thebeckybug

It’s rare that there’s still light outside after dinner. I ask the kids if they would like to go outside and play before we have dessert. M (4 yrs) replies “But it will be cold! Without any pants!” He looks down and has only superhero undies on. I ask him where his pants went, and […]

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Those cupcakes? Well, you see, they’re easy.
Take a box of this:

Plus 3 eggs, 1-1/3 cups of water, and 1/3 cup of vegetable oil.
Take all of that, and follow the directions on the back of the box.
Bake using these:

It also helps if you have some of this just lying around:

After they’re done baking, let them cool […]

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Scene 1:
I made cupcakes yesterday afternoon and let 2 young boys do the sprinkles on them. I was cleaning up, the cupcakes had been finished, and I looked over my shoulder.
J6 had half the container of green sprinkles carefully cupped in his hand. Skillfully avoiding spilling any, he attempted to inhale the whole handful. Mid-inhale, […]

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SILVER, ALAMEDA

via Heather
This picture is everything I love about her perspective. I have some of her work framed in my house, as well.
Le Cage aux FollesZip Pouch

From the sea within
Etsy.com is one of my favorite places to find handmade goodness. This little satchel would provide a better place for the small items that litter […]

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Things haven’t been good since I graduated from college. I don’t know if it happens to everyone at that point in their life, but my life got so chaotic. I started working, and living in a town where I knew no one. I didn’t think it would be a big deal to not know anyone. […]

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Get domain - check
Get webhost- check
Get blogging software- check
Get text editor - check
Get ftp program - check
Learn html - tbd
Use html - tbd
Look back and admire - tbd
Un-scramble brains -TBD!

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I’m surfing the internet reading about a certain music center in Atlanta.
It’s a beautiful day and all of the doors in my little home are open.
I hear cars pass by, and then a trumpet riff. The trumpet melody slowly gets closer as I peer out the screen door, drawn like a child anticipating The Ice […]

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I’ve also got this other dog, Shade. He’s a rescue pup and was so friendly (read: overexcited) to me the first day we met (and everafter amen.) When I walked up to his little enclosure in front of the petsmart, he immediately flung his body sideways at me against the little fenced barrier in order […]

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A 4 yr old plays Catch Phrase in the back seat:
M4: (pushing buttons on device)
*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP* (triumphant) *DUP-DO-DAH!*

M4: I WIN! (followed by uncontrollable laughter. Commences pushing buttons on device)
*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP* (triumphant) *DUP-DO-DAH!*
M4: I WIN! (uncontrollable laughter.)
*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*
Catch Phrase
Pros: Entertaining, cheap, totally fun when you win every single round, don’t even have to know how to play in order […]

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A few cool people with cool websites I read regularly:
DooceI can relate on so many levels. By far my all time favorite and most frequently visited. She’s also got some great picture-taking abilities I am green for.
Mighty GirlHer ability to delicately extract vignettes from her daily life is something special.
Suburban BlissDelightfully addictive writing. I want […]

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