tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234090255678743792012-01-25T11:38:30.785-08:00Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-68384527373368068292012-01-10T17:55:00.000-08:002012-01-10T18:21:08.543-08:00

William and I flew to California for a visit with my Mom. She'd been having a bit of a rough adjustment, and I felt like I wanted to be there with her, even for a short time, and that having William along to see his Gramma Charlotte again was an important thing. So Papa Bear used his sky miles to buy our tickets, and off we went.I probably don't need to tell you I was really focusing on NOT

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-75875882529303137232012-01-10T17:11:00.000-08:002012-01-10T18:19:17.249-08:00

While William and I were visiting my Mom in Marina, CA last November, she and I took some time together for crafting. We sat down on my last evening there and she taught me how to tat. For those who don't know about tatting, it is one of the original methods for creating lace. It requires two shuttles of fine crochet thread, and nimble fingers. I started out using the heaviest (thickest) thread

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-56747857042548485782012-01-09T14:44:00.000-08:002012-01-09T15:15:51.091-08:00

Once again this year I overbooked my Knitting Dance Card for Christmas, committing myself to knit far more projects than I could possibly manage. Unless of course I neglected all of my other responsibilities and just sat by the fireplace knitting all day for a few weeks. Which, actually doesn't sound bad...But, I ended up knitting seven pairs of kids' mittens, the youngest getting stripes, two

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-34299155432433666702012-01-08T20:41:00.000-08:002012-01-09T03:27:23.296-08:00

It was a lovely, drizzly, foggy day, but that didn't keep Michael from playing outside most of the day. Once it starting raining, he and LittleMan swiftly erected a fort to keep them dry, using boxes staged for recycling, contrator bags from the garage, a snow disk and other misc garage items.Today's art was brought to us by Michael. Check out the plumbing in that toilet.Best use of a Sharpie

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-21228386587457417042012-01-08T14:13:00.001-08:002012-01-08T14:45:44.370-08:00

Papa Bear's birthday just happens to be inconveniently located smack-dab right between Christmas and New Years. Every year. It doesn't move, ever. Birthdays are funny that way.And this smack-dab-ness makes it really challenging to plan and pull off a birthday party for him. I mean, even if I have the mental bandwidth and time to actually plan a party during that time-frame, how many people to do

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-11166067547879772352011-12-20T15:26:00.001-08:002012-01-09T04:01:21.591-08:00

One of the lovely friends from our homeschool group had the brilliant idea of having a Secret Santa exchange among the moms this year. Many of us would really like to “do a little something" for each of our friends at this time of year, but have budgetary constraints. And many of us would really like to “craft a little something" for each of our friends, but have time constraints. So, this really

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You know how, back when you didn't actually have any children, you had these visions of all of the lovely family traditions you would create/discover/carry forward once you had kids? And then you had kids. And, somehow, traditions were born that absolutely did NOT receive the Mother's Stamp Of Approval, but they somehow manage to keep popping up year after year? This is one of those

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-72021914657032413652011-12-13T14:40:00.000-08:002011-12-13T15:05:06.238-08:00

Our homeschool group's usual Tuesday Park Day was a bit unusual today. It wasn't just that we had almost every family in the group there (I think we had 14 families there?!?).This certainly wasn't unusual....A gaggle o' moms.This was a little bit unusual for our family... One too many cupcakes.Nope, this isn't unusual, either.... Babyman showing off his find......a lady bug on a stick.Nuthin'

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In the midst of packing for our upcoming camping trip, we had butterflies emerging from their chrysalises. Michael had received a butterfly habitat for his birthday last month, and we sent off for the butterflies, which arrived several days later. Just before leaving for FESTY, Michael opened up his box of critters, figured out the instructions, and set them up in the habitat. He even put some

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This little guy got spotted in our yard yesterday by a couple of the boys. It was decided that we “must” keep him…and I agreed to let him have a one-night-only sleep-over. This morning, after breakfast, Michael took him back out to near the area he had been found, and we let him go back to his little home, wherever it happens to be.

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-19850127777051142822011-10-16T15:16:00.001-07:002011-10-16T16:51:16.819-07:00

This is why we Walked today. 'Cause I detest these little buggers, and so does William. As much as they are vital to William's continued health and wellbeing, we all would be much happier if they were not in our lives.And, a heartfelt thanks goes to Mimi for providing with this industrial-sized sharps container so we don't have to keep storing those buggers in recycled fabric softener jugs ;)So,

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Sunday was very much like Saturday, so I won’t go into detail, just hit the highlights.One thing that happened on Saturday that I did not photograph (because I was at camp) was what a hit was made by Thomas and Michael and their stilts. Now, these stilts are one more of those inventions of Michael’s. As often happens, he woke up one morning with a fully-formed plan to build some stilts out of PCV

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-38440903768276432382011-10-08T07:33:00.000-07:002011-10-12T13:28:08.416-07:00

Continued from Day Two...Camping at The FESTY was one of the few times we have camped “primitive” with the camper – no electricity plug in, and no water hook up. Having the water tank on the camper was great, though the pump was not working…we just opened up the drain on the bottom and filled buckets with water. The battery ran lights at night, but the electrical outlets in the camper don’t work

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-59546100890138861902011-10-07T12:29:00.000-07:002011-10-12T08:28:24.813-07:00

Continued from Day One!After a good night’s sleep, I was up at a reasonable hour making chocolate chip pancakes. These are great from camping because the sweetness is built in – thus no need for syrup – and can be eaten with fingers – thus far fewer dishes, especially when you’re feeding nine people.Babyman's chocolate pancake face!The area the FESTY is set up in is a fabulously beautiful valley.

