tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51479983371181135422024-03-05T08:02:47.427-08:00Adorkable Aimeea crunchy, geeky, mama blogAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-66545746503799224162013-06-04T12:45:00.002-07:002013-06-04T12:45:36.730-07:00Cape Cod Adventures.Long time no post. I keep meaning to start up blogging again, then something gets in the way. But I really like having these post to look back to for all the fun stuff we do. I can't promise consistency... but I'm going to try to make a better effort!<br />
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This weekend was our annual Cape Cod getaway. For the last four years some group of us has ventured to <a href="http://relaxacon.arisiahosting.org/">Relaxacon</a>- which is basically a bunch of geeks renting a beach house at a cape cod resort. It is meant to be a weekend for the people involved in running <a href="http://2014.arisia.org/">Arisia</a> (a Boston sci-fi/ fantasy con) to hang out and spend some relaxed time with each other before heavy con prep gets underway. <br />
Micah is the assistant division head for Arisia programming and I am on the programming staff, so we always try to make it to this event.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.corsaircrossrip.com/">Corsair and Crossrip</a> resort is an adorable beachfront hotel in Dennisport, MA. I adore this place. The staff is so friendly. The rooms are spacious and comfortable. They offer lots of extras- like kitchenettes, free DVD rentals, beach chairs, etc. Most rooms have a little balcony. They also have two hottubs, two outdoor pools, an indoor pool, a toddler playground, game room and best of all a private beach.<br />
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All week I had been talking to the munchkin about how we were going to the ocean. So on the car ride out he kept excitedly exclaiming "I going ocean!" When we finally got him there (about a three hour drive from our house) he was so excited to play in the sand and (after a little hesitation) splash in the water.<br />
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The munchkin and I spent most of our time on the beach or in the pool (where he is starting to get more daring... getting in and out himself and swimming by himself with his bubble and arm floats. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">enjoying the sand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Munchkin loved the phone in the room. "hello...how doing? I fine, Bye"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">checking out the Cape Cod Canal before heading home</td></tr>
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<br />Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-27689889271046320972012-12-09T09:57:00.000-08:002012-12-09T09:57:04.517-08:00Happy Holidays!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-23089161219505876952012-11-22T20:33:00.000-08:002012-11-22T20:33:12.889-08:00Wonderful Day of Family and Friends...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just finished the last of the dishes and swept the kitchen floor. We had a wonderful holiday full of good food and great company. I'm happily exhausted, but before I fall asleep I thought I'd just share a few pictures from our day. I realized I didn't take nearly enough pictures today. Oh well. <br />
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started our day with mimosas </div>
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The munchkin helping me roll out gluten free puff pastry </div>
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Our dog Tyson terrorizing the train passengers </div>
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Pie! </div>
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Sleepy puppy cuddled on my lap</div>
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Sleepy munchkin cuddled with Nana</div>
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Finally sitting and enjoying a glass of wine after going non-stop all day. Court, then shopping, then baking and cooking prep.<br />
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The River Valley Market Co-op General Manager directing traffic in her turkey hat </div>
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The liquor store- a very important stop </div>
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When I got home these awesome shirts from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WackyAlpacky">Wacky Alpacky </a>were in the mail for the munchkin </div>
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Then I got started on pies- here is a gluten free gingersnap crust being made </div>
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and pumpkin pie filling </div>
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nom nom nom... can't wait to slice into this tomorrow.</div>
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The munchkin is up in bed asleep, Micah is a work, and Ian and Michelle are grabbing food with Ian's mom who just flew in from Ohio. I'm home alone... this almost never happens. It is a much needed recharge for the holiday weekend. I'm off to knit. I want to finish a sweater for the munchkin by this weekend! </div>
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So far I've baked and pureed pumpkin for the pies, I have pie crust chilling in the fridge, and finished the cranberry sauce. I actually feel like I'm a bit behind this year. I was in court yesterday and today, and actually had a job interview that came up suddenly (cross your fingers for me) so I haven't been cooking as much as I would normally be in the days before the holiday.<br />
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Tomorrow I'm in court again, then its home to bake and prep. I'm attempting to make gluten free puff pastry!<br />
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I had another happy experiment with the vitamix for dinner (unfortunatly I didn't take any pictures) but I made a soup by roasting carrots, parsnips, kale, and onions then blended them up with veggie broth and cashews. It was delicious- but a little too thick. I need to remember more liquid next time.<br />
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I really don't have too much to say today... it was a typical busy weekday. I spent my morning in court, then came home and tried my best to be productive. I finished a pair of custom monster bum pants for an etsy customer. Ran some errands at City Hall and the Post Office. Tonight Michy and I went shopping because I desperately needed a new suit, and I found one that looks quite nice if I do say say myself. Michy and I had a decadent dinner out while Ian watched the munchkin. It was quite nice to have a drink and grown-up conversation. <br />
