tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57877022012-01-09T20:34:25.475-05:00<br>time flies</br> <br>one looks deep into the navel</br> <br>and sighs</br>Captainwowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293907026712866689noreply@blogger.comBlogger4971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787702.post-13292562131859170152009-02-27T22:16:00.002-05:002009-02-27T22:19:35.015-05:00

By request: Ma Po Tofuserves 4 - 6 1 Tb Vegetable Oil 1 large Garlic Clove, crushed 1 ounce of fresh ginger - peeled and jullienned (I use a generous sprinkle of ground ginger if I don't have fresh) 2 green onions or scallions, sliced 12 ounces ground pork or beef or ground chicken (Or none, if you wish) 1 pound firm tofu cut into 1/2 inch thick squares 1 tsp chinese dark soy sauce (If you can,

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It occurred to me I should say something about not writing for so long.The truth is, I got all hung up on Facebook and Kingdom of Loathing and the blog just - well, it fell off my radar!I don't know when I'll write again, but if I do I hope you'll read.peace,Captainwow (aka gin)

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A follow up to yesterday's Rant post seems in order. After I wrote that the thought that always comes to me regarding this whole issue of over consumption came to me once again: "So, why am I not thin yet!?" If you know me, you know I'm not super thin. If you don't know me I'll just say that I'm carrying an extra 30 or so, in my opinion. Being skinny is not the point. Being perfect is not

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I doubt God is a republican or a democrat, but I bet God is a "greeny".It's just a hunch, but that's what I think.I doubt God really gives a flying flip if we have to drive our cars less to care for creation more. Many christian friends of mine have adopted a "Live simply, so that others may simply live." attitude. I think they may be on to something. Regardless of where we should or should not

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I don't think anyone tagged me, but I'm going to do a MEME.The deal is, pick up the closest book to you, turn to pg 123 and quote the 5th sentence in your blog. Then tag five more people."Cooperation is alien to the ego, except when there is a secondary motive." - Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's PurposeMy ego says that since there is nothing in it for me, I must not tag 5

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There you go go go go go! Kitty bye bye bye! You OKAY??Nice tree. Awwwww Nice Tree.... These are some phrases that Sam likes to say a lot right now. Also, he says buh BYE to everything and everyone!!

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Yesterday I superglued my fingers together. This is the second time I have done this in the past year! That little tube leaked all over my hand when I wasn't paying attention. I was repairing a book of Sam's when it must have sprung a leak out the back end and peed glue all over my pinky and my ring finger. Stuck together they were, and right quick. What is it with repeating my stupid mistakes

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How is it that I can buy something and eat it and say to myself "Self, do not buy this again because it tastes nasty." And then later, I forget all about that and buy it again. I did this today. I saw a certain type of whole grain cracker and thought it might be good. So I bought it and took it home. I remembered immediately that I had repeated my mistake for behold, it tasted of cardboard and

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I don't jump on bandwagons very often, but I did sign this declaration.... We heard Steve Chalke speak in church this AM. (read more about him here if you want: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Chalke) What he had to say was both inspiring and sobering. Listening to him talk reminded me of how William Wilberforce, an 18th-century English politician, fought for the abolition of slavery. Despite

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Dang, man. I've been gone too long again. I think some of my faithful readers have moved on - and I don't blame you.Last summer I took the summer off, remember? Well there's no need for that this summer, since I don't seem to get to this much anyway! hahaI've finished up phase two at Marywood for Spiritual Direction, and have one more year to go. Our last paper is due 2 weeks after the last

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Every once in a while a girl gots to have her some Funyuns. And then she'll have a case of major gator breath for 15 hours no matter how much she brushes, flosses and rinses.It's a byoootiful day. The car is literally covered with pollen and the inside of my nose feels like it has athlete's foot. But it is super sunny and warm, and a wonderful spring day.Today Sam and I went to the Library and

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The Scurvy Pirates have taken over the Fire Department!

