Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Feb 7, 2012, 5:40 pm
This time next week, my view will look something like this… I’m slightly excited… I’m very excited.  I’m excited that the hubs and I get to spend some time together…not that we don’t here in the states, but it’s different.  I’m excited to be able to use my new camera to captur...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Feb 2, 2012, 7:43 am
January is always a depressing time of the year.  Christmas is all hyped up and pretty and then January gets here and the festive music stops, the decorations go away, the food ceases, and it’s just blah.  About the only thing that spices the month up is the fact that Thing 1 and I get to celebr...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jan 20, 2012, 12:12 am
I couldn’t decide which title I liked and I didn’t know how to separate these into two separate posts… so you get a twofer tonight!  Lucky you! Last Monday (January 9th), I celebrated 35 years of life.  I don’t feel 35.  But I am. Yesterday(January 18th), I celebrated 15 years with Thin...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jan 3, 2012, 10:02 pm
I love Pinterest. I really do.  I’ve learned so many cool things there.  I pin them.  And then I get a wild hair up my booty.  And then I make something. Most of the time? It’s amazing. Like the Christmas ornaments I made out of floor wax and glitter?   I gave some as gifts.  I made s...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jan 2, 2012, 9:16 pm
When I was a kid, my mom had a pair of scissors that we were not allowed to touch.  They were her scissors.  They were to only be used when cutting material.  They were her “good” scissors.  If we came to her and asked her for scissors, she was wonderful about giving us a pair to use, but if...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jan 1, 2012, 10:37 pm
Thing 1 made a comment about not being able to wait to get out of this family.  I think he meant out of this house and I didn’t have the heart to tell him that he will ALWAYS be part of this family.  At first, I was hurt.  I asked him if that’s how he really felt and he replied with, “Yeah....
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Dec 31, 2011, 11:27 pm
I’m glad it’s here. It wasn’t a bad year per se, but I feel as if 2012 is going to be a great year. Writing more is on my list of things to do more of. I miss it. That and maybe lose 20lbs. Of course, that will have to start after tomorrow. Because tomorrow is the last day of the holidays. ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Dec 22, 2011, 7:07 am
Originally posted December 15, 2007 I am set in my ways. I don’t like change unless I initiate it. It really should be no surprise that Christmas Eve in the Jacobson household mirrors that of my childhood night before Christmases. My father thinks this is hysterical and is forever telling me to ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Dec 20, 2011, 7:11 am
Originally posted December 17, 2007 Our family loves to be jolly… much laughter… and there isn’t one Christmas that has gone by without a gag gift… This year is no different… But it all started many, many years ago… My mother doesn’t want me to tell this story. She’ll think that ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Dec 19, 2011, 7:05 am
Originally Posted December 16, 2007 First things first… Do you know what it means to deck the halls? I didn’t, so I asked my best friend Google. And then I felt dumb. Deck? Like decorate… or getting all decked out… oh well. I really just wanted to throw some fancy trivia your way to mak...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Dec 16, 2011, 7:10 am
Originally posted December 13, 2007   I have a few nosing around stories because, well, I’m nosey. And I’m not patient. While I love surprises, if I know there is a surprise, I’ll spend hours, sometimes days, consumed in trying to figure it out. I’m a challenge oriented kinda gal, and fig...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Dec 15, 2011, 7:04 am
Originally posted December 18, 2007 The year Dad fooled me on the computer was my first known memory of our scavenger hunts. Maybe they happened before that, but I don’t remember. As I said, my dad likes to get creative, and in true military fashion, we aren’t just handed things. We have to wo...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Nov 1, 2011, 7:46 am
Normally, once the kids leave for school, I knit for awhile…until I look at the clock and realize that I’m not even close to being ready and I need to be walking out the door.  Today, I shoved them out the door and realized that I’m at a standstill with both projects that I’m working on bec...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Sep 21, 2011, 8:04 pm
There are 144 days until the hubs and I set sail for the Bahamas.  We are in full-blown weight loss mode. Except we both define “full blown” differently. For him, it’s increasing the exercising.  For me, it’s watching what I eat. I have this nifty little online program that I’ve paid ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Aug 29, 2011, 9:32 pm
It’s 9:22pm and I just finished a bowl of cereal.  Not because I was overly hungry but because I had 8 points left to eat and I had a slight sweet tooth.  I kept looking at the vegetables, but like I said….I wanted something sweet.  And because I can’t seem to make myself drink anything oth...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Aug 17, 2011, 9:03 pm
But then, I would be lying. Because I know exactly where the summer went. Right after school let out?  Thing 1 and 2 went on a Mission Trip… and then? Thing 2 and Thing 3 went to church camp… and then? We went on vacation…. Yes… vacation.  We started in Tennessee (visiting my parents...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jun 10, 2011, 10:28 pm
I had a pretty craptacular day… As in I can’t even say that I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I’m pretty sure that there was no right side of the bed today. The day sucked before my feet even hit the floor. The kids were going to work with me…they fount from the moment their feet hit...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jun 9, 2011, 10:30 pm
