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Thrift Happy Thursday
Exhibit A: Lucky charms, minus the arms I’ve heard that horseshoes are lucky, but never have I ever heard anything about a headless/limbless woman’s torso adding any particular oomph to a horseshoe’s...
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Working it out
Benefits of moving to another county KK will be able to second-parent-adopt the babies, so they’ll have the two legally-recognized parents that they deserve. That we deserve. Closer to friends and...
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File under “God Bless America”
It really cheers me to to know that no matter how bad things may get, there are ways to keep doing bad things. Like with this Posey Smoker’s Apron, designed “for individuals who smoke and require a...
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What I’ve Been Up To This Year
Apparently, I’ve been reading a lot of blogs. A LOT. Or more accurately, I’ve been procrastinating blogs to read later. Some things aren’t going to change in 2014.
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One year ago today
Exactly one year ago today, after more than a year of wishing, hoping, planning, trying, and two-week-waiting, I saw this: Three weeks later, my wife and I saw this: And in late October, the world saw...
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Recipe: Super Baked Oatmeal
For starters, it’s not the most photogenic food. But I’m not going to apologize, because this super baked oatmeal is KK’s new favorite breakfast. She likes it because it’s healthful and keeps her full...
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Serendipity – Disabled Mom Spotting
Serendipity today via Pinterest — someone brought Steph Dodson’s blog and pregnancy story to my attention. I was riveted, because we have so much in common. I started to comment on her story, but it...
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Sometimes I can do a great impression of a Normal Person
Yesterday at a cafe, I put sugar in my coffee but didn’t see any cream. Or half-n-half or even skim “milk.” It was a dairy desert. So I (get this) I asked the not-busy barista if they had any cream....
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On second thought, I might leave him red
As soon as I start to google “what color should my Buddha figure be,” I’m well aware that I’m probably missing the point. But then I see that autocorrect, in its infinite jest, has turned my “my” into...
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Home and crafty book giveaway!
Free! Anybody want any of these? Trying to pare down so the house will be easier to stage. Not shown: Amy Butler’s In Stitches, which I think has all the patterns in it. If I know you, I’ll be happy to...
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I know this isn’t Tumblr, but I’ma talk about gender for a minute
I just got a cheap new pocket knife in the mail and I am too excited about it. What a silly question. It’s for all kinds of uses! To keep in my purse, mostly, and surreptitiously open packages taped...
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Top Reformicon baby name 2015: Human Capital
I’ve been called a lot of things, but “human capital” has to be one of the worst. via Reformocons Want to Invest in Children as Capital | The New Republic.
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Recipe: Toddler Muffins
All the whole-grain, none of the gluten OR the mess. Easy to make, easy to eat. We all need more easy in our lives! Toddler Muffins adapted from Oatmeal Banana Muffins at Eat Drink Pretty) yields 48...
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The LEAST gross thing found in a public restroom trash can
While issuing Vonberman a citation for misdemeanor shoplifting, police say she begged to go to the restroom. A security guard later found six live lobsters in the restroom trash can. My local news,...
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A Gentler Look at Postpartum Bodies
The intimacy I experienced with my body and my developing baby during pregnancy ….became, in a way, a metaphor for how I feel about parenthood—a striking awareness of loss of control, simultaneity of...
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Have You Taken The ACE Quiz?
via Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn’t Mean : Shots – Health News : NPR. Yay, I’m a 7 Out of 10! What’s that you say? This is like golf? Lower is better?
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Why I Take Lots of Bad Photos and You Can, Too
I started to comment on ktmade’s recent post The Montreal Botanical Garden (or Why I Take Photos) because I admired her both willingness to listen to the voice inside as well as the stunning photos...
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Squeaky wheels
It is currently my greatest hope and most fervent fantasy that once the boys get words, the toneless whining will stop. I am clinging so tightly to this hope that my fingers are bleeding. At least now...
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