Christmastime Fun

Our Group Originally uploaded by lelliekinThe day is getting close, the traditions have been kept, and fun has been had. I've gotten lots of great cards from friends far and near, been blessed by so many yummy goodies, and enjoyed the season greatly....

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Runaway

I was a runaway this weekend. A truant, an escapist. I was a veritable Houdini from my everyday life. It was wonderful and restorative and worthwhile. I have not a single photo because I once again, could not find my camera charger in the place where...

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Yays and Nays

The Drama That is Life...Yay!I got to go to an awesome party on Saturday night and hang out with friends and laugh and feel the true warmth of the holiday season. It was awesome.Two ortho appointments that have been rescheduled more times than I can...

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Book Review

Socialism is Great! by Lijia ZhangMemoirAdult Non-FictionThe title of this book comes from a Mao-era refrain sung to engender national pride. What it is actually about is a young woman's coming of age in the 1980's in a large city in China.Lijia is...

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Second Place!

Sam's team, the Hammond Bears, came in second at this big tournament down in Calvert County (about 2 hours away from home). Sam ended up 6-3 for the tourney, which is a great start to his season as a junior wresting varsity. Click on it to see his...

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Props to the Offspring

Here are a few things I'm feeling fiercely proud of right now:Sam just won 3 out of 4 matches in his first wrestling tournament of the year. He is really focused during the wrestling season and I'm glad for him to see some results.Our dishwasher is...

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Shopping Fun

Well, I did my shopping and decided to help the economy after all. Just a little. We all have to do our part, you know. For inquiring minds, the catalog that sent me the gift card is Sundance. It was started by Robert Redford and has all sort of gorgeous...

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Something fun from Simple Mom

One of my favorite daily reads is SimpleMom. Right now she is doing a very fun giveaway of some beautiful jewelry that not only puts lovely things into her readers' hands, it promotes businesses run by moms, which is cool. To enter, she asked readers...

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Reality Comes Crashing Down

Okay, so yesterday, I wrote that the economy had not yet affected my life directly. I probably sounded smug about having been steeped in the principles of provident and frugal living all my life. I didn't mean to sound smug if I did, nor did I mean...

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Completely Blocked

I've written and discarded at least 7 posts over the last week. They all seemed so lame. They were all about nothing, which only works if you're a writer for the Seinfeld show. Which is off the air, so that won't work. Today I'm going to keep writing...

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