HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

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I apologize in advance. I'm probably going to offend everyone, but this is part of my history and one of my guilty pleasures. It's from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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KREATIV BLOGGER AWARD

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Aliceaudrey was kind enough to bestow this award on me!!!
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Here are the rules:
Mention the blog that gave it to you and comment on their blog to let them know you have posted your award.
Publish these rules:
Share 6 values that are important to you and 6 things you do not support~Grant the prize to 6 people.
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Six Things I Value:
1. family
2. my faith
3. simplicity
4. hard work
5. quiet
6. kindness
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Six Things I Do Not Support
1. meanness in any form
2. people who don't use the brains God gave them
3. intolerance, unfairness
4. taking God out of the Pledge of Allegiance and off money and such
5. lack of respect
6. politics (at least right now, I'm so sick of it)
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The 6 people I'm passing this award to:
1. Meghan--Meg's Little Corner of the Universe
2. Jade--Cutthroat Designs
3. crossview--Down a Red Dirt Lane
4. Dawn--Dawn's Daily Life
5. Nicole--For the Love of Photography
6. Jenny--Daily Dose of Motherhood
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WEEKLY WRAP-UP

WEATHER: Kinda hot, mainly in the 90's
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SUNDAY SERMON: I was bad and slept in.
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FAVORITE MEALS: grilled filet mignon
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TREASURED MOMENTS: sleeping in on Sunday
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TALKED WITH: mom, middle sister P.
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THINGS I READ: nothing this week
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WHAT WE WATCHED: "Shine the Light" a concert film by Martin Scorcese about the Rolling Stones, it was really good (Jade get this for your dad for xmas if he doesn't already have it); Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Intervention
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PLACES WE WENT: to the butcher, to my sister's, to the Football team's carwash, the casino, the dr.
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BUDGET SAVERS/BUSTERS: buster...$90 for dr appt, meds, and lab work. Saver...went to the casino with $50 of free money, left there with $65 free and clear.
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BLESSINGS: I have good insurance. I got some rest this weekend.
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CHALLENGES: dealing with AC's coaches
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: finished the year-end reports here and they look really nice.
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FAMILY HAPPENINGS: not much going on really. The kids went to my sister's for her Halloween party. They were there from Fri afternoon till Sun. I went to the dr on Friday, just for a refill on some meds, she gave me a new one and it made me feel pretty wonky on Sat. I got my flu shot (first ever), got lab work done.
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PICTURES: (ok, WARNING....the first one is pretty gross, it's from the butcher. This is what we encountered when we walked out:


Some hunters had just brought it in from Colorado. It was an elk.
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This is Austin's teammates washing my car. He lucked out and didn't have to do it because he was at my sister's.

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Austin said he was freaking out because we look like twins. What do you think? (ignore the Wally in the middle)

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This is my favorite picture of the weekend. I was trying to take a nice picture of AC and KT with their cousins and AC kept messing around on the tree swing.

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What does my name say about me?

Crystal linked this cool thing on her blog today: http://www.kabalarians.com/index.cfm
Now, like her, I'm not into all that kabalah stuff but this was pretty cool and pretty correct.
What my name says about me is:
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"Your name of Diane gives you a clever mind, good business judgment, a sense of responsibility, and an appreciation of the finer things of life.
You are serious-minded and not inclined to make light of things even in little ways, and in your younger years you had more mature interests than others your age.
Home and family mean a great deal to you and it is natural that you should desire the security of a peaceful, settled home environment where you can enjoy the companionship of family and friends.
Whatever you set out to accomplish you do your very best to complete in accordance with what you consider to be right."
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Not too sure about the clever mind and good business judgement, but the serious-minded thing is right on. Especially not inclined to make light of things....I'm always getting lectured about taking things too seriously. And the home and family thing....absolutely, 100 percent correct.
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JADE!!! When you do this make sure you put in your brother's and sister's name...it is too funny!!!!

FRIDAY FILL-INS #1

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1. Right now, I'm feeling kinda tired, anxious for the day to be over.
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2. Home, in bed, asleep is where I want to be.
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3. How does one make everyone happy?
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4. God keeps me on track.
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5. Please don't scare me, I'm getting really tired of it!
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6. Seeing my children happy fills me with joy.
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7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm ....looking forward to NOTHING TO DO!! nothing to worry about because I'm kid-free;
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tomorrow my plans include ....grocery shopping and the casino (hey, they sent me $50 FREE money to go and play!)
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and Sunday, I want to go to church and get my kids back!
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THURSDAY THIRTEEN #18

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13 PICTURES OF MY BABIES

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Brutus

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Roxy in her elf suit

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She has a shoe fetish....

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He smiles....

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #21

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #17

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THURSDAY THIRTEEN #17

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13 PICTURES FROM THE FAIR

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KT had fun trying to help this little girl make some really big bubbles:

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Here are my pics with their ribbons:
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Then we watched the Monster trucks:

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The kids raced remote controlled Nascar cars:

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I made some friends at the petting zoo:

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These are NOT some of the friends I made:
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And this is my favorite of the day;

I guess it's the latestin "sheepwear":

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #20

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I found these in a box in my closet last week.