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My son has learned a new word. I first heard him say it while he was playing in his crib. I figured he was just experimenting with sounds, as I don't think he's ever heard that word before. It's not a word we use regularly around here. He said it a few times: "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"I tried not to let him see me laughing, and just ignored it.Later I heard him saying it again. This time he was looking

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Dear Readers, (if there are any of you left!)Our Little Dude turned 2!!Sam's Cake: Sam at his Birthday Party:Seen on G4 lately: handstand walking obstacle coursepogo stick obstacle coursewomen's ninja warrior contest-- all hilarious! Movies watched lately: Into Great Silence, The Simpsons Movie, StardustAll 3 of us have been sick on and off since Jan 1!! Can you believe it!? Now, Sam is getting

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It's a white Christmas, after all. I sit here on Christmas Eve... little Man is stirring...He's going to need to get up in just a few minutes. But I wanted to say HEY to anyone who might peek in.My mom drove up for the occasion, and we're planning to have a great time!I have one more present to wrap, and dinner prep to get started for tomorrow, and really looking forward to a nice family

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Today I'm really glad Sam loves Teletubbies.Today I'm really glad Amazing Man found another job really quickly.Today I want Marado Sushi but it is icy and cold and too much hassle to take Sam.Today I am glad that my piano student cancelled. I have lots I want do.Today I made veggie cream cheese. But I have no bagels. Or crackers. Oops.Today I realized I'm averaging about once a month posting on

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I think all parents must have moments where they say "This moment. I want to freeze frame it in my mind and never forget it." Well, everyone has moments like that. Today I had another one, and it got me to thinking, "I wonder what the last one was?" It took me a while to even remember. So I got my journal out and got to writing. I need to write some of these things down. Today's moment was Mr.

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I love it on Sesame Street when Abby Cadabra is leaving the scene. She always says "Goodbye! I gotta POOF!" It never fails... I always hear "Goodbye! I gotta POOP!"

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I bet you guys have been missing reading about my dreams, haven't you!? Well, I had a great one last night! I dreamed I took Mr. Sam to see Stefano DiMera from Days of Our Lives. Somehow he was related, like a grandfather or something. But Stefano had two daughters that didn't appreciate me coming around with a baby. They thought I was just after Stefano's money. (I wasn't) So they got me off by

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Well, it seems I have a hard time getting around to posting these days. We've been having a good Fall! Today we went to Grand Haven for a bit and Sam had a terrific time. We walked on the pier and saw lots of BOATS! And we walked on the beach and saw lots of SAND! And ate lunch at Quizno's on the way home and saw lots of PEOPLE! Mr. Sam dozed most of the way home and then we had a nice time at

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Amazing Man and I agree. Walking with our son is so much fun!! The other day we took him walking around our block, and a neighbor ran out and said "OH! Congratulations! He's WALKING!!" It was so sweet... It's nice to have people happy with us about his progress. I just had to share this picture with you. It's our current fave!

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Amazing Man is out in the kitchen making waffles. Master Samson is sleeping in his crib, and I am drinking a hot cup of coffee enjoying some quiet! I love mornings like this....The grass is starting to grow where the BIG DIGGERS dug up our yard, and Fall is coming on us quickly. This morning the heat came on...Mr. Hobbes the very old cat got a haircut, and he looks much better. Not so much hair

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Hope this post finds you well and happy and enjoying the end of summer! Has it flown by or what!?!? Fall is almost here, and I said I'd come back in the fall, so here I am!It’s been busy around here for sure. We drove to the northwest corner of Iowa in July for a wedding reception for one of Kevin’s cousins, which was a long long trip with Mr. Sam but went remarkably well. We came home to find

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Captainwow and I are going on Summer Vacation! Vacation from Blogging, that is. We won't be blogging until Fall, and even then - who knows? Life just seems to get in the way of the blogging lately, and I guess that's not so bad because while I find all of your blogs very interesting and fun, I'm not finding mine all that fun or exciting to write in. Not that life isn't groovy enough to write

