tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73868561788661000462024-03-19T10:32:14.395-07:00Green Gourd CreationsA positive, creative and intentional journal in my adventures of becoming me.Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-88855825026321586132020-06-19T11:45:00.401-07:002020-06-20T13:00:23.130-07:00A Fresh New Start<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span><b><font face="inherit" size="6">Where To Start?</font></b></span></div>
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<span><font face="inherit" size="5">A lot has happened in 4 years, so much that it's probably best to just go with where my feet are right this moment.</font></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><span>Okay, maybe I better back up the bus </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><span>just a tad bit so I can share </span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><span>a very BIG game changer for me.</span><br />
<span><br /></span><span><span id="goog_1462704966"></span><span id="goog_1462704967"></span>In October 2019 up go</span><span> the bones...</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6"><b>The Greenhouse</b></font></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyJUA0ehFdWS7udqZyFr52R1z-xi-26_9GXViJuN_1zXUBRxIvDwGecb5vKN5PV4-eulSglm882J1-LCxJrbQsXcGTLhHKhKCzeRXNyhykLfEue0i-t0vpYLyAvvbDBKG-yijdteNZN5g/s3264/IMG_5513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyJUA0ehFdWS7udqZyFr52R1z-xi-26_9GXViJuN_1zXUBRxIvDwGecb5vKN5PV4-eulSglm882J1-LCxJrbQsXcGTLhHKhKCzeRXNyhykLfEue0i-t0vpYLyAvvbDBKG-yijdteNZN5g/w586-h781/IMG_5513.JPG" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="586" /></a></font></div><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSVzo5EiTEMcqnzSMsxny2ligmxJ8NSW6tCJW8gZlIsyqT5KB3ua_RFIF5YEh9Q0SAv1zJkEP_t1sZflNIn-OmkTgNcHfa5Xj_pQmuyIwauMVx7_iUL5FYYllFHEN4gGYohbnymmhxHpx/s3264/IMG_5537+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSVzo5EiTEMcqnzSMsxny2ligmxJ8NSW6tCJW8gZlIsyqT5KB3ua_RFIF5YEh9Q0SAv1zJkEP_t1sZflNIn-OmkTgNcHfa5Xj_pQmuyIwauMVx7_iUL5FYYllFHEN4gGYohbnymmhxHpx/w586-h781/IMG_5537+2.JPG" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="586" /></font></a></div><font face="inherit"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Of course we kinda did things a little backwards.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Most of the folks I know start collecting windows YEARS</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">before they start their greenhouses.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Not us!</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">We did have a few old windows, a door </div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">and a whole lot of giddy-up.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">And you know what?</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">As soon as Bill started building... </div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">windows started to find their way to us.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Live life... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="6"><b>As If</b></font></div></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjsLSRpnleWQThQ8DTxdBo1D1d76E6yylMtBvCFNhKlO1C3fnQUrtlFdZsx9kzs1MJJ1g1Ww7JRTefpITGlRCCvpjH-7lMDZ5URliOPMSeqzgR5OF8xrCZ-aEx7si2gK_VB_e2bunoC4S/s3264/IMG_5546+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="586" /></font></a></div><font face="inherit"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Some more</font> windows...</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><font style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RgqMhQw_llZjln_6SHbtSoxZzOhqNGvDd7qCEA6zLd6JSX6Ftv6TBQ0wVs5FwQuznI1gIv7ZwhvdyIyt9x_1HFvy8EU4lCAcSflUs3kPj-pCLAghFH7XCJdoVF4oZEq9fnJe0XpWI53B/s3264/IMG_5556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="711" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RgqMhQw_llZjln_6SHbtSoxZzOhqNGvDd7qCEA6zLd6JSX6Ftv6TBQ0wVs5FwQuznI1gIv7ZwhvdyIyt9x_1HFvy8EU4lCAcSflUs3kPj-pCLAghFH7XCJdoVF4oZEq9fnJe0XpWI53B/w534-h711/IMG_5556.JPG" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="534" /></a></font></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2ifyGzCV7u4ko1LB_hrpiaKDaRQeQfbn645rGmXIUGhnOS65ysUKph7WKQ3bjCIfYL6S8XOC9l5UL-JCL95n2V4QzevvMKhqLwM_0BLTX3Njq4gk5H9AFU_0VzM4i0IVeGfp5Vfc9XMe/s3264/IMG_5557+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="889" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2ifyGzCV7u4ko1LB_hrpiaKDaRQeQfbn645rGmXIUGhnOS65ysUKph7WKQ3bjCIfYL6S8XOC9l5UL-JCL95n2V4QzevvMKhqLwM_0BLTX3Njq4gk5H9AFU_0VzM4i0IVeGfp5Vfc9XMe/w668-h889/IMG_5557+2.JPG" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="668" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div>As the cold evening temps started to quickly roll in </div><div>my Billy Goat Gruff, my hero, my hubby </div><div>started to close in the greenhouse even though we didn't have enough time or windows to finish the job.</div><div>Installing the rest of the windows will have to wait.</div></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><font size="6">An Old Door</font></b></div></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIJaQrODtpEI1Uf-_bTEFs164dCCb1c13XLnbW3u41ifgNm6KQZEQUPwJ6SWTB4TuXQhZZbWWcvVmco7B635ihKEFVGCFYI8hEwYfP2SErtYjbrBZLEzDMJZehAnzDLZkfnMPK0JGtA_4/s3264/IMG_5553+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIJaQrODtpEI1Uf-_bTEFs164dCCb1c13XLnbW3u41ifgNm6KQZEQUPwJ6SWTB4TuXQhZZbWWcvVmco7B635ihKEFVGCFYI8hEwYfP2SErtYjbrBZLEzDMJZehAnzDLZkfnMPK0JGtA_4/w586-h781/IMG_5553+2.JPG" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="586" /></font></a></div><b><font size="6"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font size="6"><br /></font></b></div>A Work in Progress</font></b><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w4z21UF5zX8U_bfIRNcu1QBIACaBB2GZTGKLZ18LwUynZnwgFq3I_-rjeJbYbiftX6dzJlIJG5B_4tgpWl94Bgr9XL0PvUfht7ZPje1lGQIcB4ffmWsIfqbHFWmfi5V1eA9bscMHufNu/s3264/IMG_5551.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="889" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w4z21UF5zX8U_bfIRNcu1QBIACaBB2GZTGKLZ18LwUynZnwgFq3I_-rjeJbYbiftX6dzJlIJG5B_4tgpWl94Bgr9XL0PvUfht7ZPje1lGQIcB4ffmWsIfqbHFWmfi5V1eA9bscMHufNu/w668-h889/IMG_5551.JPG" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" width="668" /></font></a></div><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="5">Some hardware, paint, tables, shelves, electric and water </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="5">and I am off and running.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">All the plants that we used to bring in the house now could winter in the greenhouse.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Heck, even a few that I would have left out to fend for themselves found shelter from the cold.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">As winter sets in here on our little island.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Things begin to slow down.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="6"><b>Then...</b></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Well, I don't have to go into much detail here do I?</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">Winter tends to bring on solitude and introspection</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">for most of us</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">however, this winter takes it to a whole new level.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">I have only just come out of the darkest winter of my life </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">and I don't mean literally.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">(even if this past winter WAS quiet stormy)</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><b>I mean a physical, mental and spiritual winter.</b></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">For many years, I had just simply given up hope </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">of any kind of tomorrow for myself.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">My health and depression had sunk to an all time low.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">However, God </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">in Her infinite wisdom and love </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">did for me </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">what I could not do for myself.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><font size="6">Faith is Like a Seed</font></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rKNRCzErdv_gwEzNhjSogKG9Z-jbJLgBdNr_2lGjjcFZyvhHRyE-VQ9Xfz7desoE85axnzR7PUkcMejCXMjVYFtauMeXEp7Ej2LJl9SBcuP0Wxx9qJyK8jMWlKNr2jlQPvJJH5AHVLrl/s3264/60142929638__1AD0DB95-CE32-49E5-90CB-5326949857E9.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rKNRCzErdv_gwEzNhjSogKG9Z-jbJLgBdNr_2lGjjcFZyvhHRyE-VQ9Xfz7desoE85axnzR7PUkcMejCXMjVYFtauMeXEp7Ej2LJl9SBcuP0Wxx9qJyK8jMWlKNr2jlQPvJJH5AHVLrl/w586-h781/60142929638__1AD0DB95-CE32-49E5-90CB-5326949857E9.JPG" width="586" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and planting a seed </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">is acting with faith </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">that there will be a tomorrow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><font size="6">Time to Sow Seeds</font></b></div><font face="inherit" size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWnxWCQDrFsgH50FkTzinS66RZ5npFEZ04QZ0UfioNHqeiW81j0Zz7c6h-_1vkEyGiu_4t29KENlJ-2Id0gxCJit5iXGQJPE9nbkIsg_ZY6uOZ3qp8ncIV76eeC97UWFn7IWcmXfVYRuC/s3264/59830506892__A1AC1B1A-1CA6-4AA3-BA81-658E6A1F989A.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><font size="5"><font face="inherit">I handed the </font>reins<font face="inherit"> of the </font>vegetable<font face="inherit"> garden over to Bill.</font></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><font face="inherit">He wasn't too happy about this to say the least.</font></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><font face="inherit">But he did it, for me.</font></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><font face="inherit"><br /></font></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><font face="inherit">In his first growing season he remedied most of the issues </font></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><font face="inherit">I had battled for years.</font></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><font face="inherit">He brought a water source to the garden.</font></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Sometimes it's the little things that can really inspire a girl.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And sometimes just thinking about having a little joy in your life again will stoke an ember of creativity.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is something that I have wanted to make for several years.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>may not be an original idea, but it won't really matter if it gives me even more reason to hang out here by the pond.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I made this awesome</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie</u></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 tsp turmeric powder</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 tbs chia seeds</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 tbs shredded coconut </span></b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">half a lime, peeled</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I <span style="font-family: inherit;">won't tell you how long ago I bought those chia seeds before actually using them.