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Monthly Archives: August 2006

birthday

August 21, 2006 – 8:11 pm

Today is my niece’s 17th birthday. It was nice to be able to see her on her birthday, since they live closeby now.

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August 21, 2006 – 5:21 pm

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lights, camera, action!

August 20, 2006 – 9:29 pm

After watching the “behind the scenes” dvd of Pirates of the Caribbean, my kids decided, with all their friends who live nearby, to make a movie about ninjas.
All weekend long, they’ve practiced, had “auditions,” and worked on the screen play. This afternoon, they did a practice run and then tried to “shoot” their [...]

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Rabbits

August 18, 2006 – 8:52 pm

We got rabbits tonight from the daughter of a lady I work with.
Aren’t they cute?
I think they may have fleas, though, so I’ll be on my way to the pet supply store for flea powder first thing tomorrow.

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Thursday Thirteen

August 16, 2006 – 11:05 pm

13 things about Titanium
1. My kids went back to school on Tuesday. Oldest daughter is in 8th grade, son is in 6th & youngest daughter is in 5th.
2. It seems too early for school to have already started.
3. I think that if the school year in Oklahoma would start after [...]

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useless knowledge

August 15, 2006 – 6:52 pm

1. The average person falls asleep in 12-14 minutes.
2. The common moth has no stomach.
3. 50% of marshmallows consumed in America are toasted.
4. Cats spend nearly 30% of their lives grooming.
5. According to experts, no punctuation was used before the 15th century.
6. Almost all monkeys are nearsighted.
7. Jake [...]

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straightening

August 13, 2006 – 7:22 pm

The straightening cream that made my hair look gross(see 8-11-06 post) worked great on youngest daughter’s hair! She’s got long straight hair that curls a bit just below her shoulders, and bangs. After a summer of ringlets & ponytails (since we have gone to the pool almost every day), she is thrilled to [...]

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The Forbidden City

August 13, 2006 – 2:58 pm

When Mom was in Beijing, China, she was able to tour The Forbidden City. Her photos are amazing.
I’m going to watch “The Last Emperor” again tonight.

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messenger bag

August 12, 2006 – 5:18 pm

I got a new purse last weekend. It’s a lot like this one. All day Thursday, the purse kept slipping off my shoulder. I remember thinking, “Great! Not only do I have a puffy ankle but now I have a slippy shoulder too!” Turns out it was just the shirt [...]

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