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Bye bye birdies?
They're flying! One flew out of the nest as I walked by, and another took off after I took the photo. All grown up!
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The last two chicks have flown away. Mama finch has left, too. Her babies are all grown up!I'm at Katie's this week. She's leaving for Charleston tomorrow to help Sam get ready to move. His girlfriend...
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Chemo my have saved my life (still in remission from ovarian cancer), but it wrecked my teeth. The tooth that had a piece break off was repaired with a filling...for now. If it gives me any more...
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Happy early birthday to me!
Yesterday wasn't all bad. My early birthday present arrived! Say hello to Ezri, named for Ezri Dax of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I almost named her Jadzia, but I'm more like Ezri. I love her hair. I...
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Stuff from this week.
I had five fillings done today. My entire face was numb for hours, and the pain is just now hitting me! I have one more filling to go, then after my birthday I'll get the extraction done. Ow.Sam and...
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Two Black Knights?
Curse of the Ebony Blade number 5 came out today. Plot summary- Dane nearly dies after a battle with Modred. Meanwhile, the young student, Jackie "Jacks" Chopra, he'd hired took over the Ebony Blade,...
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Katie had a mammogram and it was clear! Another step to kicking breast cancer's ass.Sam and Devon are in Brooklyn now. They're just waiting for their furniture to arrive at their apartment! I hope...
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So long, Arthur.
PBS is ending Arthur after 25 years. My nephew was four when it first aired and he's almost thirty now! He dressed as Arthur for Halloween in first grade. And he played that damned CD incessantly for...
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L.
That's 50 in Roman numerals. ;) Yes, I am officially 50. I share a birth year with Disney World, Hard Rock Cafe, Starbucks, and Malibu Barbie! I keep saying it, but I'm glad I made it this far. Three...
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Mom is home and resting. She didn’t have a stroke, but she has apparently had some micro strokes in the past that she was unaware of. They gave her new blood pressure meds and she's going to both her...
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Birthday week continues!
Yeah, my family doesn't just celebrate on the actual day. Mom and Dad took me to Can-Can on Friday. I got my usual Steak Frites, plus French onion soup. And topped it off with this glorious dessert....
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Katie had to have Giada put to sleep today. Poor doggy had an inoperable tumor. She was a great dog. Eleven and a half years is a good age for a Cane Corso. I'll miss her so much!I had my broken tooth...
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I Want My MTV!
Courtney's T.V. and Fitness set is insanely adorable. The details on the T.V./VCR are amazing, and the pre-programmed little scenes are well done. They even added static and colorbars! The set came...
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Birthday girl and an American Girl leak!
We celebrated Katie's birthday on Tuesday. She wanted to try a new restaurant called Tapa Rios. She made a good choice. It was fabulous. Birthday girl with sangria, and assorted tapas.Birthday cake!I'm...
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I miss Giada.
I've been looking through photos of Giada today. I'm reposting a few. She was a cute puppy.She always liked going to the Blessing of the Animals at church!And she loved her mommy. Poor Katie. She'll...
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New clothes for Courtney!
Very 80s. I think this looks like pages from an Esprit catalog! Looks like another mix and match set. I had a pair of jelly shoes in the 8th grade! Forgot to credit alexandradperrault at Instagram for...
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Virginia was rattled by a 5.8 earthquake (initially estimated as a 6.0). I had never experienced a quake before. It was terrifying because it was so shallow. IIRC, it was felt as far west as Utah! At...
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I Want My MTV! Part 2.
My delayed birthday present arrived today! It's the Funko Pop MTV astronaut and it is so cute. It's sitting on Courtney's shelf now. It's so 80s!My last stitches have fallen out, and I took the last...
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Boo!
Getting ready for Halloween! I found a great haunted doll house kit at Michaels and assembled it right away. Here it is with Briony and Hairdorables Sallee to show the scale.It's not a regular 1:12...
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20 years.
I can't believe it's been that long since the September 11 attacks. I remember exactly where I was when it happened (I'd gone back to bed after breakfast), but so much of that day is a blur. I do...
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