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I got a call from my mom on Tuesday morning asking if I'd heard from my niece. My first question to her was "which one, I have 5, two of which don't talk on the phone yet". She said "Amanda, has she called you yet"? I'm slightly worried by her tone, but I could tell there was a little excitement there. "No, I haven't, what's up"? "Well, I know she wants to tell everyone herself so I'll wait until

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I haven't had much to say for the last month so I haven't even bothered posting. I've been in a funk for the better part of two months and it gets so old. I think things are looking up though. I spent weeks on the verge of tears for no apparent reason. Mark says that I've been "different" since Beth's friend Karin died in July. Maybe I have. I've been thinking about my dad alot lately too. I miss

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First day of school is over! I'm assuming it went well because I haven't heard otherwise. Actually Matthew has come and gone and is out playing. He's trying to eek every last drop of daylight into his play time. O is complaining about riding the bus. This started weeks ago, but has escalted to tears today. I don't know what she wants us to do. Mark may be able to pick her up some days, but can't

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Ugh! Will this heat ever end? It hasn't been below 95 in the last two weeks. Add to that no precipitation and you get a very cranky bunch. I am so ready for the chill of Autumn.So, the kids start school Monday. Another summer gone by. At least they can say that they did some fun things this summer. I was hoping to take off to the beach tomorrow for one last hoorah, but I haven't talked to M about

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O went to her first high school football game last night. Her dad went too, of course. Keep him away from a football game? NOT! I guess she saw a few people from middle school so she's feeling better about knowing someone there.Here's a pic of Matty and Maddie. I took this a couple of weekends ago when we were down visitng grama.I caught her with her eyes closed, but I love when she puckers up

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Please read the letter below. This family needs our help.Dear Friends and Family,Last year around this time I wrote the most difficult letter I've had to write in my entire life. It was then that I wrote to most of you for your help and support with the JDRF Walk for a Cure. As most of you all know, Malia was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in December 2005 at the age of 2 1/2. A lot has changed

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I thought I'd enjoy having some time alone this weekend. Instead, I've done nothing more than watch the Godfather series. I've been slightly more productive today, I think because Mark is due home in about 6 hours. When they left yesterday morning I had planned on going back to bed, but I got so down in the dumps that I couldn't really fall asleep. I hope they have a good time with their cousins

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Body: ARE YOU:1. Obsessed with sex? Ha! Right. 2. Are you tall? I guess.3. In your pajamas? No4. Left handed? NopeLAST:1. Friend you saw: Beth2. Talked to on the phone: Mark3. Person to IM you: No IM4. Was today better than yesterday: There's still hope for todayFAVORITE:1. Number(s): No favorite number2. Season: FallQUESTIONS & ANSWERS:Q: What was the first thing you did this morning when you

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Good-bye Karin, you will be missed by so many.

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We need prayers...and donations if you feel inclined.

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Remember when I was young and so were you and time stood still and love was all we knew You were the first, so was I We made love and then you cried Remember when Remember when we vowed the vows and walked the walk Gave our hearts, made the start, it was hard We lived and learned, life threw curves There was joy, there was hurt Remember when Remember when old ones died and new were born And

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My kids got home yesterday, a day early. I guess there was a death in Mark's uncle's family so grama decided they'd come home early. They got lost coming home, but my little Navigator, AKA Olivia was able to get them home. She's such a smart chic!Matthew loved his room. All we did was paint it and clean it up, but he was happy. We'll get him some accessories later on. First we need to get him a

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every bone, muscle, cartledge, fatty deposits and every pore on my body is aching right now. We got so much work done this weekend, but now neither of us can barely move. I'm dead tired but cant fall asleep so here I am.We cleaned and organized O's room. Moved some things around, changes it up a bit. M's room got a full makeover witha gallon of grey paint and some strategically marked 5x5" inch

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I just said good-bye to my kids, they're off to the beach with their Grama and aunt. I came this close to saying "Nah, I don't think you should go". It would've been totally self fish though so I had to bite my lip. They'll have a great time, of that I'm sure. You put my kids near the water and they turn into fish.So now I am off to tackle O's room. She never cleans it completely, there's always

