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• Oct. 12, 2009 - Photo-Blogging a Wash

I'd planned to give you our day in pictures, but the "insert image" function on homeschoolblogger is "brokened." Suffice it to say that we wore ourselves out in Harpers Ferry National Park today, hit the grocery store on the way home for donuts and milk (as compensation for my "no-tourist-prices" hard-nosed frugality at the Park), and let the hens out when we got home.

Oh, and did I mention that one of our hens is no more? We noticed we were down to five the other day and discovered a trail of feathers leading from our property line into the pine trees behind our property. The work of a crafty fox! Though hubby declares with the kind of stupid hens are, foxes don't really have to be all that crafty; old Reddy probably just said "Psst, c'mere old gal, I wanna show yous somethin'," or dangled a bug or somesuch.

So we got home. After lying down for 4.5 seconds, I decided I'd better get up and put some pants on my 3yo, who'd wandered outside. I'd had to remove his clothing on the way home due to a diaper "incident." (May I just state here that I am mortally tired of foul diapers? Mortally. I'd like to know the mothering record for longest time spent in the diaper-changing years.) Thus was he running around outside with 1) no shirt, just a pullover jacket; 2) clean diaper; and 3) socks and shoes. Interesting look. (Especially given the fall-like weather we are enjoying.) One that motivated me to get off the bed and rectify the situation, at any rate.

Once I was up, I figured I'd better tackle the schoolroom, which was covered stem to stern with bits of dried playdoh and what-not. Not to mention the nests of stink bugs that I KNEW, in my soul of souls, were infesting our bookshelves and supplies. (We have holes in our screens.) I went about removing books and things with great trepidation, and uncovering hair-raising numbers of the disgusting things. The "thwup" they make going through the vacuum hose is certainly shudder-inducing. Must have sucked up a hundred of 'em. Now I'm rather reluctant to empty the bag. I think I'll make hubby do it.

When the insert picture function gets fixed (oh, homeschoolblogger handyman?), I'll add a photo of my nicely organized "teacher supply" drawer. Still have to clean out the Dreaded Crates (full of school papers--my most hated task, I do believe, because of the decision making involved), clean windows and doors, clean out the kids' in-boxes & what-all, but it felt good to get the bookshelves debugged and the drawer organized, and the playdoh vacuumed. My kids can do away with a brand-new set of playdoh faster than anyone I know. Will also try to post birthday pictures when able. Thanks for patience. Sincerely, the Erstwhile Blogger.

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• Oct. 13, 2009 - A Work Around for the Blogger problem

Posted by msmarla

Hit the "source button" and then directly paste the image's link. I always do this now. I had forgotten all about the insert image option. It never worked well for me.

Sorry about your chicken. I'm mortally tired of messy pants as well. I made a proclamation of sorts last weekend that pullups are a thing of the past and now we are finding little puddles all over the house. Ugh. I do not understand this aversion to sitting on a potty. The alternative is preferrable????

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