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• 08:13 @ktdeeds What?! That's ridiculous! #
• 08:14 Kyle just told Ayala "I love you so much, baby, and you are the cutest cutie girl in the whole world" and then kissed her. *heart melt* #fb #
• 10:59 working from home today. They can't furlough me. Or really, they can, but I still have work to do, so whatever. #
• 11:01 @ktdeeds We all belong to the HUMAN family. So, spill it! #
• 11:01 @mom2tbet Thanks! I am. :-) #
• 11:11 @radaly That's better than a net loss! #
• 11:27 @ktdeeds w00t! #
• 15:25 At the mall, shopping for Xmas. Say it with me: Jules, you do NOT need more clothes!! #
• 16:31 This, is kinda awesome: #fb twitpic.com/ukmzp #
• 18:24 Me:jingle bells, Batman smells, robin layed an egg...Kyle:No, mom. Batman and Robin are superheroes! They DON'T stink!!!! #fb #
• 19:32 Tooth number two has made it's appearance!! #fb #
• 19:32 @newsgal81 jeopardy is at birch! #
• 20:04 I <3 Sing Off! #fb #
• 20:21 The 'Bubs on Sing Off are killing "Where Is the Love" and not in a good way. #
• 20:32 NOTA FTW! #
• 21:10 @newsgal81 Something about Moray Eels #
• 21:12 Boyz II Men!! Where's the guy with the deep voice? #fb #
• 21:40 @McAnza *raises hand* how'd you know?!? #
• 01:35 @newsgal81 you're already glued to your belly. And no, you're not. :) you're so cute. Just wait until your whole belly shifts sides!! #
• 07:02 Matt is 29 today! Will try to surprise him by baking a cheesecake. Yes. I'll be baking. Be afraid. Be very afraid. #
• 07:06 I love how Kyle knows exactly which presents are his this year because he can read his name. My 3yr old is growing up so fast! #fb #
• 07:23 @kryslh my MIL mailed a box full of presents from NY so he and Ayala have presents under the tree. All of kyle's have finger holes in them. #

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And the technician couldn't confirm... but we're 90% we're having a....


GIRL!!!!!

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For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

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A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

• 11:25 In a toy store. Somewhat disturbed by the selection of 'girl' toys: make-up, dolls, and vacuum cleaners. Really? TOY FAIL. #fb #
• 17:45 Okay, okay, I'll agree with Mary and Diane (coworkers): Brett Favre is kinda hot. #fb #
• 18:57 twitpic.com/ug27u - So I'm cheating and still using autofocus so far, but I love my new camera! #
• 19:43 @thetram I didn't say it was bad. I just want to be able to do other stuff too, now that I have a cooler camera. #
• 07:31 @kryslh my four year old was kicking me in my back. We should have a sleepover and make them sleep together!! #
• 07:31 @ktdeeds OJ works well too. #

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Things I have made in the last week:

-gingerbread cookies (twice)
-peanut butter cookies (twice)
-chocolate peppermint pinwheels (took three days!)
-pumpkin cookies
-chocolate chip cookies
-pumpkin ice cream

Cookie platter from work's potluck (all handmade by me!)


I was thinking about making a cookie tree, like this one:


to take to OC with me.

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Things that need to get done in the next couple weeks for the wedding:
-send DJ music that he doesn't have
-get Vivi and Fiona to try on their dresses again
-Find and give dress to seamstress for alterations
-layout and print programs and tie them to bubbles (BUBBLES!)
-watch a ridiculous amount of Food Network (ok, that's not really related, but I'm off for two weeks and I predict this to be part of my day)
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We're heading up to OC on Weds for Xmas. And then heading back on Saturday evening, because I have a wedding (!) to shoot (and be paid!) on Sunday. It's a paltry payment, but hey, I can has payment! I'm going over to the woman's house today, who is a neighbor of my co-worker/wedding coordinator Wendy, to kind of walk through and look at her "tiki hut".
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I'm really looking forward to Anna and Jawn coming down the week before the wedding. It will be so nice to have extra hands around. Anna and I can practice wearing our heels and trying not to kill ourselves. And scuff them up.