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Thanks to Billy and his magical music industry connections, both our families were able to attend The Second Annual FESTY Experience at The Devil's Backbone in Virginia. This awesome event is spearheaded in part by The Infamous Stringdusters, one of our new favorite bands. If you haven't heard them yet, go do it now!!! Even if you're not a fan of Bluegrass, you've got to appreciate the pure

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-77096207236990309902011-10-03T08:16:00.000-07:002011-10-03T08:29:07.783-07:00

Okay, maybe not the first one so much... ;) This morning a tech came out to install a new windshield on the Sequoia, so all of the boys lined up sitting on the camper to watch. After a blazing, dry summer (even the weeds were dying!), the weather the past several days has been beautiful!!! Lovely, pleasant days, and sweetly cool nights. We even got the goose down comforter out!So, here are a few

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-70895964359161638792011-08-27T15:22:00.000-07:002011-08-27T17:02:38.089-07:00

It’s that time again…walk season…and our family and friends will be participating in JDRF’s Walk to Cure Diabetes on October 16th in Johns Creek, GA. This will be our second Walk. You can see pictures of our first Walk here and here (thank you, S!). Everyone who knows and loves William wants a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. (Now would be really great, but I’m willing to wait a few more weeks

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-91579948188501904372011-08-21T06:45:00.000-07:002011-08-21T06:45:00.862-07:00

The boys' cousin spend a few days with us over her summer break. I'm not sure how it got started, but we ended up with a small stream of mud in the back yard, and muddy children was the end result. Michael, Cousin H, and The Pirate.

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-63539781186486300152011-08-20T10:23:00.001-07:002011-08-20T10:41:06.493-07:00

Yesterday was Thomas' last "regular" appointment with the orthodontist. BEFORE.... AFTER..... He was soooooooo ready to get those braces off! He now has a semi-permanent retainer on the lower jaw, and a night-time retainer for the top. Yes, that is "G" for Greenbay. Makes a mama proud ;) To celebrate he and I had a special date and saw the final installment of Harry Potter. We

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-20038572813918510302011-08-19T10:22:00.000-07:002011-08-19T10:22:00.222-07:00

On Sunday we received a visit from our newest neighbor, who was just four days old. Papa Bear did his usual magic putting a fussy little bundle to sleep within moments of taking her into his arms. Congratulations, Mimi and Pop-pop on your newest addition! Later that night we re-instituted bed-time stories....with six bear cubs. Sometimes, having a really, really big bed is a necessity!

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-15252131432859713602011-08-18T08:00:00.000-07:002011-08-18T10:20:22.538-07:00

Lest you think I've not been knitting during my blogging absence... Craft Hope has another great service project lined up. For Project 14 :: Christmas in Dixie they are asking for hand-made holiday stockings for victims of the most recent spat of tornadoes in the South. 12,000 families lost their homes, and that includes all of the wonderful, cherished holiday decorations and treasures

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-87944531793178733992011-08-17T10:16:00.001-07:002011-08-17T10:20:27.318-07:00

Yesterday some of the families in our homeschool group met up at Suwanee Fountain for a picnic and fun in the water... Tom and friends in the spray of things. LittleMan, Michael and The Pirate sharing lunch with a girlfriend. Michael. It was a great way to spend a pleasant Summer afternoon!

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-531301766482861922011-07-26T15:45:00.001-07:002011-07-26T17:12:17.149-07:00

Several families from our local homeschool group took a trip out to Rancho Alegre Farm. Here are some pix. A bunch of kids brushing a very patient pony. William and Michael grooming. Pilar, one of the co-owners of the farm. The garden.The worm farm/compost bin. Thomas and buddies on the hay ride. Simon...not too sure about the goat thing. Ava with a new friend. Griffin, Liam and Ava with Goat.

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I just took my laptop to the shop for repairs. It will be about three weeks before I get it back. I probably will not be posting anything for a while, or following anyone else, but will be checking e-mail about once a day if I can. See you all when I get back!

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We haven’t been eating out a whole lot lately, but last night we all decided that a joint excursion to a local Mexican restaurant would be a nice treat. So, we packed seven kids (our niece is visiting) and four adults into three vehicles (coming from two different locations) to meet up at Taqueria Los Hermanos for dinner. Just about half way there (for those coming from the house) we were hit by

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-60179771427244687132011-06-15T09:04:00.000-07:002011-06-16T13:21:08.012-07:00

Yeah, I know that's not a word, but it's kinda fitting for our current co-habitating lifestyle (I seriously dislike the word "lifestyle", but can't think of a better one right now). Papa Bear has always done a great job of "filling in" with William's D-care as needed, but has recently made it known that he wants to step up and take on more responsibility. And, Kitmama has been great about jumping

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-72329349581722193002011-06-12T16:07:00.000-07:002011-06-12T16:18:40.188-07:00

These are for my dear friend, 'Neen, who stayed with us for a while, and who loves the rain...Standing in the garage... Standing in the family room door.... Looking out over the new "lower" garden..... These were all taken during the same, brief, "localized" shower.I love the sound of the rain......