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Ok I have to call Horse Poop on the cereal diets. HEL-LOOO-OO!!! If I eat two meals a day of cereal a day instead of two regular meals a day then of course I'll lose weight! Um... duh? Of course I'll lose 10 pounds! But if anything would drive me to Potato Chips and eating at McDonald's and Burger King, that would do it! If I ate two meals a day of cereal for two weeks I'd be craving grease

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We saw some wild life last weekend! Sam had a great time at the Zoo with his Grandma, Great Aunt and Mom and Dad! We saw no skateboarding bagpipers, but plenty of other interesting sights. Last time we went to the zoo, Sam didn't look at any of the animals. This time he was interested as long as they were moving around and being entertaining. Have a great weekend!

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I've only picked one other nose beside my own. Sam's. In fact, I've got him trained! I say "You got a booger!" And he'll hold real still and let me get it. Then I show it to him and he smiles. We put it in a kleenex and throw it away.After all, I don't want him wiping it on the wall like I did when I was a kid!

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Ok no one got 1000 points for the I Love Lamp Tshirt. It's from the movie Anchorman. It may disappoint some of you to know that I found that movie absolutely over the top and hilarious. You may have thought I have more class than that, but you would be mistaken. One person emailed me but she doesn't get any points because I've forced her to watch Anchorman with me before and she's witnessed that

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The other day, Sam and I were out walking and as we walked, I heard the Neighborhood Bagpiper playing away. You know how loud those things are, they can be heard for blocks and blocks, so I didn't really expect an actual visual on the guy. I don't think I've told you about the Neighborhood Bagpiper. I used to think it was just a person who played ridiculously loud bagpipe music on his stereo -

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Awesome T-Shirt!!If you get it you get 1000 points!! WEEEEE!!! If you get the joke, not the t-shirt! So don't go buying the T shirt and then think you're getting 1000 points. Unless of course you get it for ME, and then I'll give you a GAZILLION points! (do you think they have one that says I Pooped A Hammer?)

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There is a park nearby that has rubber woodchips. You've probably seen them, they look like wood but they're made from old tires. At first I thought it was a great idea. They don't harbor insects, they don't break down very fast, they reuse a product we use a lot of so that they're not filling up our landfills and they don't use up Trees! But man oh man does that stuff STINK!!! So I started

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Today I realized that I'm finally over the amazement of Sam sleeping through the nights finally. Except of course last night he pooped his diaper in the middle of the night. But I expect there will always be something like that. What I mean is not having to feed him during the night. However, changing a poopy diaper in a dim room with no glasses on is not a good idea. I'll leave it at that.

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And here it is, folks!The Definition of Captain Wow!When I first chose the title for this blog, it wasn't anything like that. I googled Captain Wow back then and only came up with a small Rock Band. Now, if you google Captain Wow, there are lots of choices. The Urban Dicitionary Definition is definitely a bit fitting though.This afternoon I was blowing in Sam's face. He likes that. I suddenly

Captainwowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293907026712866689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787702.post-25538062649139616682007-04-04T16:17:00.000-04:002008-12-11T05:38:31.205-05:00

It's WINDY today. March was going to go out like a Lion but it got stage fright and now April is coming IN like a Lion. The violets are bloomin like mad in the back yard. We have this section where they are thick and wonderful. They went berzerk after we weeded that area and left just the violets!! They SMELL WONDERFUL! I had no idea Violets had such a nice smell. I'm enjoying doing the tour of

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For lunch I'm eating leftovers from XO we had last night. XO is a place downtown that has Chinese and Thai food. Make that GREAT Chinese and Thai food. It's in the same block as Mirado's and Little Bohemia and City Market where I first tasted Manchego Cheese!! It's the block from heaven! Except for when you want to park on that block. In which case it is definitely not heaven.Which reminds me of

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Someone did this to my blog the other day. I found it in Site Meter. (Caught ya!)**Do Not Read On if you are Allergic to Foul Language. Because I am not, generally speaking, and I found this quite rappa tizzle! Try it on your own blog!! And SpookyRach, if you're readin, read on down to the link I gave you and what it says about you!! Straight trippin! Here's just one post, if you don't want

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Happy Friday!

