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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ladycroft's estrip.org Blog</title><link>http://estrip.org</link><description><![CDATA[ladycroft's estrip.org journal]]></description><language>en-us</language><skipHours/><skipDays/><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>Paul Visco's surebert framework RSS creator</generator><item><title>experiment</title><link>http://estrip.org/articles/read/ladycroft/57565/experiment.html</link><description><![CDATA[Going to try a little experiment.  Just making a note so I remember the date!<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:25:25 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://estrip.org/articles/read/ladycroft/57565/experiment.html</guid></item><item><title>Dear Joshua</title><link>http://estrip.org/articles/read/ladycroft/57347/Dear_Joshua.html</link><description><![CDATA[I still think of you fondly.  Every time I say Tobie&#039;s middle name a little image of you pops in my head.  Usually making a face, like this one:<br />
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<img class="tb_img" title="image" src="/content/users/ladycroft/0313/smiles_002b.jpg" width="560" height="420" alt="image" /><br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:12:23 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://estrip.org/articles/read/ladycroft/57347/Dear_Joshua.html</guid></item><item><title>365 days later</title><link>http://estrip.org/articles/read/ladycroft/57208/365_days_later.html</link><description><![CDATA[My little monkey turned a year old this week.  It&#039;s crazy how quickly and slowly time has passed.  It&#039;s very Dr. Who.  To sum it all up, this fantastic advert by Fiat....<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNVde5HPhYo" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNVde5HPhYo"><img class="direct_link" src="http://cdn.estrip.org/media/images/link.gif" style="vertical-align:bottom;" /></a><br />
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Happy Birthday my little monkey!  <br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:16:24 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://estrip.org/articles/read/ladycroft/57208/365_days_later.html</guid></item><item><title>good-bye 2012</title><link>http://estrip.org/articles/read/ladycroft/57105/good_bye_2012.html</link><description><![CDATA[On the eve of each New Year we often reflect on our lives. As we say good-bye to 2012 and hello to 2013, I wish you joy that never ends and happiness with all your family and friends.<br />
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Where were you and who were you with when 2012 began?<br />
In the living room of our new home with Rory, Stickybean and Blinky.<br />
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Where will you be and who will you be with when 2012 ends?<br />
At home with Rory, Tobie and Blinky.<br />
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Was 2012 a good year for you?<br />
Absolutely yes!<br />
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What was your favorite moment of the year?<br />
Announcing the birth of our first child Tobie Joshua Webber.<br />
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What was your least favorite moment of the year?<br />
The entire work saga which culminated in me handing in my notice.<br />
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Did you reach your New Year goals for 2012?<br />
50/50<br />
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â€¢ Continue to lose weight - YEP!<br />
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â€¢ Travel to the US with Stickybean to meet family- No :(<br />
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â€¢ Read the 5 books waiting in line to be read - read 2 of the 5<br />
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â€¢ Buy an awesome bicycle with a basket and bell and take some lovely rides with Stickybean and Rory - nope :(<br />
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â€¢ Get my UK driver&#039;s license- YEP!<br />
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â€¢ Buy a car - YEP!<br />
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â€¢ Be the best wifey and mother I can be and never let a day go without telling Rory or Stickybean how much I love them- YEP!<br />
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â€¢ Make my cat famous for her awesome fetch skillz and run a line of crazy T-shirts, even if it&#039;s just for us :) - if I could figure out how to get my flippin&#039; videos posted....sigh<br />
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What was your favorite month of 2012?<br />
February - Tobie&#039;s arrival!<br />
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Did you travel in 2012?<br />
Not outside the UK- this is a FIRST!  I had to renew my UK visa, so I&#039;ve been without a passport for months now!  Grrrrrr.  My travel bug is very, very unhappy about this.<br />
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Did you lose anybody close to you in 2012?<br />
My Mamaw (mother&#039;s mother) in January :(<br />
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What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2012?<br />
Strange as it sounds, I was actually impressed with Looper.  It was much deeper than appears on the surface.<br />
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What was your favorite song in 2012?<br />
Tie:<br />
Somebody that I used to know by Gotye and<br />
Skyfall by Adele<br />
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What was your most exciting moment of 2012?<br />
That last push when Tobie finally entered the outside world and I became a mother; something I NEVER thought would happen.<br />
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What was your proudest moment of 2012?<br />
Me: Getting my UK license<br />
Parenting: Tobie&#039;s first steps were pretty heartwarming.<br />
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What was your most embarrassing moment of 2012?<br />
Can&#039;t think of anything funny...<br />
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What are your goals for 2013?<br />
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â€¢ Continue to lose weight- I&#039;ve lost all the pregnancy weight and am back to where I was when I first left for Doha.  Only 40 more pounds to go!<br />
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â€¢ Travel to the US with Tobie to meet family.<br />
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â€¢ Read the 3 books waiting in line to be read.<br />
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â€¢ Buy an awesome bicycle with a basket and bell and take some lovely rides with Tobie.<br />
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â€¢ Move house closer to London.<br />
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â€¢ Let people know how much they mean to me even though they&#039;ve grown distant.<br />
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â€¢ Be the best wifey and mother I can be and never let a day go without telling Rory and Tobie how much I love them.<br />
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Cheers to a happy new year, celebrate safely and have fun!!!<br />
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Other notes: <br />
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We are not coming home for Christmas :(<br />
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Last week Tobie starting taking his first proper steps, nice and slow and steady :)<br />
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This morning Tobie stood up in the middle of the room unaided :)<br />
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I quit my job because they were being horrible :/<br />
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