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But better late than NEVER!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Who knew making healthier choices would feel so good!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And it doesn't taste half bad either.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Last Fall/Winter </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>we had 2 fox dens within a stones throw of our house</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and they WERE literally that close.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Needless to say we lost almost all our hens.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>However 4 of the girls did survive but they stopped laying eggs, even though the attacks stopped.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Not sure how those foxes got relocated but they no longer reside in the neighborhood.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">And I am not sad that they are gone!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It has been almost a year since any of our girls produced any eggs, so I broke down and bought our first grocery eggs a couple months ago.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Ugh....</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>it physically</b><b> pained me.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But from pain comes growth, right?</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I sweet talked Bill into allowing me to get some new girls.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I wanted new chickens so badly I was ready to get a type that wasn't what I wanted.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">But guess what?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Where I get my chicks, they only had one kind hatching in a few days and the rest...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">not until</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">May.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> HAPPY NEW YEAR</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and Happy Birthday</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>to me!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I have new baby chicks.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>A dozen Dominique</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Like so often with me,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>most of my projects originate from necessity.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>After all the 70 degree days of winter...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>when my babies are ready to ship</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>we are slapped with actual "Winter" temperatures.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>The shop will be too cold for these gals.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So, I need to make room in the "studio"</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And before I can do that I have to do some organizing.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>FABRIC FOLDED</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>These are just some of the sewing/mending projects that I had to move out to the living room to make space for the chick brooder.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Idge-midge the cat</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>doesn't seem to mind though.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Hopefully being out in the living-room will motivate me a little more than being "out of sight-out of mind"</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>The chicks have been here 6 days</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>but I haven't gotten too motivated yet...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But I think that may be because of all the time I am spending in the studio.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And not because I am being crafty.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>First because I just couldn't stop watching those cute babies.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But unfortunately, I have one little girl that is starting to struggle.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I got her drinking again, but not eating.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I don't know if she is going to make it.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>However, I am hoping for the best.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Believe it or not...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>this is a little neater than it was.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Now, check these ladies out!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My 4 remaining hens. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>They must have sensed that there was some new blood in town because the day the chicks arrived, we found 3 eggs, and since then a mini, then 2 and today...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Three More Eggs</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>One more thing I have been treating myself to this New Year,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>at least once or twice a week...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>KOMBUCHA</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Let me tell you something about my dear husband, Bill... </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>he </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>HATES </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>to spend money.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I can't say as I blame him, since these days we don't have much of it to spend. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>One of these store bought babies cost almost </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>$4 a pop.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">He was grumbling just a little bit about this.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>This Pickle Jar </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">has been collecting dust on my kitchen shelf for quite some time now.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Can you see the green tea in there too?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My sister-in-law, Celeste sent me home with this jar 3 Christmas ago with the intention of starting to make my own.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>As with so many of my good intentions to put my health and well-being at the top of the priority list ...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>like that pickle jar </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>they have sat collecting dust over the last few years.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am hopeful for the first time in a long time.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I have to-do lists again.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am finding my Joy in the things I once loved.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am looking forward to what tomorrow may bring.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am hoping that the kombucha I bought today might be some of the last store bought kombucha </b><b>I will have to buy.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Yesterday I ordered an organic mother scoby to start making my own.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Bill is even on board, he is actually considering trading in his much loved </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Coke-Cola for this healthy pro biotic alternative to soda.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Things are beginning to look a bit brighter at the Marchitelli Home.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I look forward to sharing more as I turn this corner of my journey.</b></span><br />
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Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-80551472002566579622015-10-10T10:11:00.000-07:002015-10-10T10:11:07.376-07:00Show Sockwave Spirit!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Mary "shocked" me several weeks ago</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>when we were at a tournament.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>She told me that she wanted a...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Big Ass Bow!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Really?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>OK, big bows have been a "thing" in softball that we have always kinda </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It's not like she never wore ribbons or sparkle headbands...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>BUT</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>There was a vendor at the tournament in Tennessee with LOTS of bows.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Even with Shockwave colors.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>But when I saw how much they cost...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>$10 a bow</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Shew!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I told myself...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"I am not going to pay $10 for a I can make"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Well, the next weekend we played in Elizabeth City and guess what was having their </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>right down the street from the ball field.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.hobbylobby.com/">Hobby Lobby</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I couldn't help myself!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So we stopped before we headed home and I picked up a few supplies.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And the next day she was rocking her very own</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It may not be my most creative endeavor</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>however it is more than</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So what to do</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I have one for every girl on the team if they want one now.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It is NOT my masterpiece,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>or </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>inventory for my Green Gourd Shop</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>but considering it has been a </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>VERY LONG time</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>since I have been motivated or inspired to be creative in any way...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This is as good a place as any to </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I am going to challenge myself to post at least once a week from here on out.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So, feel free to </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>REMIND </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>me if I am not living up to the challenge.</b></span></div>