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-77002812079657548442011-06-11T07:17:00.000-07:002011-06-11T08:12:33.218-07:00

Yesterday was a pretty typical day at our house.I spent a bit of time in the garden (in between updating the blog) and found our first squash of the season...I just love the shape and arrangement of these squash plants...very orderly and pleasing to the eye...I emptied out one of the rainbarrels to water some planters in the garden (this is the corn/squash)...The air conditioning unit serving the

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-3452180704564669272011-06-10T07:14:00.000-07:002011-06-10T07:47:04.171-07:00

Kitmama brought home a couple of vegan cookbooks from the library. I've been perusing Vegan on the Cheap by Robin Robertson, and tried out the Southwestern Black Bean and Corn Chowder on page 68. It seriously rocked!If even half the other recipes in the book are as good as this one, I'll be buying this book very soon. What I like about the book so far:Just about all the recipes I've read so far

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-69268860954305089762011-06-09T15:03:00.000-07:002011-06-09T15:04:44.021-07:00

Hey! I'm trying to catch up on my pix and posts for last week at the lake, and I'm post-dating them. So, scroll down if you want to see what we did :)

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-41939464134606157442011-06-08T14:27:00.000-07:002011-06-08T15:02:38.963-07:00

Michael was a very busy boy yesterday. Here are two of his three inventions-of-the-day. That's what you get when you've got a creative kid with lots of free time on his hands and access to tools and duct tape.

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I have always enjoyed the photography of my friend, S. But for the past year or so, she's been really focusing (pardon the pun) on improving her photography skills, and she has done just that. Here are some of the photos she took of The Bear Family while we were at the lake. There are quite a few, but they are worth peeking at. You can find her blog here, and she also posts fabulous photos using

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On the Seventh Day God rested, but we packed up and went home.While I gathered up all our belongings (spread all over the house, the dock, and everywhere in between) and packed everything up into Popper and the truck, David got in a last stint of fishing, and Michael created some "art" on the sea wall.I required, of course, getting into the lake.Fully clothed.Yes, all of his other clothes had

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-60574199081092908722011-06-05T16:20:00.000-07:002011-06-09T17:28:24.220-07:00

Another day of "mostly pix". William and I got back to the lake in time for another dip in the lovely, murky waters. Even I got in (I don't like water I can't see through).Thomas chillin'. Still all decked out. Funny Girl dis-ing the life vest. Babyman floating. A dancing dog...oh, my! Jenny contemplating the water. Can't even begin to describe this shot...And, much more of this.... Our last

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-85479275884826723312011-06-04T15:11:00.000-07:002011-06-09T15:48:38.893-07:00

Okay, so no pictures for a few days, and a change of plans, some good news, and a break.Originally we intended to pack up and return home on Thursday because William had his quarterly checkup with the Ped Endo on Friday. But, our gracious hostess twisted our collective arms (right!), so we "adjusted". That's just the way we flow 'round here. So, William and I packed overnight bags, hopped in the

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-92139870626987984142011-06-02T14:50:00.000-07:002011-06-09T15:03:10.286-07:00

Mostly just pix of yesterday....William taking a break. Michael ready for action (see video below). S doing her thang. Unidentified shutter bug. Hey, there were, like, 14 kids in the water...I can't ID all of them ;) Littleman...how is his hair still dry?!? The Pirate in his Ship.Even Jenny considered getting back in...then not.And, there was a whole lotta this goin' on:

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-11912497491957946222011-06-01T14:30:00.000-07:002011-06-09T14:42:36.882-07:00

Day Two was pretty much all about being in the water, from just after breakfast until the sun went down. Even Jenny and Jasmin got up the gumption (after much coaxing) to get in.It was also very much about fishing. David was great about accommodating whichever kids wanted to fish (there were several!), and a few fish were even caught... Babyman and David workin' the rod. Got one on the line!

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-10695616445301205192011-05-31T11:39:00.000-07:002011-06-09T14:27:45.446-07:00

Despite getting up later than I had planned, we managed to get packed up, loaded up, hitched up, and piled into two vehicles in pretty good time. Babyman and Michael ready to go.It wasn't a very long drive to the lake, even with multiple stops. David and five cubs went in the Sequoia, and KitMama and I went in her van with one cub and four dogs (two were dropped off elsewhere...only two came with

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-48667625375968184802011-05-30T15:13:00.000-07:002011-06-09T14:27:09.580-07:00

We were invited by S and family to join them at Lake Sinclair for several days. Their family has a small house there, and because a few other families would also be there, we decided to take Popper along for additional bed space. So, in addition to packing the usual stuff for camping and laking, a big portion of Sunday was spent preparing food to take along.Michael was my kitchen helper. He