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I was reading a book the other day and it had a section in there about some Zen practices that apply to people like me. Meaning, simplicity, and not trying to multitask so much.When sitting, just sit.When walking, just walk.When eating, just eat. etc...I like this because I have believed for a long time that multitasking was mostly not so wonderful for me. Much of the time that I'm multitasking

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I used to think that anyone could sing. (unless they were completely tone deaf) Just give them some singing lessons and a lot of affirmation and they'd be singing pretty well. But now I've seen American Idol and I realize I was wrong. The folks on American Idol who cannot sing I am envious of because they really think they can! How cool would that be to think so highly of yourself?Today I cut

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If you love sushi, and you love wine, then you'll love OROYA with your sushi!! Let me tell you, we've tried MANY combinations, and this one is the biggest rock star!

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If there's a storm, it's better not to tell a child that the lightening is God, taking our picture! And that when it thunders, it's because we weren't smiling!!When hosting a party, and planning a buffet line, always serve your aged Manchego cheese pre-sliced or pre-cubed. No one wants to cut the cheese while waiting in line for dinner.

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Click on this: It's cool!! Nice Job, SpookyRach!

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Our surround sound home theater system has been giving itself a wedgie for some time now. For as long as the warranty has been expired, (of course) it's had tics and spasms that slow it down so that every time I/ we put in a CD or DVD, it became an exercise in patience. It had a 3 disc changer so it would load each tray every single time, whether or not there was anything in it. Sometimes 2 or

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Mocha's Love affair with the TV is still in full bloom. Here she is watching her favorite channel. Mr Samson is really reading up a storm. Or at least turning pages like a pro. It's currently one of his favorite activities.And also Hobbes is looking regal today, silently tolerating Sam with a great deal of dignity. His needy self comes out at meal times and night when he climbs on our bed and

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Sam got an early B day Present - Gerry Garcia and David Grishman's Not For Kids Only. Complete with a generous smattering of Mouth Harp and lotsa Banjo.So FUN!I was thinking about this the other day, how Sam isn't even one, and he's heard Grateful Dead, Barenaked Ladies, Pink Martini, Beethoven's 1-9 except for 4. Mozart, Faure, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Fountains of Wayne, Italian, French and

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I'm so geeked that abc has put their full episodes online now. I can watch LOST even when I miss the show!! YEE HAW!!And I bet you can't guess what tonight is! I know you're jealous..... It's SUSHI NIGHT!!!

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Wow. Today marks a week that Sam has slept through the night!!! That is to say that he has not been waking up to eat or have long crying spells. It gets a little dicey after 4:30 AM - he starts getting restless, but other than that and helping find the pacifier occasionally - we're calling this a New Era in Samsondom!! Now instead of fighting sleep, he fights waking up!! ha. Can I tell you how

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Both of Sam's Grandmas live out of town, and one of them is far away for most of the winter. We don't want Sam to forget his Grandmas, so we show him pictures often and have him say HI to Grandma. He doesn't say it, but he gets excited and smiles a lot. But this is not that picture. This is a birthday card I got a little while ago! In other news: Sam has slept THROUGH the NIGHT 2 nights in a ROW

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I read something the other day and I thought I'd put it out here. I imagine it might be interesting to you too.The book I'm reading is called Every Day Blessings - The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn. Maybe I talked about it before - I've been reading it awhile now. It takes a good long time to get through some of these books these days. But I seem to pick it back up

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My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Her Most Noble Lady Gin the Omnipresent of Midhoop St Giggleswich Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

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Some of you might find this disappointing but for a while there, I was very hooked on the game Drug Lord 2 in which one must sell as many drugs and amass as much money as possible. Also at that time, I worked in an office where I had a teeny bit of extra time on my hands and almost zero accountability. So I played this game at work sometimes.One thing to remember while playing games like this is