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Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-46642171121085327832015-09-16T12:10:00.000-07:002015-09-16T12:10:10.785-07:00When You Play in RED Tennessee Clay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I lived in Virginia</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>until I was 17 years old</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and thought I knew a thing or two</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>about red clay.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>However, after the showcase tournament </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Mary played at last weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I have a new level of awareness when it comes to red clay.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I know the REAL reason Tennessee is </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Big Orange Country.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It's NOT because everyone LOVES</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The University of Tennessee.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It's because of all that INTENSE red clay</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Everything is forever orange once it comes in contact with that stuff.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It is insane.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>When I first saw the Shockwave uniforms</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>White,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>REALLY?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>But they do look sharp.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>how do I keep them looking sharp and white?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>In the past</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I used a carpet cleaner for tough stains on the white parts on the uniforms</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and it worked fairly well.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But as many of you already know,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I like to make a lot of my own cleaning products.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>One of which is my</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>LAUNDRY SOAP</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Recently I have been seeing posts on Facebook</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And with the new white uniforms and this recent encounter with Tennessee red clay I thought this might be an excellent opportunity to give them a try...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>especially since the carpet cleaner is full of some nasty chemicals.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Because these uniforms are polyester,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>hot water and beach are not an option.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>what to do with red clay stains?</b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>BEFORE</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So, first I used a hard brush and brushed as much of the loose dirt from the uniforms as I could.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I decided to try two different stain removers.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>On the "Teal" Uniform </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>from tournament day 2 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Fels-Napth</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is an </span>ingredient<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I use in my </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">homemade laundry soap. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hate admitting this... </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">But, I have never used it alone on a stain.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I got the uniform wet then simply rubbed the bar over the stained areas.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">(white shirt & teal trim pants)</b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">from day 1 of tournament, </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>which by the way, was the worse of the two.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I decided to use the</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>From everything I have read it has to be the original "blue" no other.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Going into this I thought this version of stain-remover would be the least labor intensive.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I was WRONG!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>After applying the spray, you must then rub the fabric together and when pretty much the whole uniform is stained...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>this is not a "Quick" treatment.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As for quick and easy... </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Fels-Napth is the way to go.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I used my homemade soap and washed in warm/cold water then hung to dry in the sun.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">Not too bad, right?</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>On the LEFT ~ Fels-Naptha</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>There were still some faint clay spots but overall the uniform seemed brighter and whiter.</b></span></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">On the RIGHT ~ hydrogen peroxide mix</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>A very valiant effort here for sure, but there is still a large area where orange stain is still faintly visible.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>On a whole, I would have to say that the </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Fels-Napth won this round for me.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>A brighter white with little to no effort.</b></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>1/2 c. Washing Soda</b></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then add 1 gallon plus 6 cups & stir.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let sit for 24 hours & let gel.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Use 1/2 c. per load of laundry.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I can't call any of these </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"All-Natural"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>but they are by far a better choice than some of the alternatives while getting the job done well.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I am happy to say that I have finally started having moments of feeling HUMAN again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It pains me to admit that I have been </span>struggling for so long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When I don't feel like I have anything positive to share or talk about, I tend to go underground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Not the healthiest place for me to be...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">isolation is NOT pretty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So, I am pulling out my tool belt and knocking the rust off some of my old reliable tools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Time to take care of ME!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I started journaling & meditating again, getting more sleep and listening to my body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And I am trying to listen to more </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">MUSIC!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Finally my health has taken a drastic turn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I started seeing a new doctor several months ago that has challenged me to make some aggressive</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> med changes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I won't lie, it is like WWIII inside my body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But, I am </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">determined to continue this journey of</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">BECOMING ME!</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SHOULDING on myself...</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and accept exactly who & where I am at this very moment.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I wasn't able to see the big picture.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">I couldn't see the forest for the trees. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and not feeling like crap doesn't suck either!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Removing some of the clutter from my head, creates a ripple effect... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I can actually sit in my rocking chair, enjoy the view and be inspired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> I re-strung one of my favorite wind chimes yesterday and Bill made a nice brass addition to catch the wind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> My handy welder husband, seeing my long awaited motivation...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">fixed this metal stand to help feed my inspiration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I know that this may seem very insignificant,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">but this is something my youngest brother Pauly gave me.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">And it means a lot to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Last weekend was the first time in a VERY long time that I got my hands in the dirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Only to have my chickens mow it down in less than a day, leaving only stems. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A week later... I see signs of recovery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> It is </span>blatantly<span style="font-family: inherit;"> obvious to me how much my husband has missed the happy, healthy, motivated me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After seeing the swiss chard </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">massacre,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">he finally made sure those gals of mine </span>couldn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> get out of the run anymore.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">How many years did I bug him about that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> With the ladies locked up tight, I found a nice cool place to put my very sad kale plants...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">in hopes that I might be able to </span>harvest<span style="font-family: inherit;"> even in the heat of the summer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">a little </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">pruning & transplanting</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">it bloomed and kept blooming almost all winter til spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> I brought Mary's Japanese Maple out front...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> I found a new place for an old friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I planted this peony 16 or 17 years ago</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I can't even remember the last time it bloomed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I have never grown this or even eaten it before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">But I am ready to step outside of the box and try something new.