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The kids are tired and grumpy and I'm fighting a flare -up.\n\nI wanted to make sure I spent some time connecting with each of my kids today,  but I knew it was a rough day physically and my energy would be very "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6094940886035150824\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=6094940886035150824","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6094940886035150824"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6094940886035150824"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/ten-minutes.html","title":"Ten Minutes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-1873955800309102337"},"published":{"$t":"2014-07-02T21:54:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-07-02T21:54:05.275-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"creativity"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"easily amused"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tips and techniques"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A rap, or chant, or something . . . 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Gentleness, kindness and courtesyMake for an awesome "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1873955800309102337\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=1873955800309102337","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/1873955800309102337"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/1873955800309102337"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/a-rap-or-chant-or-something.html","title":"A rap, or chant, or something . . . 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Several books and teachers popular in our circles taught that it was easy to spoil a baby in that way, and that if you responded to them promptly the majority of the time, "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6210019887417677849\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=6210019887417677849","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6210019887417677849"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6210019887417677849"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/enjoying-my-baby.html","title":"Enjoying my Baby"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-8488887410361712526"},"published":{"$t":"2014-05-05T15:29:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-05-05T15:29:51.033-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Scripting "},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"The other day Ebee was getting a bit riled up and argumentative\n with her sisters in the grocery store, so I handed her my purse and \nasked her to carry it (as a distraction,  sensory input,  and helping \nher feel like she's doing something important to help). \n\n\nAt the checkout I said,  \"I need my purse now,  please. [pause]  Ebee, could you please hand me my purse?\"\n\nShe rolled her eyes and "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8488887410361712526\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=8488887410361712526","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8488887410361712526"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8488887410361712526"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/scripting.html","title":"Scripting "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-6710432984304349535"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-15T11:31:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-15T11:31:09.132-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"enjoying the ride"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kids"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"snap happy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"special occasions"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Happy Valentine's Day"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYesterday the kids went to a Valentine's Day party with some friends from school and Baby Nae and I hung out with Morning.  In the evening I took AJ on a date while DH took the two middle girls shopping for birthday presents for AJ. 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They fluctuate in frequency and intensity, tending to be more regular and strong in the evenings.\n\nAt this point we have the most urgent things ready for the baby and, though there are more things I'd like to get "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6527608569856200205\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=6527608569856200205","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6527608569856200205"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6527608569856200205"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/just-waiting.html","title":"Just Waiting"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-3184319845443757632"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-02T16:45:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-02T17:16:44.039-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"at a loss"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eleventy-one things"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"foibles and follies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"frustrations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"health issues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mental health"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mishaps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"transitions"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Scatterbrained, with Heavy Fog."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Eleventy-One Things About Me, #50: I'm not as smart as I used to be.\n\nNote: This is a post I wrote several months ago--actually started writing before I knew I was pregnant. 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So far it seems to be going pretty well, actually. \n\nWe just finished spending 30 minutes on chores, and now the kids are exercising (walking the dog and going up to the end of the driveway to meet our neighbor at the school bus stop and get the mail) while I take a bit of a rest break."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2097823391602683830\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2097823391602683830","title":"0 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We bought several copies of the $1 trial so that we'd have the information for all 4 types since we have all four in our family.I thought I'd share some of the things that have been helpful for us in deciding between one type or another, in case you're taking the course and having trouble deciding.###################################### 3 and "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2372910334112445529\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2372910334112445529","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2372910334112445529"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2372910334112445529"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/more-on-dressing-your-truth.html","title":"More on Dressing Your Truth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-8648712052762467505"},"published":{"$t":"2011-03-21T11:32:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-07-06T21:51:54.959-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"product information"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sponsored"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dressing Your Truth"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Today is the last day to sign up for the Dressing Your Truth special promotion to get full access to the Dressing Your Truth course to try it out for 5 days for only $1.00So far I've watched the Energy Profiling Class and am just starting into the actual Dressing Your Truth class, but what I've learned and gleaned already is already well worth more than $1.The Energy Profiling stuff does have "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8648712052762467505\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=8648712052762467505","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8648712052762467505"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8648712052762467505"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/dressing-your-truth.html","title":"Dressing Your Truth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-5890728432538765927"},"published":{"$t":"2011-02-13T15:36:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-02-13T20:05:44.153-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kids"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Handling Hitting and Hurtful Words"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"One thing the Lord has been teaching me in parenting is to focus on what the child needs to learn--what I do want them to do--and how to help them get there and develop the tools they need to successfully do that. 