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From the monthly archives:

December 2008

With all the craziness of the holidays at my home, I neglected to select a winner for the Bloggy Progressive Dinner Giveaway. I apologize immensely for being so late in this. So without further ado, the winner of the hot cocoa gift bag is Kristen from Chicago Savings. Congratulations, Kristen!

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Friday, December 19, 2008

I gave birth to a five year old?

100_0775We attended a Christmas party after our choir's dress rehearsal this evening. The food was great, the fellowship was warm, and Joely was in top form as usual. After filling up her plate, Joely sat down on the couch, sidled up to the party's host, Ginger, and struck up a conversation.

"You know what?" she said seriously, "for the last 11 years I've been eating with my mouth open. But now I'm going to learn to eat with my mouth closed."

Profound, I know.

And at age six, technically impossible, too. But I won't bring that up.

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99 Things on the Wall

I saw this meme on Karen's blog, so I thought I'd join in. It's kind of a "random facts about me" meme, only on steroids. All the items in bold on the list are things that I have done at some point in my life. 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars [...]

My Philosophy of Education…Explained Through 13 Great Quotes

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Eczema relief…over the counter?

Every winter Joely's hands get so dry that they crack and bleed. It gets so bad she looks like she's wearing gloves of red, inflamed, flaky skin. For a long time we tried applying layers of lotion after lotion, but to no avail. The lotion burned her terribly, and her hands stayed cracked and dried. [...]