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Bill surprised me and put these in for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">so I know that they were planted with love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I absolutely LOVE this plant!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">It is one of those plants that I got several years ago that I knew nothing about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I got one for each side of the outdoor bathroom/shower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And I am soooo... glad I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">They were gangly and didn't do much for a few years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">they just came into their own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> Star Jasmine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> Wow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is what I see & <b>SMELL</b> when I take my showers now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am not one of those people that takes a shower EVERY day but when this stuff is in bloom...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I could take two or three.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">The smell </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Pomegranate!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">My cousin gave this to me several years ago.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I repotted it a couple times since then.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">But,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I finally got this baby in the ground last fall.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Woo hoo...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">it is a happy tree.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Tons of big beautiful blooms!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Gardening is ONE of the many things that I do to feed my soul...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">It is so nice to know that a rusty tool works just as well as a shiny brand new one.</span><br />
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Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-30715470260709312902015-02-12T12:19:00.000-08:002015-02-12T12:19:14.536-08:00BIG CHANGES!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So I am going to do my best to wrap it up.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Then start FRESH.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Where do I start?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I can start by saying that Mary got herself some</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and it is official, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>she has to wear glasses full-time now. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">She is farsighted and has a </span>astigmatism<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that she comes by honestly.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Sorry Mary...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My mom had it, and so do I.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But, she LOVES her new "Poindexter's"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am glad because she needs them for her...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>We traded in the homeschool curriculum for the lockers and hallways of </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Manteo High School.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>After much back and forth we finally decided that it would be the best decision for </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>at this point in our life to travel down a new path.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I have NO REGRETS!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Not for the choices we made 4 years ago or the one we made over the summer.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Two days after registering her for school...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>she tried out for a</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Volleyball!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I think it was a great way for her to get her feet wet before starting school.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Also it forced her to step up her exercise regiment and food choices.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> Not to mention...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> it got me out of the house for a different view and jump started a new routine for myself.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><br />Last February we had to find a...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>New Barn.</b></span></div>
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This was very scary for us at first.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But we have fallen in love with our new family at </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/LL-Farms/679774075413822"><b>L & L Farms</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> and have settled right in.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>They built a new riding arena last spring</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And few months ago we set up a full jump course.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>They have taken us in as part of the family.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And we couldn't be any happier.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Wow...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>now I know this post has been sitting for a while.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>It almost time to start my seeds for this summer's bounty.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>He was so proud!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>We only got three this year.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But man, where they delicious</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Okay, so that is what I had in the "draft"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>How would Mary keep up with all her classwork?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>How would I know what was going on without physically going in to speak with her teachers.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So, not exactly the way I imagined this new adventure to begin.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Around the same time my computers went on the fritz</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am no pioneer's wife.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Hanging the wash on a clothesline is one thing</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I wish I could tell you that I just rolled with the punches</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>but that is not how my story unfolds.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I slipped not so comfortably back into some old unhealthy habits.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Because just when I thought things couldn't get much worse...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And the day after she broke down, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am a very spiritual person</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>God was still looking out for us!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>However, t</b></span><b style="font-size: xx-large;">he gap between my mind and spirit was as wide as the Grand Canyon.</b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">There was and still is,</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Fear and depression had taken over my life.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>But I give thanks to God that they have.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I know that I did not just wake up one morning and discover my life was no longer mine.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It has taken years of erosion to form this landscape I call my life.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The GOOD as well as the bad.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I don't have to LIKE who or where I am.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Today I am moving forward</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">I am not alone</b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">I am </b></div>
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Check out this item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/88272550/santa-banana-gourd-ornament<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I got all my Christmas ornaments back up on my Etsy!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">This penguin Santa gourd belongs to my personal Christmas collection and isn't for sale.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Most of the ornaments I have for sale are the banana gourds which are much smaller than this penguin gourd and most of your more common hard shelled gourds.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I haven't made my Santa Banana gourds in a few years and I only have two unpainted gourds left with no seeds saved.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Check out this item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/116613518/recycled-horseshoe-blanket-bar-towel</span></div>
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Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-45665994797103035532014-12-04T20:30:00.001-08:002014-12-05T06:55:58.575-08:00It Has Been a Long Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Wow, I can't believe how long it has been since I last updated my blog! I know it shouldn't surprise me though.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">To say the very least, I have been holding in a state of transition for quite some time now. Resisting most of my way. I am not proud of my stubbornness or backsliding. However, it is all part of my story.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Today, I look down... and I see exactly where my feet are. I don't have to like it, I just need to accept it. Only after accepting all the parts of me, will I finally be able to move forward and change the things I can and let the rest go.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I plan to be back soon. I actually even have a post in draft from before both my computers took the grand swan dive. So getting y'all caught up might be quicker than starting from scratch.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Much has changed since my last post. And after many painful spills, I can honestly say that I am finally dusting myself off and getting back in the saddle and tending to many areas of my life.</span><br>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">Why not go ahead and post to really punch home exactly how long it has been since I last made an attempt to tap into my intentions of becoming a better version of ME.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>April 3, 2014</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>WOW</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I can't believe how long it's been!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>there is a Santa Clause and he rides a horse.