tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128516272011-07-07T20:06:06.862-04:00There once was a woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many kids she had no clue what to do. So she used them all for a humor column and now she knows why she suddenly gottem.staceynoreply@blogger.comBlogger1301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12851627.post-20593859558800050122009-07-09T17:12:00.001-04:002009-07-09T17:14:12.570-04:00

So, whatcha think of the new look? I'm shocked it took me this long to settle on a new blog template but I'm digging the blue. I'm contemplating changing my website to a blog just for the ease, thoughts?

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Well, it's been a year and a half and my time is done with Girl Scouts -- I'm headed back to Fool on the Hill and the girls! I had a fabulous time, met some amazing people but the tiny amazing people at home gets first dibs. I'm wrapping up my career as Field Director with a whizbang day camp this week -- Mystery at the Manor. Awesome, eh? =)Now where did I hide all those GS cookies?

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It's been a crazy few months - okay year - but we finally broke free from work and school to head out to So. Cali to visit my pop and some old friends!

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After much too long, I've finished my novella BLACKBIRD. It has nothing to do with birds, what can I say? It's a ghost story, naturally, with a hot love story thrown in for kicks. And you know me, there's a good dose of tips on ghost hunting throughout it. Problem is, I can't decide on a name for my heroine. At the moment, she's Clementine Moon and I'm not feelin' it. Ideas?

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If April showers bring May flowers what do May flowers bring?PILGRIMS!Ba dum dum. You can thank my pop for that one. ;)So starts the season of bad jokes and infantile pranks involving fruitcake across the world. To kick it off festively, Lily was the first little Pilgrim in her 1st grade play. Brilliant, if I do say so myself and those tights were kickin'. Shown here on the left with her

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Who the heck is going to rake these leaves?

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Okay, I may be a little biased because I get to break out my Halloween decorations at the stroke of midnight on September 30th but it's only because I've been waiting for 11 months to have pumpkins and ghosties around my house and not have people look at me oddly.Today we took Vyolette to her first pumpkin patch complete with apple-picking and hayrides. We passed up the mega-pumpkin-superville

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l My good friend, Glenn, from AW wrote a fascinating article on giant mushrooms a bit back and since then we've been on the hunt for the elusive puffball. Little did I know that the buggers were growing in my backyard (okay, I don't get out much)! After extensive research to make sure we were not sauteing something evil, we're still going to make sure these are what we think they are before we

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I ate too much, I drank too much and didn't dance nearly enough while my buddy, Aly, was here last week. I ran that girl all over the eastern seaboard, hitting PA, NY, DC, VA, MD, DE and NJ in four days. Damn I'm good.After a crazy trip to New York City to see Young Frankenstein and Spamalot, we hit the tourist spots and haggled for purses on Canal Street. Visited Gettysburg and DC and managed

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I know, I know. My bad. It's been a long summer full of birthdays (mine), lawsuits (Bryan's) and camp (the girls) with the odd milkshake thrown in and a nasty rash on the baby.Recap:I turned forty (is that screaming in my head really me?)The girls have covered the house in gimp and I have at least seven hundred keychainsBryan finally cut his hairVyolette has learned to say "what's up with that?

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Just a few quick pics from the Grahams

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The girls' new gym was completed last week so when reporters came to check it out, Syenna had to show off. I have NO idea where she gets that from...shud up.To see the entire story, click here.

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It was a busy weekend for the Graham Crackers. Syenna had her 11th birthday party, insisting that she didn't need me and I'd just get in the way. Good thing too, since I had scheduled a ghost hunt at the West Virginia Penitentiary months before for that weekend. Syen had a great time with her friends, only calling me twice about where I hid the sugar (HA! Like I'd tell HER!) and for something

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Wheee! I spent a great lunch hour chatting with friends from Absolute Write, Kelly and Melissa. Our schedules finally worked out so we could gossip off the board and force Kelly eat Indian food for the first time. Can't wait until we meet up again!

