tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53479437719061706612009-11-05T12:09:08.510-07:00<p>"...this is the most unusual story</p> <p>of a most unusual girl..."</p>EmmaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13674416956252503821emmapanti@gmail.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-78159965382953858442009-11-05T00:01:00.001-07:002009-11-05T00:01:00.541-07:00

What's a "Fartshumper" anyway???Apparently it is Norwegian for "Ground Clearance"..... Funny, nonetheless.

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Growing up, we had one big meal on Sundays. I mean, we ate breakfast (usually cereal, sometimes pancakes) and then scurried off to church. Once we got home we worked together to make "Sunday Dinner". I remember hanging out in the kitchen, seeing what I could do to help. Mostly because I was hungry, and wanted to speed things along.It was during these Sunday preparation times I learned to set a

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I would get some of this......and a little of this......and one of these...To make one like this!!!I LOVE LOVE LOVE aprons and 1) Wish I could sew well enough to whip one right up 2) wish I had the time to whip one right up and 3) wish I had the energy to whip one right up. Anyway, I saw this over at Cackleberry Cottage's Blog (Click here) and just fell in love. Also, the fabrics are very similar

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Monday Madness!!! Time to tell you everything that did NOT happen this past week.Monday night I did NOT attend my son's High School Choir Concert and I was NOT moved to tears and my younger two kids did NOT look at me like I was C-R-A-Z-Y!Wednesday night Big-D did NOT take me to the college Jazz Band concert which I was NOT required to critique for my music class. Afterwards I did NOT go to the

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Saw this down on the corner. I don't know who Trootbeer is, but some one has a death-wish for him!

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Tongue Twister: Girl gargoyle, guy gargoyle...

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Reduce, Reuse and Recycle... tee hee...

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Did you ever wonder? Well I have. Sometimes, I will just see a word, and it is almost like I am seeing it for the first time. Then, this sort of obsession takes over in my mind, and I **MUST** know more about THIS.PARTICULAR.WORD. I google it, I wikipedia it, I even dictionary.com it. I gather as much information as I can until I am satisfied that I now UNDERSTAND the word completely. I know...

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Like my PawPaw always said... "You's ask a stupid question, you's gonna git a stupid answer!" I have heard some of these before and **yes** I know... some of them are HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE... Nevertheless, I giggled shamelessy. I've posted these on my FB, so I figured I'd post here too...Without Further Adieu, Some of My Favorite Stupid Questions...Can fat people go "skinny-dipping"? What might

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Well, although I am not "madly -in-love" with this particular artist, she is one of my musical Besties. She just...gets me, y'know? Anyway, this song resonates with me... hope you enjoy!

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What a week last week! ~And since it's Monday, it means it's time to share all the things that did NOT happen.Monday, I did NOT take my kids for pizza for family night, and we did NOT institute schedules for cleaning and the laundry rotation. I also did NOT enforce "Deep cleaning bedroom night" when we got home and give them a sneak peek at what else was NOT to come that week, i.e., Tues-Kitchen

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I realized I had another video that I need to upload... Here is my niece when she was just a little over a month old.

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Waaay Fun! Then I Got Caught!!!

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I do not live by my family. I have 1 sister who lives about an hour away. Every year for Thanksgiving that sister goes to her in-laws in another state. My parents who are in yet another state, always go back to Indiana to visit family there. The man formerly known as my husband does not have family here either, so for more than a decade we have always been on our own for Thanksgiving.It wasn't

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Let me just start off by saying I do NOT like having a messy house. I HATE having dirty dishes in the sink and I DESPISE the laundry that continues to pile up. Adjusting to life as a single mom the past few years has not been easy. It isn't ideal that I work a full time job out of the home... nevertheless, it must be done. It was at that point I realized that "Something's Gotta Give" and I would

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And now, the Vlog...

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Jamie Cullum is such a freakin awesome piano player... I can sight read pretty dang good, but this is genius! I love this song.. reminds me of a friend I shared some special moments with once... I still love him :)These are the days that I've been missing,Give me the taste, give me the joy of summer wine.These are the days that bring new meaning,I feel the stillness of the sun and I feel

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It is NOT Monday already, cuz that would mean the weekend is over, right? Guess that means it is NOT time to tell you the things that did NOT happen this past week.I did NOT do tons more homework.I did NOT go to a halloween par-tay dressed like Mother Earth and I did NOT say, "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" as much as possible, thereby NOT slightly mocking a few tree huggers I know. No, I did NOT.I

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I had it here just a second ago. The thought popped right into my head... something to blog about even. And it was gonna be good. It was gonna be clever. It was gonna be witty, and most of all it was gonna be funny!The thought came to me while I was finishing up reading another blog~ one of YOUR blogs.But I am tired, and as soon as I clicked on "New Post", the blasted thought left my mind.

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Do you ever wonder what your taste in flowers says about you? When asked what my favorite flowers are, I can only narrow it down to about five. I think the Calla Lily tops the all-time list. It's elegant and has clean lines. I love its beauty in its simplicity. However, I love other flowers too. My friend told me that the Victorians developed a flower language; sort of a personality test based on

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Anxiety is a real thing for me. When an anxiety attack begins to unfold, I feel dizzy, my heart pounds, I feel like I might throw up, and most of the time my breathing becomes all too rapid and I hyperventilate. The earliest memory I have of anxiety attacks dates back to when I was about 8 years old. I think my parents called me "excitable"... No one ever really diagnosed it as "anxiety attacks"

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Dan & I were in the same 4th grade class together. Maybe even 5th grade too, I can't remember. He is my first cousin. Back then, he was Daniel. We went to the same middle school, but because Amish do not attend high school, that is where we parted ways, so to speak. Dan & I always enjoyed each other's humor. We could "play to a crowd" together, if you will. Sort of like our fathers, who are

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I have found my next obsession..There's no combination of wordsI could put on the back of a postcardNo song that I could singBut I can try for your heartOur dreams, and they are made out of real thingsLike a, shoebox of photographsWith sepia tone lovingLove is the answer,At least for most of the questions in my heartLike why are we here? And where do we go?And how come it's so hard?It's not

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Monday means time to share all of the things I did NOT say or do this past week.Well last Monday I did NOT return from the Menaissance. I know that I did NOT promise more details soon, and I will NOT be posting them. But, you do NOT have to realize that I am NOT waiting on a few more pics before I can NOT post. I will NOT be giving a few tidbits this week.Last week was NOT stressful between work

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More On The Mennaissance...Coming Soon...

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