I wrote this September 2, 2010, but never posted it… Looking back.. I’m not sure why…. but here it is… Some days? I truly think I’ve lost my ever loving mind. You see, I went to see a speaker Friday night at church.  Somehow, out of the crowd, I got picked.  I guess God told her to pi...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jun 9, 2011, 10:26 pm
My friend Karen stopped by today and saw our anniversary pictures.  Apparently, she wanted to leave a comment and tell us how insanely good looking my family is but the comments were closed.  That means that it’s been over two weeks since I’ve blogged.  I must admit, in my head, it’s not be...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - May 16, 2011, 10:34 pm
One year ago today, he rode in on a white horse…and changed my life forever… I didn’t know whether to run up and kiss him because he’s just that romantic or yell at him because he had never ridden a horse… In the end, I think I did a little of both. But we’ve made it a whole year. An...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - May 9, 2011, 10:51 pm
I don’t know if I’ve told you all this, but seven months ago, I got a new job. It’s a God thing really, which perhaps, one day, I will share online, but for now….there are key elements of this story that don’t need to be broadcast for all the world to see. Any who, for the past seven mon...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - May 8, 2011, 8:12 pm
This is what the hubs and I call the old people porch. We’ve called it that since we decided to call this place home. And we named it that because we knew that it was the perfect porch to rock on as we grew older together, and could sit and watch the neighborhood pass us by. We also talked about...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Apr 25, 2011, 11:18 pm
So, 4 years ago, when I started this blog, to show you our life in pictures, I had to have/do the following. 1. Have a computer 2. Be wired into the Internet 3. Have a camera 4. Download all pics from camera to computer via cord 5. Upload pictures from computer to a file server somewhere 6. ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Apr 17, 2011, 5:58 pm
It rained hard yesterday. I mean poured. As in flooding. And the poor flowers. But today, we got out there and planted what remained of them. And transplanted the veggies to larger pod things. And your psa for the day? Just because pansies are 50 cents for a 6 pack, you don’t need 6 bucks wo...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Mar 31, 2011, 10:31 pm
I thought that, perhaps, the month would get a little better, weather wise…we did reach 80 one day. It also snowed on Sunday. Currently it is raining and nasty and quite frankly, I’m cold. I actually turned the heat up today (something I never do….) because I just had that cold damp chill. ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Mar 21, 2011, 6:40 am
Several months before the hubs and I got married, I worked with thing 4… We worked on being a big girl and staying in her bed all night… I had to explain to her that once we got married, I would occupy the side of the bed that she stealthily snuck into in the middle of the night. “but I get ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Mar 21, 2011, 6:40 am
Several month before the hubs and I got married, I worked with thing 4… We worked on being a big girl and staying in her bed all night… I had to explain to her that once we got married, I would occupy the side of the bed that she stealthily snuck into in the middle of the night. “but I get s...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Mar 15, 2011, 10:39 pm
The rain came…although we are still considered to be in a drought. The winds came….it took our little portable green house and a few shingles off the roof. It was sleeting, then in the 70s and then sleeting again. halfway through the month, I find time going so fast, attempting to will it t...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Feb 28, 2011, 10:22 pm
Until Today.  It was 70 today.  And it was nice.  It was supposed to Thunderstorm, however, we saw one small flash of light, equivalent to a flash on a camera, one very LOUD roll of thunder and that was it.  Perhaps it was because I shut the computers off because I thought we were in for a big s...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jan 25, 2011, 10:23 pm
But it really has nothing to do with you and everything to do with me, such is the case on this blog often… because it’s MY blog. Yes.  Possessive. (And yes, they ALL laughed at me as I opened my stocking at the in-law’s and then promptly asked for a sharpie so that I could label my stuff.�...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jan 20, 2011, 9:34 pm
Thing 1 had a HUGE project due this week for his Pre-AP science class.  (By this week I mean TOMORROW…and yes, I said Pre-AP science as opposed to just “science” because I’m rather proud of his smarts.) Except this time? Not so smart that FOURTEEN YEAR OLD of mine.  (He turned 14 Tuesday...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jan 13, 2011, 9:33 pm
New Year’s Eve, as I was sitting here waiting for the ball to drop, NKOTB came on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.  (and just as a side note, I applaud Dick, I really do, and you can tell that he’s just so stinkin’ excited to be on TV… again, but I really think it’s time to hang...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Jan 9, 2011, 8:28 pm
Six years ago, when the clock struck midnight marking January 10th, I knew that it was finally over between he and I.  A man who stole my heart; a relationship that ended simply because we were two people who wanted different things for our lives; a man who I couldn’t stop loving, and for awhile,...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Dec 31, 2010, 10:53 pm
