tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172782892012-01-27T13:27:41.835-06:00I'm a mom, just like you. Sometimes the only quiet time I get is when I'm drying my hair. Probably because I can't hear the banging, screaming, and crying when the hair dryer is on.Jenni at talking hairdryerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565237769341560279noreply@blogger.comBlogger5641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278289.post-58857612599078759362012-01-27T10:57:00.002-06:002012-01-27T11:33:37.337-06:00

1. Last night Brooke told us that at the end of EVERY SINGLE RECESS her teacher "wiggles her lip gloss and puts some on her lips". EVERY SINGLE DAY.2. We pretty openly joke about how Brooke's pancreas is "lazy" or "dumb" at our house. (Occasionally I even allow the 's' word,'stupid', to be used. I'm cool like that.) It adds fun and blows off steam in an otherwise crummy situation.A couple of

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Today is dedicated to progress...however small the steps, continuing to move forward. Loving...on Mary Tutu. She's home with a cold. Between you and me, she probably could have made it to school today, but I think she's needing a bit of TLC. And, really, who can concentrate on subtraction with regrouping while they are coughing and sniffling all day? Marking...little annoying tasks off my

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Bubba went on his first youth retreat this weekend. Well, kind of. He's been on countless youth retreats, but he was always a pre-camper. This was his first time as an actual youth. We tagged along as sponsors. Not because we don't trust Bubba or the youth leaders...we do. But they asked, and we accepted because we know what it's like to try to find people to agree to hang out with 120

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...at least for today.Brooke had an endo appointment this morning and her A1c went down almost a whole point. It's the lowest we've ever had.We've been pumping just a bit shy of 3 months, so I feel like it's a pretty good indicator of how we're doing on the pump. As we were leaving the doctor's office, it was time for Brooke's snack. We did a quick finger prick just to see where she was...353.

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Some of the moments that made my holiday...Merry:Listening to new Christmas albums...James Taylor At Christmas; Glee:The Christmas Album,Vol. 2; The Sing Off:Songs of the Season, and yes, Justin Bieber's Under the Mistletoe.The one that made my days most merry was Travis Cottrell's Ring the Bells. I especially love Jesus Saves."The redeemed will sing forever, Jesus saves."I love (and most of

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The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI started this book in October. The first two chapters were depressing. As I was reading, a weight settled in on my shoulders and my mood was dark. I'd spent the summer wading through books I HATED, hoping they would get better, determined not to quit reading until the end. I gave myself permission to put this book away, lift the

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I'm not going to make any promises, but this might be my last post about Disney. Diabetes at Disney was just a'ight for me. It wasn't awful, it was easy to keep in the background most of the time, but it was still there. I packed all of our supplies in a backpack to carry on the air plane. I knew as long as I had that bag in my posession, no one could steal my argentum nitricum induced calm.

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Here's my 2 cents worth if you are planning a trip to see Mickey any time soon.1. We've done it many ways, but this is my favorite...stay on Disney property and purchase at least some part of the meal plan they offer. "Are you staying on property?" Is the first question you will hear when talking to a cast member. They are super nice to everyone, but "yes, we're staying on property" seem to be

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Let's see...when was I?Central time, Pacific time, Kindergarten time (we all know the 5 year olds run on their own little clocks)...After Kindergarten, I spent 4 days back in modified Central time getting my 5 ready for our not-so-traditional Thanksgiving week.I say modified Central time because at this point in the month we'd been getting up multiple times in the middle of the night to monitor

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We were in Cali the weekend of the time change. California is already a 2 hour time difference from where we live. So factoring in the time change, it felt like a 3 hour time difference the entire weekend.Which didn't really matter while we were there because we don't really operate on any sort of a schedule when we are on prayer group retreat. Because we're too busy talking. Usually

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November = cra-zayThe good kind of CrAzY, but still...cRaZy.I spent the first weekend on the West coast in La Jolla, CA with my prayer groupies.We've been praying together for 16 years, and we've gone on a trip together every year since our college graduation.Personally, I knew this was going to be a great trip from the very beginning. One morning in late June, I overheard a couple of moms

