Rounding up September 2012

This is  a scrappy thing  that I have thought about but never tried. I am too tired tonight to do this but I copied this other person's and will fill in the blanks I hope at a later date.  most of the info is Kim's.

Rounding up September 2012

Will add photos later...

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1. READ

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2. WATCHED & LISTENED

• TV
  • Green Acres is our newest family show!
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• DVDs/Movies
  • The Avengers = such a great adventure!
  • Dark Shadows with Johnny Depp
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• Podcasts (K)
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3. EVENTS & OUTINGS

• Laurel took the girls to Avonlea where they walked from the golf course to Dunnet Park with their 

4. RECIPES TO REMEMBER

• Cinnamon Honey Yogurt (my recipe: 500 ml Greek ~10% mf plain yogurt, 1 cup kefir or a lower-fat ~3% mf plain yogurt, 3 Tbsp unpasteurized liquid honey, 2 tsp cinnamon) - yum!
• Grandma Mantay's Cucumbers & Sour Cream (cucumbers, salt, vinegar, sour cream)
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• Vanilla Steamer (my recipe: 2 cups milk, 2 Tbsp sugar (1 coconut/1 regular), and 1/4 tsp vanilla)
• Alton Brown's Oven-Roasted Broccoli (without bread crumbs) - best broccoli ever!
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5. GIFTS

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• for my birthday, I received some lovely cards, messages on Facebook, phone calls from my brother and Grandma M, and a 

6. SPECIAL PURCHASES

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7. HEALTH

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8. ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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9. DISAPPOINTMENTS

• my old computer (iMac) quit working and I had to get it repaired; it needed a new power supply (but I'm happy it wasn't the hard drive)
• still not finished with the basement - but we're getting there! We've done so much work and the improvements are HUGE; I just wish it wasn't taking so long
• still did not work on July or August photos - ugggh

10. GOALS

• did not process last month's photos - again
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• almost cleared my collection basket once
• cleared my email inbox (<20 1="1" li="li" weeks="weeks">
• no scrapbooking :(
• took our family photo - quickest, easiest one so far!

11. NOTEWORTHY

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• Sophia and Madeline participated in Cross Country (M's first time) with two practices before school and one after-school meet every week for 5 weeks - it was great to have friends pick them up for practices (so Neil and the other children didn't have to go anywhere until 8:45)
  • 1st meet: 5th (S) and 25th (M) - both were pleased!
  • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th meets: M was in the top 50 each time, while Sophia didn't run or finish (didn't feel well, stepped in a gopher hole, had trouble breathing)
  • 5th meet: 19th (S) and 53rd (M) - more breathing trouble for S; we don't know what the problem is, and she's frustrated (she has no trouble running continuously in practices)
• I was enrolled in 30 Days of Lists and BPC's Big Idea Festival (free), as well as Twelve at BPC (all year), and kept up with the reading/watching of content, but I didn't do anything with it - saving it for later!
• we picked up a small desk from Neil's cousin (originally from the Clarke family; hand made a few