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After a crazy trip down to Florida for spring break last week, I'm still recovering from too much cervesa and not enough sunscreen. Who would've thought that beer would break down the 50 spf lotion I sprayed all over? We took Vyolette et al to Busch Gardens for her second birthday where she attempted to hug a crane during a show. They now have her picture at the gate and we've been cautioned

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You know me, I don't do anything halfway. I decided that if one job was good, two would be awesome and three would absolutely rock outloud. So, in addition to blogging at Hippie Sounds, I work PT at our local library working at the children's reference desk and babysitting teens at their after-hours teen center plus FT as a new Field Director for Girl Scouts.I need a nap.The girls are having a

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I will NOT give in to your bossy demands, Meg! I will NOT! I will NOT!oh. ok...

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What can I say? I'm a sucker for sisters-

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One of the prettiest buildings in DC is the Old Executive Building - you may have seen it on fire last week. I won't bore you with the historical treaties and other fun stuff history buffs dally over when visiting but suffice to say it certainly has its own character in this stuffy town. A definite nod to the French, this gray and white building looks like a wedding cake among the staid and

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A very happy new year to you and yours from the Grahams!

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It was just too much for the wee peanut.Merry Christmas and a very happy new year!

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I knew it was too good to last.My days as a stay-at-home-mom are winding to a ten-year end next month. Freelance writing has picked up, I have two long-term blogging gigs and great copywriting jobs that I enjoy with more coming down the road. However, it's time for me to head back to a place where suckers don't stick to my sweatpants on a daily basis and talk to a *gasp* adult once in a while.

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I haven't seen ice this bad since the Oregon ice storms off to Columbia Gorge! Last weekend, northern VA was hit by the nasty tail end of the clipper that ran up the east coast. While most of the valley below escaped, up here on TippyTop we were frozen to the gills in ice.Saturday night: 1:40am - lily's up and vomiting. I can hear tiny shards of ice hitting the roof and windows but nothing too

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Happy Holidays!(Click on this one for a heckuva close-up, lol)

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See? The house really does exist...'scuze the mess-

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Scene: my living roomParticipants: Lily, Syenna, Vyolette, Rowyn and WynterHow to play:Have big girls sit in a wobbly triangle while Lily smacks them upside the head yelling "You're in the POO POT!" I can only assume she means the other kind of pot-thing we can't think of.Suddenly, Vyolette follows Lily hitting them with equal vigor and bawking like a chicken and trying to strangle Rowyn.

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Since starting our adventure in the wilds of Mt. Weather, the girls have been picking up handy tips on how to deal with the various creatures that roam our acreage:From Lily:- If you see a bear, RUN! He'll chase you and pull your pants down otherwise.- When a deer comes and looks in your window, hand him the baby.- Frogs like flies and turtles -- SCREAM and run away.- When you see a snake,

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Apparently I've been remiss in updating the blog so:- yes, we've moved in- no, we have no interior doors put up yet. They're still in the box. WHA?- I have no photos because we've packed away the battery re-charger and I still can't find the bugger- the deer are bossy, demanding things that think Vyolette is a chew toy so I tend to keep away - far, far away

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Carpet goes in today, appliances last weekend and *crossing fingers*, we'll be in soon! This is the front room. Kitchen to the left, hallway and two bedrooms to the right. More pictures to be added as I transfer them in the pffffttttt techno-way I have.

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12 oz Twizzlers; chocolate flavor4 oz Milk chocolate candy meltsCut twizzlers into 1 1/2" pieces. Slice each piece in half lengthwise. On waxed paper place 4 legs (pieces) on each side and then drop 1 tsp melted candy in middle for body. Use a toothpick to smooth to uniform circle and connect all candy pieces. Cool completely before removing from waxed paper.

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Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!

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Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!

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Classic reaction from Doris LessingYou can bet your sweet bippy I'll ask for extra brownies that day.