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This weekend we spent cleaning and getting ready for Thanksgiving. Our dinner will be 21 people, so there is a lot to get done to get the house ready. Yesterday we tackled the living room- moved all the furniture, swept the floor, moped, vacuumed, even ran the curtains through the washing machine. Then we worked on the bathroom, scrapping, scrubbing, and moping. Today was the dining room, and I just did a quick wipe down of the kitchen- which will get a more intense work-over once the cooking begins. I love Thanksgiving and it makes me really happy to get our house ready to entertain. The munchkin seems to get a kick out of cleaning too... he is constantly trying to sweep the floors, he loves to wipe the table down after dinner, and today he was running all over the dining room dusting with the big duster. </div>
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He took a bath right after these pictures. There was molasses everywhere!<br />
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So I missed a day. *sigh* I really was planning on blogging once the munchkin fell asleep yesterday, but I got distracted by court-in-the-morning nerves and settled in to watch a show and fell asleep. My intention had been simply to post a cute picture of the munchkin... so here goes...<br />
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Today was another day in a two week string of long, stressful court days, so I'm feeling a little frazzled tonight. But I did get a fun pic this morning of Micah in some new socks he was very proud of...</div>
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Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-53337534492179057692012-11-13T19:17:00.000-08:002012-11-13T19:17:46.476-08:00Vision Board<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Tonight was the final meeting of a program I've been doing at <a href="http://www.heartsongyoga.com/">Heartsong Yoga</a> called the 40 Day Life Makeover, based on the book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Days-Personal-Revolution-Breakthrough-Radically/dp/0743227832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352862155&sr=8-1&keywords=40+days+to+a+personal+revolution+by+baron+baptiste">40 Days to a Personal Revolution</a>" by Baron Baptise. The program was 40 consecutive days of yoga, meditation, and mindful eating. <br />
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My thoughts on the actual experience are still a little jumbled, I may have more to blog about in a few days, but I wanted to share our final exercise. For our last class we pulled out magazines, scissors, and glue and created Vision Boards. The prompt was opened ended- what do we want for ourselves, see for ourselves. So I flipped through the magazines and pulled out pictures that represented the way I would like to live my life. Confident yogis, engaged happy families, delicious wholesome food, music, fire, and beautiful surrounds. It came together quickly and looking at it makes me feel empowered and inspired- which is kind of how I felt about the whole 40 day experience. Now I need a place to hang it where it will inspire me everyday. <br />
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My love affair with the vitamix continues. This morning I made another batch of almond milk (and have more yummy crackers in the dehydrator), and for lunch I made a quick soup. I love that I can make a hot creamy soup so quickly. I love soup. So today I raided the fridge to see what produce needed to be used. We had some Cauliflower leftover from our farm share, half a red onion, and some kale that all needed to be finished up. So this is what I came up with...<br />
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Not quite munchkin approved, but he was completely distracted by how awesome the salt shaker is for all of lunch. Micah and I, however, thought it was quite tasty. </div>
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Once again the munchkin refused to let me sleep past 6:30, so we got up and had breakfast... and I succumbed to the coffee's siren call. The munchkin hung out at home with Micah while the rest of us went to church. It was nice to actually get a chance to hear the sermon. The theme of the service was the intersection of grief and gratitude, and gave me some good ideas to chew on. I am really enjoying the new minister at the church we have been attending. I am actually feeling excited to go, where a year ago I was really feeling some reluctance. </div>
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After church, we all headed out to our friends' daughter's first birthday party. It was fun to get to see friends we don't see very often, and get a chance for our munchkins to play together. It is amazing how much can change in just a few years. More children keep popping up in our circle of friends... which makes for different parties. But I have to say, I like the new normal. </div>
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Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-278652412611704502012-11-10T17:33:00.000-08:002012-11-10T17:33:20.874-08:00Vegan Shepard's Pie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been a long day. The munchkin hasn't been sleeping past 6:30 since the end of daylight savings time. I haven't had a quiet morning to myself in a week! So I was up early entertaining him while we made breakfast. <br />
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After a big pancake breakfast, and a house logistics meeting, we spent the rest of the day cleaning and organizing. We have a ton of books. Four adults who love books, one of whom was an English grad student accumulate a lot of stuff. In my child-proofing paranoia, I've started to get kind of nervous about our towering overstuffed bookshelves so I asked my family to clear them out, give some books away, sell some, archive some, and only leave out a small fraction of what had been there. It is a major project, but we are making really great progress. <br />
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After all that hard work we needed a really hearty dinner... so I made us a nice comforting Shepard's pie. Lentils instead of meat, frozen corn, mashed potatoes, sprinkled with a little nutritional yeast. <br />
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after a long day.<br />
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My grandmother is in the hospital, so for the second time this week I packed up the munchkin and drove about 2 hours to Rhode Island to visit. Michy went out with me on Monday and today I went out with just the munchkin after I was done in court for the day. In addition to seeing my grandmother, my brother flew out from California to visit so it was a chance to see him and let the munchkin get some time with his uncle, who he hasn't seen since he was about 6 weeks old. It made for a long day, but it was great to get some time with my family. <br />
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But of course the day would not have been complete without playing with
my Vitamix some more! When I woke up this morning, I made almond milk
and then took the almond pulp to make almond crackers in my dehydrator.