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">For my Birthday I was gifted a consolation at </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It was a special gift of hope with a new path on my journey of becoming me.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>When I came home from the mountains...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I cleaned out all my shelves.</b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">And I plan to try and fill in some of the extra wide gapes as briefly</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>One of my shelves decided to come crashing down while I was cleaning.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>we got the shelf back up. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>since the last post we have started a new </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Absolutely NOT Mary's strongest subjects...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>thus the emphasis!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But she really seems to be liking the </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Writing...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>not so much but we WILL get there!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>She isn't fighting me nearly as much when it comes to writing.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">She is </span>acquiring<span style="font-family: inherit;"> some strong writing skills that are allowing her to feel more confident in her ability to write.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">So far so good!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">In October, Mary </span>participated<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in a</span></b></span>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a </span>miracle<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that Mary was able to even make it into a class.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This day was actually one of his worst displays yet.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>we didn't want our friends to miss their classes.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>She had been really practicing and had him all dressed up and ready to go,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>She dropped her horse off and then headed to Wrangler to help with Phoenix.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>After winning the first battle he was even more determined to win the next.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It took many helping hands but we ultimately got him on the trailer and made it to the show.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>He was no longer handsomely groomed.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>He was a sweaty mess.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The simple fact that we were there was a victory in my book.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>We opted to scratch her showmanship class so they could collect themselves enough to even get in the show arena.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>They were both off the rails.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>but they pulled it off three times!</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">And now...</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>her confidence is making a come back!</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">Flash forward two months later...</b><br />
<b style="font-size: xx-large;">they are</b><br />
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">They will be riding together in her first ever over fence class in a benefit show at </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Sunday, December 8</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Mary is really looking forward to showing again.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This time she will have the luxury of no "Trailer Drama"!</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">In October, Mary made her very first... </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So, now it's official...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Bill is finally a bonafied Senior Citizen.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>October and November were also very busy and exciting months for softball.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Mary was asked to guest play for the first time in October.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>We traveled to Williamston, NC to play for a team out of Winsor...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>the Cashie team that we battled against both in District All-Stars and at the State Championship.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> We weren't sure if she would even play...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>but she did, she came in as a clean up pitcher and struck out every girl that she pitched to. It was an absolute treat for Mary to have a chance to pitch with Akyia.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But to actually play WITH her ...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>WOW!!!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>What an experience!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>We thought... </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>ok, probably sit the bench most of the time.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But, NO!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>She pitched, she hit, she ran bases and she even got to play 1st base for the first time in a VERY long time.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It was exciting and she held her own against the big girls.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>She struck several girls out...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>even caught em looking!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>The first full game she pitched they won</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>against the Coastal Fury.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>We had so much fun we decided to do it again two weeks later.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>This time it was in the HS Division which pit her up against 18 and 19 year olds.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>We didn't come home with any trophies... but we did come home with our heads held high.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Not bad for a 13 year old, running with the Big Dogs.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>(<i>I totally just used this blog as a brag rag</i>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My etsy shop has been unusually busy.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And let me state for the record...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am NOT complaining!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It has started a smoldering ember under my butt.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Even though I finished the feeders and the blanket bars, it took me quite a while to get them listed on my etsy shop.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>But I managed to get them listed before Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And I am so glad that I did!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I even managed to make a few new items .</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>3 Pair of Pants from Recycled Jeans</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">to my brother's home for </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>We had a nice UNEVENTFUL holiday!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Good food and wonderful company.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>HOLY STINK BUGS!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I am sure a few made their way home with us in our bags.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Nasty little boogers!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Hope they don't find their way to my winter garden.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Which by the way is still kicking, I haven't killed it yet.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>KALE</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>CELERY</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and a few herbs in the background.</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>LETTUS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and More KALE</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I even have some beets, carrots and sunchokes.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I am determined to get that juicer going.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Plus I got turned on to</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And as soon as I recieve my mother scoby disk...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I will be making my own.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I am gearing up for a complete clean kitchen make-over.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>When Bill gets home from the maiden voyage of the Texas Star...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>he won't know what hit him.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>So that's about the gist of what's been going on in my world.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Hopefully the next post won't take so long!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It is my hope that everyone reading this has an abundance of reasons to give thanks!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Love and Healing to all!</b></span><br />
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Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-82986229151773280082013-12-03T07:57:00.001-08:002013-12-03T07:57:32.261-08:00Natural Finish Gourd Bird-feeder<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>SOLD- Yesterday!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Natural Finish Gourd Bird-feeder" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/041/0/5387447/il_570xN.531498289_c2jm.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Listed for only 5 days!</b></span></div>Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-52799688038791750462013-12-03T07:54:00.001-08:002013-12-03T07:54:55.453-08:00Dark Orange Gourd Bird-feeder<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>SOLD- YESTERDAY</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dark Orange Gourd Bird-feeder" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/044/0/5387447/il_570xN.531483567_mvax.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/166095056">Dark Orange Gourd Bird-feeder</a>: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It had been listed less than a week!</b></span></div>Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-228437817935476112013-12-03T07:51:00.001-08:002013-12-03T07:51:38.316-08:00Recycled Horseshoe Blanket Bar / Towel Rack<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>SOLD 2- November 27, 2013</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Recycled Horseshoe Blanket Bar / Towel Rack" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/027/0/5387447/il_570xN.510485660_9knd.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Better get busy making MORE...</b></span></div>Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-31845616840251524932013-12-03T07:49:00.001-08:002013-12-03T07:49:22.835-08:002012 Sunflower Birdhouse Gourd 2/3<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>SOLD - November 24, 2013</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="2012 Sunflower Birdhouse Gourd 2/3" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/007/0/5387447/il_570xN.400874085_82eb.