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H1N1 has hit our roost....When Bantam10 got sick over a week ago, we figured he probably had what the friend he'd been with had, and we didn't think much about it, until Bantam4 came home from trick-or-treating with friends with a glazed look and a high fever.Papa Rooster whisked him off to the emergency room, since it was a Saturday night, thinking that if it was H1N1, he needed to get on <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/-HpGAk8uKZY" height="1" width="1"/>

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Actually, these pictures were all taken while she was six (by her dad, who is having fun teaching himself photography!) But it's finally time for an uber-belated birthday post for Chicklet, who turned 7 nearly two months ago!(at the beach near our house)(taken at my parents' home in Ohio)(taken at the fair in Ohio, actually just before she turned six)(taken in downtown Kenosha! Yes, it's that <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/ISAsS8C6e9w" height="1" width="1"/>

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I just typed this up for myself, with all my changes, and thought I might as well share! This recipe is a hearty, wholesome twist on the classic banana bread--darker and heavier and perfect for fall. It's super-healthy, but doesn't taste like it. It would probably make great muffins too!<!--StartFragment--&gt; Molasses-Oat Banana Bread (2 loaves) (adapted from Cooking Light magazine) In <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/1NdpG5eVIfA" height="1" width="1"/>

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I feel badly about neglecting my poor little blog this fall! (And my friends' blogs and my Facebook friends...apologies all around.) I mentioned awhile back that I badly needed to find my rhythm to be able to get back into it.Things have finally settled in to a rhythm, but it is not one that affords me much alone time. I used to blog while my kids were at activities, especially theater <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/r0wS6WRg_Vw" height="1" width="1"/>

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You would think that I'd have had more to say about our school year so far, with so many changes! Overall, it's going smoothly, but let's see what else I can think of to add to that.Let's start with Chicklet7, who just started first grade at the local elementary school. Chicklet tells me that her favorite things about school are recess, gym, music, library and computer, sounding pretty much <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/GrL_J2soR4M" height="1" width="1"/>

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"Hey, come here, four-year-old boy!" I said, grabbing Bantam4 for a cuddle.He hugged me tightly and then sat up straight on my lap. "I don't like to be four," he complained."Why not?" I asked. "Four years old is just right for you!""No, I want to be a big boy!"***Later, the same day:Chicklet7 asks, "Mom, can you ever rewind the world?""Do you mean, go back and do things over again?""Yes, I <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/OwuEAJ34Dak" height="1" width="1"/>

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Does this excite anyone else? Nashotah House is hosting a conference on Anglican-Orthodox relations on October 8-10. Entitled, "In the Footsteps of Tikhon and Grafton," the conference will include presentations by scholars associated with Nashotah House and St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary. The conference will conclude with the signing of a Concordat between the two seminaries, like the covenant <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/oz27SemvSVw" height="1" width="1"/>

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Thank you, dear friends and family, for your comments, emails and calls. I really didn't expect that--although I should have, from you all!--but God has used them to remind me how many people care about me and are praying for me! And I know there are many others who prayed for me when they read that last post and have been lifting me up ever since, and I feel so cared for, just thinking about <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/NcIlYTKKTiU" height="1" width="1"/>

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Family and friends, virtual and real-life, I would so appreciate your prayers right now.I am in the middle of a situation that has been gradually unfolding, and it has progressively confused and disoriented me. I should find out more, sometime this week, about what is really going on, but until then, I am experiencing anxiety like I have rarely ever had, especially over such a prolonged period.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/RU7_M7CWU5o" height="1" width="1"/>

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It's true. Chicklet6 (now 7) got a real, permanent tattoo this summer.Actually, it was her ten-year-old brother who gave it to her!He was seated on the couch, randomly swinging a pencil in the air, and unbeknownst to him, Chicklet was looking on over his shoulder. She leaned in a little closer, and took a pencil jab to the forehead.That's his story, anyway. After a quick assessment of the wound<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/KqA5xLOvco8" height="1" width="1"/>

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Finally, we can all breathe again...The cast list for Seussical is up, and our kids are HAPPY!!Bantam10 is going to be JoJo, the son of the Mayor of Whoville, a big lead with several songs. It's the part he really wanted and he is thrilled. He worked so hard to prepare for his audition and for callbacks, as he's done before when he didn't get the part he wanted, and so he's walking on air!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/VprH4FRnpBY" height="1" width="1"/>

