Yeah, but Houdini didn't have these hips.

• The NaNoWriMo Song

  
  
  Woo hoo!
  
  Special congrats to my husband and youngest sister, both of whom also won NaNoWriMo . . . and beat me to the finish line!
  
  (For my Facebook friends, I know the embedded video doesn't come through so here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhs-yodZJcw )[...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:28am EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  And special thanks to our Maryland family for hosting us so delightfully.
  
  
  
  (Gratuitous piece of information: the girls LOVED the plane trip.)
  
  As for me, I'm finishing up NaNoWriMo (note sidebar).  Back soon!' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:40pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• It's Not Time

  
  
  Earlier today a good friend sent me an email with the subject: It's Time.
  
  She linked to a lifestyle.msn.com article called "How to Look (at least) Ten Years Younger" and said:
  
  Look at photo 2 before and after...this is what you should do with your hair!!!  [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:03pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Because We Can

  
  I'm adamant that we not start celebrating Christmas before Thanksgiving. Ellie's choir is working on their Christmas show, but other than that we don't sing Christmas music or watch Christmas videos. And our house is still decorated with pumpkins and turkeys and leaves, browns and oranges [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:58pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• They Call this Soccer

  And it's fabulous.
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:06pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Take, Eat

  A kindergarten teacher gave her class a “show and tell” assignment. Each student was instructed to bring in an object to share with the class that represented their religion. The first student got up in front of the class and said, “My name is Benjamin and I am Jewish and [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:58pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Do You Deserve Healthcare? Does She?

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:08pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• The Talker Teacher

  Ellie's classmates like Hannah Montana and super heroes. Ellie is less interested than she used to be in Pixar movies and early morning cartoons (Dora the Explorer is apparently so preschool). But I won't let her watch Hannah Montana or super hero movies.
  
  Lately, the girls have been into' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:37pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Seriously?

  First: Low Income Women Can't Get Abortions, But RNC Staffers Can
  The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortion - a procedure the party's own platform calls "a fundamental assault on innocent human life."
  
  Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna.' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:37pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Autumn Leaves

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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:14pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• What's Sexy?

  What's sexy?  Sharing NaNoWriMo with a writing spouse.  Taking a break to watch our favorite TV show.  Writing some more.
  
  What's not sexy?  Snotty noses.  Toenails long and sharp enough to draw blood. 
  
  But I still love you, honey.  From a slight distance, but I still love you.[...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:17am EST
  by Sarahlynn

• How Women Look

  Unhealthy body images abound. There are women in magazines vs. women in real life. On one hand, the women in magazines are often extremely thin or unnaturally proportioned (more on that in a moment). On the other hand, women in real life are often overweight.
  
  I'm sure that many' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Ellie's Peter Pan Birthday Party

  
  
  Photo Legends: Paul's map of Neverland in the foyer, Indian Camp in the family room, part of Pirate's Cove/Mermaid Lagoon in [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:34pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Contest Winner and Sneak Preview

  First, thanks to everyone who participated in The Stiletto Gang's Hallopalooza scavenger hunt!
  
  
  Since there were 22 entrants for the drawing at Yeah, but Houdini Didn't Have these Hips, I did a an actual write names on paper, cut, and have disinterested third party [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:25pm EST
  by Sarahlynn

• An Apple Pie for Dinner

  This month, for Barrie Summy's Book Review Club, I'm writing about An Apple Pie for Dinner retold by Susan Vanhecke and illustrated by Carol Baicker-McKee.
  
  This is my first "sponsored" review, by which I mean that the publisher sent me a copy [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:40am EST
  by Sarahlynn

• Balls in the Air

  I'm a deadline person. As a due date approaches it draws my full attention like a beacon and I focus until I've met my goal. This process has worked well for me for 35 years, but I'm currently finding myself with quite a lot of beacons causing light pollution in' [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 9:02pm EST
  by Sarahlynn