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The Year of Breaking Things

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It's only October and I'm already waiting happily for 2010, not because this year's been so horrible, but because it's been so up-in-the-air. I've decided 2009 is the Year of Breaking Things.

My brain broke in February (well, it'd been broken for years, we just figured it out then). It's repairing itself fairly well. I still have ups and downs but they're not nearly as UP and DOWN as they used to be.

My uterus broke in April, and I discover I didn't write about it here! I've been so distracted. I nearly bled to death in April, from a regular old period. I ended up in the hospital for two days for a near-emergency ablation and two units of blood. Who knew you could bleed to death THAT way!

Our kitchen ceiling broke in August. The upstairs toilet plugged and ran at the same time, and there was nowhere for the water to go but out. The upstairs bath flooded for about 30-45 minutes. We discovered it when water came pouring out of the walls in the pantry hallway and basement staircase--it had come through the bathroom's pocket door into, rather than down, the walls. And we saw a little bit of water coming out of a light fixture. Long story short, the next morning we woke to a crash and discovered the kitchen ceiling on the kitchen floor.

Beware angry dairy farmers

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I know the assaulting of police officers is not funny.

I know that the very real anger and pain the farmers have is not amusing.

But this photo--I had to laugh.

In praise of computers for kids

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DD9 received an Ruby Red Acer Netbook for her birthday (h

A month’s worth of probiotics for the price of a cabbage!

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Did you know that you can easily make your own probiotics at home in your own kitchen from simple ingredients like salt, water and cabbage?

Gluten Free Sourdough Bread as an Intuitive Art

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After nearly 4 years of gluten free sourdough experimentation and observation I can now intuitively work with the never ending variations that emerge during the sourdough process.

caring for fleece

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Do not dry clean, Fleece is heat sensitive,ironing should be avoided to reduce pilling, also hot dryer temperatures. Always wash your fleece blankets in luke warm(warm-cold) water with like fabrics.

A niece! I has one!

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Lookee! A baby!

My sister-in-law Katie gave birth to her this morning at 3:21 am, no weight or height released at this time. Smiling We're going to go see her today when John gets off work. Welcome to the world, Miss Zoe!

Yearbook Yourself, or, excellent time waster

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OK, I'm on Facebook and as such have taken too many quizzes (what kind of tatoo should I have, what LOTR character am I, etc), and joined in too many memes.

Why you should never, ever ask us for photos

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One of our relatives asked us for family photos for a class project. Ben, Ben, Ben. You should know never to ask for stuff like that:







Grout Cleaner/Vinegar???

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Hi there,

Love this website. Just found it. So much good information Thank you.

RE: Bread Making

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Ok all you homemakers ...
What is your favorite yeast bread recipe?
Do you make bread for the family?
Here is one of my favorites...

Oat Bran Bread

Eating in Early Spring: Perennial veggies and overwinter beds

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April 29, 2009, in Eastern Massachusetts and I picked all the veggies for my lunch out of the garden! I picked an onion from the fall storage in the basement and then headed out to the garden.

Welcome back to The New Homemaker

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One of my other projects that absorbed too much of my time is now out of the way, I've finished the upgrade on the site (almost--couple of stragglers), and it's all purty again. How you like? Smiling

If you catch any bugs or problems, please let me know. In the meantime, now that this is my main blog, I hope to be spending more time with you for reals.

Drive-By Blogging: Adventures in Adopting

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Just have a few seconds before I have to run out and pick up DS6 at the bus stop (half day Kindergarten is the most inconvenient thing invented by Man), but wanted to share,

DD8's First Haiku

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surprising wind, hail
on the horizon, lightning
springtime thunderstorms

About Me

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Hello Fellow Home Makers. I'm 27...soon to be 28. Wow, 2 more years and the big 30! I currently work with Sensodyne during the day and fight crime at night. JK.

Louisa Is 8!

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If you can believe it, my youngest girl is eight. Some of you have been following this site since before she was born, and now she's eight.

This is a review

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Review of Sailor Moon ( by Lou, and writing by Jo )

Sailor Moon is really cool. My favorite character is Venus.

preow world!!

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hi! i'm loulou josie's sistr i'm 8 and i'm a goof

ok! tis is from tipey tow

fror nogig gfsdfghjcgdsza klgfa

saore i frgot tat tipey tow kant spek english

by loulou

24 weeks

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I am 24 weeks pregnant as of last sunday (april 11th). I am starting to get a very cute little belly.

~Randy's Wife Problem~

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Walking into his favorite bar,Randy says to his bartender friend "Pour me a stiff one Scoot. I just had another fight with the little woman".

"Oh yeah?" says Scoot, "How did this one end?"

~A Poem By Shotgunscoot~

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"QUACK QUACK.. 10 WHITE 1 BLACK"
(Tale of The Dawg Attack)

Went out amongst the humans,
Stumbled and fell, into a crack
The only damage that was done
Was when I heard this Quack

~Hillbilly Ray Goes Fishing~

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Hillbilly Ray's leavin a cove, well known for its fishing one day,with two ice chests full of fish when he gets stopped by an Arkansas Game Warden .

~Mayonaise Cake~

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Ingredients:

2 cups of flour
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of walnuts
1 cup of raisons

1 cup cold water
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon vanilla

My son is TWO!

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I'm going to try to post a picture or two. Wish me luck!

OK, that didn't work so I'll try again in the morning.

What's going on with Lynn?

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Hey, guys. I'm sure a few of you are wondering, what the heck's going on with Lynn? A few things.

Josie on valentines day ( extra from S. Bear )

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Hey everyone!
My most memorable valentines was the year it landed on knitting circle and Lou ate some of my candies. ( she ate hers already )

Wrapping those gifts

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As a single father, rasing thee children I found it very difficult every time they were invited to birthday parties or other special occasions.

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