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A snapshot of our life on 11-1-11:- Halloween costumes this year:Brooke: Mummy; Bubba: glow-in-the-dark alien; Mary Tutu: Mad Hatter- what Bubba looked like in the dark: - the pumpkins we "carved" - Honey drove in from work early today, so he picked the kids up from school. While I was waiting on them to get home, I made these pizza rolls for an after school snack. We all loved them and they

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I loved every minute of Jr. High and High School.I did.Of course I experienced my share of heartbreaks, tears, and teenage angst, but as a whole, when I look back on those years of my life, I have nothing but fond memories. I had great friends, loving adult mentors, and carefree fun.I was involved in many things as a student, but I only did a couple of things well...choir was one of them. I was

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I totally get that you have to crawl before you can walk, and you walk for a while before you jog, and you jog for a long time before you actually run.I've done C25K before...I know how all of that works.But this?This isn't even running. It's way different than running. It's nothing like running...or walking for that matter. It's more like skating. You still use your legs to get from point A

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At the Chicago airport waiting for our flight home, we saw Dennis Rodman. He looked kind of normal though. Normal for Dennis...he wasn't wearing a dress. But, he was carrying a purse. Not a man-bag. It was a purse...a gray, feather-y, hobo bag.There were storms moving through Chicago about the time our flight was scheduled to leave so we sat on the plane for over an hour waiting for them to

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This year Honey qualified for the reward trip that his company hosts. In years past we've been to Denver, Ft. Lauderdale, and Cancun. This summer the trip was Hawaii. The trip is always during the first part of June and usually around the middle of March the people in charge want you to commit to going or staying.About the middle of March 2011, we were 3 weeks in to a new Type 1 diagnosis.We

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...because sometimes a list is just the only way.1. It's fall here, y'all. I can tell because it hasn't been nearly as hot lately. We haven't been over 100 degrees in a couple of weeks. We even spent a few days in the 70s and 80s. Those days were glorious. And...it RAINED...on and off for ONE WHOLE DAY! Rumor has it we got like 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch! 2. Our family participated in our

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we have some fires in Texas (again)...because we need some rain (still)...please pray for rain (continuously)...thank you (very much)

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The kids started school last week. That means it's time for our bi-annual paint fest. It's much easier to paint when the kids are in school. It seems like the paint bug usually bites in the spring and then again the first week of school. We've painted the office, the kitchen, dining room, and laundry room...twice, and the living room. This weekend we painted the hallway and the kids'

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So...it's been a week. I think I ran out of stuff to say in July when I did NaBloPoMo. Kinda'. I went back and counted, I missed 5 days.Some things that distracted me last week:- Monday evening I drove Honey's car to Bunko. About 10 blocks from the house, the car started overheating. I turned the air conditioner off and called Honey. He came and drove it home. We spent Tuesday doing the

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Last night Honey and I made Gina's Chicken Divan for supper. It was really good. Everyone ate it.Everyone.All five of us.Seriously.We made it just like Gina said to make it. Well almost. I used dried minced onions instead of shallots, because Momma don't use real onions when she cooks.We also used garlic powder instead of crushed garlic cloves, because Momma don't use fresh garlic cloves when

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Yesterday was a pretty lazy day at our house. Bubba and I exercised. We all showered. I fixed breakfast and lunch. That's pretty much it.We'd missed our weekly visit to Sonic on Thursday, so I told the kids if we could all get going and get dressed, we would make a Sonic run, and go to the video store to rent a movie for them to watch this weekend.Yes, we still go to the video store...