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>LAST SUNFLOWER BIRDHOUSE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/163565524">2012 Sunflower Birdhouse Gourd 2/3</a>: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a></div>Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-87963255606958177682013-12-03T07:46:00.001-08:002013-12-03T07:46:42.596-08:00Grinchish Christmas Gourd -<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>SOLD- November 17, 2013</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Grinchish Christmas Gourd -" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/5387447/il_570xN.294306500.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/161822785">Grinchish Christmas Gourd -</a>: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a></div>Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-59430866830161770962013-10-29T08:59:00.001-07:002013-10-29T08:59:38.322-07:00Pumpkin Ghost Gourd<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>SOLD</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/157854663">Pumpkin Ghost Gourd</a>: </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a></div>Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-35453852705412754452013-10-08T04:31:00.001-07:002013-10-08T04:31:35.529-07:00Recycled Horseshoe Blanket Bar / Towel Rack by Greengourd on Etsy<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Newly Added to Etsy Shop</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/031/0/5387447/il_570xN.510545925_er4m.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/116613518/recycled-horseshoe-blanket-bar-towel">Recycled Horseshoe Blanket Bar / Towel Rack by Greengourd on Etsy</a></div>Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-2625459223137546102013-10-08T04:29:00.001-07:002013-10-08T04:29:14.610-07:002012 Sunflower Birdhouse Gourd 1/3<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>SOLD</b></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Sold 10/5/2013 from my Etsy Shop</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/154011194">2012 Sunflower Birdhouse Gourd 1/3</a></div>Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-82138270503916157642013-09-16T11:52:00.000-07:002013-09-16T11:52:16.111-07:00Til I Reach the Highest Ground!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So, I pulled out some bird feeders that I had started a while ago and never finished.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> I kept one in it's natural state and gave it a nice application of beeswax oil.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> Then the other I applied some orange leather dye.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I will finish them up with hanging holes, decorative hangers and a clear coat to </span>preserve<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the finish.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Then I pushed up my sleeves and got busy scrubbing some gourds.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Nothing like getting some mold under a girl's nails to make for an exciting day!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b> Scrubbed, Drying and Waiting to Inspire!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I can't wait to share what <i>Green Gourd Creation </i>was born!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I know that you all will be waiting on the edge of your seats!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And if one sale wasn't enough...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>the second sale in one week was down right inspirational!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>We have some in the making at this very moment.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>This breath of fresh air, just keeps on coming!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Phoenix is back out in the pasture again with his buddy the Rocket Man...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And is slowly getting back into the swing of things again with Mary.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As much as I would love to take Mary out to see Phoenix everyday!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I can not tell you how nice it is to not have the stress of HAVING to go every day.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Allowing us to fall back into our much needed school routine.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>8th Grade </b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">has begun </b><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>even though</b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> we are waiting for some new books to come in.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>They should be here in a couple days.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Everyone seems to be much happier in the Marchitelli house these days.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>And maybe even outside the house to!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I thought that we only had one gourd this year...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>SURPRISE!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>There are several!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>No wonder I am not getting much done...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>My "studio" is sad</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>and cluttered.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>My hope now is that since I have exposed my </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>messy office...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I will be inclined to clean it up.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Let's see if it works.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I have high hopes!</b></span></div>
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Debbie Talley Marchitellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264704275948008044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386856178866100046.post-61579035312480042882013-09-16T09:06:00.000-07:002013-09-16T09:06:35.018-07:00A Constant Gardener<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>There's a topic that's been on my mind</b></span><b style="font-size: xx-large;"> lately, and I needed to write about it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I don't expect anyone to agree.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">These are my thoughts and opinions.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">And I am the sum of MY experiences and no other human has the exact sum.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>A long time ago, my mother told me that there are two subjects that you should always steer away from in public or at parties ...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>1. Politics</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>&</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>2. Religion</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is one of the rare times that I will cast off my mothers advice and jump head first into both of these topics.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>But not in the way that you may think.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>A couple weeks ago my sister sent me an email... she was in a MINI panic.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>She just started homeschooling her boys this year. And she has been flooding her brain with all kinds of information.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And she was about to commit and purchase a complete curriculum.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Most families who have made the decision to homeschool their children go through similar moments of panic.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And if they are honest...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>they continue to grapple with their decision throughout their homeschooling journey.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Questioning always if their child is getting the best possible education.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Anyway...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>here is the question she asked me:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Do you teach Creation or Evolution?"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Folks, I don't think I truly grasped the weight of this question or my answer at the time.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It was late when I read and responded to her email.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And I gave her a somewhat brief response...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;">brief </b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> for me anyway.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I told her simply that I taught</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Intelligent Design... which is kinda both"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Then I told her that it hadn't REALLY been a topic of discussion within our Science curriculum yet. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>(folks, I really thought this was a Non-Issue)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I also felt that our text had a very balanced viewpoint of both sides. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Then I told her that I felt that there would not be any ONE curriculum that would fall inline with all that we believe.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So we need to take what we like and leave the rest.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>God truly has a sense of humor.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It is ALL relevant!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So...</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">after Ginny's email question, </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I decided to check the index of Mary's science book and see what it had to say about</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>EVOLUTION -vs- CREATION</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>The title of the book alone </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>However, you know the old saying...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Never judge a book by it's cover."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Or can you?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>OK, </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>like I said earlier... </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>up to this point</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>we really had not ventured much into this topic.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Or so I thought!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>However, there was a lot on the subject in her very next chapter.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I started reading the next chapter.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>What is Uniformitarianism or Catastrophism?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And what exactly does this have to do with</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Creation vs Evolution?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>A lot!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I didn't realize how much until this question arouse.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I had to go back a few modules.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Definition PLEASE?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And what I read left me asking even more questions.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>What SPECIFICALLY do I believe to be SCIENTIFIC FACT?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I think I better give a little background on my beliefs first.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am a Roman Catholic by birth and now by choice.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My whole life,</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I had been taught, first in public school and then in college (via History) about Evolution and never given any reason to believe otherwise from my devout mother.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My Church taught me that God was the creator of all things.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>If I ever questioned the interpretation of the story of Genesis and the theory of Evolution out loud, I don't recall my mother's response.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>However, it has always been my belief that both Creation and Evolution co-existed.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">It had never occurred to me to believe </span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">that it was </span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">ONLY</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Either/Or ...</span></b><br />
