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My little sister came to visit this week but she has to go home tomorrow.  It’s really been a godsend, since husband dear had to return to work right away.  Wonder how I’ll fare next week, when it’s back to just me and the kids?  Prepare for reruns from my old blog!

It was really great having someone to start the little dinner things, help at the store so I didn’t have to lift, and hang out with.  There aren’t any other SAHMs in my neighborhood that I know of so the company was nice, too.

2.

View from my lap:

Sigh.  I love fat baby arms.

3.

5 Embarrassing Grammatical Mistakes

Good to know.  Now, please, for the love of all that is decent, stop the apostrophe abuse, Internets!

4.

I planted 12 zucchini plants (!)  I know, what was I thinking?  I have a black thumb, so I guess I was hedging my bets.

I think I’m going to need this site.

I’d love to hear any ideas for preserving zucchini without using the freezer!

5.

Remember how I wrote about the new White House Press Agency?  Looks like ABC is the new WH broadcast lapdog.

BTW – before getting your news from NBC, be aware that it is 80% owned by GE.  GE has much to gain from Obama, and would benefit greatly from the new electronic records, green technology requirements, and more.

6.

I never knew how much of a control freak I was until someone else has been completely in charge of cleaning the kitchen for the last few weeks.  I went to the grocery store, and realized I didn’t even know what we had in the fridge!

Quite honestly, I had no idea I was so particular.  Must work on that… having a husband who takes over all of the cooking and dishes after he gets home from work is a blessing!

7.

Looks like Obamacare might be derailing.  Thank goodness!  Anyone who has ever gone to the DMV tp renew their license should be very, very afraid of what their yearly physical scheduling will look like.  It’s pretty telling when the AMA comes out against it (although now they don’t have a position).

If you don’t want to be forced to buy health insurance or see rationed care, keep pressing your representatives on this issue.  We do need to fix parts of the system, but Obama’s plan is NOT the solution.

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