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  • Some days I'm not sure who is training whom

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    After Jorge had breakfast in his pajamas I asked him if he was ready to go upstairs and he yelped "no!" in a somewhat playful way--not his full-on belligerent refusal. I would prefer if he would say something like "Can we wait until after X, Y, Z" or "Can we" [...]

    Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:34pm EST
    by Julie
  • Advent preparations

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    This year in addition to our advent wreath and nightly story traditions (more later), we're instituting a new tradition.

    We're not really big on Santa here. We pretty much never speak of him (other than in reference to St Nicholas) and we neither confirm nor deny any rumors. If [...]
    Posted: November 29, 2009, 8:22am EST
    by Julie
  • yea, this is totally cheating.

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    I missed Saturday. Twenty-seven solid days and I missed this one. Classic case of too many (all of the) watermelon margaritas and a good movie on the couch with the hubby and not a second thought about the computer.

    Worth it.

    (Technically posted Sunday afternoon) [...]
    Posted: November 28, 2009, 10:15pm EST
    by Julie
  • In the great vote...

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    between watching a movie or sewing a new project, grading the umpteenth essay just never even makes the ballot.

    (Early polls are leaning toward crocheting a new project while watching the movie) [...]
    Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:10pm EST
    by Julie
  • Never again. Ever.

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    Y'all who are shopping tomorrow? Or tonight? Or already? I do not understand it.

    I actually would like to go shopping a bit tomorrow only because I have a craft project I'm anxious to work on but I need one stupid little item to do it. However, my experience [...]
    Posted: November 26, 2009, 9:01pm EST
    by Julie
  • Such a boy.

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    Warning: apparently our dinner table is not a family establishment and neither is this post.

    Tonight at dinner (chicken and dumplings...nom!) Jorge was struggling to eat and drink because he was doing it all one-handed. His right hand moved from spoon to cup to napkin while his left [...]
    Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:53pm EST
    by Julie
  • Just a wee bit of too-early-for-this-nonsense cheer

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    This week the local holiday light show kicks off; a two mile stretch of animated holiday light displays that you drive slowwwwly through while listening to any of the numerous stations playing nothing but holiday music. (Note all the use of "holiday" rather than "Christmas") For the two days prior [...]
    Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:54pm EST
    by Julie
  • Done!

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    Done lecturing until January! Holla!

    Not done teaching, per se. I still have piles of essays to grade (about 900 pages of them) and then there are another 400 pages coming in three weeks. Between those I have student project advising meetings each day and I have to [...]
    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:29pm EST
    by Julie
  • Sunday Thoughts

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    I came across this Bible verse this week and it means a lot to me at this point. I thought I'd share.

    Rejoice in Hope
    Be patient in TribulationBe constant in PrayerRomans 12:12

    I found the verse here, related to the struggles one family had through [...]
    Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:23am EST
    by Julie
  • Dates!

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    So far so good on the single-incident incident staying that way and so we managed to do the playdate today (a hike and some pizza) and then got the kids home for a quick regroup before the sitter arrived. She showed up right on time and we headed for the [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:46pm EST
    by Julie
  • Twilight schmilight.

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    So apparently there's this movie event this weekend? Something about vampires? I don't know. I officially gave up on popular culture about 8 years ago and moved into my own little world filled with things like knitting and bluegrass music and NPR; yet oddly I have a deep deep loathing' [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:11pm EST
    by Julie
  • Just a typical morning here

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    7:45 -- Kids finish breakfast, Katie brushes teeth and hair.
    7:50 -- Katie runs to put on her boots so she can go to school.
    7:51 -- Katie coughs and "like a rocket!" (her words) pukes all over
    7:55 -- clearly we are no longer going to school today and [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:25pm EST
    by Julie
  • Exams are done

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    I gave and graded my final exam for the semester today. Now just the regrettable essay assignments, the two week competition project, and the even more regrettable team essay assignment.

    And on that note, I've been working for 17 hours straight with no more than a twenty minute break' [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:59pm EST
    by Julie
  • Surprisingly today was a very good day

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    Jorge is a lovely wonderful kid who is just a wee bit outside of our skill set for parenting.

    I mean, he's a doll. Very nice kid most of the time. Spontaneously bursts out the "I love you" and "Thank you for making such a yummy dinner, mama!" and [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:11pm EST
    by Julie
  • Reasons not to be smug...

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    About a month ago Rob backed "my" car out of the garage and knocked the mirror hard enough to break some internal connections. The whole unit had to be replaced for the tune of $200 and I was ticked. I nagged and whined and grumbled but we got it fixed [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:56pm EST
    by Julie
  • We're off to see the Wizard...

