Archive for October 28th, 2008

Why I Had Children, and Also Why I Have a Delicious Account

October 28, 2008 @ 7:21 pm | Filed under: Family

Today my daughters surprised me with a chocolate cake in a mug, which they heard about from a Delicious link (no pun intended, but it fits) I posted right here on this blog. The cake included 78 chocolate chips. They counted. It was heavenly: warm and melty, and even though I shared bites all around, they insisted that I should get the lion’s share, and I was stuffed afterward. Oh my goodness.

And they even cleaned up the kitchen afterward. Someone give those kids a raise.

Tuesday Links

October 28, 2008 @ 5:12 pm | Filed under: Links

Why Homeschool: Carnival of Homeschooling: 148 – The Halloween Edition –
A Month of Christmas Holiday Gifts to SEW: Aprons, Bags, Ornaments and More « THE DOMESTIC DIVA’S DISASTERS™ – Left this open on my screen all a.m. and now can’t remember whom to hat tip.
The Well-Read Child: October Carnival of Children’s Literature: Snuggle Up With a Children’s Book – Another great roundup of posts from the kidlitosphere!
As Yard Sales Boom, Sentiment First Thing to Go – NYTimes.com –
Spider eats bird – Local News – Cairns, QLD, Australia – Scott forwarded me this link with a note that said, “If you called to say you’d seen this outside, you would never see me again.” Hee.
betz white: Pomander Tutorial – Another piece of loveliness. HT: Clarice @ Storybook Woods.

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