tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91492043556078506502024-03-12T17:24:19.415-07:00Life, Penpalling, and other things. . .Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-35416789024198869552016-05-03T12:26:00.002-07:002016-05-03T12:26:30.809-07:00New BlogI have a new blog that I will be using to post stories about my latest project(s)...genealogy!<br />
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<br />Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-46619144557125214182016-02-18T18:50:00.001-08:002016-02-18T18:50:37.592-08:00Changes coming....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have decided to change my blog. Especially since I no longer penpal. I have to decide and plan a little as I don't think my life is interesting enough, haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-77791965505098530482016-02-15T07:59:00.001-08:002016-02-15T07:59:31.044-08:00Long time, No blog!<p dir="ltr">Hello out there! I haven't blogged in forever...and I no longer penpal...I would love to start blogging again soon...but I need to figure out what to blog about...</p>
<p dir="ltr">So, there may be some changes coming soon!</p>
Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-75118759385064768662014-09-08T09:10:00.001-07:002014-09-08T09:10:31.192-07:00Incoming Mail<p dir="ltr">Easiest way from mobile is just to list what the pics are of :) </p>
<p dir="ltr">1 & 2 A package that my cousin in Nashville sent me full of goodies :) Plus some new shotglasses for my ever growing collection! Apparently she found a bunch more right after sending this box, lol.</p>
<p dir="ltr">3. My Stationary of the Week order, fell in love with this one and had the extra cash, so I bought it :)</p>
<p dir="ltr">4. My first letter from new pal Ellen!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Hope everyone has a great week, I'm off to drop my parents at the airport, they are on their way to an Alaskan cruise...lucky ducks! </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Anyway, onto the mail!</p>
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On Aug 8th we celebrated my nephew Reese's 10th birthday a day earlier than his actual birthday by going down to Mission Bay for the day (about 30 minutes from where we live). It was a beautiful day to be by the water, lots of kids running around playing and a lot of hanging out with friends and family. My parents brought down their boat for the day, unfortunately at the end of the day the boat broke down. . . in the middle of the bay. Luckily we got towed in and it was at the end of the day, not the start of the day. </div>
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Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-49075647141877413782014-08-02T23:25:00.001-07:002014-08-02T23:30:04.493-07:00Chargers Training Camp 2014<p dir="ltr">I make it no secret that I am a HUGE American Football fan and a diehard fan of my home town team, the San Diego Chargers. </p>
<p dir="ltr">On Thursday my husband and I did our annual tradition of heading to Chargers training camp/practice. It was a morning practice and silly me, I figured it would be a lot less crowded than the afternoon sessions we typically attend. Boy was I ever wrong! We had to park half a mile away! And we had to walk around the entire perimeter of the fields to find a spot to set up our chairs. It was packed! I have never seen that many people there before.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Other than that, it was a great morning! We had a ton of fun, the team looks great, and I was able to get more autographs on my Chargers hat. So, I leave you with a few pictures and I am off to bed!</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Once again, posting from my phone, so I can't caption each individual pic...anyone have an old laptop they may be getting rid of? Haha. Just kidding. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyway...onto a few pics!</p><p dir="ltr">1. My inlaws were in town visiting from Las Vegas :)</p><p dir="ltr">2. Deep fried cheese curds.</p><p dir="ltr">3. Me & the hubby.</p><p dir="ltr">4. The midway...busiest place at the fair, lol.</p><p dir="ltr">5 & 6. The theme this year was "The Fab Fair" so they had a great 60's display all about the Beatles...it was a lot of fun to walk through. And yes, my hubby was too tall for the phone booth, lol.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr">Have a wonderful day every one! Oh...and I am trying to get back into penpalling...just need to find pals, lol.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">I don't discuss my family much other than being an Auntie (which I am slightly obsessed with, lol). So...a little background with my Dad's side of the family first and then details of what I went through the last two weeks of June.</p>
<p dir="ltr">My Dad is the oldest of 4 children. You have my Dad, my Aunt Mari, my Aunt Cathy, and my Uncle Bill. Their Dad ran out on them when they were fairly young and my Grandma Betty was a single parent the rest of her life (including raising my cousin Carrie). When I was a child, we were all fairly close, we had family gatherings and such, I have good memories of those times. Now what I didn't see were the underlying problems....</p>
