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… the number of Sunflowers Mark gave me for our 12th Anniversary

    …. the number of times I’ve moved the dishes in the kitchen

…. the number of ladybugs at the “lady bug” picnic

    …. the smallest number with exactly six divisors

…. the number of sides on a dodecagon

    …. the number of people we had at our last birthday parties

…. the day of the month when Claire will be 8 months old

    …. the atomic number of magnesium

…. the number of red roses Mark gave me for our 12th Anniversary

    …. the number of daisies Mark gave me for our 12th Anniversary

…. the number of mum’s Mark gave me for our 12th Anniversary.

    Are you seeing a pattern?

…. the number of yellow roses Mark gave me for our 12 Anniversary.

12 is the number of years I have been grateful for Mark.  (February 24, 2008) 

A direct quote…

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Today at our CoOp, Wilson was helping one of the other moms load her materials back into her car. She said something to him about things moms make their kids do, and about how he was being a good sport. He turned around to her and (with a straight face) said, “Yeah, but the worst is when she dresses me up in girl clothes and makes me go to girlie parties, eww.” Exit stage left. “Ha ha ha…”, he mutters under his breath.

Now, keep in mind I’ve never dressed him like a girl, or encouraged it. My friend, Lisa, was amazed at how quickly he came up with this…. and even more amazed by his creativity. It just goes to show you I’ve been right all along. Wilson really is an 80-year-old man trapped in the body of a six-year-old.

Midweek Shuffle…

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1. My Jesus I Love Thee… Go Fish
2. Cookie Jar… Justin Roberts
3. Signed, Sealed, Delivered… Stevie Wonder
4. Lonely No More… Rob Thomas
5. Crush With Eyeliner…REM
6. Kid Charlemagne…Steely Dan
7. Voice of Truth…Casting Crowns
8. Argentine Melody…San Jose
9. God Only Knows…Beach Boys
10. With or Without You…. U2
11. The Best of Times … Styx
12. The Greatest Man I Never Knew…Reba

Truth be told…..I’ll let you in on a little secret. I listened to Rob Thomas and STYX twice. Shhhh….. I’m sure that didn’t mess with the random nature of the shuffle.


It’s a regular party here, with hats and all.

Easy Dinner Tonight…

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This is an easy and tasty dinner that everyone will enjoy. Brought to you by the people at Kraft, I tried this one twice before posting it and it turned out well both times. No reason you can’t assemble this ahead of time and refrigerate until the next day, or later that same day to cook. EVERYONE enjoyed it, … even the short people.

…and sadly for Kraft, any brand of basic ingredients will work…. even my organic salsa and sour cream. I would, however, suggest avoiding fat free dairy products. I have yet to have them perform well. ENJOY!!!

Oh No! I was tagged….

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… and now I must reply so that Nichole knows I read the blog.

Five things 25-year-old Chloe didn’t see coming
1. Mark
2. Four Children
3. Living in Rock Hill (hadn’t heard of it)
4. My big honking SUV
5. homeschooling

Five things I was doing 10 years ago
1. Well, today I was giving birth to our first son, Samuel.
2. Living in south Charlotte, NC
3. Driving a company car
4. Mourning the passing of my grandfather in mid-year (It doesn’t seem that long ago.)
5. Working as a high-flying insurance professional

Five things on my to-do list for today
1. Make sure the birthday decorations were up before dawn.
2. Fix Sam’s favorite dinner
3. Take the kids to the “paint your own pottery” place
4. Make sure Sam takes his math test
5. Get ready for tomorrow’s coop

Five things I will do when I am a millionaire
1. Buy my parents a house nearby
2. Pay off my sister’s college debt so she can move home again
3. Take care of Mark’s folks
4. Buy a used pick-up truck
5. Set aside multiple college funds

Five things I will never wear again
1. a leotard
2. green jelly shoes
3. my wedding dress
4. my Duran Duran button collection
5. my purple prom dress

Five of my favorite toys
1. My digital camera
2. My Macbook
3. The boys Legos
4. Sophie’s scooter
5. My Kitchenaid mixer

Five banes of my existence
1. naturally curly hair
2. rude people
3. migraines
4. Meg Ryan
5. actually putting away the laundry I’ve folded… can’t someone else do that?

Five things I wish I could spend more time doing
1. Reading my bible
2. scrapbooking
3. sewing
4. laughing
5. walking outside

Five unsuspecting people I’m tagging
Here’s where I find out if anyone actually reads this blog……..
1. Phoebe
2. Tas
3. Reeda
4. Angie
5. Mom
You can email me your replies…..