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I bought a \"key finder\" that beeps when you whistle.It never did make it onto my keyring. We discovered quickly that a high-pitched loud child's voice will set it off. So now it lives in the family room.It's great because it's completely non-judgmental, impartial, and it turns "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5913263201960751090\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=5913263201960751090","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/5913263201960751090"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/5913263201960751090"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/inside-voice-indicator.html","title":"Inside Voice Indicator"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-90373800021849564"},"published":{"$t":"2010-12-24T00:54:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-12-24T00:56:50.623-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"easily amused"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Milk Nutritional Comparison"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"This chart detailing the nutritional content of different mammals' milk is fascinating. I wonder what kangaroo or polar bear milk tastes like, and how they harvested it for testing.http:\/\/classes.ansci.illinois.edu\/ansc438\/milkcompsynth\/milkcomp_table.html"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/90373800021849564\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=90373800021849564","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/90373800021849564"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/90373800021849564"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/milk-nutritional-comparison.html","title":"Milk Nutritional Comparison"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-6954413206187546373"},"published":{"$t":"2010-12-20T11:47:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-12-20T11:50:24.588-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"special occasions"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Creative Gift Ideas"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"The kids have been making a game out of guessing what they are getting for Christmas. They keep trying to catch someone off guard to get one of us to tell them what we're giving them for Christmas.Some of their answers to the question get pretty cute and creative:\"I got you a baby bottle for Christmas.\"\"Oh, I would LOVE that! I got you a banana peel to put between your toes.\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6954413206187546373\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=6954413206187546373","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6954413206187546373"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6954413206187546373"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/creative-gift-ideas.html","title":"Creative Gift Ideas"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-8265302801896616429"},"published":{"$t":"2010-11-15T15:46:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-11-15T16:03:22.721-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"books"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Budgeting Time"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"We recently purchased a Kindle for our family, and are very much enjoying it. I just started reading How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennet (available free from Project Gutenberg).I love this quote, \"The chief beauty about the constant supply of time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoilt, as if "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8265302801896616429\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=8265302801896616429","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8265302801896616429"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8265302801896616429"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/budgeting-time.html","title":"Budgeting Time"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-9068462646197894402"},"published":{"$t":"2010-11-04T10:06:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-11-04T17:02:35.685-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Literalist"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"DH was tucking M\u0026M in the other night before bed, and M\u0026M said something about being really annoyed with her stuffy nose. DH sympathetically said something like, \"Oh, yeah, stuffy noses are the worst.\"He finished praying with M\u0026M and then went across the room to Ebee's bed. She had been lying there quietly, but looked up at him with a confused frown.\"Daddy, isn't leukemia worse than snuffles?\"\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9068462646197894402\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=9068462646197894402","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/9068462646197894402"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/9068462646197894402"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/literalist.html","title":"Literalist"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-8346953964780769932"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-29T09:14:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-10-29T09:17:15.683-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Passenger Pigeons"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"AJ just came to me with a very sad demeanor and said, \"I never even got to see a passenger pigeon. Did you ever get to see one, Mom? The last one died in a zoo just as World War I began. Now they're extinct. Did you get to see a passenger pigeon, Mom? Did you see World War I?