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Eeny Meeny Chip Ma HeenyOo Ga GumbaliniOchee Pochee LiberaceOut Goes YOU!!Does anyone else remember this one?? In my school it was a more hip version of the Catch A Tiger By His Toe way of deciding who goes first in a game of marbles, or who gets to be the first in line at lunch or who gets to have the last cookie. In 4th grade or whevever it was, I worked hard to memorize it because I thought it

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The other day driving home from Mason, I heard something that could only be described as Vivaldi's Four Seasons On Crack. Totally weird.I tried being open minded about it and I listened to the whole thing. It never grew on me.In other news, Mocha is still addicted to the TV. Her habit is starting to affect us all. She now gets up on the entertainment center almost any time the TV is on and hogs

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Mr. Hobbes lets us know we are definitely not very interesting.

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It was Comedy Central around here yesterday as I discovered that Sam thinks it's hilarious when I put the shades up or down.So I did that for about 20 minutes... anything to make him laugh!Sam's a Creeper now. But he doesn't creep me out. He has been scooting backward for some time but today started creeping forward more than just a little skootch. My lazy days are over. He'll be crawling any

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Don't tell him this, but I got Sam 2 new Baby Bears just like the one he loves to sleep with. Whyfore dost thou purchase such redundancy? You might ask.It's because Sam loves to love on this bear. He bites it so hard, and sucks on it and grabs for it and tosses it and I swear when he has more teeth he will do a lot of damage. My mom suggested it and reminded me that I went through a few "Monkey

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Mocha isn't young. But she's never too old to learn new hobbies. After 10 years of mostly ignoring the TV, she's decided it's very fun now. Especially when there's an aquarium on!

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It's that time of year again!I would like to direct your attention again this year to the Angels We Have Heard Are High.Fun-ny!!Sam has forgotten how to get through the night without eating again. And is pushing through 2 MORE teeth.... so it's been some rough sleeping around here, since I simply REFUSE to give him a bottle between the hours of 11PM and 6AM. However, this morning after him

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Mindy gave me an A. I think that means she thinks I'm nearly Perfect!So: 10 Things I Love That Begin With The Letter A1. Amazing Man. He totally Rocks!!2. Avocado! LOVE THEM!!!3. Applause. Who doesn't like applause?4. Answers. I love answers. I wish I had All The Answers. But I don't.5. Afghans. Warm and cuddly Afghans!6. Afros7. Allegretto8. And ADAGIO is even better. On of my faves: the Samuel

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Remember how I said sleeping through the night would be a great Christmas Present?'Member that? Well Mr. Samson has slept through the night but I'm so conditioned to waking up that I cannot yet sleep more than 3 or 4 hours at a time, and if I hear no sounds coming from his room I wake up even more and think Holy Crap! Has he really been sleeping this long!? Is he OK? Can he really sleep this

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Headless wants to know what's on our desks!This could take all day! We're in a state of disorganization that is driving me crazy but I am too crazy to do anything about it so you caught it at the right (wrong?) time!A box of No. 10 envelopes (for the Cmas Letter)A GVSU Mug full of pens and stuff.Burt's Bee's ChapsticsSpeakersMonitor, keyboard, mouse, mousepadScissorsStaplerLoose PensFingernail

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I just got caught waxing!! Wouldn't you believe it. And don't ask me why I chose to wax my legs in the living room. But I did, and of course my friend chose that moment to drop off something I left at her house on Sunday! ha. She said she wished she had a camera. I'm glad she didn't.Oh well. So I waxed this AM. Sam went down for a very early nap. It was one of those times where I just had

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Captainwow Went a'travelin again a while back and I forgot to post the pictures. He went with my mom to Branson Missouri. He had a great time.He's missed lots of travel opportunities, simply because I forget to send him off with friends and such. But he's still pretty well travelled.

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So, does the driver get a ticket for keeping the truck on the ground? Spotted this at the corner of Michigan and Plymouth! ha!

