to sleep, if only the 20 month old would first. :PHere's a couple more Sesame Street Google pictures. I'm sure they are about done, and then I will be too. :DOne of the most fun about this has been

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I'm just now getting around to uploading my October pictures from the camera to my computer. I haven't had a chance to properly sort through them all, but I thought I'd share a few really quickly.We went to the pumpkin patch the Thursday before Halloween. It's honestly the first time I'd had an opportunity to even think about going. We had fun, even though it was quite cold and we were in a rush

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Last night PrincessBug had a sleep over at her cousin's house to celebrate her cousin's birthday. I dropped her off about 3pm and we didn't get her back until about 5:30pm today. It's amazing how much you can miss someone, even in a short amount of time. Her brothers all missed her and were eager to have her to boss them around again. I kept looking around for one more. It was also unusually

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Remember the great vinyl cutting disaster of Super Saturday 2009? Well, I have excellent news. I am at Renaissance Man's place of employment, where they replaced the expensive cutting blade on the vinyl machine. We are cutting the last of the vinyl now. Super Saturday make up night will be Tuesday and then I AM A FREE WOMAN!!!

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Well, I'm doing pretty well on my quest to make a blog post each day in the month of November. But, so far I'm not doing nearly as well on my NaNoWriMo script. *Sigh* It's probably too much time spent blogging. ;)I made a ticker to track my progress until the official NaNoWriMo widgets are working. :PSee, now you can all keep track with me and give me grief for spending too much time blogging. :

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It was a very happy thing to pop a Google window and discover this:Yay for Sesame Street's 40th Birthday!In celebration, I though I'd link you up to a few (who am I kidding, way too many) of my favorite Sesame Street sketches. Here they are in no particular order. Enjoy!!Now I really need to go do something useful!!

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I guess I should preface this post with a warning that it might be a little soap boxy. I'm not really fishing for compliments or criticism. I'm just trying to wrap my head around something.A little background. It should be no surprise to anyone that the finances of a family in grad school would be tight, especially when the grad student is the only one earning an income to support a family of six

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I forgot to add something else to today's random list.4. My friend Lori is having a sale on the cool t-shirts she designs. You can check it out here.

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I have a few randomish things to share today.1. My dear friend Carin is having a four year blogoversary very soon. She's having a giveaway of some cool quiltish things to celebrate. Go check it out!2. As I was getting caught up on my blog reading, I came across this post by Kara, an acquaintance of mine whom I'm really enjoying getting to know better through her blog. I've always known that it

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Wow. How did that happen? This is a day I've been looking forward to...and now that it is here I feel unprepared.I guess I'd better back up a bit and explain.Some of you may remember this post where I told you about signing up to participate in a writer's workshop. I never properly recorded my experiences there on my blog (which I intend to remedy). One of the things I learned about was National

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I'm sure you've all been waiting with baited breath to hear how my Super Craft Saturday turned out. Well, that can be summed up in a few words.All hail procrastination.I have been running for weeks trying to stay on top of everything going on in my life. But, apparently, I should have started running sooner, treated life more like a half-marathon than a 100 meter dash, or at very least more like

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I've been running non-stop for a couple of weeks (or more) trying to fulfill all the responsibilities I've got right now. (The most pressing of which is our ward's Super Craft Saturday which will over for better or worse this week.) All this running is one of the reasons I haven't been around much. But, there have been plenty of things on my mind and in my heart that I want to share. So, until

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On Tuesday, my Princess Bug turned 10. Wow. Where did those years go?Princess Bug came to us after four years of marriage and two pregnancy losses. To say that she was much prayed for and much anticipated would be an understatement. I was induced 10 days early, when it was discovered that she was dangerously low on amniotic fluid (anything less than 5ccm is grounds for induction, she had 1.6ccm).

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Just before our alarm went off this morning Bob crawled into Renaissance Man's side of the bed. As he settled in for a snuggle he said, "Guess what, Daddy? I came to keep you company." How can you not feel flattered by that? :) RM replied, "Well, I'm so very glad you did."

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I guess I've really become a part of the blogging world. I'm posting another link to another give away. :PI realize that most people don't bother to explore all the blogs that their friends follow, so most of you will not be familiar with my friend Wendy's blog, The Shabby Nest. However, her blog is a must see for any of you with even the remotest interest in decorating. The things she does amaze

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On September 26th, we attended the baptism of our niece. (Which was a wonderful experience, by the way.) The after-baptism family dinner was held at a park up a nearby canyon. Realizing our family had a chance to get some LONG overdue family pictures taken, I made sure we had on matching clothes. We asked Renaissance Man's dad to take some pictures for us.I haven't yet had a chance to see the

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After much wailing, whining, and gnashing of teeth, I managed to change my background AND create a matching banner. Hope you like it. :)

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All you ladies sprucing up your blogs with new Fall/Halloween duds are making me antsy. I think I'll have to spend some time searching for a new background tomorrow. :P

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I've never posted a link on my blog hoping to win a giveaway. However, these fabrics were so pretty, I thought I'd give it a go. If I win, I'll have to learn to quilt. :Dhttp://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/

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I hadn't seen this video until a friend posted it on Facebook. I tracked it down on Youtube because I can't stop thinking about it. I'd love to hear your feedback.This just amazes me. Makes you think about what real beauty is all about.

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There is a company that advertises on the radio here. Their spokesman bugs me to no end. He always strikes me as greasy and untrustworthy...which is really bad when you are a mortgage company. I've heard him deliver the company's motto countless times and today I finally had to look it up to see what I have been hearing. The motto is: Committed to Saving Our Neighbors Money.But, I swear to you

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I don't know exactly what is was...and I'm not really sure I want to know. However, the boy is cute, so I thought I'd share. :)

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Tonight Renaissance Man and the kids were watching some Rube Goldberg machine videos on You Tube. One of the videos had Bach's "Air on G String" playing in the background. Part way through the video, Bob says, "Daddy this pretty music makes me want to cry."Who knew my busy boy would be so touched by classical music. I think we'll have to listen to it more often. Goodness knows I own more than

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I was rather sad recently when I heard about the passing of Mary Travers. I'm guessing that most of you won't recognize that name, but I'm also willing to bet nearly everyone will recognize the trio she sang with, Peter, Paul, and Mary. I grew up listening to this Peter, Paul, & Mary album.I remember putting it on the record player and listening to it over and over and over. I still have it

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As you know, canning and other labor intensive projects have taken over my life in the past few weeks. Well, I finished canning my peaches and pears yesterday. I'm taking a couple of days break from canning anything else to scale up Mt. Washmore an excavate my floors. However, I'm also feeling rather bloggish. So, don't be surprised to see several randomish blog posts in the next few days. Just

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You might have noticed that I haven't been blogging much lately. Truth be told, I have been running my dogs off so hard and fast lately that I just haven't found the time to park my fanny in a chair and type. Shall we make a list of just some of the things I've been up to?PTA meetingsBirthday parties (most 45 minutes away by freeway)Canning (green beans, dilly beans, dill pickles & tomatoes so

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