\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8346953964780769932\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=8346953964780769932","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8346953964780769932"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8346953964780769932"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/passenger-pigeons.html","title":"Passenger Pigeons"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-7262245598706125287"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-18T11:44:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-10-18T11:59:54.820-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"creativity"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Stitches in Time"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"AJ (age 9) announced that she read a book on financial management and has decided to divide her money into thirds: one to give away, one to save, and one to use. DH and I told her that was a great idea. Of course, the grand total she has to divide up at the moment is something like 27 cents. That's because a few weeks ago she decided to give all her money (including the $25+ she earned in "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7262245598706125287\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=7262245598706125287","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7262245598706125287"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7262245598706125287"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/stitches-in-time.html","title":"Stitches in Time"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-2208995982707855186"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-04T20:48:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-10-04T21:19:42.501-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What We Eat"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I've had quite a few people ask me what we eat, since I avoid excitotoxins and we don't eat much in the way of dairy products, gluten or processed foods. I've recently started posting again on my food blog, Restricted Gourmet. When I can remember to pay attention to how much of what ingredients I put into what I cook, I like to post the recipes that turn out well on the blog where I can find them"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2208995982707855186\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2208995982707855186","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2208995982707855186"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2208995982707855186"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/what-we-eat.html","title":"What We Eat"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-688836791934321483"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-02T21:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-10-02T21:35:33.141-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Answer is Still No"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Ebee was trying to convince me that she's old enough (at age 5) to stay home by herself. I said, \"You're not old enough to stay home by yourself yet. What would you do if there was an emergency?\"\"I'd call 9-1-1,\" she said.\"But what if you needed help fast, before 9-1-1 could get here?\"\"I'd run out of the house and go to a friend's house.\"\"What if there was a fire?\"\"I'd stop, drop and roll.\"\"And "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/688836791934321483\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=688836791934321483","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/688836791934321483"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/688836791934321483"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/answer-is-still-no.html","title":"The Answer is Still No"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-1143334289920139062"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-02T20:39:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-10-02T20:47:07.241-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"So True"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"AJ said tonight, \"You know, Mom . . . it's hard to believe, but when I have kids and tell them the story of my childhood, they'll probably say, 'Wow, that's really old-fashioned!'\"She continued, \"Because technology is advancing so fast, and National Geographic for Kids talks about things like Eagle Cars. We may even have things like hover-cars by the year 2020.\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1143334289920139062\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=1143334289920139062","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/1143334289920139062"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/1143334289920139062"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/so-true.html","title":"So True"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-8336090818414985427"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-30T23:04:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-09-30T23:08:33.347-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"health issues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Addendum"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I've been really struggling with health issues and pain\/energy levels again over the last several months, so we're looking at where we need to make changes and cut back to keep things more manageable and allow me to pace myself better. We're also hoping to sell our home and move soon, hopefully to a place with acreage where we'll have more room to breathe.The conversation with AJ was actually one"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8336090818414985427\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=8336090818414985427","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8336090818414985427"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8336090818414985427"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/addendum.html","title":"Addendum"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-6095677171750808675"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-30T22:21:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-09-30T23:09:42.686-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"faith and spirituality"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sweet Moments"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"As I was tucking AJ into bed tonight, I talked to her about whether she would want to do a meat rabbit pen for 4-H this year. I explained that she would have to choose a doe, raise a litter, feed and keep records on them carefully, and then sell them at the 4-H auction. We would let her spend a little of whatever money they brought in, but she should put the rest into a savings account.\"You can "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6095677171750808675\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=6095677171750808675","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6095677171750808675"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6095677171750808675"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/precious-moments.html","title":"Sweet Moments"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-8391169401611293206"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-30T18:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-09-30T18:42:49.931-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A few things that have made me smile in the last few days . . ."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" Hearing AJ rhapodize enthusiastically about the beauty of pi. She is definitely her father's daughter. Seeing M\u0026M delight in learning to do a bridge kickover (a gymnastics move). Knowing Ebee absolutely LOVES her new combination ballet\/gymnastics class (even though I could do without having her ask every 10 minutes all week long if it's time to go to her class again yet). Seeing AJ settle back "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8391169401611293206\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=8391169401611293206","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8391169401611293206"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8391169401611293206"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/few-things-that-have-made-me-smile-in.html","title":"A few things that have made me smile in the last few days . . ."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-9028476121565682447"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-29T20:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-09-29T20:19:43.205-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"She was happy with that solution . . ."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"but it wasn't quite what I meant.M\u0026M: \"Mom, do I have to eat ALL my chicken to get dessert?\"Me: \"At least half of it.