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Invasive Species Controller

I was looking over the opportunities in the local listings for Disney’s Give a Day Get a Day volunteer program and the volunteer job of ‘Invasive Species Controller’ certainly caught my eye.
Had my parents dubbed me Invasive Species Controller, it might have made those endless hours of weed pulling a little more interesting.. Doesn’t [...]

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Compelled..to do something for Kelsey’s family.

I am not sure why, but when I heard the news about Kesley Smith being abducted I felt compelled to go the the website her parents had set up. Perhaps it was a personal connection to the family through the loom knitting groups..or just being a mom myself and knowing the extreme fear I would [...]

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Notes on the Refrigerator

Here is a little shot of a note on my refrigerator:

(translation: get me more clothes (Jaxom) So I replied: quit growing!-Mom I can’t -Jaxom)
Then I walked into the kitchen the other day and saw that someone had done something to the note.

 
(translation:stop arguing Mom +Jaxom- Azia)
This was just too fun! I thought I would turn [...]

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My Name is Earl..

Allow me to introduce you to the Earl Family:Toby,Yvette, Brittany, and Michael. (Toby was not available for this photo.) Nearly a year and a half ago, they lost their home when Hurricane Katrina hit the small town of Pearlington, MS.

Many of my regular readers will know that I have been working to help the [...]

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Made in China

I received a box from Kimberli of Kimberli New York.
The box was quite a bit bigger than I was expecting! It is filled with blanket squares knit by workers at the one factory that manufactures the hats Kim designs over in China.

When Kim was there last year and described just how bad the damage of [...]

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