I just finished reading a really interesting book about a girl named Farah Ahmedi. She grew up in Afghanistan, and when she was only 7 years old, she stepped on a land mine and was almost killed. She was one of the wounded children chosen to get medical care in Germany, so she had good […]
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As an animal lover, I am a big believer in getting as many of your pets from a humane society as you can. Sometimes there are reasons why a family might need a “purebred” animal (allergies to certain breeds, professional showmanship, etc.), but for the most part, I don’t really like when pet stores carry
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I haven’t been posting as much as I used to lately. This is because of the surge of activity in our lives… It’s also led to me making less phone calls to catch up with people, so let me fill you in this way about what’s been going on with us… Taylor has been needing lots
For some reason, the old game show “Sale of the Century” from the 1980’s crossed my mind the other day. I enjoyed this show tremendously as a kid, so I looked on youtube to see if I could find any episodes because I don’t really remember what it was all about. They didn’t have any
Just reading the synopsis of last night’s episode even before I saw it made me laugh out loud: Michael and Dwight decide a trip to the Big Apple is in order. There, they hope to mingle with bigwig Ryan and his colleagues at the nightclubs. Back in Scranton, the staffers must work on Ryan’s pet
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After all this piñata talk (found the ñ symbol!), we had to pop in the movie Parenthood the other night. Along with the hilarious piñata scene (ok, now I am over-using the ñ a little bit), I had actually forgotten how entertaining this movie really is. It’s a really good blend of comedy and drama,
I think 8 is too old for a blankie. I mean, it’s ok to have one at that age, but only if it doesn’t interfere with daily life. On February 19, I made a post in my blog about the same subject – the post is called Blankies. It’s funny to read that post now and see
My new nephew looks totally adorable, so I had to share his picture: Ryan Timothy Lisa
CONGRATULATIONS to my sister in Illinois, who gave birth to a healthy 8 lb. 15 oz. baby boy today!!! I can’t wait to see pictures of the little darling, and I will post them when I get them (HINT HINT – no, just kidding, I know you have much more important things to do right
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For our date night tonight, we decided to attend the much hyped cooking show sponsered by our local newspaper. Maybe that explains why it was so hyped right there – being sponsered by the newspaper = lots of free advertising, and since I read the paper every day, maybe it was drilled into my head
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