They were in there all day, and when I got home about a half hour ago
they had become delicious crunchy crackers- and since I used the
dehydrator they still have all the healthy benefits of raw almond. I
followed the almond milk up with some kale, spinach, carrot, celery, and
apple juice... sounds like it would taste like grass- but it was
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almond pulp </div>
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Delicious almond milk </div>
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kale, spinach, carrot, celery, and apple juice </div>
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playing at Nana's house </div>
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By no means is this a major tragedy. I'm grateful to have a nice warm house with power. But the bigger blog post will have to wait. <br />
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Instead I'll just leave you with a picture of the tasty crackers I made today. <br />
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Michy and I bought a <a href="https://www.vitamix.com/">Vitamix</a> as our holiday present to each other. I have been lusting after this machine for a long time and last week the coop where Michy works offered them as a special item, which was just enough of a push to convince me to make the commitment. We got an awesome blender, get her employee discount, and supported the co-op. Wins all around.<br />
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Michy brought it home yesterday, and I was so excited to get started... but didn't have a chance until this morning. I've used it four times today. I can tell this is going to become a staple of my cooking.<br />
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One of the main reasons I wanted a vitamix was to make smoothies. I love to have smoothies for breakfast, and I kept killing our immersion blenders... they just weren't holding up to the daily abuse. I also wanted to be able to get a smoother consistency with veggies and be able to include more veggies in my morning drinks. <br />
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My first experiment was more of a juice than a smoothie but still yummy and gave me a good idea of how to work the machine. <br />
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1 cup of water, the fruits and veggies, followed by about a cup of ice. I also threw in a tablespoon of <a href="http://udoerasmus.com/products/oil_blend_DHA_en.htm">Udi's DHA Oil blend</a> </div>
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The munchkin and I enjoyed glasses of this all day long. </div>
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The next thing I tried was making pancake batter. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures while I did this, so you will just have to trust me that it worked great and tasted wonderful. I had a great recipe for oat flour pancakes from <a href="http://www.hastingshealthyliving.com/">Renee Hastings</a>, who has been doing nutrition counseling for a program I have been involved in at <a href="http://heartsongyoga.com/">Heartsong Yoga</a>. Basically it involves grinding oats in your food processor to make a flour to use for vegan/ gluten free pancakes. The vitamix easily ground up the oats to a great flour consistency. Oats are so much cheaper than some of the gluten free flours out there- so I have a feeling I'm going to be making oat flour alot. </div>
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Munchkin approved (and notice he is still enjoying his apple carrot beet juice!)</div>
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My final experiment of the night (which I am enjoying as I type) was a couple squares of 100% cacao baking chocolate, coconut milk, vanilla, and stevia for a frothy hot chocolate. </div>
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Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-21104068499414856082012-11-06T18:08:00.001-08:002012-11-06T18:08:46.394-08:00biting my nails...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My living room is full of friends and family glued to the TV, groaning and cheering, as if it was the super bowl. </div>
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...so as to not break my NaBlogPoMo challenge.<br />
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It's been a long and tiring day. A morning in court, scrambling to prepare for court tomorrow morning, 2 hours in the car to be able to visit my Grandmother who is in the hospital, some time with family, a not so healthy dinner that is now sitting like a rock in my stomach, another 2 hour drive, and nursing the munchkin back to sleep. I should also finish preparing for court before my head hits the pillow... but that may not happen until the morning. But of course the morning will also include heading to the polls to make sure I cast my vote before my day really gets going and crazy.<br />
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Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-4365741994121443642012-11-04T15:47:00.002-08:002012-11-04T15:47:51.214-08:00Sunday knitting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a pretty mellow Sunday. With the time change I was wide awake by 6:30, so I got up early to relax with some tea and knitting. <br />
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We headed to church this morning, we attend the nearby Unitarian Universalist church, and I hung out in the nursery with the munchkin while Mich and Ian attended the sermon. Eventually I'd love to leave the munchkin in the nursery so I can also go hear the sermon, but right now he gets upset if I leave the room... and now that he is older he is far to squirmy to sit in the sanctuary with me. <br />
