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  • Knowing (and Not)

    The boys finally got their H1N1 vaccines today. I didn't want to deal with crazy lines, so we went through their pediatrician's office. Unfortunately, their pediatrician's office didn't get any of the mist, so I was forced to inform the boys that there would be needles involved.
    I think [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:15pm EST
    by KK

  • With Sprinkles on Top

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    I've been busily trying out recipes for the home-baked (hand-baked?) gifts I intend to give out this year. So far the cranberry-white-chocolate-oatmeal cookies were too bland and the first batch of mint brownies were a disaster (although the second recipe I tried shows much promise)...next up are the pumpkin pie' [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:35pm EST
    by KK

  • Season's Greetings

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    Happy post-Thanksgiving! I intended to write a post on Thursday, in which I mentioned some of the many things I am thankful for...then I didn't. On the off chance you've been sitting there wishing you knew what I was thankful for, I will refer you to last year's Thanksgiving [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 12:37pm EST
    by KK

  • Gratitude, eventually

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    Are you busy building your "I am thankful for..." lists? I assign myself this task each year for no reason, it seems, other than to give myself something else to procrastinate on.
    See, every year we host Thanksgiving brunch.
    It started the year we had the boys because [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:39pm EST
    by KK

  • Swimsuit Parade

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    As the long-awaited Hawaii trip gets nearer (44 days, but who's counting?) , I have become increasingly obsessed with the swimsuit riddle.
    You've given birth to twins, led a sedentary lifestyle and love beer, now you must fit into something made of lycra. Okay, it's' [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:06pm EST
    by KK

  • Unwritten

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    We had parent/teacher conferences on Monday. Interesting thing: they are both doing great in their separate classrooms - excelling in reading and math - but they both need to work on their handwriting.
    Aidan's writing is just messy because his brain works faster than his hand, so we need' [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:30pm EST
    by KK

  • Let There Be Health

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    My house was a sick bay all week. The illness started on Halloween, but I was in denial until the day after Halloween when the fevers arrived.
    At first I held out hope that the kids would be back in school by Tuesday, but the illness wanted nothing to [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:30pm EST
    by KK

  • Pumpkin Quest '09

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    Have you ever tried to buy a pumpkin on Halloween? I don't recommend it. I imagine it's a lot like trying to buy a turkey on Thanksgiving, only since most frozen turkeys are edible, that actually might be easier.
    You see, I planned ahead. We [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:50pm EST
    by KK

  • Check off #12

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    Tonight I completed my cake decorating class, thus completing #12 on the 40 by 40 list.
    More important than the list, however, is that I learned how to make a Wilton rose. That is not to say that I became good at making Wilton [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:19pm EDT
    by KK

  • New York State of Mind (and Stomach)

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    Every time I blog about my anxiety, I proceed to feel anxious for at least 24 hours about whether or not I should really provide such peeks into my neuroses...It makes me feel like one of those crazy girls who corners you at a party and misinterprets a friendly gesture [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 6:02pm EDT
    by KK

  • She's Got Issues

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    My husband has an awesome job, with the one (large) drawback being that he has to travel all the time. In the last couple months it feels like we've reached the tipping point where he is actually out of town more than he is in town. This is a problem.' [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 7:42pm EDT
    by KK

  • The fantasy in which I never have to go to another parent-teacher conference

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    I read this post about homeschooling today and was struck.
    Pretty much anyone who has had a discussion with me about Owen and school has heard me proclaim that if I can't make it work within the school system, I'll yank him out and homeschool him. (I have [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
    by KK

  • Fined and Fine

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    Every time I get pulled over, I get a speeding ticket. I can say that because in 16 years of driving, I have been pulled over just twice.
    The first time was when I was 17 and was driving at least 10 miles over the speed limit on a [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 5:41pm EDT
    by KK

  • Cake is Important

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    So I had my first cake decorating class last night. I think surprising might be the best word to describe it.
    As in, I was surprised to find out that the class is held in the middle of Jo-Ann Fabrics. I guess I had pictured [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 7:02pm EDT
    by KK

  • The Icing on the Cake

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    The sun came out today, which is perfect because today begins my fulfillment of item #12 on the 40 by 40 list: Learn to decorate a cake.
    Back in the day, the local Target stores had bakeries in them. McGlynn's Bakery. They sold standard' [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 4:15pm EDT
    by KK

  • Puddles and puddles to wallow in

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    I've been feeling overwhelmed.
    For nearly two months, my husband has been working seven days a week, many of them out of town, meaning he is not just gone all day, but gone for days at a time. I have learned to cope with the travel, but the neverendingness' [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 5:24pm EDT
    by KK

  • Getting Better...and Girls

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    We have recovered! Really, Owen has recovered, as he is the only one who ever got sick, despite the warnings that this flu was super contagious.
    His fever actually went away on Wednesday and after waiting our mandatory 24 hours, I sent him back to school on Thursday. I [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2009, 11:40am EDT
    by KK

