Month: August 2008
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totally swept away
I resisted these books completely. I really wasn't even drawn towards the idea of reading them. A teenage romance? About vampires? Not my style. I even saw some blogs that said that they didn't get the hype and didn't like the books. So, yeah, it was an easy thing to resist. And then Em and… Read more
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kindergarten exhaustion
Thanks so much for all the nice comments about Libby. 🙂 We did some research into other test scores and while there were no scores in the gifted range, she was well above normal. It all goes to show that you can do whatever you put your mind to. We refused to believe what this teacher… Read more
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happy tears
This is a total stream of consciousness – I just got off the phone with Libby's teacher and I'm in tears. We were told by her teacher last year that her standardized test scores were below average and that she would probably always struggle in the classroom. It was really hard to hear at the time,… Read more
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google reader broken?
Is anyone else having problems with google reader? My "all items" button is not working and it's driving me batty. LOL! Read more
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more updates
A trip: So, this was our last hurrah before school started. The girls and I drove into Chicago early Sunday morning (2 weeks ago) to meet this fabulous friend and her two lovely daughters for a girls only day of American Girl shopping and lunch. To say we had fun is an understatement. My girls… Read more
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for sale
I've decided to sell my Canon Rebel XT. I absolutely love it and it has been THE BEST camera for the past couple of years. It has never let me down and I've used it on all my photo shoots for the past 2 years. But, since I bought the 40D, I just don't need… Read more
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yeah, so i haven’t been around much
I know, I know. And thanks for the emails asking where I've been and why I'm not posting much about my life. My husband has even stopped reading my blog. Sigh. It feels a bit as though my life is no longer in my control and so I've just stopped blogging about it and making… Read more
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so cute
We recently celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary (holy cow! 14 years!!!) and the kids spent all day long planning out something special for both of us while we were at work. We came home to freshly baked brownies and chocolate chip cookies, homemade fruit smoothies, and the table set and decorated for us. Complete with… Read more
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Lucky
For Saturday's Scraplift at DesignerDigitals: I love being able to play a part in the scraplifting challenges at DesignerDigitals – just love it! This is a lift of a gorgeous layout by Lorraine. Thanks for the inspiration! And it also gave me a chance to reflect on how lucky I really am to have this… Read more
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When life gets you down …
When life gets you down … scrapbook. 🙂 I have had a crazy busy schedule for the past few weeks – extra work deadlines, working night shifts, doctor’s appointments, babysitter’s wacky schedules, and lots more stressful stuff. But, somehow in the midst of it all, I found time to scrapbook. And, really, I need to… Read more