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Entries from July 2008

Thursday Thirteen #10

July 31st, 2008 · 18 Comments · Thursday Thirteen

Last week was all about foreign places I’d like to visit. This week is:
Thirteen Domestic Places I’d Like to See Before I Die

Anchorage, Alaska
New Orleans, Louisiana
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Napa Valley
Little Big Horn
Honolulu, Hawaii
The Grand Canyon
The Painted Desert, New Mexico
The Rockies in Colorado
San Francisco, California
Key West, Florida
The Outer Banks, North Carolina

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What Keeps Me Sane Through Their Teen Years

July 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Wordless Wednesday

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Oldest Son Back in the Nest

July 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Thinking Out Loud

For what seems like the bazillionth time, Oldest Son’s girlfriend kicked him out last Thursday and he moved home. There are some things that are vastly different this time around:
1. He had a new job within 24 hrs. (WOW!)
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Weekly Winners July 20-26

July 27th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Weekly Winners

Me and mine (from left to right: PDD, Second Son, Oldest Son) taken at my parents’ house yesterday afternoon. (I never pass up an opportunity to get impromptu family pics of my brood. Already, it’s getting difficult to get them all together in one spot.)

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PhotoHunt: Hanging

July 26th, 2008 · 17 Comments · PhotoHunt

Beads hanging in my hair.

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Thursday Thirteen #9

July 24th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Foreign Places I’d Like to See Before I Die

Paris, France
Athens, Greece
Venice, Italy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sydney, Australia
Dublin, Ireland
London, England
Havana, Cuba
Jerusalem, Israel
Cairo, Egypt
The Kalahari Desert (where the Meerkats live!)
Rio de Janero, Brazil
Acapulco, Mexico

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