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The following are videos of all three kids' auditions from last night. They're each only one minute, so ENJOY!Bantam10 began, with "I'd Do Anything for You" (from Oliver). Bantam14 followed with "Johanna" (from Sweeney Todd). ...and Blondechick topped it off with "My New Philosophy" (from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown). <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/BUHJ6W01fIY" height="1" width="1"/>

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We had a beautiful ordination service last Tuesday night! No one got any pictures that we know of; Father Rooster was lamenting the fact that he couldn't be both priest and photographer at these events! But it was a solemn service of commissioning two very worthy men to the office of deacon, the servant of the church. Abbi wrote her impressions of it here, and I think her word pictures <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/b78hz4XA4Ig" height="1" width="1"/>

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Auditions for Seussical, the Musical, were last night!For the very first session in Kenosha, we had a reasonably good turnout--just over 50 kids bravely got up in front of the directors and sang, danced or recited. There were not too many kids with much experience, so they are going to cast everyone who auditioned to give them all the chance to gain some.This morning everyone was called for the <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/yFh_FpXXuB4" height="1" width="1"/>

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Thank you, everyone, who's been doing just that, waiting on me to come back from my too-busy-to-blog break!I should do a birthday post today for Miss Chicklet7, whose birthday was on Sunday. But her pictures are on the home computer and I have too much other news anyway. (Next time!)I feel like the last six weeks has been one big educational switch-a-roo after another, and the last week <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/k3jpfPEvmwQ" height="1" width="1"/>

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--I just spent all morning at Panera sipping coffee and writing in lesson, class, rehearsal, concert and carpool schedules in my new planner--it is an immense relief to have all those dates in one place instead of swirling around on my desk and elsewhere--I am still short one dance teacher for theater classes which begin in 10 days--but I got a lead today!--I also got the news that my <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/zYqZOpPfarQ" height="1" width="1"/>

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Well, Blondechick15 is not the only one switching schools this year. Chicklet6.95, who was homeschooled for kindergarten last year, is going to the local elementary school for first grade! I just got her enrolled last week. It's been a mad frenzy of educational decisions around here lately, and I still have to plan what we're doing with the homeschooled kids this year. One at a time...But I <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/G_BaKUuKCLU" height="1" width="1"/>

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And Papa Rooster kicks it off! After today, we have birthdays in September, November, our anniversary in December, two in January, two in February...and one in May, all by itself.I am never prepared for any of them.Papa Rooster bought his own gifts this year--photography equipment for the hobby he's been getting into--so that made my job easier. The kids have made him cards, and I bought him an<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/UcET4AYsFX8" height="1" width="1"/>

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Those two days of waiting-- for the rest of the story--were unintentional on my part, but they are a perfect representation of the two weeks we spent waiting and praying while the kids were away at camp! No cell phones were allowed, just good old-fashioned pencil and paper, and we only received one brief letter from each while they were gone.Blondechick16 and Bantam14 returned from Honey Rock <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/T1cW-1_7siE" height="1" width="1"/>

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I've been hinting at some educational rearrangements that might be in store...and now it's time to share a story of how God has worked in some amazing ways!At the beginning of this summer, I met a couple, friends of mutual friends, who told me about their four kids' high school experiences, after being homeschooled through middle school. Their first two went to the public high school that <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/eEOqC28T1jM" height="1" width="1"/>

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...Blondechick16 and Bantam14, home from camp (many of our prayers for them were answered--they had great experiences!)...my bags, from the theater group retreat and the Willow Creek Leadership Summit...my brain, from the theater group retreat and the Willow Creek Leadership Summit (so much information and perspective!)...all the variables in various educational scenarios for our kids for the <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/4RqnM7WsuKs" height="1" width="1"/>

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Well, I enjoyed my few unstructured days...We got to the beach.I thought, a bit, about educational decisions.B10 and I deep-cleaned the room that he shares with the absent B14.I bought new beach towels.No mending was accomplished, nor were any piles shifted about.Oh well.And then came our busy weekend, which I enjoyed even more!First we spent the day on Friday at Six Flags Great America. It <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/tckwrcoif-s" height="1" width="1"/>

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“We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing.” ~Mother Teresa of Calcutta...for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/hYUZ9wfXENg" height="1" width="1"/>

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This has been the summer of back-to-back-to-back events. Some were scheduled, like the summer drama camp and our July 4th camping trip; some were unplanned, like the flooding in our basement and my grandmother's funeral. Sometimes lots of great things fell all on the same weekend, like this past one--in the space of Friday night to Monday afternoon, we were taken out to dinner twice by Papa <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AtAHensPace/~4/QQeUw_ePCh0" height="1" width="1"/>

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