\"Ebee: \"I'll eat your chicken for you, M\u0026M!\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9028476121565682447\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=9028476121565682447","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/9028476121565682447"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/9028476121565682447"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/she-was-happy-with-that-solution.html","title":"She was happy with that solution . . 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me,\"Does this paper have a password?\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/565519020898193275\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=565519020898193275","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/565519020898193275"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/565519020898193275"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/sign-of-times.html","title":"Sign of the Times"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-8284593098050085746"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-10T20:33:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-09-10T20:35:27.642-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"5-year-old logic"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Ebee: \"Will you help me brush my teeth?\"Me: \"Okay, but go to the bathroom first, and then I'll help you.\"Ebee: \"But my gums might fall out while I'm going to the bathroom if I don't brush my teeth first!\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8284593098050085746\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=8284593098050085746","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8284593098050085746"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/8284593098050085746"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/5-year-old-logic.html","title":"5-year-old logic"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-2447318173798075183"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-18T11:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-18T12:36:31.052-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Impeccable timing"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I was really glad this morning that I had just finished reading the Sanford book and was armed with great ideas to make problems caused by the kids' behavior be their problem and not my problem. :)M\u0026M loves gymnastics and is very good at it, and constantly practices at home. The problem is that she doesn't always look before she leaps. She knows that she *should* look around to make sure nobody "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2447318173798075183\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2447318173798075183","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2447318173798075183"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2447318173798075183"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/impeccable-timing.html","title":"Impeccable timing"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-2837016564122753015"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-17T20:50:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-18T11:58:23.553-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tips and techniques"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Discipline vs. Punishment"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I am reading a book by Tom L. Sanford called, \"If Parenting is a Three-Ring Circus, How Come I'm Not the Ringmaster?: Creative Ways to Raise Great Kids!\"I liked this quote from the beginning of Chapter Six: Discipline vs. Punishment:Punishment is the emotional response to another's behavior that has less to do with their actions and more to do with the release of your emotional energy.Punishment "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2837016564122753015\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2837016564122753015","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2837016564122753015"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2837016564122753015"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/discipline-vs-punishment.html","title":"Discipline vs. Punishment"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-7588370685971110237"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-02T12:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-02T13:15:11.745-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"health issues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"status report"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Filling in the Gaps"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I guess I never posted on the blog that NLASS got engaged and then moved out a few months ago to be with her fiance's family. We're still adjusting to that change, but we're managing.My health is still greatly improved as long as I completely avoid excitotoxins in my diet, although I still have to pace myself and be careful not to overdo it. We still have our dog, Mira, although I seldom need her"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7588370685971110237\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=7588370685971110237","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7588370685971110237"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7588370685971110237"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/filling-in-gaps.html","title":"Filling in the Gaps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-2707667937054044408"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-02T12:31:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-02T12:36:17.262-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"special occasions"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Melting my Heart"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Ebee came into my bedroom this morning, climbed into my lap for a snuggle, and said, \"Mom, I'm going to be FIVE tomorrow!\"\"Yes, you are,\" I said. \"I can hardly believe it. Five is too old. I think you should stay four.\"She shook her head. \"Mom, I'm not going to stay four. I have to grow up.\"\"I know. But will you still be my little girl--my baby?\"She smiled up at me and hugged me more tightly. "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2707667937054044408\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2707667937054044408","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2707667937054044408"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2707667937054044408"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/melting-my-heart.html","title":"Melting my Heart"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-4837964333544238110"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-27T10:25:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-01-11T11:34:17.921-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Using our ABC's"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Today I'm using a variation on an idea in a book I'm reading, If I'm Diapering a Watermelon, Then Where'd I  Leave the Baby: Help for the Highly Distractable Mom by Carol Barnier (fabulous book so far--I keep feeling as though it was written specifically for me and the way my brain works).I've been giving the kids a sign language \"letter\" to hold  in their hands to remind them what I asked them "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4837964333544238110\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=4837964333544238110","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4837964333544238110"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4837964333544238110"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/using-our-abcs.html","title":"Using our ABC's"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-7635116556992819853"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-19T20:29:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-19T20:31:42.537-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"easily amused"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Not those kind of matches"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"DH was sorting laundry and asked Ebee if she wanted to help.