<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and I still do not.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It blows my mind how different groups can change the definition of words to encompass such rigid all encompassing theories to manipulate and force their own personal agendas.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Those who win the war or those with the most power write the history (or science.)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>This doesn't necessarily mean the "TRUTH".</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>For some reason a while back, I asked my priest...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>"As a Catholic Priest and teacher, what is your position on Creation -vs- Evolution?"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>His response was<br />"Intelligent Design"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I never really gave it much thought, until NOW.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I suppose I just assumed</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and DON'T LAUGH ...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>that this meant intelligent individuals could not dispute all the findings that supported evolution but still had faith that God created the "world".</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Who knows how long a "day" was in the beginning it could have been millions </b></span><b style="font-size: xx-large;">of years or even billions.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So here I am TODAY...</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">teaching my daughter science.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">The only science I took in college was 2 years of Psychology and 1 of Sociology.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I dropped out before I had the opportunity to take Biology, Chemistry or even to receive my teaching degree.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(</span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">what I had </span>originally<span style="font-family: inherit;"> gone to school for</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">)</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am feeling a bit like a fish out of water...</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>however, I am "adapting".</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So what is "Intelligent Design" </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>... really?</b></span></div>
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The theory of <a href="http://www.intelligentdesign.org/whatisid.php" style="color: #f5a70d; text-decoration: none;">intelligent design</a> holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as <a href="http://www.discovery.org/a/2531" style="color: #f5a70d; text-decoration: none;">natural selection</a>. </h2>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Intelligent design</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> (</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">ID</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">) is a form of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creationism" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Creationism">creationism</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> based on the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleological_argument" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Teleological argument">argument from design</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">and promulgated by the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Institute" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Discovery Institute">Discovery Institute</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, a politically </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Conservatism in the United States">conservative</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_tank" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Think tank">think tank</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> based in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="United States">United States</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>There are as many opinions and definitions of Intelligent Design </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>as there are branches of </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Christianity</b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>(<i>a lot has "evolved" since the council of Nicaea and the reign of Henry VIII)</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>So I tried to dig a little deeper into this subject of Intelligent Design.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And came across a movie on </b></span></div>
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A very good movie I must say!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Then another one ...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My head was spinning after these two movies.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am so glad I didn't watch them both in the same day or even two.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My head would probably have exploded if I had watched them back to back.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I have come to the conclusion that all this debate is a bunch of political crap!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>POLITICS!</b></span><br />
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I am a REGISTERED Independent and proud of it!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Every side with their holier than thou talking points and sound bites.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>There is no such thing as a "One Size Fits All"</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>in politics, education or faith.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>People have become LAZY in all of these affairs!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And quite frankly rather apathetic as well!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Especially in thought and faith!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am guilty as well.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>There is no such thing as a true Liberal or Conservative.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>If people were completely honest, they would have to admit that they share a little of BOTH fundamentally, depending on the subject.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>We as humans, as citizens and spiritual beings are far more complex than any label can give us.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>People have gotten so caught up with defending their position or rather bashing someone else's</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Between 80-90% of Americans believe in God.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And most people believe that dinosaurs existed.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>However, </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">when you throw this word out there</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. </b>A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. See Synonyms at <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/development" style="color: #645e7d;">development</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">It seems as if folks heads start to spin around and split pea soup starts shooting from their mouths by the mere mention of the word, EVOLUTION.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is SCIENCE we are talking about.</b><b><br /></b><b><u>Science</u>: an area of knowledge that is an object of study.</b><b><br /></b><b>This is where we study the natural world using the scientific method.</b><b><br /></b><b>Which deals with observable facts and conclusions.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b><b>It was once scientific law that the sun revolved around the world and that Pluto was a planet.</b><b><br /></b><b>So is't all theory, disguised as scientific fact til another scientist comes along with their own theory or observable facts?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>A safe drug yesterday, gives you cancer today.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Truth" and "Fact" is constantly changing/evolving.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b><b>Do you care?</b><b><br /></b><b>You probably don't unless you are teaching, preaching or being tested.</b><b><br /><br />So... I care!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am teaching.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I don't understand why politicians or scientists keep trying to make Intelligent design a fundamental Christian / Creationist agenda.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It doesn't push or force a belief in God...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>it merely leaves room to ask questions.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>It gives argument to Darwin's idea of Random Mutation.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And argues that there is nothing RANDOM about nature.</b><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or why those same folks want to claim that Evolution</span></b></span><b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> means a lack of belief in</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> God.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Politicians are mandating what to teach our children thus what is printed in textbooks.</b><b><br /></b><b>This is not just in science either.</b><b><br /></b><b>It's is also relevant to what is taught in our history books.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>To exclude God, religion, religious leaders or an oppressed minority from our history is not giving an accurate portrait of history.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I understand the overwhelming difficulty of deciding </b><b>who's truth to present.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">However... </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I don't believe that this is what Thomas Jefferson meant by the "separation of church and state" either.</b><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>If I thought that it was time consuming to homeschool...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Picking through every bit of information out there.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Choosing a style of education, then curricula and now I have to go through it all again with a fine tooth comb.</b></span><br />