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I've decided that Dirty Jobs on Discovery is one of the grossest shows I've seen. Tonight they were showing all the out-takes and things that didn't make it to the screen the first time around. They should've kept some of those on the cutting room floor. Tonight he was walking behind a dairy cow waiting for it to poop so he could catch it in a can and analyze it. Gay-ross! So I decided to come

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I went to the orthopedist yesterday and she said I have rotator-cuff tendinitis with a touch of arthritis in my shoulder. She gave me a script for physical therapy and a popular pain med and sent me on my way. At least she was more thorough than the ER last week. I took one pill after I ate lunch and by the time I got home my arm felt almost 100% better. Good meds? Coincidence? A miracle? I

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Another painful day. I babied my shoulder this weekend and yesterday it seemed like it was getting better. Today however, was a different story. I've made an appointment for 9:30 tomorrow with an orthopedic doctor who will, hopefully, make me pain free.Wish me luck.

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I know things can always get worse and I really have no reason to complain, but I have had such a crappy day. It seems like everything I have touched I have dropped or broken and everything that I have set out to do today hit a road block of some sort. I really want to get scrapping and the pictures I want on are on my computer. I put them onto a disk, went to WalMart to get them printed out and

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Bursitis: The painful inflammation or irritation of the bursa. The bursa is a soft, fluid-filled sac that covers and cushions the movement between the bones, tendons and muscles near the joints.I spent Wednesday night in the ER. Second Time in 3 months. I woke up feeling like I had slept on my left shoulder the wrong way (my stock answer when I don't recall either hitting, falling or otherwise

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Is another school year gone? It went so fast, even the kids think so. They both were a little bummed out last night. We put this out front for them since they are both "Graduates".I was a little disappointed at the ceremonies for O. They announced a boat-load of extra achievements made by the students, but her name was never announced. I really didn't think about it until they started making the

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Why do these short weeks always feel longer? I'm even taking this Friday off and it feels forever away.So, nephew #1 is a married man. I can't believe it. I was going through all of my pictures this weekend and found a bunch of when him and the others were babies. It's true, our time here is but a flash. I remember when J&G first brought him over and we all met him. He wasn't but a few weeks old

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Fourty one. Dang, where did the last year go? I have to say, 40 was good so I'm looking forward to a better 41. We went out to dinner, the kids and Mark got me a B&N gift card and a pair of these Karin's Hope Run was a HUGE success I heard. Beth say's she's got lots of pictures and I can't wait to see.I forgot to mention yesterday that we went to a concert on Saturday night. It was the North

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Today is the big day for the Karin Carter Hope Run in Brentwood (CA, the Northern Brentwood, not OJ Brentwood). I hope they had a big turn out. I know Beth and her homies in CA worked really hard and put this together in a short amount of time. Keep praying for her. My pastor asked me to help out with their reception committee. There were quite a few new faces this morning. I hope they're able to

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Matthew doesn't have an ear infection, PTL. He does have fluid in his ear which could potentially become an ear infection, but for right now he's good. Benadryl and Motrin.I didn't make it to work until 12:15 so now I'm stuck having to make up time again this week. That really stinks when it's extra slow. It was nice to drive home and not have people honking at me flippin' me the bird because I

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I hope all of you mom's, moms-to-be and everyone else had a great Mother's Day. Our weather was kind of gloomy so I didn't feel like doing much. We went out to Chili's for lunch and drove around a little. This is what we drove around in:After driving home from work on Friday I thought for sure my car was just going to stop going...anywhere. I loved that car. We put alot of miles on her and there

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We were all downstairs watching TV last night when we heard a thump. It kind of sounded like a basket ball hitting the garage door which isn't odd as Matthew and his hoodies are always playing basket ball and hitting the garage door. Mark checked outside, looked around....nothing. We blew it off until Matthew went up to the bonus room to find that the glass dome that covers the light had fallen

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I have to make a comment about the whole Paris Hilton thing. I'm not one to waste time thinking about what happens in the lives of celebrities, but this quagmire angers me. My personal opinion is that her sentence be upheld no matter what. I read today that her mother and fans have or are planning on asking Governor Schwazenegger for a pardon. Puleeeeeeze. This isn't about her "not knowing" that

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I can't believe it's Monday...again. What happens to the weekend? I took the kids to see Spider man on Saturday night. They both liked it and are now re-hooked on the Spider man video game. Yesterday I took O out to find a dress for her formal. We found it pretty quickly and was able to wrap that excursion up pretty quickly. It's pink and sparkly and she looks really pretty in it. We need to find

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It all seems so trivial now.