\"You can go through the socks and help find the matches,\" he said.\"If we find matches, we're NOT supposed to play with them,\" Ebee said. \"We should take them right away and give them to a grown-up.\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7635116556992819853\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=7635116556992819853","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7635116556992819853"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7635116556992819853"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/not-those-kind-of-matches.html","title":"Not those kind of matches"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-5681483619041583110"},"published":{"$t":"2010-06-21T11:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-06-22T01:52:16.178-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muddling motherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Attitude Again"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I should clarify that I didn't mean in  my last post that it was never appropriate to give a child  consequences for something like not staying in bed, even if their  motives are not bad. I definitely think consequences can be useful,  depending on the situation.A carefully-selected  consequence may even help to deal with a root issue. For instance,  children who can't be quiet sharing a room "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5681483619041583110\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=5681483619041583110","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/5681483619041583110"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/5681483619041583110"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/attitude-again.html","title":"Attitude Again"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-4363061122777611013"},"published":{"$t":"2010-06-14T15:08:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-06-21T12:43:41.113-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Attitude Adjustments"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"A friend of mine posted a question for discussion about how to handle it when kids have bad attitudes. 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Since I have quite a few first-time parents in my circle who are going through this stage, I thought I'd expand it a bit and  post it here in case it was helpful for someone.My older post on Potty Training 101 covers the basics of potty training and beginning toilet training, but "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5140781155612977794\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=5140781155612977794","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/5140781155612977794"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/5140781155612977794"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/potty-accidents.html","title":"Potty Accidents"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-7097256778367169709"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-11T13:22:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-01-11T13:27:39.025-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"creativity"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"knit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"making things"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"waxing philisophical"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This sock is not disposable"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I'm currently learning how to knit socks. 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But I would certainly pack some magic tricks and a gypsy outfit to carry back with me."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7943269078521684263\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=7943269078521684263","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7943269078521684263"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7943269078521684263"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/running-away-to-home.html","title":"Running away to . . . home"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-4301577177033311111"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-01T14:35:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-01-01T16:47:43.074-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"special occasions"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Happy 2010"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"There's much to be thankful for from 2009.Things like God, family, and friends of course go at the top of the list. 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Busy, yet not really all that busy. It's a happy, productive, relaxed, at-home busy, mostly. Yes, there have been the dental appointments, lessons, etc. We're enjoying the Christmas parties, church activities and time with friends and family. But a few of the regular activities (homeschool co-op, AWANA) are suspended for the holidays. 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The girls and I are really loving it. Even if you're not homeschooling, I highly recommend this resource if your kids are studying U.S. History. 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We tried lots of different things, but finally DH came up with a strategy that seemed to be pretty effective. 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DH's mom and several of his siblings, nieces and nephews are all there.They have been having a great time, except that yesterday DH's "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4789147861447504237\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=4789147861447504237","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4789147861447504237"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4789147861447504237"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/college-town.html","title":"College Town"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-7722561568889259169"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-22T08:38:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-22T08:42:08.620-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"faith and spirituality"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"helping"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"political and social issues"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Project Success"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Our beans and rice project went well. Our goal had been to raise enough money for one well, which with a matching grant would dig two wells in Nicaragua. Instead, we were able to raise enough money for 4 wells, which with the matching grant will be 8! 