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Life in Kansas City

Susan C. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2011, 4:04 pm
It's been almost 3 months now since my husband had his aortic dissection. He's doing very well, and has just gone back to work full time. I do think we still have a long road ahead with recovery, but hopefully everything will be grand by next summer.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif I also want...
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Scary times..

Susan C. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2011, 8:51 pm
As I stated in my last blog post, this move has not been easy. It got worse. Much worse. On August 21st, my husband and son went to a cub scout info meeting. On the way home, my husband began to experience possible heart attack symptoms. I rushed him to the hospital, where they det...
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First Kansas City post!

Susan C. posted an article on - Jul 28, 2011, 2:51 pm
We are slowly getting settled in. I won't bore you with details, but it has not been a stress free move nor an easy one... I am making a few changes to my blog - not only will I talk about my crafting and the happenings of a stay at home mom, but I will be sharing recipes and reviewing local resta...
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Changes...

Susan C. posted an article on - May 19, 2011, 2:02 pm
So lots has happened since my last post... We will be moving back to the Kansas City area in June. Big change for us, since we've been in the Los Angeles area for 11 years now. My son was born here and other than visiting family back there, he has no idea what it will be like. I think he's stress...
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Happy Birthday To Me!

Susan C. posted an article on - Dec 15, 2010, 6:19 pm
It's been a crazy day! A crazy week, actually! My son's first grade class is doing the Nutcracker (the play, not the ballet) on Friday. Today was dress rehearsal, and they did very well! I need to finish up some hats for the costumes, but it's all coming together... And as promised, I went to r...
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It's the busiest time of the year...

Susan C. posted an article on - Dec 10, 2010, 11:19 pm
I don't know about you, but I have so busy lately! Making gifts, trips to the post office, baking, and making costumes and sets for my son's 1st grade play has kept me out of trouble! Downside is there has not been much "me" time... That changes Wednesday when my birthday rolls around again. Th...
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Zombie Dinner!

Susan C. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2010, 1:07 pm
Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures last night... But I made the most fun dinner! It was actually a baked ziti with cauliflower. My husband commented it looked like brains. I got to thinking that if you substitute spaghetti for the ziti, that it would be an awesome zombie meal of bloody bra...
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Off to a rough start..

Susan C. posted an article on - Sep 15, 2010, 12:42 pm
School started a week ago... My son didn't get the teacher that I thought would be the best fit for him. We tried to switch, but the principal gave us an option that was unacceptable. For now we're going to see how it goes, and document anything unusual. I'm volunteering in class this afternoon,...
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I got to go to the "World of Color" Meet-Up!!!

Susan C. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2010, 1:01 pm
A couple of weeks ago, Disney announced they were doing a meet-up at California Adventure, open to the first 300 people who RSVP'd via e-mail.. I thought I'd try, but never thought I'd get in... but I did - as well as my son, who was my guest. So last Thursday we got to Disneyland a little early. W...
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Vacation Wrap Up

Susan C. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2010, 1:20 pm
So when I last left my vacation adventures, we had 3 days of vacation left... Colin loves trees. Nebraska City is the home of Arbor Day and the Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure. It was very nice - it had trails and a tree house.. here's some pics - At the end of your tree adventure, you get a free t...
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A New Wardrobe!

Susan C. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2010, 3:45 pm
I have been reading a blog called New Dress A Day for a while now. It's very inspiring because A. cash is low for new clothes and B. I hate the styles/colors/fabrics at the stores right now. I decided to try my own makeover of a thrift store dress. Saturday the local thrift had a 40% off sale, so ...
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Go Big Red!

Susan C. posted an article on - Jul 23, 2010, 7:00 pm
One afternoon we decided to go to Elephant Hall at the University of Nebraska. It's officially called Morrill Hall, but it's always been known as Elephant Hall.. It was always a favorite spot of mine when I was a child - and I love the fact my son loves it now too! It's very similar to the Natura...
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Insurance Adventures and a Farm..

Susan C. posted an article on - Jul 21, 2010, 12:57 pm
What to do when you get sick on vacation and need a doctor? We had two options - emergency room or finding a local provider our insurance would cover. We were staying in Leavenworth, Kansas. The nearest urgent care our insurance would cover was in Shawnee, Kansas. So we packed up the boy and wen...
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Etsy-versary Giveaway Winner!

Susan C. posted an article on - Jul 19, 2010, 5:08 pm
I went to random.org to pick the winner... and the number was 3, so Andie is the winner! Andie, I will be contacting you via e-mail for your address. Thanks for playing! :) p.s. the vacation blog posts will resume soon...
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Marceline, MO and Walt Disney

Susan C. posted an article on - Jul 15, 2010, 10:51 am
One of the best days of our vacation we traveled to Marceline, Missouri. Marceline is where Walt Disney lived as a child. He never forgot his time there, and it became a huge influence in his films and Disneyland. We first visited the Walt Disney Hometown Museum. It resides in a renovated Santa ...
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Fun in Emporia

Susan C. posted an article on - Jul 14, 2010, 11:49 am
One day on our vacation we went to Emporia, Kansas. It's a halfway point for us to meet up with relatives that we probably wouldn't have seen otherwise. It was a fun afternoon, even though Colin was coughing periodically through the day. We attributed it to allergies.... but more on that later. E...
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It's my Etsy-versary!!!