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Once we got home, my parents came for a visit. My mom needed her munchkin time. Today gave me plenty of time to knit. I finished the pair of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/treads-a-tipless-gloves-pattern">fingerless gloves</a> I was working on and got a start on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mobius-scarf-6">mobius scarf</a> using this really neat cast-on. Cat Bordhi's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVnTda7F2V4">You Tube tutorial</a> is great. <br />
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Now we are relaxing in front of the TV watching Doctor Who... not a bad end to a weekend.</div>
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Today Michy, the munchkin, and I went to the <a href="http://www.thebige.com/ese/eseevents/Fiber_Festival.asp">New England Fiber Festival</a>. So much wonderful yarn! Plus roving, and whole fleeces, and alpacas, sheep, and bunnies! At every booth I thought "I need to make one of these," or "I need to learn how to do this" or "I can't wait to go home and knit!"<br />
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The Fiber Festival is held at the Big E facility, so they had a ton of space. There were rows and rows of vendors selling everything related to fiber arts... even animals. Someday I would love to have enough space to have alpacas. Its always been one of my retirement dreams- to have a small farm where I can raise some animals and spin my own yarn. I don't know how practical a goal that is... but I enjoy the fantasy.<br />
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I picked up a pair of circular needles in a size I didn't have for a technique I want to try with some gorgeous yarn I recently got from the <a href="http://www.mosaicmoon.com/">Mosaic Moon</a> Doctor Who yarn club. Amazingly that was the only thing I bought... but I could have easily spent hundreds! SO much beautiful yarn, but I exercised restraint since I still have about 5 projects I want to finish by the holidays. Next year I'm planning ahead and saving some cash. One thing I definitely want to try is yarn dying, and I saw these great Eco-friendly dyes by <a href="http://greenershades.stillrivermill.com/">Greener Shades</a>.<br />
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The munchkin loved the vendors with animals. He was so excited to see the sheep, alpaca, and bunnies.<br />
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They say if you want to be a writer, then you need to write everyday. The last couple months however, I've just felt busy to blog. Most of the busy was for good reason. I've been focusing on my yoga practice, which has taken up some of my morning quiet time. And this last weekend was the Transcending Boundaries Conference, the super awesome gender/ relationship/ sexuality conference that my family helps run. TBC ate up most of my free time the last couple weeks.<br />
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A few years ago, I participated in the November National Novel Writers Month. The challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. I met my word goal and had fun doing it. <br />
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I don't think I'm up to a novel this month, there is just too much on my plate, but I know that I'd like to blog more so this month I'm going to participate in Blogher's National Blog Posting Month.<br />
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I meant to post this yesterday, but I'm tryingout a new app for blogging on my iPad so I can write on the go... And of course I forgot to hit publish. Oops. Anyway, here you go. I'm typing this outloud so I stay accountable. <br />
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Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-72423031841489210962012-11-01T11:02:00.001-07:002012-11-01T11:02:31.849-07:00Happy Halloween<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We had a fairly low-key Halloween. The muchkin, Ian, and I headed down to laurel's to help hand out candy and let the munchkin trick-or-treat in her much more kid-friendly, easy to walk, neighborhood.<br />
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The munchkin was dressed as the 11th Doctor... cause I am a nerd.<br />
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I made the munchkin's jacket by taking apart a men's tweed jacket I bought at Goodwill for $5 ala this <a href="http://www.reesedixon.com/2011/10/toddler-tweed-blazer.html">awesome tutorial</a>. I also made the <a href="http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/05/little-boy-suspenders.html">suspenders</a> and <a href="http://prudentbaby.com/2010/04/baby-kid/how-to-make-a-bow-tie-2/">bowtie</a>, again with the help of some great online tutorials. The sonic screwdriver came from <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/">ThinkGeek</a>.</div>
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Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599994191528584768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147998337118113542.post-9932854627917436282012-10-15T13:33:00.000-07:002012-10-15T13:33:00.364-07:00Custom Fleece<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Check out the custom order I just finished! I think they came out pretty cute.<br />
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