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I am crazy for Halloween, for me it's more fun than Christmas and I (usually) get started decorating the minute September is put to bed. This year I'm waiting until we move so I don't have to pack twice but it's torture to see my neighbor's nifty decorations already up and mocking me in their spooky goodness.The girls have started planning their costumes though it'll be a surprise what they

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I tell you, talent is ripe for the picking in my family! Syenna and Rowyn have started their own blogs and they're running screaming down the path of Halloween ghosties! Come say hello!

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What the heck have I done? Just in case you haven't been keeping score, I'm raising five kids and moving into the ginormous house on the hill in the next month and I've decided to write an entire 50k word novel during November with the insane help of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). That works out to roughly 1666 words a day. Doesn't sound like much? Try it and I'll meet you on the

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Halloween is the perfect time for good little goblins to come out and play. Spread the fun by leaving a bag of goodies with the Wee Ghostie poem and drawing below on the doorstep of a friend or neighbor's house the week before Halloween but don't let them see you! Click on the ghostie below and save to your computer, then print him out to add to your goodie bag!Goodie bag ideas:

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I'm on the net. A lot. And as I fumble around the baby and writerly sites, I pick up on some of the coolest blogs/websites out there. Just had to share some of my favorites!Offbeat homes - my friend Jennifer's blog on some of the most creative and crazy houses on the planet.Hippie sounds Another great site from Jennifer, she has excellent taste in music. ;)Tree Hugging Family Get with the

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I've been studying reflexology for years, combined with essential oils, this is a great simple way to better health!Click here for your tooties!

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We're in the final throes of housebuilding! Drywall started today!

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Ok, I'm not as geeky as I look. It's taken me three weeks to figure out how to take the thingy out of the camera and upload photos to the laptop. Pfffttt. This is what I married Bryan for!

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It's been a long time coming due to a recent overhaul to their site but the Oddpodz t-shirt slogan finals are here! Please vote for "work in progress" many many times. Mama has ten wee feet to shod!I'll post a picture of the winner here!

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And a visit from our cousin, Sophie!

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Rowyn's GS troop worked on their Bronze Award this summer, completing three (and one more to come) bat houses for our area! I've been working with them on bat conservation and how they can make a difference! Great job, girls!To create your own bat house, we loved these simple instructions: http://www.batmanagement.com/Batcentral/boxbuild/Small1.html

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Syenna took to race car driving like a...well, like a 10yr old race car driver. She tore up the track!

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How fun is this? I was named the new Children's Forum co-mod for Absolute Write, one of the most respected writer's boards on the net! I highly recommend this board for anyone even thinking of writing; it covers nearly every genre and can help with everything from getting started to celebrating your first novel. Come on over and say howdy!

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Yep. Call me a late bloomer. After nearly fifteen years of Bryan bugging me to write a book so he can retire in style, I've started a ghost story. Now I've written ghost stories before but not with this much spirit. ba dum dum.Check back here for updates, I'm on chapter six of Beyond the Pale!

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How fun is this? I was asked by a fellow AWer to be her first in a series of Rockin' Mamas at sheknows.com! The link is up today so go check it out. I'm talking about Wynter's birth, how the girls all had "y"s in their names and why I'm a bad-ass mama. Ok, not really the last one but it's my blog and I'll shake my bad thang if I want to. :PCheck it out before I'm going tomorrow!

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Rowyn and her cousin, Sophie, have left for Space Camp this week, courtesy of their grandparents. All the Tang they can drink and vomit on the whirl-a-girl for six days! This is Rowyn's first plane trip without an adult along so we were both a little nervous, so much for being the cool mom. I only tried once to get onboard with them... The house is coming along swimmingly, just waiting for the

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Who knew?I always suspected one of my children would be a rock groupie but at 16 months? Tonight, while her teething kept her up, Vyolette saw for the first time her true love: Gene Simmons of KISS. She howled when she saw him in full costume and clapped as he tried to lick the camera. I shudder to think of her at sixteen. Gene, you dirty old man. My door is on the left. ;)

