An Untraditional Home

• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-11

  appt done. now at eat-n-park with grandma & rach # Home. Cold. Brrr. # Exhausted but so glad I went to Tj and Whole Foods today! TJ's garlic rice noodle bowls are awesome on a sore throat. #

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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-10

  Gingerbread ghosts and pacmans out of the oven, sugar cookie versions in. # Crazy, blow the rain and everything else sideways, wind. # Weather decidedly odd, even for here in Western PA. Torrential rain and wind, rain, sun, wind, sun, tornado watch, sun, rain and sun mix. # And suddenly [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-09

  Rach and Issac helped scrub the kitchen down for Christmas baking. Now Rach is playing Animal Crossing to decorate for Christmas. # listening to "Trans-Siberian Orchestra – "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo – 12/24"" ? [blip.fm] # Our all time favorite ? [blip.fm] # Baked 8 dozen cookies, several of which [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-08

  Feeling just icky enough to think that today should be a day of movies and sleep. # Kids spent day helping me and each other. Son now washing all the dishes by hand of his own volition. #unschooling # Essie now reading a book her sister found ( been [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-07

  Moving rather slow this morning. # Now for a trip to the Kawaii Shop! Nothing says Christmas like anime and cutsie Japanese toys. # Went out with kids and brother then with Grandma. WAY more crazy than I expected. # Kids thrilled to be home. All 3 upstairs happily playing. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-06

  Kids managed to wake up late when we actually have to BE someplace. # Christmas presents bought, now to finish making and done. # Exploring the closet of misfit electronics. A vibrating chair seat, a camcorder that turns on and does nothing, & a Texas Instruments. # James got Shamus [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-05

  Rach made a advent calender wrapping paper Christmas tree with numbered ornaments. It's adorable. # Praise the Lord. The check, which we were told wouldn't come till after Christmas, came today! God is GOOD! # My quest is now to come up with suitably geeky molds/ideas for chocolates and cookies. [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-04

  Twitter retweeted that old tweet AGAIN! Um. No? # Need to get more Buried Treasure ACF [bit.ly] # pile of movies and audio books from library for sickie. now bank to juggle money. # tweeting from phone again to see if it fixes problem # Apparently we are playing [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-03

  Apparently I needed sleep– 12 hours seems a bit overkill. # pile of movies and audio books from library for sickie. now bank to juggle money. # Why did Twitter just tweet something now that I tweeted yesterday? # Why is it when the money gets tight I start cleaning [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-02

  Have a sick kid.. # pile of movies and audio books from library for sickie. now bank to juggle money. # Sniffle. Sniffle. That is all I hear. # Brrrrr. #

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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-12-01

  Friend's daughter is in surgery for her foot (Spina bifida related) and got call that her dad had heart attack. Prayers please. # I am divvying out my kids and heading to Pittsburgh to be with her. # at children's with friend. no news. # friends daughter out of surgury, [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-30

  Rach off to church looking VERY grown up. Goodness. # at grandma's. kids watching star wars: a new hope # kid's offended at my quoting along withthe movie. # Stumbleupon is the awesome when you need a pick me up. #

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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-29

  Friends now on way home to DC. Watching "Dr. Who: The Next Doctor" with a tearful 11 year old. # And now kids watching iCarly, again while the geeks hang in the office debating the Gameinformer top 500 list which SUCKS. # Just used the new, actually working food processor [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-28

  Awake. Time to make breakfast for the kids and our guests. # About to celebrate Essie and James' b-days. # SNOW!!!! #

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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-27

  Rach has discovered iCarly via Netflix download play. WAY TOO MUCH SHRIEKING, thank you very much. # And overacting. Feels like the entire show is in CAPS LOCK. # Off for a short visit with my inlaws family before coming back to company and dinner. # Lovely family visit but [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:45am EST
  by Heather

• An Unusual Thanks Giving

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  My dear sweet friend Michal asked today for our most unusual thankful things which is awesome because I have been feeling rebellious and totally avoiding the traditional “I am thankful for friends and family and blah blah blah….”  This is totally typical of me.  I hate going along with [...]

