tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244998132024-03-07T15:23:32.308-08:00Biscuit RaisingMy son is The Biscuit. My husband and I are raising him. See, wasn't that easy?kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-79165670305174532982013-02-02T09:50:00.000-08:002013-02-02T09:50:56.812-08:00What I've Been Up ToI've been working. I've been knitting, and biking, and trying to get The Cupcake to school on time (Kindergarten!), and homeschooling The Biscuit (unschooling actually, which turns out to take more time & effort on my part but scares people), and wiping noses and bottoms, and connecting with hilarious people and grumpy family on Facebook, meeting tons of Bikey Friends on Twitter, and doing kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-50473719562182001032011-09-08T15:26:00.000-07:002011-09-08T15:26:05.700-07:00Come Buddy Walk with us, please?
Our Buddy Walk is a fundraiser for the local (Oregon & SW Washington) Down syndrome parent and self-advocate group, NWDSA. They are a great group that we were happy to find when we moved to Portland. Even though our son is 6 so is technically a year too old, we still go to their Open Arms playgroup because we love the people so much. If you would like to donate to our team, Biscuit Patrol, kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-33889366820183247642011-09-05T12:29:00.000-07:002011-09-05T12:29:36.356-07:00Unfriended
I woke up this morning to find that I'd been unfriended by someone on Facebook. I assume that's what happened anyway because I went to see if he responded to my comment on his post and he just doesn't exist on Facebook at all. I think that means that he's blocked me from seeing him, not that he's deleted his account. That would be silly.
He posted something controversial about a VERY kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-6150245988521829602011-09-04T22:12:00.000-07:002011-09-04T22:14:18.367-07:00I Love My Bike
I haven't written in ages and I have so many reasons why that I'm no longer sure exactly why I'm not writing. None of them has a large enough piece of the pie that it stands out as The Reason; there are so many reasons that I don't even have the energy to list them. So I'm not going to. I'm just going to dive in and start writing from now without catching you up. Anything that's important kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-82057880047593910722010-10-13T22:20:00.000-07:002010-10-13T22:20:00.147-07:00Still More Serendipitous Neighboring TweetsYippee! The Chilean miners have all reached the surface. Good news via Twitter. Also, kinda funny that these 2 tweets were right next to each other in my stream.
On a side note, I found a new screen capture program so I don't have to use Alt-Print Screen anymore. It's called Awesome Screenshot and you can find it at http://awesomescreenshot.com/ -- Enjoy!kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-57757946471339021142010-09-07T12:32:00.000-07:002010-09-07T12:32:42.507-07:00Let the Homeschooling Begin!Last night I tweeted this in an effort to save myself some googling:
(As an aside, since their Evil Agreement with Verizon, I'm not going out of my way to capitalize or avoid using the word "google" as a verb.)
This morning I found these fantabulous tweets waiting for me:
I love Twitter, I love Portland, I think I'm going to love homeschooling. I think having goals to shoot for will give mekyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-86620671830846405792010-09-04T11:51:00.000-07:002010-10-13T22:01:33.293-07:00Best Comment Ever?I regularly read The Bloggess and occasionally see comments from Jamie, The Very Worst Missionary. Finally a post title made me click through and read her blog. It's not that it was a supremely compelling title, it was actually the "y'all" that caught my ear/eye. And it turns out it's a great post, funny and insightful at the same time. You should go read it. Then I came across this comment from kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-10198687215397692702010-08-26T14:28:00.000-07:002010-08-26T14:28:18.852-07:00Conversation with The CupcakeMe: I'll be right back. Mommy has to pee.
Her: Whatcha doing, Mommy?
Me: I just told you. Weren't you listening?
Her: No. Whatcha doing?
Funny to me because 1) I totally expected her to answer "Yes" not "No," and 2) she follows me around asking what I'm doing and if I'm ok ALL.DAY.LONG. Laugh or cry? I choose laugh.kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-19604233151232220322010-08-17T18:43:00.001-07:002010-08-17T18:47:04.085-07:00Letter Factory is soporific
Letter Factory is soporific
Originally uploaded by KYouell.
So adorable I had to share. Does it count as a sugar crash if she doesn't finish the sandwich?kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-17628129795971903222010-08-08T20:07:00.000-07:002010-08-08T20:07:33.826-07:00Cards for DonyaWant to send a card to a woman with Down syndrome for her 50th birthday? I've looked at Snopes (found nothing) and Googled (just links back to the same post I'm sending you to), so I have my fingers crossed and my heart open that this is true.
You need to go to My Blessed Life's post and comment to get involved and get the address, so I'm just going to send you there to read the story. Join in kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-47662096119586899712010-07-08T11:14:00.001-07:002010-07-08T11:40:00.216-07:00Ear bud zipperI got inspired quite awhile ago to solve the "my wires get tangled when I put my ear buds away in my backpack" problem by this lovely post by Lau Pre (tweeted by @SisterDiane -- my siren of crafting).