We've got Larry the Lion on the left. His eyes are missing and his voice doesn't work anymore.

In front of him is a puppet my neighbor Katy made for me when I had my tonsils taken out

when I was 5 (4o years ago!!!!).

Then there's the funky clown with the pointy head. He hung from my ceiling for the longest.

Then there's Puppy. I love Puppy. He's one of the most special things I've ever had.

And, last but not least, everything is laying on top of NightNight, my blanket. (called NightNight because I was only allowed to have it a night).

Ahhhhhh, memories of a very well-lived, well-loved childhood.

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I'M BAAAAACK!!!!!!

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WEEKLY WRAP-UP

10/6/2008-10/12/2008

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WEATHER: Mon through Thurs it was hot, close to 100 or over. Fri through Sun was beautiful! Cool, in the 60's; wind's started really kicking up yesterday.

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SUNDAY SERMON: I didn't make it to church. I'm getting a cold.

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LIFE LESSONS: Vacations are good!!!!!

We could all use LESS stuff!!!!

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FAVORITE MEALS: homemade chicken fettucine alfredo

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TREASURED MOMENTS: all week really

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TALKED TO: mom, sister P

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THINGS I READ: Max Lucado book, Spiritual Discipline book; Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash by John Carter Cash

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WHAT I WATCHED: Intervention, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, ANTM

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PLACES WE WENT: Soboba Casino

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BUDGET SAVERS/BUSTERS: both buster and saver was the casino

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BLESSINGS: got done everything I wanted to do without stressing about it.

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CHALLENGES: being motivated to get things done

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: cleaned/straightened/purged...bedroom closet, hall closet, bathroom cupboard, medicine cabinet, pots/pans cupboard, and tupperware cupboard.

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FAMILY HAPPENINGS: AC had a game on Thurs (they lost 0-16). He didn't play because he had hurt his knee earlier in the week. Hopefully this week he'll play.

Saturday, T & I took his aunt and uncle to the casino and to lunch. We each had $40 FREE slot play (saver). I ended up losing that and about $60 of my own money (buster). T won $295, mainly on blackjack. I need to switch to that!!

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WEEKLY WRAP-UP

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WEEKLY WRAP-UP

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WEATHER: Most of the week was pretty darn hot! 105 or so. It started cooling off on Friday, down in the 90's. Then Saturday it was cool and cloudy with a slight sprinkling, in the 60's. Sunday was gorgeous around 80.

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SUNDAY SERMON: we had a guest speaker, Bob Shank (because Pastor Greg was doing a Harvest Crusade in Philadelphia). He spoke on Romans 12 (one of my favorites) and how we should act as Christians---we should be "a remarkable exception in a darkening world."

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LIFE LESSONS: if I don't do my prayer and bible time every day and miss church, I feel lost.

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FAVORITE MEAL: taco cornbread pizza, hand-dipped polish sausage corn dog at the fair

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TREASURED MOMENTS: seeing my pictures in the photo exhibit at the fair

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TALKED WITH: mom, dad(his 78th birthday was Saturday!!)

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THINGS I READ: The Shack by William P. Young (Amazing!!)

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WHAT I WATCHED: Intervention, AMTM, Ugly Betty, Kimbo Slice Elite XC fight, football

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PLACES WE WENT: AC football game, SoCal Fair

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BUDGET SAVERS/BUSTERS: Buster: $25 for lunch for 3 at the fair

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BLESSINGS: fall-like weather

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CHALLENGES: just getting through the week

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: My Jamaican Lizard photo won 3rd place and my Bee on a Sunflower picture won 4th place, both in the Nature category at the fair!!!!!!!

I fixed the computer at home!!!!!!!!

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FAMILY HAPPENINGS: AC ad a game on Thurs. They lost, 26-28, but he didn't play again.

Saturday we went to the SoCal Fair to see my photos. While we were there we watched the Monster Truck show and the kids raced remote control Nascar cars and we went to the petting zoo.

I am on vacation this week so I can't get the pics off my camera. I'll do that next week.

This week I'm relaxing (cleaning), pretending I'm a stay-at-home mom!!!!

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THURSDAY THIRTEEN #16

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PICTURES FROM THE WALKATHON

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KT and Morgan

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KT, Jade, and Morgan
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My Jadey

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Jade and her sister

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Jade's dad

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Jade's sis, nephew and her

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KT and Jade's nephew

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Cute little doggy

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Pink everywhere

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The survivors release their balloons

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The beginning of the walk

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Our inspiration:

Grandma Pruda

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #19

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When we were at the walkathon on Saturday, we noticed these HUGE birds in the trees. There were LOTS of them. Some guy said they were turkey vultures. They did look like vultures. They looked like the vultures in The Jungle Book (minus the Beatles hair):

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