feebeeglee

• off the grid

  NaBloPoMo be hanged, I’m going offline til after Thanksgiving. I’ll be checking my mail if anyone needs me for anything, but only once at night. I really enjoyed less computer time over the weekend. I may be hermit-ing soon in terms of “social networks.” I get easily sucked in to Facebook, [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:54pm EST
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• hey, i’m back

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  Took a break over the weekend. I forgot to post on Saturday and only remembered to post on Sunday at about 11:52. So. I have finished Trixie’s grey sweater. It has secret purple armscyes! She likes it very much. I realize how useless this is without pics. Today I made three loaves [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:22pm EST
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• decisions!

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  I’m doing Christmas pre-shopping, deciding what I want to get for each child. It’s so difficult! Trixie will be getting a new toy barn, Gloria a very paticular toy cat with a handknitted sweater (by both myself and Faith), Abby a series of books called Dear Dumb Diary aaaaand… that’s [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:14am EST
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• bzuh?

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  Today was very long, and busy, but I can’t really remember it. We enjoyed the lovely weather outside, and drew pictures, and baked brownies, and did many things. I washed dishes at least three times, because we ate three meals and we have no dishwasher. I did laundry. I changed [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:40am EST
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• know your market

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  Some LDS missionary boys came to visit today. They’re so cute. It kills me that they’re “Elder” when I’m twice their age. One was Elder Bill and the other was Elder L-something-Venezuelan. They were pleased with my large brood and the fact that we homeschool, and no doubt disappointed that [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:43pm EST
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• der?

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  Just a dull litany for tonight. I baked bread today and made a huge pot o chili. I slept very poorly due to 1. Trixie, who woke about every hour for unknown reasons; 2. Gilbert awakening once and needing my assistance; and 3. Gloria waking twice. I don’t think I [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:24am EST
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• we sure eat a lot of wheat

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  Today we baked cookies. Many, many cookies. We’re trying to get away from buying baked goods around here. So far we’ve eliminated storebought bread and my nemesis, Pop Tarts. Up next is cookies, then crackery snacks. Making 100 cookies with two spoons to scoop up and drop them is a [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:33pm EST
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• geekery

  I’m in Waters of Mars mode. All thought will cease until I have seen it. Posted in me [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:49am EST
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• a good day

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  Today was so nice. Our dear friends came for a visit and seeing the smiles on their faces as they ran up our sidewalk was fantastic. The kids all played and talked and Renee and I got to talk. Renee is one of those friends who really hears what you [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:38pm EST
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• go with the flow in more ways than one

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  The plumbing issue continues to plague us; we have misaligned pipes. With a little lip of pipe for things to catch upon it’s no wonder we keep having trouble. I think we’re going to see about buying our own power auger. Sean had a second interview today at the same joint [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:31pm EST
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• no time

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  This post-every-day-for-a-month thing has made certain that I don’t have time to blog. Just typing that sentence I heard Trixie and Gloria scream at each other and had to go sort it out. Twice. I have to choose each night between solitude and sleep. Even if I do choose solitude I’m [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:29pm EST
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• gosh

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  Today the bathroom pipe was clogged in such a way that the entire system was backed up: sink, tub, and most importantly, toilet. We have one bathroom for eight people,  so it’s more than just an inconvenience. Sean fixed it. Sean also had a job interview today, wow! I am simultaneously [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:07pm EST
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• Do they dare?

  Today I rediscovered (as in, found it behind a bookcase) one of my favorite books as a child, The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree. I loved it as a kid and remembered lingering over the illustrations. My kids love it just as much as I did, and Gloria [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:42pm EST
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• OMG WATERS OF MARS

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  DW4169, originally uploaded by feebeeglee. The suit, the orange suit! SAME ONE. AAAAA THIS REGENERATION IS GOING TO KILL ME DEAD. (click for embiggened angst and great, really great hair) Posted in pictures [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:07am EST
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• massive yarn sale omg

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  Michaels has a CRAZY yarn sale this week. Among other yarns, Patons Classic Wool is $2.50 a skein. Holy sheep, Batman, I am so there. Lion Fisherman’s is supercheep as well. Hot diggity! This anemic post is brought short to you by Insistent Gleeson Children numbers Five and Six. Posted in [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:33am EST
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• Where is Club Penguin?

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  My children adore Club Penguin. Our home is festooned with drawings therefrom, and one of Gloria’s first words was “puffle.” Today we deduced where Club Penguin was likely to be. It has trees and other plants, so it can’t be part of Antarctica proper. According to Wikipedia, the southern tree line [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:40pm EST
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• There Are Cats In This Book

  That’s the name of Bede’s favorite book. Have I discussed this before? I don’t think I have. It’s a REALLY GREAT BOOK. Did you like The Monster at the End of This Book? Then you’ll love this book. Bede acts it out constantly, redraws it with other beasts and beings [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:53pm EST
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• i can’t heeeeaaar you

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  Today was too short! I didn’t manage to get many of the things I planned to do, done. I don’t quite know what took the time away. I think it’s the darkness coming so much earlier. I’m all boiling with thoughts on adolescence and social development. Especially in an online [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:39pm EST
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• Hi, how are you doing today?

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  Today I left the house with no children! I’ll just let that sink in a bit. My mother and I went to the fabric store, the drugstore and the thrift store. We emerged with fabric for Christmas presents, some toys, and winter pants for Gilbert and Bede. I was universally assumed to [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:53pm EST
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• Challah!

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  We baked challah today. It’s unbelievably good. Bede approves. Posted in food, kids, pictures [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:05pm EST
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• Vaccination plans

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  No, not pig flu. Very unlikely to get that one. The other lot. We selectively vaccinate on a very delayed schedule. We don’t start til seven at the earliest, for one thing, and we don’t get any that the kids could just as easily decide to get for themselves later. That [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:37pm EST
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• Halloween costumes

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  IMG_1349, originally uploaded by feebeeglee. Trixie is a fairy, Abby is a bad fairy, Faith is a cave girl, and Gilbert is SuperBoy. Gloria and Bede didn’t ToT because Bede didn’t want to and instead they handed out candy with me. Posted in pictures [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 4:01pm EST
  by feebeeglee