From Invisalign

Retainer upper, Tray 7+ R lower. This is an over-correction tray. I had hoped it would push my snaggle tooth (lower left, between the front and eye tooth) all the way forward. It seems to be caught on the back of the eye tooth and can't quite get forward evenly. I worry that if it stays slightly back, it will have the tendency to want to migrate back in the future. I don't see the ortho until Jan 7. The ortho still has two trays for me, both of which are overcorrections.

• 10:05 Just got all the EOBs for the past couple of months from healthnet. Our little family trip to the ER cost almost 15k! #fb #
• 10:44 @vixyash more like 'thank god for health insurance!!' #
• 12:15 My goal for the next two weeks: FINISH one of the novels that I'm currently reading. #fb #
• 13:10 It is eighty degrees right now in La Jolla. Good thing I checked the weather before leaving the house, or else I'd be baking! #fb #
• 20:06 Ayala is starting to propel herself forward using her legs. Most of the time, she face plants. Other times, she inches forward. #fb #
• 06:57 Baby bump pics from @newsgal81 and @ktdeeds makes me want to be pregnant again. Just a little. #fb #

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2 more days to guess the baby's sex:

http://expectnet.com/game.php?babyid=1&tx=1261247257

:)

• 09:28 At kyle's holiday party at school. A mom made these PB&J sandwiches. #fb twitpic.com/u1e19 #
• 09:40 The kids are going around in a circle singing. My son is the only one walking backwards. Show off. #fb #
• 11:06 OMG cute chocolate mouse!! #fb twitpic.com/u1tqe #
• 07:49 Introduced Kyle to the game of battleship...on my iPhone. I feel like the world is changing too fast! At least he can't lose the ships. #fb #

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• 11:20 @vixyash I'm waiting for someone to bust out with Motown Philly. SS already said sumthing 2 1 group about their sweaters...it'd be awesome! #
• 18:27 The letter to Santa that Kyle wrote at school. He wrote the bottom part listing presents #fb #xmaswishlist twitpic.com/tymep #

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When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

• 08:11 Kyle wanted to turn the tree on this morning. twitpic.com/tr790 #
• 11:32 Candy canes are gross. That is all. #fb #
• 13:57 @McAnza do you vet those applications before your faculty do? #
• 17:56 The quality of my penmanship is inversely proportional to the number of holiday cards I address. #fb #
• 21:12 Why has nobody busted out with some Boyz II Men on the Sing Off yet? #
• 21:12 @McAnza I really like the Notas #
• 21:13 @ktdeeds Or that's where all your organs have been pushed to... #
• 21:50 Kyle is really good at making Ayala laugh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Z728v1_RY #
• 23:52 Ayala is really fussy. Not a good teether, this one. #fb #

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Thanks, again, for joining us. Until next time, stay snug!

• 10:10 Driving fast and listening to loud music from her high school days made an angry Julsie feel better this AM. And yes, I'm parked now. #fb #
• 11:51 Mimosas at the Brockton Villa. Yay work holiday parties!! #fb #
• 19:20 Today is a perfect example of why I don't drink: 1.5 mimosas at lunch & I was itchy-drunk. Went from drunk to hangover in 3h. Headache. #fb #
• 20:33 New favorite show: the Sing Off. Yay for 90s boy band members getting on tv again! #fb #
• 22:31 @newsgal81 she never makes sense. #
• 22:33 Boys got the Xmas tree up tonight while the girls watched. Keeping kyle off the presents until Xmas will be a challenge. #fb #
• 23:02 It is 11 pm and guess who is awake and talking? twitpic.com/tpx7m #

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Some of my favorite pix from our photo shoot here.

You have 6 days to take our baby poll before we find out the sex of the baby!

Http://www.expectnet.com/LilBabyDeeds

:)

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• 17:47 Heading to the San Diego Yacht Club in a sparkling blue dress with my husband. #fb #
• 18:38 @radaly matt said it's a good thing she's sleeping #

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