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I’m hopping back onto a sewing kick again taking an extended break. I have no choice but to start up again though, because have you SEEN how awesome this is? I’m going to bust out one of my own now – I went to the fabric store and got a bunch of felt today. [...]

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I am innately a messy person. Left to my own devices, I have a messy living space and have for my entire life. I’m trying to keep the house cleaner lately, as it prevents panicked angry cleaning before parties (and freakouts when people drop by), but I am baffled by how to do [...]

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We were expecting our 2007 Outback to last us until it died, like we do with all our cars. However, Subaru then came out with a 2010 model that can fit two giant TrueFit carseats side by side leaving a seat in the rear for an extra passenger. Also, a model that can [...]

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For Beth: (click for a bigger size)

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Heh.  Oops.  I get easily distracted blah blah then had to reformat so I lost my password and was lazy more blah blah blah etc. I’m also thinking seriously about password protecting this blog so I can share more specific stuff and not have to worry about the kids’ classmates googling it in 10 years and [...]

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“Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way! Oh what fun to rescue me in a one whore-pen sleigh!” Yes, I realize it’s barely September. She’s been singing it for about 2 years straight now. That said, this iteration of the lyrics is new – and also awesome.

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One of the coolest things about my neighborhood here in Chicago is how it manages to combine just about every possible living situation into one city neighborhood. There are urban, suburban, small town, and even rural areas. Certainly not too many city kids get to drive 5 minutes and go feed the horses and sheep, [...]

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Dorrie went to the preseason Bears game with her Dada on Saturday.

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His 6 month photoshoot:

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Jonas is 6 months old today. He is the sweetest, mellowest, happiest smiliest baby. He is also currently the bitiest, teethingest, drooliest, not-sleepingest baby.