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Arms Wide Open: December 2011
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Friday, December 30, 2011. Firstly, it has been brought to my attention that I did not disclose the nature of my special birthday puzzle note (see previous birthday blog - and thanks, Gerb! I actually got around to gluing the pieces together last week, so here is a picture of it -. The smaller part that you can't read is the words to the song "For Good" from the musical WICKED. OK, so here is Christmas at my house this year:. Baby B looks grumpy, but she is usually very cheery - I promise! Exploring the ...
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Arms Wide Open: Birthdays
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Since I have been home from my vacation, life has been extremely stressful. That just means that I have appreciated more than ever the sweet joyful occasions that come my way. In the past couple of weeks, a niece and a nephew have had birthdays that I was able to help celebrate. This little cutie had her very first birthday! Really "getting into" that cake! She LOVED the gift bags. in fact, she climbed into all those she could fit in. Big brothers taking her for a ride.
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Arms Wide Open: The End of the Adventure
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Sunday, July 29, 2012. The End of the Adventure. On my way out of town, I discovered signs pointing to "Brown vs. Board of Education", so I decided to follow them. They directed me to an old school that now houses a museum focused on the Civil Rights Movement. Topeka is where the lawsuits began that culminated in the Supreme Court decision that segregated Education was unconstitutional. So of course, I had to buy lots of themed items in the gift shop. The tornado in the movie was just. I feel blessed to ...
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Arms Wide Open: November 2011
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Sunday, November 27, 2011. This year I had not one day of birthday celebration. I had a whole weekend! It was awesome. Here were some of the festivities-. First up was the "WICKED" themed birthday party, complete with an approximation of the Emerald City, and entertainment for everyone consisting of me popping many balloons with my bare hands. You know, you actually get used to the popping sound after awhile. Yes, that's a big, fat, ol' 4 - 0 on my cake. I'm trying to "own it"! We spent the day shopping,...
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Arms Wide Open: October 2012
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Saturday, October 27, 2012. I was a girl scout. Yes, really. I even enjoyed it, at least that's the way I remember it - probably because the activities and camps were all during the daytime - no sleeping in tents or using nasty, hole-in-the-ground toilets during overnight camping trips. A song that I learned during my girl scout day camp years has been playing through my mind the last couple of weeks. Which is really weird, considering I never really liked the song - but what can you do? Or the new one?
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Arms Wide Open: August 2012
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Since I have been home from my vacation, life has been extremely stressful. That just means that I have appreciated more than ever the sweet joyful occasions that come my way. In the past couple of weeks, a niece and a nephew have had birthdays that I was able to help celebrate. This little cutie had her very first birthday! Really "getting into" that cake! She LOVED the gift bags. in fact, she climbed into all those she could fit in. Big brothers taking her for a ride.
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Arms Wide Open: February 2012
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Sunday, February 12, 2012. I've been thinking a lot about time lately. How there is never enough of it. How I wish I had more time to actually get ahead at work and then still have "down time" and play time. Time to clean and run errands and still have time for family and friends and church responsibilities without feeling stress. I am working on this. Someday, maybe I can be ahead of the fires just enough to prevent them, rather than just put them out. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Arms Wide Open: March 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012. My niece turned four this week, and I had the privilege of taking her out to The Pizza Factory for a birthday celebration with just the two of us. In case you don't know, on your birthday they will make a free little pizza in the shape of the number of your age. Then we took some cupcakes over to share with her cousins. It was a fun night! Friday, March 16, 2012. Anyone noticing it as I did at that moment would think I had a fine, new automobile. I've noticed, for instance, that t...
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Arms Wide Open: April 2012
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012. In Your Easter Bonnet. This was quite the eventful Easter weekend, celebrated partly in Blanding and partly at my house. The first event was a "Hat Party" planned for my sister by her daughter, my 9-year-old niece. Everyone wore a hat, and we played hat-themed games. My nieces even made a hat-shaped cake! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In Your Easter Bonnet. View my complete profile. Life As I Know It. Like A Fat Kid Loves Cake. Exploring the Museum of Discovery and Sciences (Sept...
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Arms Wide Open: September 2012
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Saturday, September 15, 2012. I visited my friend's puppies today. She has two golden retrievers, and one of them had a litter of 4 puppies a few weeks ago. These puppies are almost ready to go to their own homes (so if you or anyone you know is interested in a golden retriever, let me know). (:. Puppies pouncing on a poor, unsuspecting little toddler. Almost took his shorts off! Love bite" on the ear - we rescued her soon after this! A rare moment of the puppy sitting still to be petted.