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Yesterday morning I was on the floor with Sam and we were playing, rolling around, etc... At one point he opened his mouth wide and reached for me, all excited! I thought "AW how cute" So I bent down so he could play with my face... he pushed me away. Then he did it again.I thought "AW so cute!! Playing the hard to get game..."Then I realized it wasn't me he wanted... it was the zipper on my

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Tagged by Janay!1. I smell everything. Maybe you got this on another meme. It's embarassing sometimes. I just have to smell things. It's a thing.2. I like salt on Grapefruit. Which is not all that weird, by the way, I know others who eat it this way but apparently it weirds some people out. So I guess that's weird. And hey! It's almost Grapefruit season again! WEEEEEE!!!!3. I don't mind

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Speaking of huge snowballs, did I ever tell you about the time I thought it would be a great idea to "shovel" my driveway using a snowball instead of a shovel? Oh yes, I am indeed that much of a genius!I started at the concrete pad in front of the driveway and started pushing the thing and when I got halfway down the driveway, it got too big for me to push anymore! GARRR! Maybe you thought

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Still high on the fumes of my very first Turkey Baking experience, I thought I'd lurk around on some blogs, and visited a very old friend, RLP. I landed on THIS POST, and I think you might enjoy it too, go read!! go read!! Ya, I say old friend because back in the day before he got all famous and everything, he actually was very encouraging when I was starting this blog. I now use that as a very

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Mr. Samson's neck issues are finally a thing of the past, we think -- look at that!! I found him this way in his crib one day, on his own. No longer must we "force" him to exercise his neck! His Torticollis is much better and our lazy days are OVER! This little guy gets around by rolling and scooting and he's keeping us very busy. Last week, we all had colds. We got over them pretty fast, but it

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In a Word1. Yourself: tired2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend: husband3. Your hair: wet4. Your mother: kind5. Your father: tall6. Your favorite item: undecided7. Your dream last night: teeth8. Your favorite drink: margarita9. Your dream car: mercedes10. The room you are in: green11. Your ex: weird12. Your fear: water13. What you want to be in 10 years: supermom14. Who you hung out with last night:

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Last night as I was going out to my car my neighbor shouted out to me from behind her bushes, "Is tomorrow Recycling day?"I thought for a second and answered "No, I think they came last week so this week isn't it!"She said "OH GOOD! THANK YOU!!!"Wrong. It is Recycling Day!I'm such a good neighbor!!

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Ok folks, you might want to get a cup of coffee or a beer or whatever, cause this is a long one. I'm thinking about some stuff that makes me feel like I'm drinking from a fire hose here, and I just thought I'd let you in on some of it. Last night, we watched the movie What The Bleep Do We Know!?. If you haven't seen it yet, and are willing to have the top of your mind possibly blown off, then go

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Read this yesterday:Einstein once said: "I cannot believe that God would choose to play dice with the universe."Niels Bohr responded: "Einstein, don't tell God what to do."Context: They were discussing, basically, whether or not one could predict exactly the movements of protons - or something like that. Einstein believed one could do such a thing, and Bohr believed one could not.

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Went to the Poles this morning. I did not see a single Pole. We voted - that is, Sam went with me and he got the sticker that says I Voted. The voting booth changed since last time so I didn't know what to do. I lifted up the bottom of it trying to see where to stick my ballot so I could punch it. No place for that. I felt my face turn all red as I realized how funny that must have looked!

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I love this! (Thanks, Mindy!)'What" will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.comShriek!? I hope I don't Shriek!! But Paris Hilton!? HAAAHAHAHAAA!! Too funny. I think Paris Hilton would find me incredibly boring.And that's just fine with me.

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Yesterday I found an old check register of mine. It was sort of fun to look through it. It reminded me that I only paid 470 a month in rent for the apartment I lived in at that time, and it shows all the vet bills I paid for Mocha when I first got her. She had all kinds of stuff going on. There was the The Big Comfy Chair that was WAY too BIG for my living room. Looking back, I think I paid

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Sam is imitating Zoolander!He's also refusing to smile because his silly Mommy was trying to take a picture of him while he was hungry. Duh. 6 O'Clock, Mom!!!Of course AFTER he ate, when he would have been smiling, there were bananas and yogurt all over the outfit, so no more picture taking.