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All week long, for every meal. It's a project our church is doing together as part of our current sermon and activity series. We've been having a lot of messages about loving God and others, and passages like the Good Samaritan. Last week we heard a message about the passage where Jesus said that when we give a cup of cold water or help someone in "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6494465188713988158\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=6494465188713988158","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6494465188713988158"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6494465188713988158"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/beans-and-rice.html","title":"Beans and Rice"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-6867094182113186369"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-23T00:01:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-22T20:49:46.996-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"easily amused"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"enjoying the ride"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"snap happy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"wordless wednesday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wordless Wednesday 23 Sept 2009: Ebee on Flouride"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6867094182113186369\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=6867094182113186369","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6867094182113186369"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6867094182113186369"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/wordless-wednesday-22-sept-2009-ebee-on.html","title":"Wordless Wednesday 23 Sept 2009: Ebee on Flouride"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZyEs8KI5GEk\/SrmYdyKRvaI\/AAAAAAAABSg\/qWKbUxTvsqs\/s72-c\/eflouridecopyright.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-867507066565724591"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-22T20:45:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-22T21:04:36.118-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kidness"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Ebee and M\u0026M just made up a new bedtime game. 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The last thing we do "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2235381056094488129\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2235381056094488129","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2235381056094488129"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2235381056094488129"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/blogging-blitz.html","title":"Blogging Blitz"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-3356723414607676519"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-16T22:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-16T23:00:39.641-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"at a loss"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Loss"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Two deaths I learned of this week leave me great sadness tonight.My friend J and her dog J were such a blessing in my life and Mira's this past year. They trained with us, dogsat Mira, and J and I spent much time talking on e-mail and the telephone. She was such a loving, caring, gentle and giving person. She was a precious friend to me. I know she is with her beloved Lord Jesus, but I miss her "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3356723414607676519\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=3356723414607676519","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/3356723414607676519"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/3356723414607676519"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/loss.html","title":"Loss"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-7422760618041904994"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-14T21:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-15T00:06:00.988-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Short post"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"AJ got her splint off today. It seems to be healing well. Things have been busy with starting the school year. We're enjoying it, but still working on getting into the swing of things. My goal for this week is to start getting to bed earlier so that I will hopefully have more energy."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7422760618041904994\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=7422760618041904994","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7422760618041904994"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/7422760618041904994"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/short-post.html","title":"Short post"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-3950678727018736940"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-27T11:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-27T12:15:10.869-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Drawing With Both Hands"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"AJ cracked a bone in her upper wrist a little over a week ago, falling off a log at a friend's house. Not a bad break, but enough of a tiny buckle in the bone that the doctor wanted her to wear a splint for the next 4 weeks to protect it while it was healing.AJ's wrist is feeling OK, but she has been refusing to use her right arm or hand at all. Finally, last night after she had a complete "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3950678727018736940\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=3950678727018736940","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/3950678727018736940"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/3950678727018736940"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/drawing-with-both-hands.html","title":"Drawing With Both Hands"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-2741107011013122193"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-26T10:27:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-26T10:33:20.131-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"easily amused"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"killing me with cuteness"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cute Kids"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Mom: \"Why are all the chairs and things clustered over on this side of the family room?\"AJ: \"Well, we were gonna push Dad off the couch a couple of days ago. So we moved everything hard out of the way. We didn't want to kill Dad or anything.\"-------------------------Ebee, in the car: \"I don't hate the grinch! Cindy Lou Who said, 'I don't hate the grinch!'\"AJ: \"She said, 'I nominate the grinch,' "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2741107011013122193\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2741107011013122193","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2741107011013122193"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2741107011013122193"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/cute-kids.html","title":"Cute Kids"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-2442396136989066755"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-14T09:42:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-14T09:56:19.168-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Busy summer"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Well, I do still have at least one reader left despite my rare and sporadic postings. Thank you, dear Liz, for the prompt.Hopefully now that the summer is almost over, I'll be able to start posting a bit more now that we'll be getting back into a regular routine. Our summer has been quite full, with swimming lessons, family gatherings, continued work on decluttering, shopping for curriculum and "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2442396136989066755\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2442396136989066755","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2442396136989066755"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2442396136989066755"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/busy-summer.html","title":"Busy summer"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-4470067469214063637"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-02T09:52:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-22T20:54:22.315-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"learning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sponsored"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Timez