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Not much is going on here.  X had his last speech therapy until after the baby is born, and he’s suddenly become very interested in signing even though he doesn’t quite have enough dexterity.  I found out that he loves to be with me on the computer and have been using Google images to practice his speech.  He has about 15-20 partial words, and he gets very excited to see and name pictures on the screen!

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I’m going to leave you some interesting links I found.  Cuz right now?  I got nothing.  I don’t even know what to eat for dinner at this point, let alone think of seven interesting things to say!

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Free Lego kit and creativity contest – keep the kids busy this summer!

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Gardening?  Want to know how much to grow to feed your family for the year?

Granny Miller has a chart, and so does the TX Ag extension!

I planted 12 zucchini plants.  I think I’m all good until next year – I’ll probably be giving it away by August!

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Look up loss leaders and ads for every store under the sun, here. Great way to plan your shopping list and menu, especially if you don’t get a newspaper or the grocery ads in the mail!

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Oops, didn’t have as many interesting links as I thought.  And so, now it’s time for something completely different.

Ever wonder why it’s called the Culture War?  That’s a mighty strong term – war.  This might be why: Convicted Child Rapist (and former teacher) hired to promote “Hot for Teacher Night”.

People in authority, harming children and later profiting from their infamy?  Yeah, that’s an act of war on childhood, in this Mama’s book.

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I love those “Into the Wild”, “1860′s House”, survival in a strange land reality TV shows.  But I simply do not understand why the people are so clueless.  If I won a spot on a show where I had to walk miles in the Alaskan wilderness, I’d find time to stop by the library and at least browse a book on say, edible wild plants.  (Ok, I actually OWN a couple of those books, I’m just sayin’… there’s no excuse for these people to be utterly clueless as to how to light a fire in the Internet age!)

If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?  I would have LOVED to be on PBS’s “1940′s House”.

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