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Sweet Saturday evening...
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Mark borrowed Gramps truck to get some sod and left his car overnight. I
felt inspired to detail it for Father's Day. He said it was the perfect
gift.
M...
2 days ago
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Situational Irony
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October 15, 2014 - I moved to Boston for a love quest. I packed up my
belongings and left Utah behind so I could be with my boyfriend.
April 27, 2016 - Tha...
9 years ago
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First Two Week Home
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Bennett feeding Alice
He is such an awesome big brother
Our sweet little girl
All snug as a bug
10 years ago
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Well I thought I should catch up from the last few months. Unfortunately
our computer storage is full and we have not been able to get any new
picture on i...
12 years ago
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Greg's Mission Call
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As one of the youngest in his graduating class, Greg has been anxious to
join the ranks of those receiving mission calls. Over Christmas break from
BYU, he...
13 years ago
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Ya's Cake
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He asked for a hot tub, so we provided one.
13 years ago
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We're still here....
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It's been awhile since our last post, and a lot has happened since. I'll
upload some pictures, but I can't write too much since I'm doing this from
my ...
14 years ago
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Goodbye 2010
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So here I sit writing this on the last day of 2010. I can't believe another
year has passed. It has been a year of ups and downs for the Anderson's.
Howeve...
14 years ago
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Halloween 2010
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Brooke dressed up as an In-N-Out Burger worker on Halloween and won first
place in her school costume contest!
14 years ago
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Happy Post-Halloween
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Supergirl, Luigi, Wonder Woman, and Mario
Hands down, one of our best family pictures...might just frame this one!
14 years ago
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You want to feature me???
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Go check this awesome blog out, you might find someone you know?
15 years ago
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15th Post
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*I have talked about the accident and walked us through the services and a
little of the aftermath of losing Paige. I don't really know how to
proceed. It ...
15 years ago
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New post- new year...almost
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OK. So I was right. I suck at posting! It's only been over 5 months since
my last post! So... new year , ne goals, and hopefully new posts.
Update in short....
15 years ago
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New Beginnings
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Well this will be short. I'm pondering over starting this blog up again.
Funny things happen to me, and I just want to record them. We'll see if I
can actu...
15 years ago
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New Apartment
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Okay, so this is the second time I'll be posting about a new apartment on
this blog. That's cause about 3 years ago, when I first moved to SLC before
my m...
15 years ago
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Seminary Graduation
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Here is another picture from Seminary Graduation. Brandon, Daniel, Nick,
Brother Hahn (Daniel's teacher), and Jenny are celebrating their victory at
the Se...
16 years ago
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Phillys Vance, Vance Refrigeration
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*Performance Review*
*"Enjoy the show, I know I will!"* *- quote from last post*
O sweet irony!
It's always tough to analyze something that didn't live up to...
18 years ago
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Brycon: A Summer In Review
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Well I've been happily enrolled in college and attending classes at the
University of Utah for over a month and a half now. I'm thoroughly enjoying
my time...
18 years ago
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Where I Hang Out...
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Sunday Sweets: Jim Henson Tribute
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Today we’re celebrating Jim Henson with some Sweets featuring his most
famous friends:
By dutch-cakebox
Not to mention my unofficial role models. Heh.
...
11 hours ago
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What To Eat This Week: 6/22/25.
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Such a great menu for the first week of summer! What’s on your menu this
week?! What To Eat This Week Grilled romaine salads Grilled chicken rice
bowls B...
13 hours ago
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The American Dream, Reimagined
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The American Dream, Reimagined By Stephanie O’Dea You probably grew up
hearing that the American Dream meant that when you “grew up,” you’d have a
steady...
2 days ago
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Free Apple Camp Summer Events
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If you're scrambling for ideas and events to occupy the munchkins this
summer, you should check out the annual free Apple Camp returning for 2025!
This yea...
2 days ago
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SWEET LAND SEW ALONG - Week Four!!
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*Welcome to Week Four*
*of the Sweet Land Sew Along!!*
*If you are just joining us and would*
*like to know more about this sew along*
*and how it...
1 week ago
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Very Soon
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Update on the garden, everything is on track for wedding blossoms.
I'm so excited.
Before I started work for the day and before anyone was awake,
I went ...
4 weeks ago
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Writing Letters to Create Administrative Friction: To Justice Alito
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I guess I'll write letters every week, or maybe every day, to people doing
terrible things. I know it won't change their minds because they are
unreasona...
2 months ago
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How to be an Answer to Prayer
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Question: “Emily, how are you doing?”
Usual answer: “I’m actually okay…”
Longer more complete answer:
My friend Kristen called to wish me Happy Birthday an...