I did things slightly differently because of the backpack, but it worked great. If you want to do it my way you only need a 12" zipper. I didn't separate the wires because I still wanted to thread kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-12424081191593719762010-07-03T11:34:00.001-07:002010-07-03T11:34:57.928-07:00More Serendipitous Neighboring TweetsTweet stream - 2 Originally uploaded by KYouell.It happened again, this time with LeVar Burton and the Dalai Lama.kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-41942320007676548532010-06-30T12:06:00.001-07:002010-06-30T12:08:27.629-07:00Serendipitous Neighboring TweetsTweet stream - 1Originally uploaded by KYouell. Every once-in-awhile I happen to get 2 tweets in my stream that make me happy just because they are next to each other. I thought I'd share them here.Edit: I have no idea how to force clicking on that jpg to open in another tab or window. Sorry. Right-click and select "Open in new tab" like I have to, if you don't wish to navigate away.kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-13848380704737979312010-06-29T11:17:00.000-07:002010-06-29T11:17:42.476-07:00Horace and Doris BeansNote: "Horace" and "Doris" were nicknames for my Grandma June's cousin and his wife. Not sure where they got those names. I kind of assumed it was a radio show, but if so it wasn't popular enough to last and get a Wikipedia page. Grandpa Dutchy gave me this recipe for a company picnic in the late '80s - early '90s. These beans are runny so if you're taking them somewhere to share make sure there kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-56869687998028411652010-06-07T19:14:00.000-07:002010-06-07T19:14:20.306-07:00The most amazing art I've ever seenThanks to The Bloggess for linking to this. Absolutely amazing. Go watch it.kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-52491798299747082942010-05-31T11:38:00.000-07:002010-05-31T11:38:37.951-07:00Meet a New Internet FriendI've been silent a long time, and I've discovered it's time to get back to writing. I'm inspired this post by Kit at Blogging Dangerously. Most of her blog is NSFW, but that one post is. Frankly, her blog has helped some of the blocks that I didn't even realized I'd put up in my own mind, so I think the whole "safe" thing is kind of funny. Because really, should you be reading any blogs at work? kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-75634203812776141612009-08-31T17:59:00.000-07:002009-08-31T18:10:13.318-07:00Why I'm No Longer a Totes/Isotoner CustomerThanks to Loralee's (@looneytunes) tweet today, I just found out about a wrongful termination case in the state of Ohio. The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that breastfeeding is unrelated to pregnancy and, therefore, a woman who was fired for taking breaks to pump milk for her baby was not wrongfully terminated.You can read the post that Loralee's tweet sent me to at Writes Like She Talks. kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-71475661565913548672009-08-16T10:32:00.000-07:002009-08-16T10:34:37.166-07:00Saving Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodI should have written about this before but can't find that I have (shame, shame). I found this blog last year that is devoted to saving the program Mister Rodgers' Neighborhood (MRN) for generations of children to come. Talk about a worthy cause!
I have such fond memories of watching that show. The feeling of peace, acceptance and love is one I treasured greatly when I was young; I returned to kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-44124928459248129772009-06-04T08:37:00.000-07:002009-06-04T08:38:41.194-07:00I'm a WinnerJust a little shout-out to Chronicle Books to say thank you for choosing me as a random winner for Noodles Every Day. I promised I'd post a review on their site after trying a few recipes and I'll link to those reviews here. Can't wait!kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-62452150724176130642009-05-26T01:12:00.000-07:002009-05-26T01:44:12.281-07:00Going Car-free in the 'BurbsFinally, Twittering my life away has led me back to my blog! (I'm not even going to talk about my Strimko addiction; it's worse than when I first found Sudoku.) I ran across a re-tweet that sent me to this post on BlogHer about a car-free challenge. We went car-free on March 19th so I thought I would contribute my two cents about our experience.The reason I can remember the last date I drove kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-29582680711147856802009-05-17T20:39:00.000-07:002009-05-17T21:09:00.445-07:00I'VE HAD IT! (Post full 'o bile)I'm so stinking tired of reading online that I'm not welcome someplace with my double-wide stroller! I know I'm hormonal right now (not pregnant... this month), but it is SO rubbing me the wrong way. I shopped really hard to find us something that would make the kids happy (sitting next to each other) and would still be useful (i.e. no wider than a wheelchair so we can go thru single-sized kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-63240719496649665702009-03-27T14:35:00.000-07:002009-03-27T14:35:51.455-07:00Hey, my baby's still in that bathwater!I know that there are far too many c-sections nowadays. I know that there are moms who schedule a whole package and the tummy tuck is done before the c-section is closed up. But that doesn't mean that c-sections are never required. Without one, without the heart monitor that showed he needed one, there would be no Biscuit. So, as I commented on the post over at Mom's kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-29951563799080589142009-03-11T20:25:00.000-07:002009-03-11T20:25:10.455-07:00Tomato SoupI made this soup last night and polished off the rest of it today. I would have taken photos, but it broke a little and while tasting fantastic it looked a little funny. Weird, but so what, it tasted great!
I found this recipe at Winker thanks to a Google search. Here's what she did:
Homemade Cream of Tomato Soup
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
half a cup of kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-11473027357532563412009-02-25T19:09:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:11:51.113-08:00Hey, Medical Profession! Look at this!Enjoy! I sure did. Thanks, Jennifer, for sharing this in your post. This is the kind of thing I like to see spread around the net virally. Updated to add a title because I'm a twit that clicks Publish too fast.kyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499813.post-26925397523862115512009-02-09T17:43:00.000-08:002009-02-09T18:49:52.299-08:00Patrick Thibodeau's Basketball GameI hope you like this as much as I did. Needed a tissue at the end though, even after I'd seen it a few times.
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I love the way his teammates treat him like a teammate, not someone to be pitied. *That's* what it means to be a part of the community.
Feel free to Google his name and find more copies of the video. I found akyouellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992252292707394134noreply@blogger.com0