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-39322567955498074362011-05-25T16:56:00.000-07:002011-05-25T17:44:10.200-07:00

Thomas decided that he absolutely HAD to have an iTouch before his overnight at his buddy's house on Thursday. His buddy already has an iTouch, which is the coolest thing ever, and there are so many cool things they can do together if they both have one. Etc., etc., etc.Thomas already had a fair bundle of cash stashed away, but definitely not enough to buy the unit he wanted. We talked about

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-29238453358382785502011-05-24T18:21:00.000-07:002011-05-24T18:29:47.828-07:00

Yes, this did scratch the hardwood floor. If you don't already know where he got the idea, check this out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCCrpVB5bFc

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-81715928539179754782011-05-13T15:22:00.001-07:002011-05-13T17:12:46.833-07:00

This is Grace. She is making a bracelet.Grace is great about pulling our little group together to participate in Craft Hope service projects. Last month she banded us together to make Safe Birthing Kits for Haiti, which my goofy little bears were tucked into.Project 12 is Bracelets for Russian Orphans (the deadline for submissions is June 15th, so there's plenty of time to participate!). Grace's

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-72329969341507017462011-05-12T00:25:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:40:50.649-07:00

The Pirate and Michael. Michael is wearing his brand-new, fresh out of the package skivies. The expressions pretty much say it all.

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-43783817792991249332011-05-08T18:32:00.000-07:002011-05-08T20:32:37.291-07:00

First, Happy Mothers Day to every mother out there! I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful day, full of love and sweetness and blessed peace (like that last part ever happens if you've got kids around!). Second, I just have to ask, "What's with the apostrophe?" Every time I see it written out, it's written "Mother's Day" but that just doesn't make sense to me, unless it's "My Mother's

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-33529414903884993962011-05-05T17:17:00.000-07:002011-05-05T17:23:01.442-07:00

My garden trampledBy hundred pound dumb-ass dogChildren, close the gate!Okay, I'm not sure this qualifies in terms of the "spirit" of haiku, but at least the sylable count is right.Once I've finished schlepping the ump-teenth load of dirt and/or mulch, I'll post a couple of pictures of what I've been spending to much of my time and energy on (since, obviously, I've not been blogging!). I hope I

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-35770729025725806952011-04-29T22:21:00.000-07:002011-04-29T22:31:10.415-07:00

Papa Bear just returned from a longer-than-usual business trip to California and Colorado. He was able to slip in some much-needed visit time with relatives, and arranged a video conference with the Bear Cubs on Easter evening. He was also bitten by the Haiku Bug, and put together some ditties to share with all.Enjoy!L.A. to Salt LakeThrough cloud saturated skiesNow onto Denver.Safely in

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-49530548890538306832011-04-21T19:22:00.000-07:002011-04-21T19:25:39.044-07:00

On Monday Michael decided to take the training wheels off his bike. 'Nuff said.

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Okay, a lot has been going on this week. At the forefront has been KitMama's family settling in and all of our mutual adjustment-ing, which, really, hasn't been all that much. For the sake of everyone's sanity, we've decided to trim back our weekly Tuesday Night Homeschool Family Film/Game/Dinner gatherings to twice a month. This past Tuesday was Classic Moms Book Club Discussion/Movie night, and

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-69487170130918488002011-04-02T18:08:00.000-07:002011-04-03T08:37:19.833-07:00

The doings of the day, in no particular order.We had a few extra kids sleeping here overnight; two of S's kids, and one Bee kid. Having slept most of the night on the floor in the living room with the kids (inducing said kids to go to sleep sans hour of giggling) I was fully prepared to sleep much of the day away. David got up at a decent hour to get all six kids up, dressed, fed, and out the

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-36169510953138494112011-03-24T16:29:00.001-07:002011-03-24T17:09:05.496-07:00

Guess what I found, right there at Kroger, next to the organic extra-firm tofu? Egg Roll Wraps! Really! How cool is that? And, it was on "Manager's Special" for only 99 cents (cause it expires tomorrow), so, of course, I HAD to get it! Even though I've never made egg rolls in my life. But, there were instructions and a recipe of sorts on the back, so I figured I'd risk the 99 cents and go

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-8397303797227406222011-03-24T01:29:00.001-07:002011-03-24T01:34:59.246-07:00

March has been tempting us into believing that Spring has arrived. Has it? Is it really safe to start planting? Or, will there be one last freeze to kill off tender young seedlings before She is really here? Tulips at the mailbox. More bulbs at the mailbox. Second year strawberries starting berries. Personal Sun Teas....perfect use of a large canning jar! Reading to the kids on the back deck

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-48609955543328059902011-03-20T13:18:00.000-07:002011-03-20T13:20:20.909-07:00

a post because I'm purging...so, enjoy this in the interim!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JX13LwnZssYeah, it's kind of random, but well worth enjoying ;)

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-44532900827721480132011-03-17T16:53:00.000-07:002011-03-17T17:28:51.475-07:00