3 months ago
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Fun Games to Play With Water Balloons
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Summer is upon us and soon the heat will be too. Cool down this summer and
keep the kids entertained with these fun games to play with water balloons.
1 year ago
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Family ChartMasters Changes Hands
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What a privilege this last 20 years has been. When we started Family
ChartMasters we had no idea the love and sweat and tears that we would
invest. But...
1 year ago
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A Letter for My Mom
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A letter to all of you, my mom's beloved readers and dear friends, from her
daughter Abbey:
I am heartbroken to write this. Our beloved mom, Sarah, pass...
1 year ago
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Easy Brownie Recipes
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[image: Photo collage of 60 homemade brownie recipes]Indulge your sweet
tooth with our ultimate collection 60 Homemade Easy Brownie Recipes! This
list ha...
1 year ago
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La Salvation
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I.
This story starts way back before I had many other stories. Just about the
time I was handed a journal with my name embossed in gold on the right
bo...
3 years ago
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Easy Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
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Even the pickiest eaters will love easy slow cooker mac and cheese: a combo
of sharp cheddar and Colby Jack plus a few surprise ingredients. Post may
inc...
4 years ago
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Portland Oregon 2019
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On the way to our next destination we did make a stop to do some berry
picking. Why is picking produce so darn fun and relaxing? Who knows BUT IT
IS! After...
4 years ago
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Fairy Eggs
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I have full grow chickens. Every
once in a while and very rare they will surprise me when I go to collect
eggs!
Sometimes they pass through a tiny
"Fairy...
4 years ago
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This Saturday’s Recipes by The Pioneer Woman
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This Saturday is a brand new episode of “Home Sweet Home” on Food Network.
My kids are helping me shoot it, my production company in the UK is editing
it t...
5 years ago
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The Honest Co Baby Wipes, in Stock on Target.com
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We tracked down baby wipes in stock online at Target.com and available for
pickup or shipping. There’s also a 10% off coupon for The Honest Co brand
that...
5 years ago
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Illustrated Book of Mormon for Teens – 1 Nephi – Always Remember … and an
Update
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This is the next installment of my Illustrated Book of Mormon Commentary
for Teenagers. You can see the rest of the entries here. This page is about
rememb...
5 years ago
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Today is a very special day....
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*Today is holy day for me.*
* Rebirth is far too heavy a word for it so I have settled on holy. This
day three years ago I was close to death, in fact...
5 years ago
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only nineteen...
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Dear Taylor,
Some years feel heavier than others, and this one was the heaviest it’s
been in a long time. I’ve been trying to figure out why.
Part of...
5 years ago
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A Life of Joy and Peace
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“I don’t want anyone wearing black,” she said. Cory’s Aunt Lynda had made
that abundantly clear. She was dying, and everyone knew it. She had lived
a g...
5 years ago
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We are what suns and winds and waters make us
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Image: Richard Leach, 7 Words, Distressed page from old poetry book on
playing card. Title: Found in The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1904
5 years ago
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Remnants and Revelations
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There's a clear picture in my mind of my Auntie Leah and my mom using poi
balls in Grandma's backyard. It was a searing hot day in summer, and
laundry was ...
6 years ago
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Bathroom Vanity Mirror with Storage
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The post Bathroom Vanity Mirror with Storage appeared first on
Keepingupwithmom.com.
6 years ago
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The 90th Annual Academy Awards Play-By-Play
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It’s time, y’all! Here is the 90th Annual Academy Awards Play-by-Play!
5:00—The show opens with an old style black and white news reel. It’s very
40s and...
7 years ago
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Adorable Elsie
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Heard any good corny jokes lately? My mom has a good one:
My mom Elsie is as active as she is corny and cute. Eighty-eight years
young, she recently sto...
8 years ago
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SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium - Utah + coupon code
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Let me start off by saying, it has become increasingly hard to entertain
all of my children with the same activity. You know why? Drake is 1, and
our Savan...
8 years ago
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A Note to my Pal, Bryce Kramer
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Dear Bryce,
Word on the street has it that you are now the muckiest muck at the school.
The bossiest of the bosses. The big man. The connection.
Congratul...
8 years ago
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Dear Jane Book Review
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"Dear Jane" by Rachel Ward is an excellent read. While I'm generally not a
huge fan of LDS romance books, this one breaks the mold by being very real,
ver...
8 years ago
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Marriage Monday: Relationships Take Work
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[Image Source] "Happy relationships don't just happen to people - people
work for them." Zach Brittle. Find my other Marriage Monday posts here.