<p dir="ltr">The last memory I have of my Aunt Mari was when I was about 8 years old. I found out as a teenager that she was a drug addict and that was why she wasn't around anymore. So I basically wrote her off as the Aunt I don't speak of.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyway, last month Aunt Cathy called and asked if she could come stay with us, that Aunt Mari was dying. Of course we said yes, she flew in from Tennessee the next day. Aunt Mari had lung cancer that had spread to her brain and there was nothing more that they could do. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I spent two days debating whether or not I could go see my Aunt Mari...I wasn't sure if she would even know who I was....I had never been around a dying person before. I finally decided I should go...if I couldn't handle it, I could leave and not go back. Simple as that. Aunt Mari didn't recognize me...but as soon as I said who I was she started crying and reached for me...so I sat next to her bed and she held my hand for an hour. She wasn't very lucid most of that first day...I was sitting there staring at this person I didn't recognize, holding her hand and thinking...I can't come back here, I'm not strong enough for this...I never had a relationship with this woman. And then she looked up at me and as she started crying asked: "Why won't my kids come see me?". Aunt Mari has three children...Kenn lives in Nashville and couldn't afford to come see her, we called him and let them talk several times. Nikki and Michael are both drug addicts...without jobs or money and didn't want to come see her....</p>
<p dir="ltr">I decided right then and there that I would see her every day that I could....and I did. When I went back the next day was very lucid and she was making jokes and making peace. Here I saw this woman that had wasted her life on drugs and was realizing the relationships she cost herself. She apologized to me...and I accepted...and I gave her the love she needed during her last days.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I went almost every day with my Aunt Cathy. Some days were better than others. Her last really lucid day was 4 days before she passed. The three of us had a good morning. Aunt Mari was cracking jokes, telling stories about her and Aunt Cathy as kids...and we all sang together. The music gene runs strong in our family tree. It was a wonderful Thursday morning...we didn't expect her to make it through the weekend...but she did. She went to sleep after our visit and was never fully awake again after that day, but she knew when we were around. She would smile in her sleep, laugh when we made a joke, squeeze our hands and not let go. It was comforting knowing that she knew we were with her.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The weekend went by quickly. Monday morning my cousin (Aunt Cathy's daughter) called me from Nashville, said Aunt Mari was going to pass soon and asked me to please go sit there to be with her Mom (Aunt Cathy). I was up there in 15 mins. My Aunt Cathy and I sat and held Mari's hands while she made her way to the end of her journey.  We talked her through it, listened to Elton John (one of her favorites) and sang to her. She held onto our hands until she passed. It really was a beautiful moment. And I was glad that I was there for my Aunt when she needed her family the most. And it was comforting to see her at peace...no more pain and suffering...it was a relief.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I still haven't been able to fully process everything. Aunt Cathy spent another two weeks with us and just went home a few days ago. </p>
<p dir="ltr">A week after Aunt Mari passed I was feeling pretty down and went to bed before my husband got home from work (I usually wait up for him). As I laid down, the last Elton John song that I sang to Aunt Mari on the day of her death started playing over and over in my head. I can't say which song it was, because I can't remember it anymore. It went on for over an hour, I couldn't get it to stop and I couldn't fall asleep until it finally did stop. I realized the next morning that it was Aunt Mari sending me a message. Letting me know that she made the journey to heaven, that she was with our relatives that had passed and, most importantly, that she was okay. I also feel it was her way of letting me know she heard me singing it to her and her way of saying thank you to me....thanking me for being there with her...for helping her finish the journey of her life with the love and support she needed.  And her way to say goodbye to me when she wasn't able to speak at the end. </p>
Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-36329157652900083462014-06-21T08:46:00.001-07:002014-06-21T08:46:58.070-07:00Summer Reading<p dir="ltr">Picked this book up yesterday, love this series of books! I have all of them. They are a great quick read.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">I'm still without a computer...and my digital camera officially died....so posting has been difficult. I really miss blogging amd penpalling. I am thinking about a penpal ad on a blog...we'll see what happens. I typically don't get many replies. Haha.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So...I guess I'll leave you with a few pictures from the last few months...hopefully they post right...this blogger app kinda stinks...lol.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pics:<br>
1. Fun little date with the hubby to Sonic for milk shakes...laughter and shenanigans insued.<br>
2. Crazy dog.<br>
3. My dog in my glasses...he's such a good sport! Lol<br>4. Strawberry Shortcake Trifle my Mom and I made for Mother's Day.<br>5. My nephew and I on his 7th bday.<br>6. My niece hijacked my phone and took her first selfie! Lol.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Take care everyone!<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Sorry for not posting...I haven't been penpalling...and I'm without a computer...and so I just haven't posted.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Maybe things will turn around here and I can get back to everything.</p>
Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-85600223369446270612014-02-07T20:56:00.001-08:002014-02-07T20:56:46.787-08:00As Usual...<p dir="ltr">So, I have gotten to the point where I refuse to celebrate my birthday. It's simple really...something bad always happens on my birthday. It never fails...I've been broken up with, car accident, people start arguments with me, someone in the family gets very ill, I plan my own party and no one shows up, I've even had a family member pass away. I've gotten hurt, sick, stranded, etc.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So, my husband always wants to do something special for me...he decided this year to switch work days with a coworker and plan a whole day together. We were going to have one long date...so what happens?? The coworker up and quits today, calls the boss and tells him he's done...so now my husband has to work a 12 hour day, 11am-11pm!! I'm not happy...but I warned him not to have his heart set on it working out because of my birthday curse...</p>
<p dir="ltr">This just proves that my birthday needs to be treated like any other day. It's already bad enough that my birthday is a Monday (this Monday) this year. Ugh.</p>
Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-27473011771534909192014-01-04T13:55:00.001-08:002014-01-04T13:59:03.348-08:00Bowling Fun!<p dir=ltr>Decided on Thursday we wanted to try out the bowling alley by our house to see what it was like...never going there again! Haha.</p>
<p dir=ltr>The highlight was being able to take my youngest nephew and niece bowling for their first time ever! They had so much fun, and that made the afternoon great for me. I love their enjoyment. Here's a few pics from the day.</p>
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<p dir=ltr>Anyway, pics that are posted are our little 3 foot tall Christmas tree, a real tree this year too! And of the angel. She is 42 years old this year. My parents got her the first year they were married and she has been on the tree every year since. She's had to have a few repairs (notice the pipe cleaner holding her head on), but it's amazing to me that she has lasted this long.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Otherwise I don't have a whole lot to talk about. I am still not penpalling. I should start back up. I miss it. </p>
<p dir=ltr>Hope everyone has a great weekend! </p>
<p dir=ltr><3 </p>
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Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-75409379473471218752013-10-08T07:02:00.001-07:002013-10-08T07:02:21.519-07:00Sorry!!It's been forever since I have posted anything! But I am without a computer until I don't know when! I haven't written any of my penpals in awhile, I was in a funk, but I think I'm ready to get back into it. Forgive this being so short, trying to type on a smart phone is no fun, ha ha.Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-74637504279124372362013-06-24T13:33:00.002-07:002013-06-24T13:33:50.866-07:00Bloglovin'<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since Google Reader will soon be no more, I have moved over to Bloglovin, and you can follow me there, just click the link below!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't forgotten about my blog, or about my penpals. I just haven't been online hardly at all. I am having issues with the lenses in my glasses, hard to explain, but it makes it difficult to see and because of the strain on my eyes, I have almost daily headaches during which I just have to lay down and close my eyes and let them rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The good news is that my new glasses should be in sometime in the next week! And then I'll be seeing clearly and back to myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><3</span>Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-25867917623672491852013-04-13T15:05:00.000-07:002013-04-13T15:05:02.934-07:00Where did the time go?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I keep meaning to update, but things have been slightly crazy around here lately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are nearing the end of our bowling season! Which means we have a lot of stuff to get done with the hubby and myself being secretaries for the league. Well, technically he's the official secretary, but unofficially we are co-secretaries because I take care of all the awards and boring paperwork part of the job. He gets the fun job of handling all the money, ha ha. We are taking the summer off, although we may still be secretary because our league does have a summer season. I will be spending a good part of those days practicing because I have decided to completely change everything about how I bowl. Which means I have to get some work done on my bowling ball as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Great Aunt passed away last month. It was very sad and very hard for me. I was very close with her growing up and her passing was very unexpected, especially since my parents and I had visited her the night before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Uncle has been very sick again, fluid in his lungs and an infection some where, they can never seem to pinpoint where. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My friend's sister passed away last month after battling Melanoma skin cancer for 17 months, she was only 27 years old. It was very sad and so tragic. Her family has started a campaign for people to go get checked!! The whole time she was sick she kept saying that all she wanted was for everyone to go get checked. So please, take a minute to call and make an appointment and get checked. . . and wear sunscreen every day!! Make it part of your morning routine! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Uummm. . . I'm on a serious job hunt right now, no luck yet, keeping my fingers crossed and praying that something will come up soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think that's about all I have for you for now. I had some pictures, but I didn't get them downloaded onto the computer yet, so I'll try to do that next week. Right now I'm off to get bowling stuff done that I have to have turned in my Monday, and it's going to be a lot of crunching numbers and tedious work to make sure I don't goof it up! Wish me luck :) Oh, and watching the Masters from Augusta, GA on tv. . . my hubby got me started on golf, which reminds me, I need to start getting back out to the range because I really do stink at golf, ha ha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">February is always a hectic month in our family! Between mine and my hubby's family we have 6 birthdays (including mine), plus Valentine's day, and it's the shortest month of the year which is why it feels like it flew by so quick!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, long overdue, I actually have pictures to share with you from the month! It's a miracle! Okay, maybe not, but it sounded good :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, first thing to share is some incoming mail, first mail I've had in months, which is my fault entirely. I stink at being a penpal lately. . . and I still stink, I've only gotten one letter out this month. . .</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I won two giveaways from the same blog! I had forgotten I'd entered in them actually, but that made it an unexpected surprise, which cheered me up too :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a letter from Abbye, hadn't heard from her in awhile, so it was a nice surprise to find a letter in my mailbox! :-)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, I only got one letter out, but I'm going to try and get a couple more out over the next week or so as long as my days go as planned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, onto some other February stuff. . . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We start the month with my brother and mom's birthdays, then a week later is mine and my niece's, funny thing, bro and ma are two days apart and me and my niece are two days apart (of course a lot of years apart as well, but I'm just going by the day). And then toward the end of the month is my mother-in-law in Vegas and a good friend that has always been like a sister to me :-). So, makes for a busy month! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, here's a few pictures from the month for you :-)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Red Velvet bundt cake, by far the best red velvet cake I have ever had, it was sooooo yummy!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From my mom, this made me laugh, she made her own gift certificate :-) She also got me a popcorn air popper, which I've been using all the time, I love it because I can pop just a little popcorn for a quick snack without having to make a whole big bag.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a few other things from the month. . .</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And another little Vday gift, he knows I like the larger coffee mugs :-)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Someone let Rusty watch the movie "E.T.". . . crazy dog!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the residents at the hubby's work gave him this as a tip one night. By far the best bottle of red wine I've had in a very long time. And I looked it up online and it's a $100 bottle of wine! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, that's all I have for now. I'm going to try and post more, I've been on the computer more trying to find a job and doing some work for the bowling league, so I'll try to be around more :-) Hope everyone is having a great week so far!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><3</span>Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149204355607850650.post-84791243565148178892013-02-03T13:42:00.001-08:002013-02-03T13:42:05.668-08:00The Plan<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm hoping to stick to my plan today. . . the plan is to watch the Super Bowl, because I have a feeling it's going to be an awesome game, and finally write letters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been struggling recently with some emotional issues which is why I haven't gotten caught up on letters in months. I hope the few penpals I have still want to be pals. . .if not, no biggie :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday was my brother's birthday. At the last minute my sister-in-law told me about his party, nice to be forgotten by your family. . .but I won't get into all that. Tomorrow is my Mom's birthday, so the whole family got together for breakfast this morning at this little bistro, it was sooooooo yummy! And very affordable for a nice breakfast! Next Sunday is my birthday and I've told everyone I'm not planning anything, if they want to come over or not or whatever they want to do is fine with me. The only thing I'm doing is going on a breakfast date with my hubby and then he has to go to work around 2pmish. And that's it. . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So anyway, that's my plan today and really my only plans for the week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope everyone had a lovely weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><3</span>Beth F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11419427556121465345noreply@blogger.com1