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http://www.positivelypresent.com/2011/11/zoom-in-on-gratitude-30-day-photo-challenge.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PositivelyPresent+%28positively+present%29 Have a few days to catch up for... but goin' for it none-the-less...  =D

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Supposed to freak you out, right?  Knowing that most likely your scales at home are "light" in comparison... Weellllllllllllll... not mine.  Hehehe... I feel like I'm laughing "all the way to the bank". A few months ago I typed out a list on here of everything I wanted to write about, or things others had requested and one was "going to the doctors office and weighing five lbs less than your home scales say". Again... not this time.  Was at his office just a few days ago, stepped up on that big black and white sucker... AND, this time I actually said to the nurse, "are you sure your scales are right?"  She gave me that look... yes, THAT look.  So I said, "mine at home say I weigh 12 lbs more"... to which she was stunned and said "hmm".

  Sarah ~ 2008 Ally ~ 2011

Everyone's saying it; "can't believe it's been ten years since IT happened"... Don't think I've ever written about how I felt that morning, or in the days preceding. I had been up with Ally (in first grade at the time) all night who had croupe and strep throat.  I had only fallen asleep about an hour before the phone rang... Rob calling home sounding a slightly bit concerned (as rattled as Rob can possibly sound... anyone who knows him knows that he is rarely stressed and NEVER gets worked up over anything... a reasonably sensible guy) over things he was hearing.  As he asked me questions, I could hear panic and sirens in the background.  One of the first things he asked was if I knew what was going on.  He said they were hearing stories about the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (to which I panicked a bit... having lived not far from the Pentagon and knowing that area very well).  He asked me to turn on the TV....  I, like so many others watched i

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  http://www.wickedthemusical.com/   Thinking of getting tickets to either the Portland  showing in the spring or the summer showing in Salt Lake. Ally loved it when it was here in Boise in May and we've  listened to the CD over and over again this summer... not that I'm complaining... I LOVE it! http://www.youtube.com/user/LeggyBlonde101?feature=mhee   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlMBcTGJ4YM  

I love the pics Ally snaps "in the moment" with her phone...

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“... the task of any  religion is to teach us whom  we’re required to love,   not whom we’re entitled  to hate.” ~Rabbi Harold Kushner~ "Pure religion and undefiled before God  and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction , and to keep himself unspotted from the world."   ~James 1:27~

Trip to Seattle is off till October *sigh*, but at least my girls will get to spend the week together in Dallas... and Rob is taking his mom to South Carolina for a conference... So... Here I am... and as usual, using ellipses WAY too much... Garage ('specially after what Claire B. found in her yard yesterday) *bleck* My upstairs room *ehh* Going to see a movie, or two... all by myself (a first) Spray paint a bunch of stuff Make some jewelry Go to dinner with a few people or get take out (no cookin') Go to Barnes & Noble late and stay till it closes Load up on virgin strawberry dacquiris Maybe put together a few florals Bandana quilts/tablecloths Maybe try and watch some episodes of Twin Peaks again Take a little trip to Bown Crossing Finish faux Pottery Barn clocks

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 Was at the post office yesterday and when I approached the counter, the employee who's always incredibly nice said "hey!  how'd you like the Thursday special?"... heh, I laughed and went on.  Told him I needed lots of postcard stamps and instead of saying "can you please give me...", I said "can you please do me".  Really?  *sigh* Got in the car, called Dutch Boy and said: "guess what I just asked the postman?" "what?" "to do me".... yeah... laugh it up buddy.

These are the cute girls Sar does everything with....

Seattle, Camano Island, Whidbey Island, Pacific NW coast...      *sigh*   Can't come soon enough....