8 years ago
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The Stages of Life Through the lens of Macaroni & Cheese
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I know, I know. It has been like forever. Life. That's all. But today I had
a fun reunion lunch with some old friends and one mentioned that she missed
rea...
8 years ago
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Starry, Starry Night
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Sleep escapes me tonight. Tossing and turning, my mind is trying to sweat
away my troubles and fears. Finally, I rise and slowly make my way through
the ...
9 years ago
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Oh HAI blog
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So it's been more than a year since I posted on my own blog.
That's...that's...a long time?
Blogging isn't dead, it's just that I blog for other people now...
9 years ago
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Fresh Start
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Hello friends! My blog has moved. Please join me over on my new blog here.
Would love to see you.
9 years ago
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Bees Knees Quilting Bee • October 2015 Block
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I've been participating in a quilting bee with some long time friends for
the past year and we are starting another year of our Quilting Bee this
month. It...
9 years ago
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Rep. Mike Kennedy on Medicaid Expansion
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Rep. Mike Kennedy recently spoke with his county delegates about Medicaid
expansion. I thought his comments were valuable to the discussion and asked
him...
9 years ago
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Potato Salad Plagiarism
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I'M BLOGGING!
And for the record, blogging is not like riding a bike. I couldn't even
remember my email address to log into blogger. That's how long i...
9 years ago
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Multiple Choice
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If someone you thought was your friend accused you of having an affair with
their husband, would you:
a. cry a whole lot
b. get incredibly angry, and imagi...
10 years ago
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A Musical, A Pregnancy and a Van Explosion
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I don't even know where to begin. It's been so long since I've written
anything meaningful. But writing has always been therapeutic for me,
perhaps because...
10 years ago
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Family Covenant
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Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything. Alexander Hamilton
Back in 2011, when I started celebrating half brithdays as part of our
family tr...
10 years ago
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Jane Austen’s First Love–Blog Tour and Giveaway
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Welcome to The Little White Attic, my stop on the Jane Austen’s First Love
blog tour, with a special guest post by Syrie James, along with my review
of J...
10 years ago
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Obama vs. Ebola
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Concerns over Ebola are rising after a second Dallas nurse contracted the
virus and flew across the country on a commercial airline while ill.
President ...
10 years ago
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Like a star shining brightly
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Is this thing on? Bahaha. It's been a while.
I had the great privilege of speaking at a YSA (Young Single Adult -- ages
18ish to 30ish) activity this weeke...
11 years ago
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Pestering about Puppies
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My parents brought home a wiener dog puppy when I was 8 years old. That
was a pretty happy day for the Pope kids. Right up there with the day we
went t...
11 years ago
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You know, just your ordinary day
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My day started out normal, pretty much like any other. I had been up late
the night before working on cleaning out and packing the garage so that we
could...
11 years ago
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Paton Manning
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“Honey,” Jason called from work last week, “You will never guess who is
going to be here, tonight, at the BX on a USO tour…Austin Collie!” This
name might ...
12 years ago
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Istanbul Not Constantinople
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Ever since we cracked open Just Dance 4, the kids have been singing They
Might Be Giants "Istanbul."
Unfortunately, Eli seems to have gotten my skills (or...
12 years ago
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On Modesty
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*(Fair warning, dear friends, this blog post plagiarizes from various
Facebook statuses and comments I’ve posted over the last year or so.)*
*WARNING WAR...
12 years ago
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The Eureka Expierence
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You all know my LOVE of a little town in the Ozarks...Eureka Springs,Ar.
You all know I have been visiting for years...A few weekends ago I took a
Girls Tr...
13 years ago
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As Long As Everyone's Happy
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A couple of weeks ago, I went out of town for a week. Before I left, I
asked the Brain if he would like me to plan and shop for some dinners for
while I...
13 years ago
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Wise Men
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The beads and the ribbons, the baubles and balls,
are all a distraction from real Christmas calls.
It's not about presents and bows and the wrappings,
It's...
13 years ago
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Most Hated Plot Line and THE FINALS!!
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First, the bad news. I don't think I can watch The Ringer. I kinda wanted
to cuz I rather like Sarah Michelle Gellar, but it's not working out for
me. And ...
13 years ago
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In which I feel like crap. But hopeful.
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So. I got the advanced copy of "The Entitlement Trap." You know, that new
book that I told you about?
I was eager to read it. I love the authors. I love t...
13 years ago
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When 2 Million Children Became Unemployed
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Can’t get your kids to clean their room or take out the trash without
grumbles galore? Maybe a session with this book will whip them into shape. *Kids
at...
13 years ago
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