Sunflower Seeds

so this is why I never became a doctor...

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:26:00 +0000

FALSE ALARM EVERYONE! Alek doesn't have the swine flu!Because I can't diagnose stuff to save my or anyone else's life... Well, THAT and then there's that whole fear of needles thing. Anyway...just...

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virus 2...humans 0

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:48:00 +0000

My big guy never gets sick, so when he gets knocked down by something I know he's really ill.The pigs have moved in...made themselves at home...and are taking us out, one by one. Alek was first. He...

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heeeeere piggy, piggy, piggy

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:19:00 +0000

There's nothing official, but Alek was looking a bit peaked tonight. He was laying around on the couch, eating next to nothing, had red rings around his eyes and was just overall feeling kind of...

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short and sweet

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:18:00 +0000

Still here... Still working... Still going crazy...

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who's brilliant idea was this anyway?

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:13:00 +0000

Its just like her to come up with brilliant traditions like stuffing as many birthday balloons in the birthday kid's room as she can...and then for it to come back and kick her in the tail a few...

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30 pink balloons

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:02:00 +0000

Its late. I should be winding down - getting into my pjs, brushing my teeth and crawling into bed for a good night sleep.Instead, I'm sitting on the couch, watching the evening news and blowing up...

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in which my daughter trips out on happy gas

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:27:00 +0000

Feeling a bit like a junkie buying a hit on a street corner, I said, 'Let's do it.'Usually I'm not much of a drug user. Honest. I tend to forgo the Advi! for my own headaches, hoping they'll resolve...

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a word to the wise...

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:49:00 +0000

IF, in order to appease your conscious, and to get your husband to shut his trap about the price of said dehydrator, you decide to start drying everything in sight...IF you decide to make a New...

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day one

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:14:00 +0000

I can hear that snickering. You just cut it out. Last year I took the challenge head-on and conquered it! So. There. I 'm at it again. I'm taking the NaBloPoMo challenge. I'm going to try to put a...

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can I just say...

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:03:00 +0000

I can't stand them - my imagination is waaaaay too overactive to handle it.I hate Halloween! Not only do my kids get WAY overstimulated...and loaded with insane amounts of sugar...they're also...

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look what I found when i got home tonight...

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:53:00 +0000

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this and that

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:59:00 +0000

What am I saying? Maddie adds chaos to every situation. A good kind of chaos...but chaos never-the-less.Its been nice and quiet around here today. We finished up the boys' flag football season...

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awwww...THAT's my little man!

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:04:00 +0000

Nick: Mom...I have a headache. Me: Awwww Nick. I'm sorry. How long has it been hurting? Nick: Since I went to town with Dad. Shad: Nick! Why didn't you say something? Nick: Because Mom is the only...

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baby steps

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:34:00 +0000

I don't know if we've just endured another time of testing...or if this is just the calm in the middle of the storm.Thanks everyone for the supportive comments and virtual hugs. You all are awesome!...

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an explanation

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Sometimes life just creeps up behind you and kicks you in the tail, ya know? And the last few days have been a virtual kick in the pants - and not the good kind.I'm sorry...this post is really long....

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do they get cable in heaven?

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Tonight's prayer-time with Nick went something like this... Dear Jesus... Thank you for the great day today. Thank you for Mommy and Daddy. Thank you that I got to play outside today. Please help...

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finally...some comic relief

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:02:00 +0000

Things have been so rough with Maddie the last couple of weeks, I think I had forgotten how to smile...or laugh...until this morning. I found a stack of papers Alek left on the dryer. I imagine he...

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reassurance

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:38:00 +0000

I need someone to remind me... Things will get better... She eventually will get it... Someday I won't have to deal with this anymore. Please. Someone remind me. I really don't have time to hash it...

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tales from the sick ward

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:39:00 +0000

Maddie believes in grabbing life with both hands, wrapping her arms around it and loving it to death.Poor Maddie. She's still sick. Really sick. Maddie is pretty pitiful when she's ill. I imagine its...

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reasons 2272 and 2273 why I married the right guy

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:05:00 +0000

I did indeed have foresight, wisdom...nay, downright brilliance when I agreed to marry this guy.P oor Shad. Not only does he have to put up with me - for which he probably deserves some sort of a...

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writer's block 2009...and the fate of the mom-mobile

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:53:00 +0000

I kindly reminded him that no woman likes to be referred to as 'Big' and if he wants her to treat him well, he needed to show some respect. I am having some SERIOUS writing block here, ladies....

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the perfect storm

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:48:00 +0000

The hearing aid was involved in a perfect storm of unfortunate events. I have to say...for the most part, our school district is doing a pretty decent job of helping Maddie. You all know the concerns...

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name that alpaca...or...it's a girl! :)

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:53:00 +0000

Yea. I know. I promised pictures and then I promptly dropped off the face of the earth for a week. But you don't know what kind of a week its been around here. There's been things like baseball, flag...

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say cheese...or smile for the birdie...or whatever

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:48:00 +0000

What do you know...two posts, two days in a row. And there are pictures to boot! I don't know ladies. I think I'm starting to spoil you! :) I mean, I don't want you to get used to this or...

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back from the abyss

sixsunflowerseeds@gmail.com (Tami) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:28:00 +0000

Ever since my return in late June, I have had one project piled up on another, which means I haven't been able to find a new normal.I know, I know. Bad blogger. Bad, bad, bad, bad blogger. Sorry...

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