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My husband loves a good meal that includes pork. So, when I was searching the internets for a new recipe or two, this one caught my eye. It seemed easy, and the ingredients were simple enough that I would be likely to cook it.We had Gina's Kalua Pork . The recipe on Gina's website is really only directions on how to purchase, prepare, and cook the pork roast in the crock pot. I couldn't find

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The last time my parents were out of town, Gran hired my son to water her flowers. While the girls and I were bringing in the mail and UPS deliveries, Bubba went to the backyard. I went to tell him we were ready to go, and this is what I found.He said, "Mom, take my picture and text it to Grampy."I couldn't resist. I sent it to Uncle Bubba, too. That's the type of thing he would really get a

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I'm basically a control freak. There, I typed it out loud.When Bubba was a baby I had a system. Everything "baby" had a place. When it was time to change diapers, we went to the changing table and the diapers, wipes, and ointment were exactly where I left them. Sippy cups were matched with their lids and stoppers right out of the dishwasher and had their own cabinet. When the twins came along

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I've decided that I'm terrible at NaBloPoMo. I've lost track of how many days I've missed. I should probably take the button off my sidebar. I'll try to get around to that.Yesterday I made our list of meal options for the next couple of weeks...or until the food runs out. Then I made a grocery list, and the girls and I hit the grocery store this morning after dropping Bubba off at youth

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One of the only jobs I've never had at camp is nurse, mainly because I'm not the nurse type. This week, Honey and I added pancreas to our camp job resume.I called our CDE last week and she gave me some tips.1) Less Lantus, our long acting insulin. Before we left for camp Brooke had been running high but Dreama wouldn't let us increase her insulin. In fact she told us to decrease her Lantus the

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We made it home. There was a time, about 11 o'clock last night, when I wasn't so sure we would. But we did.These are the boys we drove home...the short ones. The tall ones had to stay and clean up after we left. And then their bus broke down...as I write, the tall ones still aren't home. It's going to be a long day for them.They were the youngest campers and they impressed me with how well

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Honey and I got a new coffee maker for our anniversary. For 13 years, we'd been using the generic, Target special, run of the mill coffee maker. We had 2 stipulations: 1) an automatic brew feature so I can set the timer to start brewing 20 minutes before I get up 2) price under $50.The under $50 price tag was mainly because every coffee maker we've had has lasted only a couple of years before

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I love the first morning of camp. The temperatures seem so much cooler than what we get back home. No one is tired. Hot chocolate is abundant. Everyone is still clean. Probably because the showers are still hot. Silly songs are...silly.We're having a great week. We're traveling through time learning that God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It's been a good week of study for me

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A couple of weeks ago I started a summer reading list. Yep, I just began making my list of books to read this summer...in July. That's how I roll.I had been reading, I just hadn't committed it to list form. I'm a sucker for a good list. I LOVE crossing stuff off my list. It makes me feel like I've accomplished something. I know I do stuff, but lists remind me of all the stuff I've done.I've

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I missed posting yesterday. I just didn't get it done.But...We are all home. We all slept under the same roof last night. We heard countless fun stories about Bubba's 2 weeks at CBH.We had the best time over frozen yogurt.We managed to finish planning for our Bible class next week.We got a refresher on how to use the glucagon, but pray we won't need it.Today we are...Finishing up laundry.Packing

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I'm kind of a camp nerd. I've been to pretty much every kind of camp there is. I've had pretty much every job you can have at a camp. Jenni KNOWS camp.When we were in youth ministry we would attend at least 2 camps each summer and 3 or 4 retreats during the school year. I started pretty early in my adult life collecting "camp supplies". A set of sheets here, a dark out-dated color towel there. It

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I'm posting on the old dinosaur tonight. Remember the ancient 2005 Dell that is so old I can't buy technical support for it anymore? Yep...it's still going strong. Except for that one little episode of which we do not speak, this computer has never given me a problem. Old or not, THIS computer isn't prone to viruses.The laptop? Well, it's got a little cold right now. Remember those people I pay

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The laptop is wiggin' out on me. Thank goodness I pay those computer people to be my friend.But good news! I can post from my phone!I'm off to the computer store. Wish the computer people there luck.