Last night the kids and I got a mutual bee in our mutual bonnets, and decided to make California rolls. I had ordered the seaweed (nori) and bamboo roller through Amazon, and it happened to arrive yesterday, and the kids happened to open the package, and then happened to inquire what the heck that was, and then decided we should make California rolls. Call it "strewing via Amazon".We didn't

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-50628999412731581612011-03-13T08:55:00.000-07:002011-03-13T09:29:37.995-07:00

I started out Saturday by baking Rise and Shine Breakfast Bread from the 30 Day Vegan workshop. Everyone LOVED it, and it really does make a great breakfast. Here's William's serving: No, I didn't let him eat the whole 90+ carb serving; I had him cut it in half..Then, out to the yarden for some more prep work. Dumb dog ate my new gardening gloves..I got the first load of material loaded into

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-52931575706920795102011-03-12T08:40:00.001-08:002011-03-12T09:21:10.040-08:00

Well, we're most of the way through the first week of the 30 Day Vegan workshop. After starting out like gang busters last weekend, I backed off a bit on the vegan cooking mid-week. David was in Canada Wednesday through Friday, and since the kids haven't been entirely enthusiastic about some of the main dishes, I decided not to do a vegan dinner each night. We did a bit of grazing, and some

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-53283671606608058152011-03-09T08:12:00.000-08:002011-03-09T09:04:44.129-08:00

Yesterday was pretty low key in the kitchen. While I had managed to “wash as I went” for most of Monday’s cooking, I petered out toward the end and there was a sudden explosion of dishes mounded in the sink by the time post-dinner rolled around. It didn’t help that one of my kitchen crew was MIA; Thomas is usually in charge of unloading the dishwasher, and he was staying at a friend's house.So

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-17478102818428358302011-03-08T07:57:00.001-08:002011-03-08T08:16:34.504-08:00

Yesterday I did some “prepatory” cooking; beans, white and black, for future dishes. I could have just bought canned beans, but I want to do as much from scratch as possible.Did a bit more organizing; putting stuff into jars. I’ve seen photos of some of the other participant’s pantries with nice labels on all of the jars and containers, but I’m just writing on them with a sharpie. (If I need a

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-79346363926987827772011-03-06T14:26:00.000-08:002011-03-07T08:37:37.433-08:00

I was sick on Friday and Saturday, so I feel like I'm a couple of days behind. Especially when I see what some of the other seminar participants have been doing in their kitchens to get organized. Ugh! So, most of yesterday was spent in preparation. First, I cleaned out the refrigerator; got rid of everything that needed getting rid of, and even washed the shelves.Ready to be filled with goodies

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-50785018536912105562011-03-05T13:49:00.001-08:002011-03-06T08:21:33.945-08:00

Well, he's finally done it. David reached his "tat weight" - his personal reward for reaching his goal weight - and went to Timeless Tattoos this afternoon to get his very first tattoo. S and Jeff both went with him, and both came back with ink, as well.David found the design on line, and added the Cherokee symbols that "spell" "Papa Bear". The design was inked by Rob Knight.Here's Jeff's new

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-81244607059947121292011-03-05T11:26:00.000-08:002011-03-05T11:35:14.267-08:00

Saturday, March 5th was the inaugural Home Depot Kids Workshop for PapaBear and a menagerie of cubs. What will undoubtedly become the first of many Saturday excursions to PapaBear’s “toy store” involved a sleepover the night before getting all (6) cubs up at 7AM, dressed and fed and out the door so to be in line before any crowds formed. Remarkably, PapaBear had everyone up, dressed (including

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-40031142828304251282011-03-03T13:54:00.000-08:002011-03-03T17:23:36.151-08:00

Okay, not really.I am gearing up for the 30 Day Vegan Workshop by, ironically, trying to get rid of some of the remaining dead animal flesh in our freezer. Along the same lines as "The sooner I eat all of this holiday chocolate and cookies and pies and deserts, the sooner it will be out of my house, and then I can start eating healthy again." Don't even try to pretend you've never said that to

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-41957681010839973312011-03-03T11:47:00.001-08:002011-03-03T11:48:35.521-08:00

I was rendered speechless by Michael's science project today.

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-33044312653787905612011-03-02T09:21:00.000-08:002011-03-02T10:12:49.380-08:00

Yesterday our homeschool group took the kids to see the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform at a local church. It was fabulous!Afterward, we met up for lunch at (against my better judgement) the food court at a local mall. Since our group has such varied eating habits, it seemed like a good (not too expensive) way for everyone to find something they would like.I bravely ordered a veggie wrap with

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-16285904288229220862011-02-28T18:47:00.001-08:002011-02-28T18:51:43.297-08:00

William decided this evening that he wanted to cook dinner for the family. Thomas and Michael jumped right on board as his assistants. On the menu: spaghetti with marinara sauce, mixed vegetables, and fruit cabobs. William stirring the pot. Thomas rinsing the pasta. Michael skewering the fruit. The final presentation. Nice! It was a good meal, made even better by the fact I got a break from

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-65214374008749233472011-02-26T15:37:00.001-08:002011-02-26T16:34:06.324-08:00

