Introducing Nakhti, the newest member of our family!

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Found out today that J is being invited to test in a couple of weeks for his purple-white belt in karate. Yay him!! It amazes me how well he does. He's the youngest in the class and will be the only 6 year old purple-white belt at the school ( Read more... )

A very interesting link that someone posted today:

http://www.freenortheast.com/thelist.php

Some are a surprise, others, not so much.

Oh my god. Must resist. F2 Chausie, 1 1/2 years old, abused, needs home.

*Bangs head against wall.*

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For the first time in my life I decided to go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. The motivating product: a Kodak 4mp, 4x optical zoom camera for only $150 at Best Buy. I didn't get it (limited quantities, ya know?). I got to the store 15 minutes before they opened - any idea how many people were in line? Like a thousand. No joking. Sick ( Read more... )

So, cooking Thanksgiving wasn't so bad. The roaster worked well. We stuffed our brined turkey and popped it in at 1:00 (just a little late). We still sat down to eat at 5:00. The turkey ended up a *little* dry, but not bad for our first year. The gravy was a little too salty (because the drippings from a brined bird are way salty) but it ( Read more... )

Step 1: Make menu.
Brined turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry, ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, shrimp salad, rolls, wine, sparkling juice, pumpkin cake, apple pie and cool whip. (Yes, Cool Whip. I'm not a fan of whipped cream, even fresh.)

Step 2: Make shopping list ( Read more... )

Well, we're staying home for Thanksgiving. As suspected, Mom doesn't want to hear the truth. Things around here will be changing. The boys have always spent two nights a week with her but that won't be happening anymore. I worry about how the boys will take this, grandma has always been such a big part of their lives. I'm not sure how to ( Read more... )

Things have been so busy lately, I've barely had time to think or sleep. First of all, the book fair is over. I had record breaking sales, selling almost $8,000 in books in only five days. For a preschool with only 140 students, I don't think that's bad! I still have a few forms to finish, but for the most part, the fair is over. I don't have ( Read more... )