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Today is our anniversary. We've been married 13 years. I'm not sure what 13 years is supposed to feel like, but it doesn't feel like it's been that long. Is 13 years even long? My parents have been married 39 years. That's long! I feel old though. Last night mom and dad offered to keep the girls while we went out and celebrated. We've been to Walmart on almost every date we've ever been on,

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This is how Summer 2011 is going down: June -We were committed to staying in town because of baseball and softball. I made the best of it by scheduling sports camps and swimming lessons during June. Which adds up to not many lazy days, but lots of fun stuff to keep the kids busy. July - Camp... driving to and from for two weeks...preparing to teach...and staying for a week. August - (Don't tell

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I really like live theatre, and I especially I LOVE musicals. A good show tune can always bring a smile to my face.Honey isn't as in to musicals as I am, but he humors me every now and then. We have an outdoor amphitheatre in our town and every summer they do a Broadway series. We took the girls last night.Can you guess what we saw? Remember when we were all about High School Musical? This

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I know, I know...yesterday's post was a cop out. But, to be honest, I was tired.We met Mom for lunch at noon. (Happy anniversary, Mom and Dad!) Then we went to the fabric store. We finally started our projects about 2:00. We got home at 8:00.What, you might ask, did you do at the fabric store for an hour?Well, the answer to that question is negotiate. With two seven year old girls...who have

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I took the girls to my mom's to sew today. We were there 5 hours, but we have some cute stuff to show for it! I'll post pictures tomorrow.Now, I'm gonna get back to waiting for Brooke's blood sugar to rally back so she can go to bed. I plan on following shortly after...

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I originally posted this in May 2007. I wrote it to share on "Works for Me Wednesday" at Rocks in My Dryer. It features one of my favorite summer activities. Here's a link to the books the girls did last summer. OK, I'm off to get my afternoon caffine fix. Enjoy! ********* First of all, this mama is not a scrapbook queen, so don't set your expectations too high. Although, this project is

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Yesterday Honey and I went shopping for Bubba's camp package. I made a handy-dandy list of all the suggestions I got on Facebook and in the comments. As it turns out, Honey had some ideas of his own. He knows what boys like. I think we put together a fun box for Bubba.Here's what we found:*Pringles (enough to share one afternoon during rest time)*Gummy Worms (they are a favorite of Bubba's)*

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Saturday night we dropped the girls off at Mom and Dad's so they could spend the night and not be up as early as we were on Sunday when we took Bubba to camp. As we were leaving, Bubba asked if we could go get ice cream. It used to be one of our favorite things to do on a summer evening. But this summer we've avoided it, because of T1D. There just isn't a good way to do that right now. If

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We did it. We drove to one of our favorite places on Earth, left our baby there, and came home. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't even a little jealous that he's staying 2 weeks and we're not.The camp director Honey and I worked for used to say, "Campers grow up and become counselors. Counselors grow up, get married, and become teachers. And teachers beget more campers." Yep, that's pretty

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Tomorrow we're taking Bubba to camp. He'll be there 2 weeks.Two. Whole. Weeks.He couldn't be more excited.My brain says that he'll have the time of his life. My heart says 2 weeks is a long time.The best thing about being gone 2 weeks is that there is plenty of time to send a care package. The girls and I need some ideas. What should we pack in Bubba's care package?

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So...it's July...One of the things on my May to-do list was to figure out a way to purchase some peanut butter. But only the special kind of peanut butter that Brooke loves. The kind that comes in individual .75oz. servings.Because if it's in .75oz. servings, I know there will be at least one time a day that I don't have to say no.Living in these days of peanut allergy awareness has made it

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I'm not really a fan of change. It makes my stomach hurt.If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?So a couple of years ago when Walmart quit stocking my favorite chap stick, it threw my world into a tail spin. I tried several different brands, but couldn't find the perfect one to replace my favorite.But then! One day I was all the way across town at Drug Emporium, and I found my favorite chap

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Getting Brooke's diabetic supplies set up on our insurance mail order routine was on my May to-do list.I am so thankful for our medical insurance. I'm not sure how we would afford everything that Brooke needs if we didn't have it. Our prescription insurance requires us to order all long term medicine and supplies through their mail order service.Actually, they allow us to fill our prescription

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Blogger is wiggin' out. I've been blogging for almost 6 years (what?!) and I've never had this much trouble with Blogger. Maybe we need to do a little rain dance to help it get back to normal. I don't really believe in rain dances. I believe that God is in control of the weather. He knows where every drop of rain has fallen since the beginning of time. He knows that fires burn in Arizona,