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Grrrrrr. I hate these things but here goes!1. I am able to pick up almost anything with my toes. 2. I turned down graduate school to spend one more term at OSU and pick up a second major (history), then met my husband a month before I graduated and never went back to school.3. I was once stranded in the middle of a river while tubing with my brother as teenagers. It took hours to get me back

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I hate camp.Well, not really. This past Sunday, the big girls went off to girl scout resident camp for a week and I had no idea how used to complete chaos I was. Two tiny girls could never compete with three cranky, goofy, popsicle-munching pre-teens.Rowyn and Syenna went south about three hours. I kept having flashbacks to The Haunting where Mrs. Dudley kept saying, "no one could hear you

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MySpace works in weird and wonderful ways. Yesterday I was hit up to be the friend of Trevor Luckman, who lists himself as a photographer in Oregon. Being of the webbed feeted variety, I had to check out his work and discovered that he's from my home town area! No, we're not related.He does lovely work in Grants Pass, OR. Please check out his site and say hello!http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?

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Somehow Independence Day gets me into some kind of trouble. I'm usually minding my own business when WHAM - the car I'm in slams into the truck in front. At a stop sign no less. Just decided to hit the gas before the truck ahead moved. ????Another year, Bryan and I sold ice cream off the back of our truck in downtown Portland, Oregon. We made enough to live off of for a month that day.One

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Click on the photos for a bigger look.I and five other brave mothers took our hormone-crazed, pre-teens into the big bad city of New York last weekend! After a lingering look at the Naked Cowboy in Times Square, we had a fabulous time at the Statue of Liberty, Mary Poppins on Broadway, shopping, the wax museum and popping in on the Today Show audience. Rowyn and I will never forget it!

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This is part of the deck off the kitchen.

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Lily's headed to kindergarten! Voted "Most Energetic" by her preschool, they have NO idea what's in store for them next year. ;)

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What a crazy week! Last week, a t-shirt company I'd sent some slogans off the cuff for sent an email telling me I had been chosen as one of their top 50 in their contest. When I sent in the slogans, there was no mention of a contest, lol. Anywho, in my spam filter was an email saying in case I didn't get the first message (?) I was now in the running and I'd better hustle up some votes. So I

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As pointed out delicately by my friend, Aly, I've neglected to update the world about the doings of the monkeys.Softball is finally ending, we've finished last in 12U and middle-of-the-pack for 10U. Let's just say this wasn't our year. Rowy is headed off to Volleyball camp after school gets out, it'll be good to get out of the dust and hot sun.Wynter had her author chat today at school. Her

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Before the angry emails come flooding in, the dish brush was freshly out of the dishwasher! ;)

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Top picture: Syenna - Kate - AstridBottom: Kate - Syenna - AstridThe hoopers tore up the Talent Show last night, next year: FLAMING BATONS!

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YAY me! I have a gig at the new online magazine, Karmic Twist! I'm writing the history/origins column -- In the Beginning... so come over the first of each month and have a gander. :)http://karmictwist.com

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So you know Bryan...He runs in on a Saturday afternoon while Rowyn is at a party and yells out, "WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY IN AN HOUR!"Such is my life---GatorLand in St. Augustine, FLGatorLandIndian Rocks Beach, FLCaptain Memo's Pirate Cruise, Clearwater, FLMore coming, need to get photos off the cell phone!

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My sweet girl is turning one today! I'll post pictures as soon as Bryan returns from exile in Florida with the two cameras. Trapped there by the storm last week, he's roughing it on the beach at Steve's new house.

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As many of you know, Wynter and Lily had/have awful cases of eczema. Testing has shown that lily's allergic to trees and mold while Wynter we suspect is allergic to grass -- so much so that her feet break out in blisters. I make a great black walnut salve that has helped the girls so much, as well as helping other skin conditions on friends and family, that their reactions have diminished enough

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Between birthday parties and upchuckie cheese, Lily turned five years old on Tuesday! Didn't I just give birth to this monkey five minutes ago?