Attack--an amazing resource for mastering multiplication tables"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"AJ has been struggling with not seeing the need to learn math, and therefore not wanting to do math. So we've been looking for creative ways to teach math facts to her. One of the resources we've found is so unusual and great that it deserves special mention: an unusually well-made RPG adventure math game called Timez Attack. I'm so impressed by this program that I signed up for their affiliate "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4470067469214063637\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=4470067469214063637","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4470067469214063637"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4470067469214063637"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/timez-attack-amazing-resource-for.html","title":"Timez Attack--an amazing resource for mastering multiplication tables"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-4943231111459942083"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-09T22:19:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-09T22:21:39.957-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"easily amused"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"English"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\"Will my teacher speak English?\" Ebee wondered on her way to her first swimming lesson.\"I hope he doesn't speak English, because I don't know very much English. All I know how to say in English is gracias and adios.\""},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4943231111459942083\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=4943231111459942083","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4943231111459942083"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4943231111459942083"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/english.html","title":"English"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-6209517528562639605"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-03T11:35:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-03T13:10:41.840-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"parenting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How Children Learn Manners"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"[Cross-posted on Embracing the Risk]This article has some interesting food for thought. I remember hearing, quite some time ago, that the best way to teach children to allow others to go first is not by forcing them to let everyone else go first all the time, but by seeing others model the \"after you\" attitude. I think of our family gatherings . . . The youngest children are almost always served "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6209517528562639605\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=6209517528562639605","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6209517528562639605"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/6209517528562639605"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/how-children-learn-manners.html","title":"How Children Learn Manners"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-2594958743956724995"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-02T17:26:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-03T13:16:07.151-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"at a loss"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"health issues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kid stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Resting and Processing"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"It's been a very busy few weeks. First, SIL The Mentor and her husband, Science Teacher BIL, and Sweet and Energetic SIL came and spent 4 days helping us do a \"total home makeover\"--decluttering, organizing, moving furniture, and even doing some painting and redecorating.Then FIL passed away. All 12 of his children were able to come into town, from as far as Africa and the Middle East. We had a "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2594958743956724995\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=2594958743956724995","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2594958743956724995"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/2594958743956724995"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/resting-and-processing.html","title":"Resting and Processing"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-3249752288075300109"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-19T01:38:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-19T01:42:21.135-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"at a loss"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"loved ones"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Goodbye for now, Dear Father-in-Law"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"DH's father, Dr. Bible Professor\/Pastor, went to be with his beloved Lord tonight. Please keep the family, and especially DH's mom in your prayers. FIL leaves behind a legacy of 12 living children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren who love the Lord, and goes to join two of his children and several grandchildren already in Heaven.We will miss him, but we know we'll see him again some "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3249752288075300109\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=3249752288075300109","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/3249752288075300109"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/3249752288075300109"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/goodbye-for-now-dad-c.html","title":"Goodbye for now, Dear Father-in-Law"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-4548511638229143523"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-04T12:53:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-04T12:56:02.338-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"health issues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"just life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Influenza"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I've had the flu for 9 days now. The body aches\/headache\/fever\/cough version. Influenza, the real thing. I haven't taken my temperature yet today, but it's just possible this could be my first day without a fever. I did go to the same-day clinic yesterday. The doctor said that my chest and lungs sound fine, but the cough could last for another 2-3 weeks or more.At least I'll be immune to this "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4548511638229143523\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12170298\u0026postID=4548511638229143523","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4548511638229143523"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/12170298\/posts\/default\/4548511638229143523"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/purplekangaroopuzzle.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/influenza.html","title":"Influenza"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"purple_kangaroo"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02543172194041505144"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xmXacDQe6No\/VDjZYsGnQbI\/AAAAAAAABf8\/hHy50v00t90\/s220\/roologo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12170298.post-5924843951356261930"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-20T15:01:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-21T00:51:51.349-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"memes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"snap happy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wordless Wednesday 20 May 2009: Giant Guinea Pig (a.k.a. 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