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I just got in from having dinner with Beth and Renee'. My girls, I miss working with them, but they did reconfirm for me that leaving was the right thing to do. I miss laughing everyday. I don't seem to do enough of that at my new job.The Search is on full-force. The dress search that is. The school has sent home a letter of requirements for this years dance attire and let me tell you, they

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It's been a day. I don't know how I got to work this morning, but somehow I got there, early and in one peace. I've had a headache since Friday that I still woke up with this morning, only I was dizzy as well. I sat at the bottom of the shower praying that things would stop spinning. I started feeling like I was back on solid ground around 1:00.So, the countdown is officially on. Three days will

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It's Friday! Ahhhhh. Well, it's almost Friday. I'm finally getting around to posting for the first time this week. For some reason I cannot remember my login for this account and just got fed up trying to remember. Somehow I got on tonight, but probably couldn't again if I tried.This week was a bad one. I did get some good news about my ovaries, they're both good, thankyouverymuch. Had ultra

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It's been awhile since my last post. Alot has been going on. The local ER and Urgent Care almost know me on a first name basis. A quick synopsis for old time sake and I'm not going dwelling any longer.Feb. 8 UC for a UTIMar. 23rd Annual physical were doctor wants to look at ovaries "a little closer". Schedule a follow up ultra sound, go get mam.Mar. 28 Head off to ER for staph infection on my

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A Must Read for AllEVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS & HAVE YOUR CHILDREN READ IT TOO!After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line. She logged on under her screen name, ByAngel213. She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message:ByAngel213: Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really

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I'm posting here now because my former blog is too risky. My computer acts strange whenever I go there. Really. The screen shimmy's and shakes and gets all funky.I had my second mammogram today. Everything looks great! I was so scared when she showed me into the room because my previous films were on the light board and i could clearly see two spots on each breast. That freaked me out. She took 4

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Has Christmas come and gone yet? I just cannot get into the mood this year. I'm feeling like I did the year we celebrated my dad's last Christmas; it just wasn't "there". I think my life is coming up on a change...at least I hope so. I've been looking for employment as I just don't think I can stay at my job much longer. I've been saying that for the past 3 years, but this time I think it's for

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We had an open house at O's middle school. She really seems to be enjoying this year so far. She's all twitterpatted over some kid so she flutters around like a giddy butterfly! She's doing excellent so I'm not complaining. Every class we went into tonight the teachers commented on how this was their "favorite class". I tried to introduce myself to all her teachers, but we were kind of rushed

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I have been sick for the last 3 1/2 days. Ugh. Saturday afternoon I was feeling kind of off, sleepy, a little queasy. Sunday morning I woke up and literally could not move. Every part of my body ached, my skin hurt, my hair hurt. It felt like I had gone a round, or 20, with Evander. I ran a fever for the better part of the last 2 days. I got out of bed long enough to go to the grocery store on

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Survivor's back! This season ought to be interesting. It's sort of losing it's appeal, but I've been watching it this long I kind of want to see it through to its end.It's been a good day on Ebay. I offed some more of my rubber stamps. I can't believe the money I dumped into that hobby. Thousands of dollars. I'd love to my interest, but it's so overwhelming. I try to come up with an idea for a

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So I promised myself I'd keep this place updated and I've failed miserably. Thankfully I only break promises I make to myself. I know better than to promise anyone anything.Life is clicking along at a rapid pace. I always get to this time of year and go "Whoa, where has the year gone?" It's now time to start thinking about Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I officially started my Christmas

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It was so, so crazy today. I guess you've got to have one of these kinds of days every once in a while. One tech out on vacation, one out sick, major stuff going on that I'm not at liberty to discuss. Credit data goes haywire, tech support has no clue. I spent 25 minutes on hold only to have the guy hang up on me. I'm thinking that because he didn't know how to solve my problem he had no way out

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I gave up posting in Dland because I got bored. I've been sort of wandering lately. I try not to start anything for fear that I won't continue. I'm so very about that. So I've decided to try again, turn over a new leaf I guess.Hope to see you around.

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