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I don't have a clue what day it is. If it weren't for my calendar app, I would be completely lost. In fact there are times I'm completely lost in spite of my calendar app. Honey hasn't worked for the last three Mondays, and that just throws my whole week off. If Honey isn't working, it feels like Saturday. And that would make Tuesday Sunday. I wake up Tuesday and it's not Sunday and my week

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I. can. not. wait. for. school. to. be. out. I think I'm ready for summer. If you're a momma, you know the difference. This summer will be a little different than the past few. Bubba will be gone the entire month of July. We aren't taking any sort of a family vacation. Honey and I are opting out of the trip to Hawaii with his work. And it's looking like August will be spent recovering from

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I've been reading blogs written by other moms of T1 kids. I have to do it in small doses though. I think that sometimes blogging can become an outlet for the depressing and negative.I don't do negative.Not that negative isn't there, but for me, generally speaking, it doesn't do me any good to rant and rave about how much I hate Diabetes. Or about how inconvenient it is. Or how unfair it

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I'm easing back in to this stay at home thing. Honey said he felt bad for messing with my routine by scheduling Bubba to have dental work done and as a result being home all day my first day of no working. I told him it was fine. I don't remember what my routine used to be anyway. And to prove it, I've been to Walmart every day this week.I may not remember what my routine was, but I know FOR SURE

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*Today is my birthday! Honey teases me that we celebrate all month. But this year, I've already been celebrating for a week. Next year, I'll aim for a full 6 week long celebration. It's a nice round number.*Today is also the anniversary of a tragic bus wreck that changed me and many people I love. I've tried many times to write about it and the words just don't come...even after 12 years.*Today

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Texas and New Mexico need some rain y'all. Please pray for us to get some soon. Thanks.

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For 28 school days I've had a real job. I've planned for, graded after, loved on, and disciplined some pretty great 4th graders. I've remembered why I chose teaching. I've loved it. Most of it. But I'm tired. And we have this new condition living with us that I really haven't had time to get to know. And my house is a wreck. And Honey is sick of doing the dishes. And he's had to take the kids

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There are advantages to arriving at the ball fields at 7:30 in the morning. The parking lot was empty. I had no trouble at all parking the suburban.As a general rule, the wind/dirt doesn't blow early in the day. This morning it was beautiful!If we have to play a double header, before the 90 degree heat is preferred....Three is all I could think of.The second game was the longest. game. ever. It

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Dear State of Texas, My 5th grade son is not at all excited about the fact that he will be taking the Math and Reading TAKS test on Monday and Tuesday. To add to his non-excitement, in preparation for this test, he will go to bed early Monday night and miss the 2011 NCAA Basketball Championship Game. I know for you it's all about good test scores. And I really want to help you out with that. I

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Diabetes isn't like strep. It doesn't go away after 10 days of antibiotics. It's not even like Weight Watchers. You can't quit caring about what you eat for the weekend and start back on Monday. I've spent the last month thinking, we'll get through this and things will get back to normal. Denial? Probably. All I know is, my brain is tired of thinking about it. I feel like if I have to look at one

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Bubba hit his first homerun today!I wasn't thinking about taking pictures, I wasn't thinking about getting the ball that made it over the fence. I was cheering and watching him run the bases. I have a great mental picture of him rounding 2nd. Thankfully, two other team moms took care of the ball and photos. Here's the celebration at home plate. Bubba's the one in the blue helmet getting

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We're home. Live, on location, and in the moment is way more fun. Home, unpacking, and laundry is...blah.We got home last night and Honey and I were exhausted. I've been fighting allergies all weekend and sleep was not abundant. Mary Tutu pulled a tooth in the van on the way home and when she woke up this morning she thought the Tooth Fairy had forgotten her because her tooth was still there and

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Right now I'm watching the kids swim while Honey enjoys some peace and quiet in the form of March Madness. I told them that we would stay at the pool as long as my computer battery lasted. I'm gonna be honest and tell you that my battery really doesn't last that long, even when it's fully charged. So while I talk about how wonderful it is to surf the web wirelessly, what I really mean is while

