Bloggin

So I've only been at this for a few days and I'm HOOKED! This is right up my ally and so much BETTER than manually scrapbooking which I never really have gotten into. I'm having fun looking at everyone elses blogs and "stealing" ideas off them too!All Care Animal Referral Cen...

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Chocolate Vanilla Twist

I thought I would fill you all in on the meaning behind the name of our blog.When my older son was about 4 he came up to me and told me that Daddy was chocolate. I thought that he meant Daddy liked chocolate (because he's a chocoholic) I said well then what is Mommy? He then replied "vanilla". I continued asking him what all of the kids were and he said Kiana was chocolate, he was vanilla and...

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Family history humor

I'm teaching a family history class tonight. It's called Jumpstarting your family history. I put together a page of humor in honor of my class.GENEALOGY POXWARNING: Very contagious to adults.SYMPTOMS: Continual complaint as to need for names, dates and places. Patient has blank expression and is sometimes deaf to spouse and children. Has no taste for work of any kind except feverishly looking for...

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Family pic

So the hubby was reading the blog last night and was teasing me that I didn't post a pic of our family, so here it is folks........ Chocolate Vanilla Twist.....h...

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War on Laundry

by Jennifer HanlonNearly everyday I wage a silent war in my home: The War on Laundry. I know it's pathetic that in my narrow little world, a pile of clean, folded laundry is a thing of ongoing torment versus a thing of pride and privilege. After all, people in many parts of the world would be thrilled...

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First Post

Hi I just wanted to start a blog to keep certain people updated on us.We are staying busy busy with 4 and I've personally reached a "who cares" point in my life. If the 6 year old is making PB & J sandwiches for himself and making a HUGE mess, I simply think "who cares" at least he's getting something...

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