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  • Forty is Fabulous!

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    I turned 40 on Sunday, and had a huge party. It was awesome! The party was in honor of the 1969 Club – eight of us friends who turned (or will turn) 40 this year. The weather was great, and 78 people and 7 dogs were celebrating all afternoon and evening (many thanks to Jen-Mom…

  • Dryst’s Milestone Birthday

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    Thirteen years ago today, I became a Mom. Today, I’ve become the Mom of a teenage boy. Happy birthday to my dear Dryst! He was born in Bangor, Maine, weighing in at 9 pounds, after a long labor and eventually a C-section at 2am. It was quite an intense experience. He was welcomed by a…

  • Shared Joy

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    I’m feeling really psyched that my brother is so happy lately! He met a wonderful woman last fall. They are now boyfriend and girlfriend, and planning to live together. She’s great! I met her in December, and she’s been at family gatherings several times. Last weekend she hosted our monthly family potluck, and we got…

  • Bridget and Her Girls

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    …at her 10th birthday party.

  • Spotlight on Yoga

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    So, my brother tells me I’m a terrible blogger, and I guess he’s right. That is, because I’ve neglected this poor site so much! But life goes on, and so now I’m here to tell a little about it. My Dad had a heart attack on Christmas Eve, followed by triple bypass surgery, and has…

  • Huzzah!

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    Our wonderful old feline friend and companion, Huzzah Rastasoftafurrianpurrian, has left the Earth plane and gone on to the hunting grounds of the Summerlands. He was 18 years old, born on July 1, 1990. Huzzah died on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at home surrounded by his family. He was a playful, loving, caring cat, adored…

  • Our Thanksgiving

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    We had a really fun Thanksgiving Day yesterday, and I’m so grateful for my wonderful family and friends! There were 15 of us around the table. We had a delicious meal with foods everyone contributed. Everything was so yummy! ElvenTiger, Mo and my Mom made the table look beautiful, with place cards, flowers and fancy…

  • 39 and All’s Well (an update)

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    I turned 39 on Saturday, and had a lot of fun at my party with family and friends. We had a delicious feast, delightful chocolate cake made by Mom, drumming around the fire, and presents! Oddly, I like getting older. When I was little, I always wanted to be older, which is pretty common. But…

  • What We Are Doing on Our Vacation!

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  • Happy Happy Joy Joy!

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    OK, so if this works, for the first time ever, this blog will have actual real pictures! No, not just the little one of me up in the corner that BlackLion put there. I mean acutal photographs, taken, transferred and posted by yours truly! OK, so here goes: Here is ElvenTiger, my sweet 9-year-old, who…