  • Don't freak out, it's just H1N1

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    Oh, irony.
    Last week, I was up to my eyeballs in corporate communications about H1N1. Really just recycled statements and tips from the WHO and CDC, but intended to provide employees with some sort of comfort that their company has the inside scoop on this pandemic. I learned all [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 10:04am EDT
    by KK

  • Breathless

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    I know that despite my boys' less than ideal entrance into this world, we have been lucky with them. They have had minimal health problems, even fewer injuries. I am well aware that there are children fighting for their lives this very moment and that there are parents whose every' [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 7:56pm EDT
    by KK

  • Words of Wisdom

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    A friend who I hadn't seen in awhile - but one to whom I am inextricably linked through our shared experience in the NICU - invited me to a reading the other night. All I knew about the event was that my friend's friend, Kate Hopper, was one of [...]
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    Posted: September 26, 2009, 10:46am EDT
    by KK

  • Mile One

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    In honor of it being Biggest Loser night, I have a confession that I've been meaning to make: I can't run a mile.
    In fact, I almost put "Run a mile" on my 40 by 40 list, but then quickly changed it to "Run a 5k" because that [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 7:11am EDT
    by KK

  • Progress

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    My boys came home from school with a very exciting letter from the principal today. The key excerpt:
    We want our students to have the opportunity to learn more about each other. Through an education foundation grant and financial support from our Student Services Department, a brief seven lesson [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 4:53pm EDT
    by KK

  • Rose-colored Glass(es)

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    Do you remember when we were kids and there would be contests in which game pieces were given out and then you had to hold the game piece behind the special "decoder" (which was a red film) to see what your game piece said? (I tried Googling that to see [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2009, 2:04pm EDT
    by KK

  • Everything's shaping up fish

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    It's Friday again! First, I must thank everyone who responded to my food challenge. Hummus and crackers was the star meal this week.
    Plus there was a bizarre midweek appearance by "fish shapes." Yes, my choosy eater son chose to eat "fish shapes" rather than chicken tenders on the one' [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 6:06pm EDT
    by KK

  • Ultimate School Lunch Challenge Showdown

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    We all survived the first week of 1st grade (yay!) and now the boys have got me fixated on lunch, too, only for different reasons. I somehow forgot that there was a high likelihood that their classrooms would be peanut-free, due to the severe allergies of several of their classmates. [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 7:28pm EDT
    by KK

  • Day One (Lunchables are Evil)

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    Apparently first grade is all about lunch. When my boys got off the bus today, that is all that I heard...I guess eating lunch at school is far more fascinating than I remember.
    Oh, but it's exciting stuff. The Lunchables that I let myself be' [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 5:17pm EDT
    by KK

  • Bracing for the Punch

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    I am staring down an exhausting week during which my babies will start first grade and I will start my new 5-day work schedule - and my husband will be in Texas for all of it. I'm anticipating a lot of frozen pizza eating and Food Network watching...
    I'm not [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 7:03pm EDT
    by KK

  • Of Age

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    The teenager turns 18 today. As if that isn’t enough to make me feel old in itself, I was 18 when I started dating his father. Commence panic attack.

    What do I do with this information? How do I make sense of it? How can I have a stepson [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 11:23am EDT
    by KK

  • I ♥ NY

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    "They just use your mind, and they never give you credit. It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it!"
    I've been back from New York for three days and I've still got "9 to 5" running on a loop through my head. But I' [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 9:24pm EDT
    by KK

  • I ♥ Pittsburgh

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    The craziness (the good kind) is peaking over here, as I prepare to leave for my final hurrah of the summer: a weekend in NYC!
    But let's not get ahead of ourselves. First, I must tell you about the wonders that Pittsburgh had to offer last weekend.
    I should [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2009, 8:15am EDT
    by KK

  • #26 is Complete

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    Yes, it's true, #26 on my 40 by 40 list is complete! It was awesome. More to come on my fabulous Pittsburgh (and Cleveland) adventures...for now, let us just bask in the glory that comes with accomplishment. [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 7:45pm EDT
    by KK

  • Off I Go

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    I am off to Pittsburgh tomorrow with a BFF, to see a BFF. This is summer girls' weekend #2. (Yay!)
    I have never been to Pittsburgh. For no good reason, I always envisioned it to be a gray, industrial, vaguely-depressing place - not nearly as' [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 7:56pm EDT
    by KK

  • Another Place I Don't Want to Die

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    I did not have a near-death experience today. For that, I am grateful.
    However, I didn't know that I wouldn't be having a near-death experience when, while sitting in a windowless conference room in the basement of an office building having a meeting about nothing all that important, an announcement [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 5:31pm EDT
    by KK

  • A Kinder, Gentler (read: Less Insane) McCarthy?