First of all, I have to send out a big, huge THANK YOU to Christin for putting this together. "This" was an art show for our local homeschool group. Kids from nine different families participated, and Christin graciously turned her livingroom into an art gallery for the occasion.Second, I have to say I was impressed with the variety of submissions from the kids. No two artists used the same

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-23488229148902242262011-02-25T12:13:00.000-08:002011-02-25T14:39:57.132-08:00

Okay, show of hands. All of you full-time, at-home parents out there: How many times in your full-time parenting career have you been asked the question, "Yeah, but what do you DO all day?" Kind of annoying, idn't it?Those of us who happen to homeschool at least get a bit of a break as most people envision homeschooling as some sort of intensive school-at-home operation that takes at least as

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-59765482382671231422011-02-23T09:50:00.001-08:002011-02-23T09:59:28.506-08:00

These absolutely rocked!Kitmama found the recipe from SophistiMom, and we combined cooking forces last night for dinner. Rather than freezing them for future use, we immediately fried them in a little bit of olive oil (don't you just love that lovely golden crispiness?), and we used both flour tortillas and whole wheat tortillas. And, we opted for my Fresh Avocado Salsa rather than the

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-52815064522828035792011-02-22T14:06:00.001-08:002011-02-22T14:39:34.573-08:00

These little guys got delivered to Grace today to be put into Safe Birthing Kits for Craft Hope's Konbit Sante service project. "Weeeheeee! We're goin' to Haiti, baby!" "Ready to go!" .Grace was kind enough to coordinate our local homeschool group's putting together five Safe Birthing Kits for the project, sew the tote bags all the supplies will go into (above is the tote she made for me for our

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-61668725471872721902011-02-21T11:58:00.000-08:002011-02-21T12:12:30.977-08:00

No, it did NOT snow again. Mimi very kindly sent these to me today (taken Jan 10th) and they made me smile...so here they are. Papa Bear snowboarding on tobaggon. Mimi! BroBear snowboarding. BooBoo saucering. Mimi's hubby and granddaughter. BooBoo's pure joy. Mimi's hubby...more pure joy. Yep, that's me. Cutie Patutie. Littleman. BroBear returning up the hill. More BooBoo Joy.

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-46924025766350420052011-02-18T11:13:00.000-08:002011-02-18T11:15:50.140-08:00

The other night I made black beans and rice, and we had some left over. For lunch I spooned the rice/bean mix into corn tortillas and fried them up for crispy tacos. No cheese or sour cream. Dipped into guacamole, they were fabulous. And, the kids even ate 'em ;)

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-53389055486288246352011-02-15T10:00:00.000-08:002011-02-15T10:00:13.685-08:00

Grace asked about my Spanish rice recipe. As with everything else I cook, the recipe is pretty loose and I mess about with it considerably. But, it looks pretty much like this:2 c brown ricewater as directed1 can diced tomatoes, drained1 can tomato paste2-4 tsp chili powder2-4 tsp paprika2-4 tsp cumin2-4 tsp garlic powdersalt to tasteYeah, I know, that's pretty loose with the seasonings, but it

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-22297931792375782562011-02-14T08:36:00.001-08:002011-02-14T08:40:46.607-08:00

The other night we had fish tacos. Two large pieces of cod poached in lemon and lime juice with a little bit of salt, pepper and garlic powder; break the cooked fish up in smaller pieces so everyone can get the amount that will fit in their corn tortilla. Top with Fresh Avocado Salsa and little bit of shredded lettuce. Home-made Spanish rice and some refried beans on the side, and you're all

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-17860128662598872432011-02-13T14:13:00.000-08:002011-02-13T14:57:48.298-08:00

No, I haven’t let Mother Nature fool me into thinking that Winter has passed and Spring is here. I’m wise to her wily ways. But, the weather was lovely enough, it was a great opportunity to get outside and get some basic maintenance done.I always start out the growing season with lots of vim and vigor. Some years I stick with it and we get a nice garden. Some years (like last year), I get

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-78937932597408588772011-02-11T15:31:00.000-08:002011-02-10T15:36:45.478-08:00

You all pretty much know what we're trying to avoid eating. So, what, exactly, ARE we eating? I'll try to post some of our "successes" as they come along...not so much the failures ;)First and foremost, thanks to KitMama for making this dish for us on our first "vegan" Tuesday Night Family Movie Get-Together. I would be cautious about billing it as "Mac & Cheese", because it doesn't taste the

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-74995763625181637212011-02-10T08:53:00.000-08:002011-02-10T10:08:14.190-08:00

This morning I girded my loins, took a deep breath, and reported T-Bear's numbers to the Endo.I'm always a little anxious about reporting his numbers because we're not exactly the "ideal" D-Family. We don't eat at regularly scheduled times, usually skip breakfast (we don't even get out of bed til 10:00), and I don't force the kids to eat when they're not hungry. While we're very comfortable with

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-85778553783517001952011-02-08T13:53:00.000-08:002011-02-08T14:06:50.662-08:00

I just got an e-mail from Dean over at Dean's Beans. For those of you who don't know Dean and his crew, this is the group we get our Fair Trade organic coffee beans from. You know, that incredibly fabulous blend of beans that all the ladies swoon over when they come for Tuesday Homeschool Meet-Up. A nicer bunch of folks you'll not often come across in the coffee world. They guarantee their