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We caved.We planned a short road trip for this week.I know...we said we weren't going anywhere. That idea was so last month.Once the fog that was the month of February cleared, we decided that we wanted to go somewhere...just to get out of town, enjoy a change of scenery.The conversation went something like this:Me: I kinda' want to go somewhere for Spring Break.Honey: Me, too.Me: Where do you

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Grinning on the inside smileSaturday Brooke's blood sugar was in the 100s all day! That's a first for us.I'm too sexy for my shirt smileI'm loving me some Vera Bradley. When I bought the laptop, Honey said he would buy me any case I wanted. I immediately picked out this...and this...in Folkloric.A few weeks ago life changed and I realized that I had to carry some sort of bag packed with all

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Today, I'm feeling more like myself. Just a stay at home mom of 3 school aged kids. No newborns. It's a good feeling.I think my change in attitude has a whole bunch to do with the fact that I took a 3 hour nap yesterday. I woke up in time to eat supper, watch the Oscars, and fall into bed at 10:30 ready to sleep again. I can't remember the last time I got to sleep on a Sunday

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We're trying to settle in to some sort of a routine. Yesterday was a school holiday. Mary Tutu woke up with an ear ache. I couldn't decide if she really had an ear infection or if she just wanted to visit the doctor because that is so in right now.We finally settled on letting the school nurse check it out and give her opinion.Since it was a school holiday, we took advantage of the quiet time

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Before Thursday, my knowledge of diabetes consisted of what Dr. H talked about on Biggest Loser.That's not true. I knew enough about the symptoms of diabetes that we were able to get Brooke diagnosed relatively early. She was sick, but not as sick as she could have been. I'm not sure where I learned about warning signs, but somewhere along the way, I did. And they stuck.Did you know...-that your

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We came home from the hospital this afternoon.We LOVE our endocrinologist. My dad wishes he was a kid so he could see him instead of the one he uses.The nurse in charge of us today was supportive and helpful, and she built up our confidence.Brooke fell in love with making beaded jewelry in the playroom at the hospital. She even convinced Uncle Bubba to bead with her while Honey and I had sugar

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Remember when all the kids had the flu a few weeks ago? Remember how I declared Tamiflu dead to me because Brooke was so sick with it? Well, turns out, maybe it wasn't the Tamiflu.It had been three weeks and Brooke still wasn't over the flu. She wasn't back to herself. She had no energy. The little Brooke spark was gone from her eyes.Then we started noticing that she was drinking. Alot. And going

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Listen.Can you hear it?That's what it sounds like when I'm alone in the house in the middle of the morning.I'd forgotten. It had been so long. Nine loooong days.I know this crazy weather has everyone operating a little out-of-the-norm. Honestly? I was beginning to go a little cuckoo. I'd turned the corner at cabin fever and was headed towards whatever is a couple of miles down from cabin

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Brooke woke up with a fever this morning. I'm just glad she decided to be sick before we sent her to school. Picking up in the middle of my workout yesterday morning wasn't my favorite.With all the fevers and trips to CVS I've been a little distracted the last few days. Also, I'm still getting to know my new laptop. There are all sorts of updates, and program downloading, and document

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1. It snowed Monday night. We woke up yesterday morning to this:The sidewalks and roads were clear, so no snow day, and it was gone by 11am, but it was nice to be reminded that it really is winter.2. My friend Valerie is going on a mission trip to Uganda. She's my friend in real life and in blog life, and I know in real life she is super excited about this opportunity. To help raise money for her

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Remember that scene in that movie, or maybe that TV episode where some poor couple is stressing about getting their unborn child on the waiting list to the best preschool in the area in hopes that by the time the child needs to attend the preschool there will be a spot for them?It's funny...because it's not you.We're kinda' living that right now.No...I'm not pregnant, but we are trying to