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I somehow joined the ranks at MySpace.com. I blame my friend, Lisa, entirely. She was lost and alone so I joined under the name Lulu Finkelstein so I'd show up on her site and now I'm trapped under that name.It's not such a bad thing, however. I have made contact with a lot of other writers and after deleting the spammy comments from people I believed were there for good instead of evil, it

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Oh. Good. Lord.Who the heck ever said exercise was a good idea? A friend and I went to our first death march, er, Jazzercize class last night to whip our bodies into the teenage shadows we once were. Since between us we've given birth nine times, we had a way to go. It started out nicely, Robin didn't let on that her day job was beating small puppies into submission. Chris and I swayed to the

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YAY zombies!I belong to an excellent writers' forum -- Absolute Write (link on the title for more information) and am pleased as a chicken in springtime to have won the February Freelance Assignment contest! My winning article was entitled Zombies in the cheese dip and gave tips on how to tell the perfect summer ghost story. =DOne of these days I'll have to suck it up and learn how to submit

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Three men were sitting together, bragging about how they had given their new wives duties.The first man had married a woman from Indiana , and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house cleaning that needed done at their house. He said that it took a couple days, but on the third day he came home to a clean house, and the dishes were all washed and put

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Need I say more?

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To her surprise, Vyolette has begun to crawl! I'm an old hand at this now so we've moved the coffee table and are searching for the stair gates. She woke up last night yelling her head off because she'd sat herself up and couldn't lay back down. *sigh*

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Naaaaah, I never return anything. It's the hoarder in me or my plain abhorrence of anything that resembles bad manners. I will hold onto that 8-track tape deck until the day I die. Or until Bryan pitches it when I'm not looking.Wynter and I went coat shopping on the 26th of all days. I expected long lines and deeply slashed prices, I found long lines alright but only at the coffee kiosks at

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Shew. You know how I love smelly things, well this company has me under its spell already and the concept is intoxicating! Urban Botanic takes the home party to a new level, helping women create their personal scent to add to lotion, parfume spray, and bath items. How fun is that? I'm waiting to hear back about having a party here and perhaps saving up for their hefty consultant fee of $500.

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It's getting closer! Meh- I've been saying that for three years now... ;)We're having the house re-wrapped and sided, soon the stonework, ductwork and actual walls will be in (aim high...)!Click on the photo for a clearer picture!

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Check out the newest stories at Wee Ghosties, I have another one entered in a contest right now at Dark Recesses Press. If it flops, perhaps you'll see it in the blog! Wish me luck!

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Whoooo! I had a lot of fun at that party! I love it when people get into bidding wars during auction parties, they're having fun and I get to shake my bad thing and let them go crazy. I've been asked to write an ebook on how to do online parties, I'm also considering becoming a chat hostess for hire for those who would feel more comfortable with back up or they'd like me to run the thing

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Join me at 12pm EST on Saturday, November 25th, for a Basic Mineral Makeup party! Learn more about mineral makeup (you know you want to) and tips to apply it. Win fabulous prizes and meet some great people doing it! Heck, I'm throwing in some salves and aromatherapy things in for prizes too just for fun -- hello -- stocking stuffers! How auctions work:Earn bucks by doing some of the very

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As many of you already know, I've been fiddling with making my own bath and body things for a long time. I love giving them as gifts and even started my own business with salves and herbal pillows. I wanted to share some recipes online for others to get started so will be putting one up daily. There's also an ebook available (not my recipes) for download. Let's get crackin' on Christmas

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I'm a slow cooker nut! I love doing this for the family, it's quick, simple and everyone enjoys a hot meal. I started a blog with slow cooker recipes, one will be posted a day or you can download the ebook with over 450 recipes! Come check out what's in the crockpot today!

