Archive | February, 2008

My sweet children…

26. February 2008

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Man, do my kids just make me happy to be alive!!! Alex was home from school today because he has pink eye. That is one thing I could have lived without, but…such is life. Anyway…he came from his room with a sweet smile and this little heart-shaped notepad that he got for Valentine’s Day. [...]

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Lookie what I made last night!

23. February 2008

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I got lots of new ribbon yesterday and just couldn’t wait to get started on clips! I worked on them until my fingers were numb and my eyes were crossed, but I think it was worth it! Just look at all the fun new ones! Set A Set B Set C Set D Set [...]

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Fun with cupcakes!

17. February 2008

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Yesterday we went out to my mom’s house for a visit and when we arrived, she had surprise for me! My mom rocks. My surprise was a set of 3 of these: Silicone cupcake cups in the shape of ice cream cones! Oh, the fun to be had! I got them home [...]

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Buffalo Chicken Strips

10. February 2008

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I absolutely adore hot wings. I love the flavor so much that I don’t mind disposing of all table manners and just going at them like a rabid animal…gnawing the tiny bits of meat from the ridiculously small bones and coming up for breath with hot wing sauce from ear to ear and nose [...]

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Empty promises

5. February 2008

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Today I had to go pick up a spool of ribbon…a very specific spool of ribbon. No browsing or decision making required. Just an in-and-out trip to Hobby Lobby. Shayne just dropped me off and then proceeded to drive the kids around the parking lot until I came back out. I ran in [...]

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Win a set of hair clips!!!!!

4. February 2008

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I have just been having so much fun making these little clips, that I thought I would share the fun by giving a set away! The winner gets to choose one of these 3 sets: Pink Pink & Brown Spring Just fill out the form below to enter! Drawing will be held Friday, Feb 8th at 12pm [...]

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A big day in Alex’s life!!! (and mine!!!)

3. February 2008

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Alex, my sweet 5 year old, came running up to my while I was vacuuming and said, “MOMMY! YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!!!” I shut off the vacuum, expecting that he had found a bug or gotten to a new level on his video game. He looked up at me with wide, bright eyes [...]

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Just want to say thank you

2. February 2008

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To all the doctors out there who remember that their job is about the patient! Thank you for remembering that the person on the phone asking for help isn’t a machine….it’s a concerned mom holding a sick baby and choking back her tears while her child runs 104 degree fever and just isn’t acting [...]

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I must confess

1. February 2008

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I’m not one to get involved in politics. At all. Watching, reading or hearing about politics usually ends up making me a combination of nauseated, infuriated and depressed. Yesterday, though, my brother sent me this link: Vote Chooser My curiosity got the best of me and I did the quick, 10-question quiz. The candidate [...]

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