I haven’t blogged in 6 weeks. Its not that I haven’t thought about it. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to. I just haven’t. And forced blogging? Well that’s when it’s no longer fun. To be honest, I’m not sure why I’m blogging now. My guess? I can’t possibly let December end witho...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Nov 15, 2010, 5:52 pm
Monday is not only the most hectic day of the week for me, but it’s also the one that I probably look forward to the most. Weird, right? But it’s totally true.  And it hit me last week.  As I sat in the office and dreaded the dash home, get the kids, get the homework done, put dinner on the ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Nov 8, 2010, 5:51 pm
On October 5, 2010, I emailed my 350 word article to the Creative Director of Karis Magazine.  I won’t say that I emailed it and then forgot about it – no – I lamented over it.  I had to get eleventy bajillion people to read it and tell me that it was okay before I even sent it.  Then I wai...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Nov 5, 2010, 10:40 am
If there is a child in America that LIKES to brush their teeth, I want to meet him or her.  Between the four children, all I hear when it comes time to brush teeth is a bunch of complaining.  It doesn’t matter that it’s GOOD for them.  They don’t want to do it.  They have better things to ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Nov 4, 2010, 8:06 pm
I’ve heard that statistic show that by the time a girl is 14, she already has some idea of what she would do if she had an unplanned pregnacy. That kinda scares me. Ok, I lie.  That doesn’t just KINDA scare me.  That REALLY scares me. Especially because I have a daughter who is quickly appr...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Nov 2, 2010, 8:56 pm
I’m playing… but it’s gonna be short, sweet and to the point… Starting a new job is tiring and you can’t seem to find free time for anything including blogging (except the reviews that you’ve already promised to do) You will feel like a sell out because you’re only posting reviews Thi...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Oct 28, 2010, 7:57 pm
The hubs and I, as of August 23, 2010, have FOUR children in school.  With that means there are FOUR lunches to pack, FOUR book bags to check, FOUR sets of papers to sign and FOUR kids that need their homework checked and possibly ::gulp:: help. What stinks? Ok, truthfully, there are MANY things ...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Oct 26, 2010, 9:33 am
Sometimes, I wish when Tuesday rolled around, I had some GRAND lesson that I learned, something neat, that I could share with you… you know, something that will change your life forever.  But I never do.  I seem to only learn these itty bitty lessons about me, and the hubs… and sometimes the k...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Oct 20, 2010, 9:43 am
Several weeks ago, I toured a local courthouse to determine where to place surveillance cameras.  My experience with courthouses is limited, having not been in them often, and only from the public areas.  This tour took us to the area where inmates arrive from the jail for court appearances as wel...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Oct 19, 2010, 3:29 pm
There was a time that me, the anti-PTA mom, was the treasurer of the PTA.  (Irony, I know.)  But that year, was the first year that I truly understood WHY the PTA, and all those wrapping paper fundraisers, were so important. Schools across the country are dealing with budget cuts and unfortunatel...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Oct 19, 2010, 11:26 am
If you find yourself thinking, “that would be a great point for What I Learned This Week” you should write it down immediately…. otherwise?  You’ll find yourself Tuesday morning with nothing… If you’re watching your favorite Haitian, Oyis, and he has a meltdown, you will quickly realize...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Oct 12, 2010, 10:43 pm
Really.  It’s the Haitian edition.  Because when you host a kid from Haiti for five days?  You learn alot.  (And I would’ve written things down but this kid?  Kept me on my toes! — But we loved every minute of it!) So here we go…. 1.  When your best friend of 13 years becomes a medic...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Oct 6, 2010, 11:07 pm
Up until last year, our children bought their lunch at school.  I had too much to do to stop and pack lunches every night.  Additionally, my parents made me pack my own lunch every night and I hated it.  I’m not a lunch maker. However, after having lunch at school with Thing 3 one afternoon, I...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Oct 5, 2010, 9:20 pm
Heh.  I got smart.  I started taking notes so that I would have them to write a post.  Ok, if I’m being honest, I started today.  At lunch time.  With the hubs sitting there.  I guess I finally realized that since my iPod touch is now attached to my hip, I can utilize all the features on it�...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Sep 30, 2010, 9:09 am
It’s raining today.  It rained yesterday.  In fact, when all is said and done we’re supposed to have up to five inches of rain.  That’s alot of rain.  It means that we’ll be mowing this weekend.  Ok, maybe I won’t be.  I’ll be at the eWomen Conference gettin...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Sep 23, 2010, 10:47 pm
I planned to sit down and write a letter to the local telephone/internet provider with this post.  Then I realized that it was my 1100th post and I wasn’t about to waste it on Verizon.  I’ve wasted enough time (like almost 8 hours) this week with them.  (For the record, I’m stil...
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Heather Jacobson posted an article on Desperately Seeking Sanity - Sep 22, 2010, 9:39 am
On my 13th birthday, my aunt gave me a beautiful bottle of perfume.  A square bottle with a picture of flowers on it and in fancy italic print below it simply said, “Heather.”  I loved it.  I wore it everyday for weeks.  I told anyone who would listen about my scent and how it was na...
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