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I'm not really what you would call a computer wiz. I can e-mail, shop online, comment on blogs, and occasionally I sync my ipod correctly. Occasionally.My relationship with technology is based on fear. Fear that I will mess something up...fear that when I call the technical support people, the people I pay to be my friend in my computer time of need, they will laugh at my ignorance and wonder how

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1. Dallas and Atlanta have 5 inches of snow on the ground and we haven't had anything wet fall from the sky since October...Atlanta for pete's sake. 2. Oh, wait, I forgot, New Year's eve we did have some wet dirt falling from the sky for about 20 minutes. Just long enough to give the WHOLE ENTIRE CITY that dirty, dried up water drop finish. That happens all the time, though, and really doesn't

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Oh, it's cold...for Texas. Right now it's 61 degrees, the wind is blowing, so it feels much colder, but not Jack Frost cold.Non-winter weather isn't my favorite. When it's summer I want it to be hot, and when it's winter, I want it to be cold. The best thing about non-winter is the kids get to play outside. They all got new bikes for Christmas. Now, when Bubba rides, his knees don't go up to

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**It's a long and winding post, but stick with me, there's a recipe at the end!**We're spending Christmas with my family this year. Here. At home. I love staying home for Christmas. It feels more like Christmas break when we don't have to pack, load, and travel. And in place of all that driving, there's plenty of time to bake, play, and watch Christmas movies.The years we spend at home, mom and I

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One of the cousins has a birthday towards the middle of December. The years we spend Christmas with my family, the Lastnames come to town for a birthday/Christmas weekend extravaganza.We've tried many different celebrating times on our off years with both families: before Christmas, New Year's, a little later in January...we've tossed around the idea of celebrating at Thanksgiving...but the

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...we take pictures with Santa.This year we missed the free picture opportunity at the bank we usually visit. We went to the mall and paid an exorbitant amount of money for a 5x7 of the kids with Santa.We won't be doing that again.But we have a picture and that's what counts.

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It's 12 days til Christmas! Wasn't it just Halloween?You know it's almost Christmas when I start making Apple Cider. Nothing says tis the season like smelling that wonderful cinnamon-y aroma. Nothing.I don't actually like to drink the stuff. It's not my favorite hot beverage, but I make it almost every night just so I can smell it. You can rewarm it once or twice and it still tastes good...

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I'm going shopping for groceries today. Here's the plan:BreakfastCereal/OatmealMuffins & FruitMonkey Buns & FruitBaked OatmealSausage RollWafflesLunchPB & J/TurkeyChicken SandwichesLunchablesSnacksYogurtString cheeseFruitGoldfishPeanut ButterPretzelsDinnerChicken Ench Cass – salad,beans,chips,salsaBeans & Cornbread – potatoes, relishStew - rollsChicken Pile On – chips, cheeseChicken Strips –

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Me: Bubba, who's your favorite teacher this year?Bubba: Mmmm...depends on the day.Mary Tutu: So, let's say it's Monday...

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I'm not really one to follow trends.Boots were in style 2 years before I bought a pair to wear in the winter.I love Facebook, but I can't seem to get the hang of Twitter.I wear my hair a little past my shoulders, graying at the temples, and straight, just like God made it.I debated the usefulness of the flip flop for an entire summer before I bought a pair.I think that's the key. Trends are here

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I thought I was being so clever when I left the hint for the kids about the upcoming surprise. "Miles to go"...we were going to drive to a different city and see a 33 Miles concert.Unbeknownst to me, Miley Cyrus wrote a book with the title Miles To Go. Yep...all the kids could think about was something involving Miley Cyrus. And Bubba was not all that excited about Miley Cyrus. He's so over Miley

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10:00 amDishes...it's time to wash them.For more Snapshots of Life visit eighteen 25.

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A couple of years ago, there were a few bloggers featuring a fun way to use and display Scrabble letters beyond the appointed family game night time. Being a lover of words, I saw the idea and made a mental note for when the kids were older.Time flies, and now the kids are older. The girls are writing and reading everything...or at least trying. They're always journaling, or writng songs, or

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Honey has this new toy.It's pretty fun.Maybe he'll let me have it here at home.For safe keeping.We'll see.....