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    Wizard of Oz Mania is descending on our house. Last weekend as Katie and I walked to the car after one of her birthday parties the wind nearly knocked us both down. Instinctively I started singing the wicked witch theme song (c'mon you know it...) and Katie instinctively asked what' [...]
    Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:55pm EST
    by Julie
  • Saturday: Check!

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    Last night I went to bed at nine--before Rob was even home from his sanity break--and so when Jorge woke up fussy at 5 this morning I was in reasonably good shape to go see what he needed. As it turns out, he was convinced he was done sleeping and [...]
    Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:10pm EST
    by Julie
  • And we slip back below...

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    Jorge's fever/cough/misery is back. With a vengeance. Naturally on a Friday so we can spend the weekend trying to decide if we should bother the pediatrician's office or try to ride it out.

    Send Healthy Baby vibes. And Patient Parent vibes. We seem to be all out of [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:29pm EST
    by Julie
  • Looking up

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    Remember that post a week or so ago about how I am always paranoid I'll type my password somewhere public? Yea, I did that in class Wednesday and just now figured out how to change it on the big central system.

    Know what else I'm afraid of? Finding giant [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:22pm EST
    by Julie
  • You know they'll call me Chicken Lady...

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    There's a great gym directly across the street from my office. It's affiliated with the university and my school ID serves as my membership and it's open from before we wake up until well into the evening.

    It's perfect. Except for one pesky thing: it's staffed and largely populated' [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:21pm EST
    by Julie
  • A lot of talk about chairs

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    waiter, there is a fly in my soup

    The kids had these small folding chairs that came with the Babee Tenda feeding table and they've seen a ton of use over the last 5 years. The seat cushions were pretty disgusting by mid-summer when' [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:49pm EST
    by Julie
  • I not want to

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    Since Thursday night Jorge has slept approximately twenty hours. Four nights, four bad nights of sleep.

    He's feverish and miserable. He whines constantly. Mostly he just whimpers out "I not want to." Generally it's not in relation to any particular verb, he just doesn't want to.

    For' [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:17pm EST
    by Julie
  • Crochet and Knitting Projects

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    First up was completing the purple and pink scarf which Katie and I have been crocheting since late summer. She had picked out the two-toned skein of yarn and a pink crochet hook (never mind things like sizes...we shop by color) for her birthday and we double-crocheted [...]
    Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:52pm EST
    by Julie
  • Edging in on 90...

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    Today I became one of those women who carry around knitting projects and pull them out mid-small-talk at your kid's birthday party.

    I also became the little old lady sitting on her front porch in a ratty cardigan knitting and occasionally yelling at squirrels.

    And the crazy' [...]
    Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:07pm EST
    by Julie
  • Am I the only one (ok, besides Rob, but he's confirmed crotchety)

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    First there was just "shop early" which led to the ridiculousness that is "Black Friday" and now, it seems, we have to deal with "Black November".

    Tonight I saw "pre-black-friday-shop-for-Christmas-tomorrow-or-your-greedy-awful-materialistic-kids-will-hate-you-forever" commercials AND newscasts for at least 5 stores. About sales they are running now, already, the first week of [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:21pm EST
    by Julie
  • Perhaps an international student?

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    Background: Our mid-sized city is the closest large city for several colleges and universities both in and somewhat near the city; some state schools, some private, some small community colleges. "Mine" is a large private university located essentially down-town near a teaching hospital. Most of the others are located further [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:35am EST
    by Julie
  • Insert a joke here about a fowl...

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    Part of our morning drive takes us past a few old buildings with broken windows. Weeks ago Katie and I speculated on what may have broken the windows.

    "Maybe a bird ran into it?" I suggested

    No, that didn't seem plausible. A bird would not be fast enough' [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:38pm EST
    by Julie
  • State of the Education address...

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    I've mentioned before that Katie's going to a Montessori school and until a year ago I would have had only a vague idea of what that even means so an explanation of sorts is in order.

    Basically a Montessori school is a happy hybrid of a one-room school house [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:27pm EST
    by Julie
  • yeesh

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    Day two of NaBloPoMo and I'm already out of topics. Which makes this my official "freebie-topic-about-lack-of-topics" post for the month. It's going to be a long month. [...]
    Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:03pm EST
    by Julie
  • Random Things I Worry About Number 1

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    I will be typing in my password and will accidentally be on the wrong window and will post it as my facebook status or a blog post or something.

    If you ever see my status as BigBoy77 let me know, ok? [...]
    Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:04pm EST
    by Julie

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