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-26601219141336523582011-01-30T15:50:00.000-08:002011-01-30T15:58:04.179-08:00

The "mystery" is the ingredients you don't tell the kids are in it. As far as you're concerned, it's just potato soup.5-6 medium-large yellow potatoes, cubed with skins on1 head califlower, flouretted (is that a word?)1 medium-large yellow onion, cubed1 box organic free-range chicken broth(I would have included some carrots, but didn't have any on hand).Throw it all into a large pot. Simmer til

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-14221429654499130242011-01-27T14:39:00.000-08:002011-01-27T14:46:45.644-08:00

We’ve been making some changes. Again. A couple of weeks ago, we virtually eliminated meat and dairy from our family’s diet. I thought this was going to be really, really tough, because despite being fairly health-conscious, we’ve always been a “meat and potatoes with cheesy sauce” kind of family, and because T-Bear had drunk milk by the gallon for most of his life. It’s always been his

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-58057681957842839162011-01-24T12:18:00.001-08:002011-01-24T12:28:55.432-08:00

Craft Hope is at it again with another great opportunity to help out those who need it deperately.Project 11: Conbit Sante is focused on putting together safe birthing kits to be sent to Haiti. Please read about this very important project here. It is heartbreaking how little it takes to help a mother safely bring her newborn child into the world, and so often that "little" is simply not

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-42910356275901309172011-01-17T12:34:00.001-08:002011-01-17T12:41:05.240-08:00

Say that five times fast :).Since BooBoo Bear is our youngest and last child (whew...I don't think I could survive daily contact with one more!), and this is his first lost tooth...this is our Last First Lost Tooth. A family milestone, to be sure.Yeah, he does look slightly demented. I swear I tried to get a decent picture. But, he's six. You know how it is. BTW, I've been "catching up" on

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-16486042696625405822011-01-16T12:01:00.000-08:002011-01-17T12:26:20.751-08:00

BooBoo Bear was busy on Saturday building a spaceship for Space Bear. A box, two paper plates, one Christmas tree stand, and some tape......a few muffin papers and more tape... ...wood shims and more tape. Yes, Space Bear is still in there. The "Mosquito 10,000".On Sunday, he built a second space ship. This one was just a bit bigger and included a Wii steering wheel, a furniture dolly, and

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-22385196975845124992011-01-14T11:44:00.000-08:002011-01-17T11:54:37.529-08:00

BooBoo Bear's breakfast...the world's biggest panckage. Yes, I helped him flip it. No, he didn't eat the entire thing. But, he did make the batter up himself (from mix), pour it, and cook it on his own.My first attempt at a vegetarian sandwich. It was yummy. Don't sit on that hat. Yes, knitters are nutters.Can you tell I've been in the house too long?

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-39803238420825923822011-01-11T11:29:00.000-08:002011-01-17T11:39:35.755-08:00

It snowed here on the night of Jan 9th, so we woke up to about 6-8" of white stuff covering the world. While did manage to get a few pictures, after a short time outside my camera decided it did not want to function in the cold. Probably a good thing for all of you, or else there'd be a whole lot of boring snow pictures to scroll through. Unfortunately, though, no good pix of people :(Upturned

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-17864254547343469062011-01-07T11:19:00.000-08:002011-01-17T11:40:52.566-08:00

I knitted each of my "guys" hats for Christmas. I didn't quite finish Brother Bear's because he wanted a baret, which takes a bit more time than a regular hat. He was a bit perplexed when he got two balls of yarn cast on and partially knit on a set of round needles, but I think he agrees it was worth the wait.Brother Bear as Jaime Hyneman... ...Mythbuster!

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-69945389765376861942011-01-06T08:34:00.000-08:002011-01-06T08:42:22.532-08:00

Yeah, I know I'm tardy. I seem to be behind in everything right now... Papa Bear's magnificent pies.Rufus meets a new friend. Bro Bear with his new Red Rider air rifle. New boots in new snow. Unique snowman.Jenny's new best friend. New footies for all!

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-13327281382277396762010-12-16T05:49:00.000-08:002010-12-16T09:13:14.577-08:00

All the hand-made goodies for CA have been finished, wrapped, packaged, and shipped. Yay! Here are a few more pix...Prairie Grasses ScarfMountain Man Scarf andMountain Man-About-Town ScarfMountain Man Hat...Jr.Tie Dyed Cafe Apron, ready to wrapPretty little packagesLast year Grace wrote about eliminating "boughten" wrapping papers and ribbons to reduce waste, so I'm keeping the wrapping for my

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-34593777935543883902010-12-10T13:09:00.000-08:002010-12-10T16:59:26.557-08:00

Today was T-Bear's quarterly checkup with Dr. A, our pediatric endocrinologist. Everything looks a-okay. Weight and height are in the 80% percentile. Eyes, ears, throat and feet all look good. And his A1c was 7.6. Not bad at all, considering he's been consistently a bit high the past several weeks. So, we're tweeking his calculations a bit. Upping Lantus from 17 to 19 (which should fix his

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-61338648303910379312010-12-08T20:23:00.000-08:002010-12-10T08:29:40.454-08:00

We had the pleasure of temporarily adopting KitMama's two older boys for a few days. Yep, five boys for four days. They all get along so well, and enjoy one another so much, it's almost quieter in the house with these five! Four out of five boys. Thanks, Kit, for the loan!