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Nothing rains on your month of rest parade like homework. Seriously. All three of my kids have homework every night...even Wednesdays. I hate homework on Wednesdays. The evening is already rushed with church, and it's very hard to get in homework, chores, dinner, and a little bit of down time before 7:00.Yes, my kids do chores...every day...with no pay. Well, I take them to Sonic on Thursdays

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Fall is finally here to stay! It's actually been fall-like here for a couple of weeks, but I was scared to say it out loud until now. Sometimes when you say stuff out loud about the weather, it changes just to spite you.It's been our ritual for the last couple of years to have a month of rest some time throughout the year. January is usually our month of choice. It just makes sense to take a step

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I dont' really know what's with me and scrapbook posts lately, but...This summer was the year for the girls to do their summer after Kindergarten journal. We love reading and re-reading Bubba's and the girls were super excited to make theirs.I worked theirs a little differently than Bubba's. His was less focused on the scrapbooking part and more focused on the journaling part.The girls are loving

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There is one redeeming quality about Halloween: my Halloween scrapbook.It's small, simple, and took only a couple of hours. I shopped Hobby Lobby and got all of my embellishments and paper on clearance. A 6x6 book is perfect for just one 4x6 picture and a couple of cutsie things.Now I have a picture of the kids dressed up every year since Bubba was born. For a while I was missing a picture,

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Honey asked me what the term was for a Scrooge at Halloween. I don't know, but I need to find out. Because whatever it is, I am one.Wicked Witch? I don't know.I don't dislike Halloween. It just makes me tired. I feel drained and ready for a long winters nap when it's all over.One thing that makes me tired is shopping with the girls for an age appropriate, modest costume.My friend Shelly

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Today is my day. I'm reading and scrapbooking all day long...or at least until the kids get home. My favorite dish to make on Me Days is taco soup. It's yummy, it involves the crock pot, and I could put it together in my sleep.Everyone has a recipe for taco soup, so this isn't an original thought, but it's a recipe that changed my cooking life.I remember the first time I ever ate Taco Soup. It

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It's fall, y'all! Here's what I'm making for dinner tonight. I need something quick and easy to end the day of grocery shopping. BUT...there will be several crock pot meals at our house this week!Happy October!An oldie, but a goodie...part of a post originally published December 5, 2007I love this recipe because if I buy all the right package sizes, the ingredients are already measured and

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Have you ever been shopping with your mom and find something you both think is really cute? And then just about the time you're committed to it, your mom whispers, "That would be so easy to make". And you pause...just long enough to imagine how cute yours would be and how much less money you would spend if you would just make it yourself.And you leave the store, empty handed, talking about the

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I struggled with this book, and not because my heart was pricked with empathy for the lost of Asia or Africa, not because I felt God leading me to give away my most prized possession.I struggled because this first chapter didn't touch my heart. It didn't rock my world. There was no fire lit.I was considering not blogging about chapter 1, because of my heart's lack of response. I wanted to give

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...to love my job...to cook...and keep the table cleared off...to find joy in loving my family even in the mundaneTwo someones are turning 7 this weekend...which means I've got a party to plan! Have a great Monday!

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Today is the first day. You aren't behind. Just do it.Details:What? read Radical by David PlattWhere? Marla Taviano's blogWhen? this week introduce yourself and read ch 1; next Tuesday be ready to post thoughts and discuss ch 1Ready . . . go!

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I have a love/HATE relationship with exercise. Yes, that's love in small letters and HATE in all caps. I love how it makes me feel about myself, especially when I am in a regular routine. I HATE doing it . . . any of it. It's soooo boring. It isn't anything like facebook or scrapbooking or reading or, you know, fun stuff.So I have to play games with myself. I have to make exercise a challenge

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With a year of being a SAHM of school children under my belt, I've learned that summer is not the time to check things off of my big project to do list. Big projects are WAY more fun when the kids are IN school. The slave labor is not as readily available, but let's be honest, the kids never do that great of a job anyway. I always end up going back and re-doing.So, in honor of the first week of

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