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GOTCHA!Is it me, or are there an awful lot of pictures of the girls in this blog?

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Ok, lily -- not so much. To be fair, she'd just woken up from a nap and was a bit touchy about being made to sit for a photo opp. Not even the lollipop bribe was working...

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They're nearly as big as she is!

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I looooove my pot roast! Probably the yummiest dinner I make, this is now a Sunday night staple. Enjoy!1 - 2 to 3 lb beef chuck pot roast3/4 cup water1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce1 beef bouillon cube2 tablespoon dried garlic2 tablespoon dried onionpepperPut roast in slow cooker, no need to sear since it's going to be in the pot all day anyway. Combine other ingredients with the water and

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I'm not biased... nooooooooo.

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OW! Vyolette announced her foray into the world o'teeth by biting Syenna. Hey, at least it wasn't me... ;) The day before she uttered the words every parent wants to hear -- "trust fund". Oh wait, that was Robin Williams, not Vyolette. She said "MMAMAMAMAAMAMAMAM" drool "MAMAMAMAMAMMAMA" drool.Pictures are forthcoming as soon as there's more to see than Syen's bloody finger.

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It occurred to me that there is a lack of pictures of the real Wynter Moon. She's usually the one taking the pictures of the family or making movies of herself and singing in the bathroom.She has the biggest heart and the biggest smile, a hug for everyone and a great sister!

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Vyolette is flinging herself all over the living room lately. Well, perhaps "flinging" is too enthusiastic a word but rolling herself under couches doesn't sound as dramatic. It's time to see what the updates in baby security systems are, maybe a big dog that blocks the staircase would work, then he puts her gently back in the exersaucer. I am way too old for this~ ;)

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Ahhhh, I love new obsessions. I've joined a friend in her podcasting venture! I'm hosting and producing the Variety Show, part of the Virtual Brown Bag at Agent Retriever for the real estate community. I get all the fun stuff, things that tweak our interest and think you may enjoy, everything from organizing your business day to singing grammar lessons. I'm having a great time learning how to

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Syen is taking over my kitchen! She made dinner last night, she's perfecting her recipes to get ready for the Rachael Ray Kid Cook contest. She's already planning her kitchen appliances, what the heck is she going to do with a deep fryer, I don't even let her turn on the stove!

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If you've been reading this blog for a while or just flat out know me, you know I've been running around with the ghosties for nearly 20 years. A friend and very talented medium, Barb Mallon, is hosting a great Halloween event locally, in Chantilly, Virginia, Halloween night. Having been to three of her past sessions and taking her workshops I can tell you she's right on the money and a kick in

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This kid cracks me up, no wonder I keep having more of them!

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Alrighty, part of my transitional phase is to dust off my tarot cards and take a peek at the future. A friend just called to ask me what lay in store for his romantic future, why not pass along the same to others? Visit my blog at http://dramafreetarot.blogspot.com and see what you can learn about yourself today. It ain't magic, it's maaaaaaagick ;)

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Ahhhhh, the winds are a'blowin. I see the last half of this year as a transitional phase for us. I'm starting a new writing class to get back to what some say are natural talents that have been sitting dusty on a shelf for too long. Bryan is wrapping up building the house and looking towards Seattle and new ideas. Rowyn starts middle school next month (YIKES) and Vyolette just flipped herself

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Adult ADD is a funny thing. Bryan swears I have it, I think I'm just a master of multi-tasking. Neither of us can stand to not be busy (ergo the five children). What I'm learning as I age is how to shift gears, what's important and what can wait. The kids are important (gear one), Bryan's important (gear two), business is important for my own sense of self (gear three but can idle). I'm

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I Am PowerfulI am a woman, poor but proud, invisible but invincible, a natural resource with unlimited potential.I am important. I am ready for change.Given a choice, given a chance, I will participate, strive, achieve.I will improve my community and contribute to society.You can help.With tools, with knowledge and opportunities,I am someone - one of many,working together to overcome prejudice,

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