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The Mean Mom: 06/01/2006 - 07/01/2006
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Just ask my 7 year old, he'll tell you. Don't believe him? Ask my 14 year old, if she still leaves you in doubt, my 17 year old can confirm it too. June 28, 2006. This morning, I was watching the Today Show, and they were talking about "ear worms". Do you know what an "ear worm" is? It's one of those songs that you hear for a few seconds and it gets stuck in your head for hours (or sometimes in my case, DAYS! What one really gets stuck and you can't get it out? Babbled by Karen @ 11:03 AM. June 26, 2006.
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Buns of Strudel: January 2009
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Wide-awake, wide-beamed, and wide-mouthed.What a broad! Monday, January 12, 2009. Do the Funky Chicken. Should you become possessed by the need for a felted chicken cozy and have some unloved felted material around, my rough working outline was as follows:. 1 Piece of felted knitting, 20 inches long by 10 inches high; fold in half for a 10 inch square; cut out general chicken shape. 4 Turn right side out and display proudly to family. Fits fairly snugly over a 3-4 cup (or smaller) teapot. And, it really,...
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Buns of Strudel: August 2008
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Wide-awake, wide-beamed, and wide-mouthed.What a broad! Monday, August 25, 2008. Why Kids Don’t Read. I don’t have this problem. I introduced my kids to literature by reading to them a whole lot when they were babies and toddlers, and they were fascinated by the sound of the written word, the delightful illustrations in children’s books, and by having their imaginations stimulated. I can remember each of their first favorite books. Bunny’s favorite book was the timeless. Cat in the Hat. Snug Bug was a mi...
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Buns of Strudel: January 2010
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Wide-awake, wide-beamed, and wide-mouthed.What a broad! Thursday, January 07, 2010. Or “How to get really, really good at ribbing,” or “Stashbuster hat”, or even, “What to do with those sock yarn leftovers”). Two AWTs, on the left is one made with worsted weight yarn, the one on the right is made with sock yarn). If you don’t have a 16” circular needle, you can do the whole thing on dpns, but it will get very dreary after a while, and you might find you like these hats and want to make a raft...OR your m...
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The Mean Mom: 04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006
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Just ask my 7 year old, he'll tell you. Don't believe him? Ask my 14 year old, if she still leaves you in doubt, my 17 year old can confirm it too. April 28, 2006. Stole this one from Cherie. 5 things in my fridge:. 3 kinds of mustard. 5 things in my closet:. 5 things in my car:. 1/2 bottle of water. Shopping bag that had trash in it, but it all fell out. 5 things on my desk at work:. Pictures of the kids. Way too much chocolate. Way too much paperwork. 5 things on my desk at home:. April 26, 2006. I rea...
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Buns of Strudel: June 2008
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Wide-awake, wide-beamed, and wide-mouthed.What a broad! Thursday, June 12, 2008. Oddball Word of the Day. PROS-eh-dee) n. the study of verse form and poetic meter. From the guide to MMMW. Edited by Laurence Urdang). Thursday, June 12, 2008. Links to this post. Or "What I've Been Doing. On My Summer Vacation". Then, just this past weekend, a bunch of us Chix left our Stix behind and went off to take advantage of a yarn sale at Peggy's Strands of Heaven. A few towns away. What a wonderful. Touching it a lo...
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Buns of Strudel: March 2011
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Wide-awake, wide-beamed, and wide-mouthed.What a broad! Tuesday, March 08, 2011. I have been absent for a long time. In a few months, I will provide excuses if anyone cares, but mostly, I’ve been incredibly busy working as an independent lay advocate for disabled children. It’s exhausting and rewarding, and there are far too few of us. But, I have certainly not stopped knitting! Here are some of the things I’ve been doing:. A very effective tea cozy from a pattern called Nanny Meier’s Tea Cozy. And then ...
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Buns of Strudel: May 2008
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Wide-awake, wide-beamed, and wide-mouthed.What a broad! Saturday, May 24, 2008. Bleeping Across the Radar Screen. Just a few things that flew by today. W/ links and excerpts, emphasis added)…. Through the EducationNews.org newsletter, a link to. An interview with Will Fitzhugh. Will, why should principals, administrators and school boards be paying a lot more attention to the actual amount and quality of academic work that is being required of students in the schools? As tuition costs skyrocket, elected ...
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Buns of Strudel: Hiatus?
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Wide-awake, wide-beamed, and wide-mouthed.What a broad! Tuesday, March 08, 2011. I have been absent for a long time. In a few months, I will provide excuses if anyone cares, but mostly, I’ve been incredibly busy working as an independent lay advocate for disabled children. It’s exhausting and rewarding, and there are far too few of us. But, I have certainly not stopped knitting! Here are some of the things I’ve been doing:. A very effective tea cozy from a pattern called Nanny Meier’s Tea Cozy. And then ...
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Buns of Strudel: Stashbusting Continues
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Wide-awake, wide-beamed, and wide-mouthed.What a broad! Sunday, April 24, 2011. I have picked up the crochet hook in order to bust some more stash. Here's a circular shawl, the pattern for which is here. Done in discontinued Lion Bran AlPaKa, about 12 skeins 50 grams each. Works up quickly and busts the stash. Yes, the J sized hook is getting a workout, but the stash is noticeably diminishing! Sunday, April 24, 2011. Labels: Knitting - Free Patterns. Its growing on me. in a good way. :). Mother of three ...
