NaBloPoMo

It's that time of year again! Blogging every day this month. The good news is I've been in the mood to blog lately so this will get me going for real! Woot! ;)

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Of course now I've been sitting here staring blankly at the screen because I can't decide where to start! ha.

The prompt today is "What is your favorite part about writing?" Eh. It isn't so much that I love writing (especially since I don't think I'm particularly good at it) but what I love about blogging - or the blog world in general - is the sense of connectedness it gives people. And often this blog is a cathartic place for me to work out things that are going on in my head or something I'd like perspective on from other people.

And of course - a place to talk about my adorable children!

I posted these two pictures on Facebook yesterday. This is yesterday for Halloween:

That is my gorgeous Pumpkin Spice Girl at the end of the day. She was so exhausted and so happy. She declared it “The best Halloween EVER” and was still saying that this morning when she woke up exhausted and headed off to school .

And that is perhaps the cutest pumpkin ever to make a Halloween appearance!

And for an extra treat… Hannah wishing you a Happy Halloween!

and yes… she really does love chocolate just that much.

NaBloPoMo - The End!

This was not hard this year. And now I have all these things I want to blog about and I can't decide which one to use to end NaBloPoMo - and then it occurs to me...

I don't actually HAVE to stop blogging today! ha. I just don't necessarily have to do it every day.

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My Christmas dilemma:

My guess is that Hannah + A Christmas tree = DISASTER.

She is in that fantastic baby stage of "MUST TOUCH. MUST TOUCH. MUST TOUCH." everything she sees. I don't want to spend the entire Christmas season keeping her away from the tree.

I think we've decided not to put up the big tree. We can get a little 3 ft tree and put it up on a stool in the corner out of her reach. I think that will work.

I involved Leah in the idea planning for that one so that she wouldn't feel like we just arbitrarily announced we weren't putting up the big tree.

I actually love this baby stage. They're so inquisitive and learning everything so so fast. It's just fun to watch. But the tree? It's just a fight I don't want to deal with every day.

So... Merry Christmas! I promise I'm not bah hum buggin' - just not gonna have a huge tree in the front window!

NaBloPoMo

Can I do it? Should I even try? It starts in one hour.... I guess maybe anyone still reading this blog is about to hear a lot of little stories about my children for the next month...

I've done this the last two years. I'd like to keep up the tradition!

NaBloPoMo 2010 here I come!

NaNoBloMo or No?

I've been trying to decide if I'm going to do that again this year. It was mostly fun last year but...

I really haven't been blogging much.

I need to get over that. Someone I care about said something unkind to my husband about my blog. Judgmental. And I was really hurt. And that has amounted to posts sitting in drafts and never getting posted because it's made me feel so.... uncomfortable I guess? I can't think of the right word. Vulnerable, maybe?

Which is ridiculous mostly - because I'm putting my thoughts and life out into the open internet. Of course people are reading it and of course there are people in the world who don't like me. (shocking I know. haha.) I guess I just wish it hadn't been someone I know so well. It's a lot easier to dismiss the things unknown people on the internet have to say.

And then there's the fact that this person will read this post. Or that this person made it seem like there was a conversation with multiple people that took place about my blog and it didn't sound nice. I don't know if that part is true or not but man...

Now what am I supposed to do??? Maybe you guys could tell me?

Maybe I should password protect my blog but that always seemed kind of pointless to me unless the blog was just for a certain group of people of course.

Btw - what was said about the purpose of my blog wasn't remotely true. I don't have a blog just to ask for things. I mean seriously. Ugh. I suppose I think the people who care about me think better of me than that. Apparently not.

Thanksgiving Leftovers

Stuffing Casserole

• In a 9x9 pan...
• cut up 1.5-2 cups of turkey.
• Pour on top - one can of cream of chicken soup.
• Using the soup can - fill it 2/3 with sour cream and 1/3 with mayo.
• Add to 9x9.
• Stir it up.
• Layer stuffing on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly (about 30 minutes).

Easy and yummy! (well, as long as your turkey & stuffing were yummy.... lol)

If you have a craving for this the rest of the year, you can sub a rotisserie chicken from the store and some stove top (any flavor but I normally only get the cornbread one). It's the only use in the world I have for stove top...

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PS This is my LAST NaBloPoMo post. I did it. I'm done.

And now I may not post for a week!!!

National Blog Posting Month

National Blog Posting Month - Or NaBloPoMo for short.

Have I mentioned I'm doing that - posting everyday for a month. I wonder how boring my posts will be by the end of November? And does it mean I won't post AT ALL in December?? LOL

We'll see. I'm gonna try anyway.

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Today I am miserable with the arrival of my monthly cramps. My brain is less functional because of the pain.

Maybe I'll take some drugs and come back to do a real post later!

Happy Thursday everyone!