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    <updated>2009-12-23T23:59:53-06:00</updated>
    <subtitle>Trucker? I barely knew her!!</subtitle>
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        <title>Checking In</title>
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        <published>2009-12-23T23:59:53-06:00</published>
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        <summary>Hey, let's just agree on something. When there is drama lurking either with family or known sociopaths on these here internets and the blog suddenly says Password Protected or I pull all my archives and announce I am going to...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Hey, let's just agree on something. When there is drama lurking either with family or known sociopaths on these here internets and the blog suddenly says Password Protected or I pull all my archives and announce I am going to a password protected blog? Ignore it. The drama will pass with family and creepy assholes who live in Virginia and frankly, I am too lazy for the whole password thing. As an added plus there is nothing I have to say about the aforementioned dramaz that I won't say right here (HI VIRGINIA!! Stalk much?) because unlike some, I don't have a single thing to hide. Meh, it's a character flaw I will take over being a creepy asshole any day so in my book: I WIN!!! Archives to be restored shortly. And plus and also and furthermore and in other news and this just in, vague references to dramaz will be filled in also because you effers are not even going to BEEEE-LIEVE the mischief and mayhem some people like to cause in the lives of others. Is good stuff (I mean good in the salacious-y gossip and OMFGWTFBBQ trainwreck way the internet was invented to support), swear.</p><p>Anyway, just a quick update. The last few weeks have been incredibly hard. I have been really sick from treatment more so than I remember being before but I also didn't have any help last time around so maybe being able to stop, drop and nap so often has made me more aware of it, I don't know. Whatever it is, D's mom and my mother have been alternating care-taking of me and mine and it has made all the difference in the world. </p><p>We're hoping by this time next month I will be on track to be ALL DONE with this cancer bullshit and getting on with getting on. For now, we're having a small, quiet Christmas and I, me, personally am counting down the days until I can dropkick the oldest three out the door and back into the loving (or at least moderately interested) arms of public school. Winter break is working my nerves is what I'm telling you. On a brighter note, I could not ask for happier more joyful kids, overall than these four. They are healthy enough to be pains in my ass and really, end of the day, what more can I want. I mean other than 10 solid minutes wherein they are not trying to brain each other. Other than that: ALL GOOD and thankful. I hope this holiday season finds you the same and if you're hurting, I hope 2010 is better for you, for us all. Because I am not even bothering to fire 2009 come December 31st, I am just going to QUIT IT and leave it for a sexier new year!!</p></div>
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        <title>Protected</title>
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        <published>2009-11-28T05:08:40-06:00</published>
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        <summary>I have decided for the time being, meaning until say the 4th of December, to password protect my blog. If you would like a sign in name/password, please e-mail D.</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I have decided for the time being, meaning until say the <strong><em>4th of December</em></strong>, to password protect my blog. If you would like a sign in name/password, please e-mail D.</p></div>
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        <title>The best part of baking a cake is licking the bowl...YUM!!!</title>
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        <published>2009-11-26T02:47:09-06:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-26T16:08:26-06:00</updated>
        <summary>Consider this a preemptive palette cleansing for the next post which I assure you will leave a bad taste in your mouth (not in regard to my health or treatment, just so we're clear). Apologies in advance and please accept...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Consider this a preemptive palette cleansing for the next post which I assure you will leave a bad taste in your mouth (not in regard to my health or treatment, just so we're clear). Apologies in advance and please accept precious puppy pictures to console your wounded psyche.</p><p /><p><a href="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e2012875de1e20970c-popup" onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank','scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Dog1" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451580d69e2012875de1e20970c " src="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e2012875de1e20970c-320pi" style="margin: 0px;" title="Dog1" /></a></p><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p><br /> </p><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p><a href="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e2012875de1e67970c-popup" onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank','scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Dog2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451580d69e2012875de1e67970c " src="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e2012875de1e67970c-320pi" style="margin: 0px;" title="Dog2" /></a></p><p><a href="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e20120a6dea29b970b-popup" onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank','scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Dog3" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451580d69e20120a6dea29b970b " src="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e20120a6dea29b970b-320pi" style="margin: 0px;" title="Dog3" /></a> </p><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p><a href="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e20120a6dc1fc1970b-popup" onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank','scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" style="float: left;" /></p><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p /><p><a href="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e20120a6dc1ffb970b-popup" onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank','scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Dog4" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451580d69e20120a6dc1ffb970b " src="http://charmingbitch.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451580d69e20120a6dc1ffb970b-320pi" style="margin: 0px;" title="Dog4" /></a>  </p></div>
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