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    When I got my new issue of Cookie magazine, I sighed at the sight of Jenny McCarthy on the cover. Great. Now I'm going to have to cancel this subscription too.
    I really like my Cookie magazine, as it allows me to peer into this fantasy' [...]
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    Posted: August 16, 2009, 5:30pm EDT
    by KK

  • Miracle Treat Day

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    Once upon a time, I gave birth to tiny babies. They each weighed 2 lbs. 4 oz. They had to be resuscitated. They had to be hooked up to ventilators. They had to be fed through feeding tubes. Were it not for the amazing NICU staff [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 11:19am EDT
    by KK

  • Food Adventures in the Windy City

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    Is it possible that summer actually picks up speed toward the end? That the space-time continuum actually contracts just a bit so that we (in Minnesota, at least) get hurdled at 400 mph, clear over fall, straight into the cold depths of winter? It's just a thought I've been having' [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2009, 5:45pm EDT
    by KK

  • Happy Anniversary

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    Eight years ago today, I was an idealistic 24-year-old putting on the only tulle I've ever worn, in preparation to walk (barefoot) down the aisle to wed my similarly-idealistic, purple-haired (dyed to match the bridesmaid's dresses) love.
    I know that it's not terribly creative, but' [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 5:39pm EDT
    by KK

  • Hippies Attack!

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    Awhile back I mentioned my first job about of college, where I worked for a hypocritical hippie and ended up storming out because of his complete lack of journalistic ethics.
    I thought it to be a BWE that Mr. Peace & Love showed up in the paper [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 7:58pm EDT
    by KK

  • Happily (N)ever After

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    What do Cirque du Soleil and Duluth have in common? They've both recently caused me to ponder what the hell I'm doing with my life.
    To be fair, my morning trip to Starbucks and watching Top Chef both have similar effects, but that is not [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2009, 8:14pm EDT
    by KK

  • Seizing the Day...and Not

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    A friend of mine just had a health scare – the kind that is so terrifying that it changes your life even when you find out it’s really okay (and it is really okay, thank god). Obviously the waiting to find out was much more excruciating on her end, so [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2009, 8:20pm EDT
    by KK

  • The life of Jimmy

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    This is Jimmy. A few hours ago, Jimmy was living the wild and crazy carny life, traveling from town to town, swimming around in his 150 mL of water, tricking kids and young lovers out of their dollar bills with the promise of winning him or [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2009, 5:25pm EDT
    by KK

  • Wardrobe Perils

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    On Monday we had a big important event (BIE) at work, complete with local government officials and media. So I tried to cobble together an exceptionally professional-looking outfit from the hodge-podge of clothes I have leftover from my previous days in corporate America. 
    I've really only bought a handful of' [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 7:50pm EDT
    by KK

  • Speed(y-ish) Racers

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    Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year because it was the day of the Great Urban Race! Although I normally steer clear of both competition and physical challenges, I make an exception for treasure/scavenger hunts.
    The Great Urban Race is sort of like "Midnight Madness" [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2009, 8:12pm EDT
    by KK

  • Working at not working

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    I've mentioned my return to corporate America. I've been hesitant to provide updates on that, since 1) it's not that exciting, and 2) you never know who might stumble upon your blog. 
    But without getting into specifics, I thought it was blogworthy to mention that what started as a part-time [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 6:36pm EDT
    by KK

  • Soccer Mom

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    I've been driving a minivan for nearly four years, but only yesterday did I become a real soccer mom. 
    Yes, I signed the boys up for soccer. I'm trying to do my part to help them overcome their genetic predisposition for unathleticism. 
    As with all group activities, I knew it [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2009, 10:03am EDT
    by KK

  • To Write

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    For those of you who aren't regular readers of Michael Ruhlman's blog, I recommend checking out his latest post. Usually he writes about food and cooking, but this one is about writing, or, more accurately, his stance that the term "writer's block" is really just an excuse for' [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2009, 5:42pm EDT
    by KK

  • Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

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    It's been dark and stormy since last night (when my little Owen came crawling into bed with me because he hates lightning) and I have been sick with this chest cold/fever/crap since Wednesday, so this morning I took the kids to Edinborough Park, our local, gigantic, [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2009, 3:09pm EDT
    by KK

  • Panic at the nerd camp

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    The boys started science nerd camp today! To see all these little brainiacs arrive, carrying armloads of broken electronics, which they had lovingly stockpiled over the past year so that they would have more parts from which to realize the inventions of their little imaginations, filled my heart with joy. 
    [...]
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    Posted: June 22, 2009, 5:26pm EDT
    by KK

  • One down, 39 to go

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    I mailed my Be the Match registration kit back today, which means that I can officially cross #40 off my 40 by 40 list! (Coincidentally, our friend's daughter came home from the hospital today, as she is thankfully responding well to chemo.) If [...]
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    Posted: June 18, 2009, 4:19pm EDT
    by KK

  • Morimoto, we're expecting your call

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    First I pleaded for your votes, then I bitched about the management of the contest, and now I'm here to tell you that we finally have some closure on Welch's Ultimate PB&J Challenge.
    Today (4 months after entering), we got a letter informing us that we didn't win. [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 5:02pm EDT
    by KK
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