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-67688313868274738982010-12-06T20:02:00.000-08:002010-12-07T08:16:33.794-08:00

I'm not sure which birthday gift I'll get the most use out of...The wine goblet from my adorable MIL.... ....or the brand new sewing machine from my hunka-hunka-hubby....Okay, who am I kidding? The wine goblet, obviously. Oh, and the new wine glasses from the boys to replace all the ones that have been mysteriously broken ;)But, coming in a close runner-up is this beautiful little zippered pouch

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-54145620019935717222010-12-03T05:43:00.001-08:002010-12-03T05:54:23.666-08:00

Can't blog now. I'm knitting. Chocolate Nummies Bundle-Up Scarf Pink Dream Angel Hair Scarf Dreams of the Desert Scarf Krazy Kristmas Kandy ScarfBlue Angel ScarfEmerald Blue Highlights ScarfCustom Holiday StockingHopefully, after the holidays I'll be able to stock up my Etsy store and start taking orders for custom holiday stockings. For now...back to knitting!

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-74037105265494445942010-11-22T15:49:00.000-08:002010-11-22T16:06:33.578-08:00

I have to admit that this month’s "DAM –n- NaBloPoMo" has been a challenge for me. From the standpoint of finding something about diabetes to write about each day…well, that’s not that hard when you think about it as much as I do, just as every caretaker of a “special needs” child thinks about “it” for a good chunk of the day. Most of the time D hovers in the background of my consciousness

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-35932397913880374472010-11-21T21:01:00.000-08:002010-11-22T07:07:59.640-08:00

I felt like The Soup Nazi from Seinfeld. Isn't it adorable? And, no, you can't eat it right now!We do our best to let T-Bear eat “like other kids” as much of the time as possible, at the same time keeping fairly healthy and balanced foods in the house so there are healthier foods to choose from. But, sometimes, you’re just not in a position, as a D-Parent, to channel “carb moderation” in your

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-1172161794972367662010-11-20T21:28:00.000-08:002010-11-21T09:40:44.112-08:00

Rufus has been through quite a bit since he was adopted by our family a year and a half ago. Just take a look to the right to get an idea of how clean and fluffy and unruffled he originally was when he showed up at the hospital to keep T-Bear company after his diagnosis. Since then he's been washed several times, been lost a few times (but always found again, obviously), and has been on a number

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-79265126037941066172010-11-19T13:08:00.000-08:002010-11-19T13:13:15.213-08:00

There is no prescription for managing Type 1 Diabetes. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. There are a lot of prescriptions that need to be filled to help manage diabetes. When T-Bear was first diagnosed, we paid $250 just in co-pays to fill every prescription on the prescription order. It was a lot of stuff.But, there’s no prescription that says “Take one pill three times a day, preferably

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-87087497654547387132010-11-18T14:45:00.000-08:002010-11-18T14:53:00.768-08:00

I'd never heard the term "Type 3 Diabetic" before, but that's me, and Papa Bear, and BroBear, and BooBooBear. And every D-Mom and D-Dad out there. We are all there. Every day. Every hour. With only the slightest glimmer of hope that it will end anytime in our lifetimes.Yeah, The Georges made me cry. But, I think my friends are getting used to that.Check out NinjaBetic. I think you'll like him.

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-14539947373347761812010-11-17T10:19:00.000-08:002010-11-17T10:21:45.469-08:00

Dear Diabetes,On May 13, 2009 you made your presence known to my family. You’d been sneaking about, lurking in silence and shadow inside my son’s body for … I don’t know how long …. doing your evil and trying to kill him. The day you made your brazen announcement was one of the worst days of my life, and of our family’s life.I want you to leave my son alone. If you have to have a hostage, take

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-90265444064392666212010-11-16T08:38:00.001-08:002010-11-16T08:40:43.496-08:00

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-53687185077866517242010-11-13T21:24:00.000-08:002010-11-13T21:24:35.551-08:00

Can't talk about this video without getting all sappy and crying, and y'all know how much I dislike that. So, I'll just show you the video.Thank you, Lorraine.

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-14453027597283078372010-11-12T14:05:00.000-08:002010-11-12T14:05:35.146-08:00

We're close! We've got 91,000 views, and only need to get to 100,000 for the full $75K to be donated. And we only have 2 days left!So, if you haven't already watched it, then click and do it now. Right now! Hurry! Shooo! Off you go, now!Thanks!

Five Bears A-Bloggingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323409025567874379.post-22508464043255107162010-11-11T18:50:00.000-08:002010-11-11T18:57:09.812-08:00

Okay, maybe only one word. "High".Okay, may be only two words. "High", and "Damn".If only I were a real pancreas.And he never blames me. Ever.It breaks my heart. Every time.

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