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Today Grandma H is here hanging with Sam so I can have some ME time. (It's all about ME!)And I spent some time in Common Ground, reading The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton and listening to this dude give a girl a really really bad HR textbook interview for a receptionist position at the auto repair shop across the street, sipping their trademark mediocre coffee and I thought "Man, this

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The other day I had an urge to dye my hair jet black, get my eyebrow and nose pierced, lose 75 pounds and wear really funky glasses so that I could get a job at Kava House serving up espressos while smoking long skinny cigarettes on my break. I could take yoga classes and read up on vegetarianism. Maybe I have a funky inner coffee house girl inside me just waiting to be recognized.Instead, I

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I heard Cookie Monster Burp on Sesame Street today. Did he always do that?? Gee, I think I woulda thought that was hilarious when I was a kid.Maybe I just thought it was normal.And Geez I wrote this whole post this morning and lost half of it while trying to publish. BAD Blogger! BAD!SpookyRach says Rachel's Mom says we should do this meme: So I'm following orders. That's all. It has nothing to

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AAAGH!!!This morning I bundled Sam up and took off for Walgreens to pick up a few little things and as I was getting out of the car I nearly fell because I placed my foot directly into a great big pile of cold slimy GRITS!WHO SPILLS gobs of GRITS in a parking lot in MICHIGAN!?And WHO out there could have GUESSED that it would be ME putting my FOOT IN IT!?GARRR!!!!

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Last night I dreamed I had a blogger party and all my fellow bloggers came for dinner. I had people sign up for salad, soup, bread, or meat. So I was announcing which course we were having and people pulled their appropriate dishes out from under the table. I remember feeling stressed. And I remember that someone brought baked cornish hens and my mom (even though she doesn't have a blog) brought

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It appears as if the toys partied all night long at our house. I thought I heard something but I thought it was the neighbors..... This is the scene I came downstairs to. (I honestly did no arranging of the toys, this is how I found them!)Mr. Frog passed out on the rocker seat:Mr. Elly Funt passed out on the toy box:And Walter the Farting Dog in the fray too, apparently has fallen and can't get

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A Belated Happy Blogging Birthday to ME!!3 years in September! Can you believe it. I say this every year, but I did not really think I'd still be doing this. I did think I'd be doing it differently, that's for sure. I thought I was going to have this deep spiritual but funny quasi Anne Lamott style blog where I was all witty and cool but also a little like the Dalai Lama. But no. It's not really

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We watched the Granholm-vs-DeVos debate last night... you can read what Amazing Man thought of it here. I pretty much agree with him. I got a really ikky feeling in my gut when Granholm brought up the scandal about the investment. I thought it was a really low blow and really slimy thing to do. As De Vos kept saying about her statements, it was "disappointing"! But, not all that unusual in

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I don't know what it is about having a cold and being down for a while then getting a little better that makes me nest like crazy even though I'm not pregnant. I finally tackled organizing all the gift bags we've thrown in the front closet for the last 2 and a half years! Wedding (still!), baby, christmas, birthdays - all in a nice neat pile. Not sure what to do with it yet, or exactly where

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I like Carrots!! I ate a whole jar in 3 days and now I have ORANGE POOP!! And look, the mess on my face matches my HAT!! How much better can a kid have it?This picture makes me look like I'm sitting in a big chair, but actually I am in my Bumbo seat on top of the table. Mom is so excited that I am trying real food. Dad's birthday is today! And I am 7 months OLD TODAY!! Can you believe that!?I

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We were supposed to be out camping this weekend. But no. It is rainy and that is no fun.So yesterday Amazing Man gave me the afternoon off, where I ran off to the Library and checked out some Thomas Merton books. We are supposed to pick a Mystic to mentor us as we go through our Companioning class. I picked Mr. Merton. He rocks. So I've done some reading but I thought I'd read more of his