I'll let my girls tell this story through their facebook posts... lots funner that way.  And please don't mind the awful mess of this layout... trying to copy and paste from facebook is not my best work... Ally  just met katy perry cause i'm cool like that :) thank you jen and jules and si's for a great night :) Saturday at 10:15pm via Text Message Ally My proof:) Mobile Uploads Sunday at 1:35am via iPhone Sarah So in high school I had this bag and I sewed a bunch of sweet buttons on it for fun. Well my sister went to the Katy Perry concert last night and ended up going backstage to meet her! Ally had the bag with her and Katy loved it! So she pulled a button off her costume and gave it to Ally to put on the bag :)  So glad you had fun Ally! Sunday at 11:52am via Android Elizabeth Pays to sew buttons on your handbags... story to come... Saturday at 8:44pm

http://www.flatbreadpizza.com/menu.htm *************************** Have been to this restaurant a few times now, but never realized until today (when the friend I was with pointed out) they have many items listed that can be made gluten free... YES!!! We had the most amazing sea salt & parmesan flatbread with 3 dipping sauces.   Of course her flatbread was fluffy and poofy, where mine was flat,  but it didn't matter... it was SOO good.   Other favorites are their arugula-chicken salad and tomato basil soup. 

Go sweet Ally girl! http://www.youtube.com/user/jennyphillipsmusic?blend=10&ob=5#p/u/0/g8hf_t6oKjI Happily Ever After Once upon a time A child was born into this life Heaven could be seen in her eyes There was no doubt she was divine And if you are still you will feel the truth That the princess in this wondrous story is you   It’s your time It’s your destiny to shine So arise Be true to the royal That’s inside of you Don’t settle for the story that The world would have you write You were born to reach eternal life Let faith fill every chapter Let the Savior lead you to Happily ever after Sometimes in your life The world will cast a spell And try to make your conscience fall asleep And forget the woman God would have you be But if you are still you will understand The noble role you play in his plan When the forests fills with darkness And wolves seek your soul Just know You are simply in the place between Your once upon a time and your trium

The lovely Barbara is staying with me this week so I thought I'd take the opportunity to talk with her about taking flying lessons... again.  I haven't mentioned it in years (the last time left a huge impression... on both of us)... apparently nothing's changed... a BIT .  Back in the 90's, Rob gave me flying lessons for my birthday one year.  Needless to say, when my mom heard about this I thought her head might explode... not out of anger... out of sheer fear.  And can I blame her?  No.  I was a teen when my dad had his accident... everything and everyone's immortal when you're pubescent.  I remember being sad about what happened... very sad.  However, there was never any doubt that he'd make it and be good as new (not quite).  I've wanted this since my dad bought his first plane (I was 6)... in fact, for most of my life there's never (for me) been a question of it not happening.  Anyway, it's been 25+ years since that dreadful day and I sti

S n o w C o n e S y r u p 2 cups white sugar 1 cup water 1 (0.13 ounce) unsweetened, fruit-flavored drink mix (Koolaid) In a saucepan, stir together the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, and boil for about 1 minute. Remove from heat, and stir in the drink mix. Allow to cool, and store in a container for pouring. Pour over shaved ice to flavor. allrecipes.com *Love this for crazy-hot days.   I tweaked it a bit though and instead of just boiling the sugar and water for 1 minute, I boil it for several minutes into a simple syrup... makes it thicker.  Also, if you have a Sonic nearby, pick up a bag of ice... you can either pour the syrup over the ice as is or shave the ice.  Nothing beats the amazingness of Sonic ice.  When Ally was little and used to have her snow cone stand, I'd make several different flavors at once and pour each into a plastic squeeze bottle.  Made for easy access/pouring and clean up.

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And for the fourth year out of seven, the lovely Barbara will be going with me.  Also, this time I'm remembering my camera (if I can find the darn battery cord). http://lakesidelavender.com/ *Forecast for Saturday:  86 degrees and sunny....

Spatulas.... New flick, 'The Help' Wishing I could spend the rest of the summer with our families.... MISS YOU! Clinique's 'Even Better' tinted moisturizer 'Outlander' series KFC coleslaw recipe OneRepublic - 'Waking Up' How much it sucks after four months to be "gluten-free" [blah] Sephora heated eyelash curler What it's like having your daughter move to Dallas and be part of a girls group (will not say "women"... yet ) which includes things like recipe night and such. Using new adjectives My love for all things 'hoot-owlish' The joys of picking up a can of spray paint again... day after day :-D The results of briefly hitting your calf on a Rubbermaid container and the many costly visits to medical professionals it can cause. 'Shabby Apple' Snow cone syrup recipe Loving my new deodorant Finishing the 'Lost' series for the second time all the way through and having even more questions