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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 3:48pm EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-26

  Happy, happy, happy. Finally went shopping & so had fav breakfast of dried cranberries, nuts, & dark chocolate. Much better than oatmeal. # Egg-free, soy-free, dairy-free pumpkin pies in oven. Potatoes boiled and ready to peal. Bread dough made. Clean house next. # Full double rainbow right outside our front [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-25

  1st time to whole foods ever–OH MY GOODNESS THE CRAZY PEOPLE!!!!!! # Too many stores today, too many crowds. Totally wiped out. #

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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-24

  Kids went with Grandma and Aunt to the science center to celebrate Essie's b-day. I have NO IDEA what to do with myself. # Kids home from science center and aquarium– I know because I am being inundated with stories from the day, repeatedly. #

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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-23

  As of 9 am our 9 year old was officially 10. It has been a heck of a day with Mopey, Whiney, and Spazzy & now I have the perfect headache. #

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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-22

  at chuck e. cheeze celebrating essie's b-day. # at the pond. # My brother, Issac, and I made three sizes of copper flute for Essie for her birthday. She is thrilled. # Kids taking turns attempting to play the flutes. I suddenly remembered how to play and was able to [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-21

  Took impromptu road trip with 10 yr old in her pjs last night–went to Walmart to pick up a snack for hubby as we were out of everything. # In cleaning the girls' room we realized a lack of book shelf space. Decided the metal cupboard in the basement would [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-20

  dad changing oil on sienna while issac helps by asking lots of questions. #unschooling # Just voted EscapistMagazine.com for Best Online Magazine [mashable.com] #openwebawards # Oil changed. Son decided to stay behind & help Pappap change the oil on his car and with some plumbing. Dad loves [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-19

  Took a total day off from life today–spent the day in my room reading a book till I could no longer see the page then did yoga w/ Rach. #

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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-18

  Just finished commission and sent it off. What a great feeling. # Brr. Brr. Brrrrr. That is all. # Rach chose to get a great beginner yoga video from library–just did a 20 min workout together–sans eastern religious extras. # Glad we found a exercise only one–did it right after [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-17

  Trying to make a change to a watercolor is so precarious. May need to redo completely. Sigh. # Kids have, strangely enough, been on a Blue's Clues kick. Suddenly today it's crafts and now outside. Which is good but messier. # Freshly swept house soon to be covered in cut [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-16

  Made fried bread dough and eggs for breakfast while baking some rolls and cheesy bread for hubby to have later while we are gone. # Thankful for all that we have. # Chose to wear makeup other than lipstick today. My kids are offended. # Esther says it didn't offend [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-15

  Sunny day made me realized that windows haven't been washed in a year–now 3 are washed and that is good e # e=enough # essie helping my cousin take pond samples. #

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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-14

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  Kids and I helped Dad release a muskrat to a much better creek home than our pond. # Got a call tonight. We may be having company for Thanksgiving (don't usually due to weird food allergies) So excited. # Essie is now playing LOTR online. # Kids eating popcorn and [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-13

  Had my repeating nightmare last night: In high school and can't remember the schedule and miss all my classes. No wonder schedules scare me # Comedy of errors sort of day, one thing after another but kept a decent attitude and thankful to be home so all is well. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:45am EST
  by Heather

• Orienteering: take 2

  Last Sunday the kids and I decided to drive an hour and a half so we could do the last orienteering meet of the season. It was a gorgeous, sunny and rather warm day (75 degrees–well above the norm for November). This was our second attempt at orienteering (you can [...]

