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Mercedes no longer lives with us. We were trying to stick it out through the school year when she would be placed in residential care. We didn't make it. Sadly, my strongest feeling right now is relief because it's finally over.

So, I was high on caffeine and low on sleep last night. I couldn't sleep because I kept thinking about stop motion animation/video (I have no idea why). So, even though I was very sleep deprived, I got up to research stop motion film making. I spent $20 on a tripod to make the following.

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My goal is a Christmas movie. Let's see if I stay ( Read more... )

Well, Mercedes witnessed a school shooting today. She goes to an after school program, and today was the very last home football game for her school (because they're building a new middle school for next year). So as a treat, all the kids in the after school program had a tailgate party and were watching the game. At halftime, one kid shot two ( Read more... )

Meh. Yesterday I decided that we needed to go somewhere different for my birthday. Well, we went to Red Lobster. Turns out I still don't really like seafood. Not that the seafood is to blame (but I'll blame it anyway), I woke up at 2am with awful stomach cramps. I couldn't go back to sleep, so I settled to make sub plans and call in my absence ( Read more... )

Eddie got out a couple nights ago. The escapes are nothing new. He tries all summer long. Usually he stops at the grass and takes his time. This time, however, he made a run for it. Tim called me out, and we had him cornered twice, but he slipped through both times. He finally got out of our yard by slipping through a broken fence slat, and ( Read more... )

Well, I learned something new today. The Saginaw police department closes on the weekend. I tried calling and got stuck on an infinite automated directory loop. It kept saying to stay on the line or push 0 to be connected to an operator who could direct my call, and, no matter what, the recording just started back over again. I had to call 911 ( Read more... )

We adopted Jake today (aka - Keither, Licorice, Liquor, and Big Black). He's about a year old and looks a bit like an underfed lab. I don't know what his exact mix is. He's tall, lanky, and black.
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Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following...They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think of Anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the person before you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question ( Read more... )

Update on the dead car: It needs a new engine computer. Tim's mom said that's a pretty expensive problem (yay warranties!). Even better, the computer is on backorder and will arrive on Friday at the earliest, but possibly not until next Tuesday. Add on another day or two before they get around to installing it and recalibrating everything, and ( Read more... )