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I keep trying to drink the candle sitting next to me where my coffee usually is. Yesterday, made a trip to GB Russo's and you know I could go there every day I think. I bought some curry paste for real live Indian style curry. We had it on Rice last night. YUMMY!! HOT!!I have a pet peeve about things that claim to be hot and are not. This package ain't lyin'!I refrained from buying the whole

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Now reading: Touching the Holy by Robert J. Wicks.In love with: Target Baby Night Time Bath with Chamomile and Lavender. Gee, it smells terrific! And for 99 cents, it makes great body soap for Mom, too!Recently read funny quote: "I don't' know if there are more idiots in management than anywhere else, but I'm sure that's where they're easiest to spot." - Scott AdamsCurrently addicted to: Grape

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Thanks Little David for asking about me!YUP I'm OK.Good, in fact. We've been indeed paying attention to Sam and Blogging is more and more off the radar for me. I wasn't even aware I'd not blogged in the last two weeks!But to fill you in, it turned out we were never meant to be referred to the Helmet Guy anyway - Sam's head will, according to a pediatrician, our doctor and a poll of her colleagues

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Got Googled last night for this post: http://ginnygin.blogspot.com/2004/04/fishy-business.htmlSo I re-read it and thought it was pretty cute. You might enjoy it too.Welcome, new Googler!

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Happy September!Whew, it's been a while since I've been on here, and frankly I must confess I haven't even been able to get around to many of YOUR blogs either, but it's been BIZZY BIZZY CRAZY BIZZY round here!But good.Sam's got two teeth now.In other news, We are wrestling with a decision of putting him a cranial helmet. His head got flat in the back and at first we thought we'd leave it be.

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Camping went well... Sam was a little camp champ! Even while teething, we're pretty impressed at his ability to roll with the surroundings. He loves being out doors. Interestingly he chose that night to decide to do Tummy Time on his own for the first time (that I've seen at least). I didn't even know he could roll that much on his own. I woke up at 3AM and saw a shadow next to me - I thought

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Sam got his first Tooth! I don't seem to be able to get a good picture of it but these are cute.Today, we're gearing up for our first camping trip with Sam.We're going for just an overnighter at a place not very far away.I'll let you know how it goes.

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I read something somewhere about some celebrity not eating sugar or letting her kids have candy but keeping a bowl of frozen grapes in the fridge for them instead. That seemed so very dumb and ultra strict to me in that "I'm envious of you because you're so skinny and famous and I lack self control or I'd be in great shape too so I'll scorn you to make me feel better about myself" way.And that

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The Movie Of Your Life Is An Indie FlickYou do things your own way - and it's made for colorful times.Your life hasn't turned out how anyone expected, thank goodness!Your best movie matches: Clerks, Garden State, Napoleon DynamiteIf Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?This one is weirdly accurate and illustrated well this morning as I sat with our five month old Sam baby sleeping so

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Geeked about: - finding a recipe for Chicken Tawook. Gonna try it soon. - cooler weather - soft rain - Sam being in a good mood and me too despite several nights of him not sleeping so hot and me not having as much patience with that as I'd like to. - having shorter hair - post pregnancy wavy hair! - going up north in a couple of days to see old frenz - the book Everyday Blessings, The

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Your Power Level is: 76%You're a very powerful person, and you know that all of your power comes from within.Keep on doing what you're doing, and you'll reach your goals.How Powerful Are You?In other news, Hobbes has decided late in life that he enjoys fresh baked bread from Schnitz's and also their donuts. We have to keep baked goods in the microwave or the refrigerator or he will jump on the

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I'm such a klutz today! We don't try to be all tip toey around when Sam is sleeping because we don't want him to learnbe a light sleeper. But on the other hand, I don't try to make lots of noise, either. But today you would have thought I was trying to sabotage his sleep. I put him down for a nap, he fought sleep like a good little Samurai for a while, but finally gave up and went into nite

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