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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:45am EST
  by Heather

• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-12

  Apparently I am taking a day off from the computer and painting. My kitchen is now much cleaner. # Son read me a level 2 chapter book then helped me make crackers to go with the soup Rach made for dinner. # In the meantime Rach and Essie are rebuilding [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:45am EST
  by Heather

• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-11

  Kids all asleep and hubby napping. MUST WORK NOW. # Or I could o what I should and wake the kids. Or…no. # Good working day–working, working, working. # Oldest and middle child made dinner so I could keep working. Veggie broth with bread dough dumplings and sandwiches. # Finally [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-10

  Shipping off paintings and painting a tree house. # kids green from painting treehouse. #

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:45am EST
  by Heather

• This is for CJ

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  and my other friends with children under 5.  My dear internet friend Sara (whom I have known since BEFORE she even married and yet have never actually met–that’s like 10 years) wrote this wedding announcement from the diaper trenches.

  And for all of you–I can honestly say that this too [...]

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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:43am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-09

  And home again, home again, jiggity jig. # So totally wiped out. I swear today's trail was all up hill–well half of it was up a mountain and the second half was sliding back down. # Just realized that I am sunburned! In November! Ouch. # Making what we call [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-08

  Brother attempting to tear apart and fix my broken food processor. # Cut hair, harvested herbs, raked and mulched leaves. Busy, tiring day. # Shamus Starcraft with Rach. Essie spent day sewing. Issac helped take apart food processor and now watching Marx Bros. # Now Shamus is teaching Esther how [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-07

  Just found a patch of sunshine. Excuse me while I go be a cat. # A cat nap in the sun seems like the perfect start to my day. Now to work. # Next painting at the final "is it done yet or do I stop messing with it?" stage. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:45am EST
  by Heather

• Projects, in our reading pile, and a free ebook

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  As you may have noticed I haven’t  been writing much recently.  I have a pile of commission paintings on my desk to get done before Christmas , which is a blessing, plus some other webdesign/server related work that really needs done soon.  The projects are all fun and challenging but [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:42pm EST
  by Heather

• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-06

  Solved the crazy problem I was having with wordpress, though I still have no idea what caused it. # Out of rebellion, or laziness, I didn't change my clocks. My brother just left an hour early because of it. Oops. # I think this is one of my fav posts [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-05

  Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople. # Trying to get the kids occupied so I can focus on work–prob is so much of our un/homeschooling is conversation based and they LOVE to talk. # My brain is going two opposite directions and I think a thunderstorm is brewing within. # Fighting [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-04

  I think my head is exploding. # Kids making homemade tortillas while I make fried beans and rice. #

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-03

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  Working, working, working. # FYI: When doing watercolor, masking out a thousand polka dots is exactly as interesting as it sounds. # Day no longer going quite as horribly as it was. Maybe. We'll see. # Why do my kids refuse to do the simple task I ask of them [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-03

  Working, working, working. # FYI: When doing watercolor, masking out a thousand polka dots is exactly as interesting as it sounds. # Day no longer going quite as horribly as it was. Maybe. We'll see. # Why do my kids refuse to do the simple task I ask of them [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-02

  It's all drowsy in here this morning. # Brain is full this morning. # Next painting begun but now I have to leave for the rest of the day. Hate when I get in the groove then have to go. # visiting grandma. # May I just say that I [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-11-01

  Apparently Saturday is my day to work on the server. # Spent day helping my brother with his high school English & visiting with sis and bro in-law. Meanwhile the kids put on a puppet show. #

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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-10-31

  My spellchecker is telling me explanative is not a word. My spellchecker is stupid. # Started writing a post but fizzled out. # Just spent the morning watching "The Good Life" aka "Good Neighbors" with my oldest. # Kids working for the 4th day on a huge puzzle of the [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 10:45am EDT
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-10-30

  Took kids trick or treating with my brother. He went as the grim reaper so the kids insisted I dress up too–so I got to be Rogue. # And now I have white acrylic paint in my hair. That should be interesting. #

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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 10:45am EDT
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-10-29

  I think, that maybe, possibly, I may be finished with this painting, maybe. #

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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 10:45am EDT
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• Today’s Tweets 2009-10-28

  Our new phones should be coming in the next few days. Free new phones. I am too excited. # Kids making homemade paper Halloween decorations. I am not big into Halloween but if they want to make decorations who am I to complain. # New phones are HERE!!! ordered them [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:45am EDT
  by Heather