Susan C. posted an article on - Jul 13, 2010, 9:20 am
And that means a giveaway! :) I've been on Etsy for 3 years now... and while it has not done what I intended it to do (to help pay household bills while being a stay at home mom), I have made lots of good friends through my teams. Sometimes that is more valuable than having lots of sales - not th...
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Total chaos...

Susan C. posted an article on - Jun 13, 2010, 7:13 pm
As the 5 days winds down, the kids are getting harder to control. We've had a few time outs today, 3 injuries, lots of tears, a marked increase in whining and the noise level is deafening... and the wii has been banned since lunchtime... But we did get the kids to help clean up, so the house look...
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So how much toilet paper can fit in a toilet?

Susan C. posted an article on - Jun 12, 2010, 10:16 pm
Unfortunately, we found out the answer today as the "it wasn't me" phrase went around... I'm guessing it was almost a full roll. (a big thank you needs to go out to my hubby for dealing with the toilet... love you, sweetie!) Tomorrow is the last day with 4 kids. I'm holding up pretty well.. the na...
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So.Very.Tired.

Susan C. posted an article on - Jun 11, 2010, 5:39 pm
Ok, so it's Friday afternoon... I haven't posted since yesterday morning. I have decided the most exhausting things are getting 4 kids to bed on time and getting them up, fed and dressed for school at the same time. Funny thing is it seems the whole school knows what I'm up to this week... so ma...
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It's not so bad!

Susan C. posted an article on - Jun 10, 2010, 10:31 am
Last night was my first night as a mom to 4... It really wasn't bad at all! I was a bit more tired than usual when I went to bed, but other than that all the kids got along and meal time went smoothly. I was a bit surprised that mine went to sleep first, and he was up first this morning! 3 of th...
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Instruction Day...

Susan C. posted an article on - Jun 6, 2010, 11:16 pm
Well, we went over to get instructions for our 5 day journey into being parents to four... The kids played very well together, so that bodes very well for the coming week! Considering that Colin and Ben were butting heads just a few weeks ago, it seems like a miracle that they are friends now! I am...
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Yay! A new post!

Susan C. posted an article on - Jun 5, 2010, 7:44 pm
I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted here! So much seems to be going on lately with the end of school and fun extracurricular activities.. We had a lovely Memorial Day with friends at the beach, ending with a bonfire and s'mores. Next week I will make a point to write about my expe...
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A Night in Hollywood..

Susan C. posted an article on - Apr 21, 2010, 12:07 pm
Last night my friend Dawn and I went to see Devo at the Jimmy Kimmel show. They rock! Earlier in the day I was so worried because it had been raining all afternoon, and it was an outdoor show. But it quit raining and the clouds went away and it was a great night! We got to Hollywood & Highland...
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Stretchy!

Susan C. posted an article on - Apr 20, 2010, 10:08 am
I have been working on a new line of stretchy chainmaille bracelets! These bracelets are so lightweight, as they are made with silicone and aluminum rings. The best thing about them is the fact you can just slip them on and not have to worry about any clasps! I have two new designs, diamond and d...
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A Thank You...

Susan C. posted an article on - Apr 19, 2010, 7:29 pm
There are times when, at 43 years of age, I feel older than dirt. Having an active 6 year old boy doesn't help matters any - sometimes I think he steals all my energy! We have Disneyland annual passes, and last year made a great discovery - The 80'z All Stars - an 80's cover band that plays at Tom...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Susan C. posted an article on - Mar 17, 2010, 12:30 pm
Thanks to randomizer.org, we have a winner for my giveaway! Set #1: 2, 6, 9, 3, 11, 8, 4, 1, 10, 5, 7, 12 And the winner is.... Susan! Congrats! I'll get these in the mail tomorrow! Lots of good things going on around here.. I've launched my 6 year old son's Etsy shop - scooterbank. He's going to...
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Spring Cleaning

Susan C. posted an article on - Mar 8, 2010, 6:25 pm
I've been going crazy with all our clutter. This past weekend we canceled all plans and went through mainly my son's stuff. Of course, as a 6 year old, he's the main culprit of clutter in the house, with dear old mom coming in a close second! ;) I've got a couple bags of toys ready to donate, and...
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Day of Action

Susan C. posted an article on - Mar 4, 2010, 1:02 pm
Today all across California, students, parents, and teachers are having a Day of Action. Many events have been scheduled across the state to bring awareness to the fact that public education is getting the shaft. And that means our kids are too. My son is in kindergarten at Riviera Elementary in T...
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