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I can't imagine how overwhelming it would be to comb through what is being taught in Public Schools. That's a lot of State and Local Board of Education meetings, text reading and honestly sitting in during lectures.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or I could just have faith that all these hands of </span>absolute<span style="font-family: inherit;"> strangers and political agendas have my child's best interest in mind at all times.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>I know that I sound like an absolute control freak.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>And honestly I am.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>However, this is MY child I am talking about.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>The most important job of my life...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>is to make sure that she is given the tools to become a healthy, happy and prepared adult.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>That's my JOB!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Not to be a consumer, to accumulate wealth or status, and not to blindly follow the herd.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My sister's 1 simple question has</b><b> turned our "classroom" upside down.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>This is how God works in MY life...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>and I am grateful!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>NOW... </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>because of this ONE question,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Bill is taking more of an interest in Mary's lessons where he wasn't before.</b></span><br />
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It is my belief ...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>that we all learn, especially children by asking questions.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thankfully I have been given an </b></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">opportunity to create a </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>CLASSROOM</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>in which all questions are relevant and openly discussed. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>My daughter is able to question what she reads and is allowed to study and pursue knowledge instead of being taught</b><b> that there is only one correct answer...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>or one side to</b><b> history.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">To be given only one story is not FAITH or KNOWLEDGE.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Seeking truth and freely choosing your path however allows room for the seed of FAITH and knowledge to grow.<br />
I was once told </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">the best teachers are those who are teachable.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And that when the student is ready the teacher will </span>appear<span style="font-family: inherit;">!</span></b></span><br />
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I truly am BLESSED!</b></span><br />
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, now that I have broken the ice... </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">and have mastered the art of cut & paste </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">it will be much easier to add new colors and designs to Mem's headbands. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know this will make Mary happy since all the proceeds go toward her softball fund... </span></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">after-all it was her brain child. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Secondly... </span></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">While my neighbors & friends were getting ready for school to start </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mary, Bill and I headed down to Salvo to WELCOME my soul sister and family </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">into town. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since we still had two days left of her 7th grade year. </span></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided we would use these last two physical days as a "field trip"</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">to study </span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.nps.gov/slbe/forteachers/gl_plovers.htm" style="font-family: inherit;">The Piping Plover</a> </b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.nps.gov/slbe/forteachers/gl_plovers.htm" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssm7QzwqOShRf-UVq-FbCQSxbv27qZvEg8cFWz7AzfoA7gFvVXOQwZw2am09KnTWMyRzm_MyOjuo_ETyrlxQbbSwpnA193wVOkpSGmyrRl733O_QyVvOBcQGXcNt9b_F3J68FcjRDQnhj/s400/IMG_5409.JPG" /></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.nps.gov/slbe/forteachers/gl_plovers.htm" style="font-family: inherit;">Complements of the National Park Service</a> </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">And what better place to do some field research than... </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Old Lifeguard Station </span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gK7rqG3MSDujxECBXL_p_JJTzZDy4TG6XrI5e2LLJydmvRtc54s3w1Hw10zmQSuuYOLYZsHLt6ta3ZftExAuBQrQFFmeBXSIX4phl2k_30RnapD7Tbl9H5C4rA_gKBXatPx_4xIpk1_m/s1600/IMG_5356.JPG" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gK7rqG3MSDujxECBXL_p_JJTzZDy4TG6XrI5e2LLJydmvRtc54s3w1Hw10zmQSuuYOLYZsHLt6ta3ZftExAuBQrQFFmeBXSIX4phl2k_30RnapD7Tbl9H5C4rA_gKBXatPx_4xIpk1_m/s400/IMG_5356.JPG" /></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">aka... "The Boilers" </span></span></b></h2>
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">And let me tell you it took us all day to collect all that data! </span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNCl4ihtt3807iFLgh_jUdloFxnuL04Zvwinq21f53FIWzZcxydFTHsc6xmt-aEIY-13iax4lM-RCRP5BXSbUu66itlXhcbnK1eXda7-8EGbCRg5AWAnALNMoK-KQavexUQBKd6uzFEys/s1600/IMG_5361.JPG" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNCl4ihtt3807iFLgh_jUdloFxnuL04Zvwinq21f53FIWzZcxydFTHsc6xmt-aEIY-13iax4lM-RCRP5BXSbUu66itlXhcbnK1eXda7-8EGbCRg5AWAnALNMoK-KQavexUQBKd6uzFEys/s400/IMG_5361.JPG" /></a> </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then it was back home to get a good nite's rest. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">After our morning routines we headed out to the barn to check on Phoenix's leg. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mary took full advantage of the nice weather and gave him a bath. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">But this goof-ball likes to drink and play with the water more than take a shower. </span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEdK3Ws_eY7KCsEoXOsTOWCmDOttHrltvogzlEv_M-XcMWmlAgqOryf4JNEuEEJX1mOjt0yKV5IPaw_2Y9DOLJr-1LO4D-9zl5yBRzIN1ewtcrSqMkbf-ZhKt5gyBozSeaXynM-68oPra/s1600/IMG_5372.JPG" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEdK3Ws_eY7KCsEoXOsTOWCmDOttHrltvogzlEv_M-XcMWmlAgqOryf4JNEuEEJX1mOjt0yKV5IPaw_2Y9DOLJr-1LO4D-9zl5yBRzIN1ewtcrSqMkbf-ZhKt5gyBozSeaXynM-68oPra/s400/IMG_5372.JPG" /></a> </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mary also used this opportunity to give him a good sheath cleaning.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Luckily for her he is usually VERY cooperative. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am super proud of her for doing this. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know some grown folks who can't/don't do this part of horse grooming and health care...</span></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">myself included. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">These boys can get PRETTY nasty! </span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxW2ebBCusqaYwargRsohnCibpPpoX5m_fXKwEHFqt0mMqJPjF8MmP_Z73SQ7HvqlNv5LpGw0MNu25kX5IUnVFDptxc6E_ZulSsrFSvgKtNf9wPv9Zby8mxrmwjXNZFey_c-FMhe8uI3b/s1600/IMG_5374.JPG" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxW2ebBCusqaYwargRsohnCibpPpoX5m_fXKwEHFqt0mMqJPjF8MmP_Z73SQ7HvqlNv5LpGw0MNu25kX5IUnVFDptxc6E_ZulSsrFSvgKtNf9wPv9Zby8mxrmwjXNZFey_c-FMhe8uI3b/s400/IMG_5374.JPG" /></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">When life gives you </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">RED FLAGS... </span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdwLgLPn1KzIe28-Bf6CvPR8uHceZJJ-Yj_f0hrz2DX3PMuPI-lzPSbYjzYc8JOnxvyPDN3mRVeXwlzxjRAoGCcLmsvE0hjG4T6odSUDCNNXAv14_QgXLq2ddV7yLCaza-fnLAX13gE5Y/s1600/IMG_5366.JPG" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdwLgLPn1KzIe28-Bf6CvPR8uHceZJJ-Yj_f0hrz2DX3PMuPI-lzPSbYjzYc8JOnxvyPDN3mRVeXwlzxjRAoGCcLmsvE0hjG4T6odSUDCNNXAv14_QgXLq2ddV7yLCaza-fnLAX13gE5Y/s400/IMG_5366.JPG" /></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">You find the nearest </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kiddy Pool</span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qEZaln05J0K5XdPBzlBFehFS6QMsiBe-poffWEOLzLyQCxcAq7_OwJTbC7mnnrcK4GF6jprd4m3GmADx1BnUQ11Lqll1vHMkxxC44lxIebM2NBxJaIap7N_iEYaqZbL0EZiIxAevj6dm/s1600/IMG_5357.JPG" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qEZaln05J0K5XdPBzlBFehFS6QMsiBe-poffWEOLzLyQCxcAq7_OwJTbC7mnnrcK4GF6jprd4m3GmADx1BnUQ11Lqll1vHMkxxC44lxIebM2NBxJaIap7N_iEYaqZbL0EZiIxAevj6dm/s400/IMG_5357.JPG" /></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately for Robin and her family the first couple days they were here, the water was pretty ruff.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">But I don't think that it stopped anyone from having fun and enjoying a day at the beach.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">We love tide pools!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the winds shifted and the good times rolled in!</span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtbqM1P_lGZoeTnGYKn-dReBpNOQu8mdU89Z7Bjoup_oTjTc9FTBS8NijTFYX5C-Qjexa0SCXU0t3X5cU8CjTXxmaYVsiAV5WY1vjGiRsy9SVBbR_QLx854T7BA9nAp3E_MrnjApMwcWf/s1600/IMG_5388.JPG" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtbqM1P_lGZoeTnGYKn-dReBpNOQu8mdU89Z7Bjoup_oTjTc9FTBS8NijTFYX5C-Qjexa0SCXU0t3X5cU8CjTXxmaYVsiAV5WY1vjGiRsy9SVBbR_QLx854T7BA9nAp3E_MrnjApMwcWf/s400/IMG_5388.JPG" /></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Man do I remember these days.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">LOVE IT!</span></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYctYGHpBnD0ij80LCsMrI4WfcXj-OCsEOZylHssZjmcv5dY0HqzbAJy8TW2Jj3PxlyKtBLhEnUP-SGM3gx_IWW4h2qqssO8UUs_BOOCquNcdJdHpQw_Sub_KFJH8M5Z_cACE5fFoOP1S-/s1600/Dante.jpg" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYctYGHpBnD0ij80LCsMrI4WfcXj-OCsEOZylHssZjmcv5dY0HqzbAJy8TW2Jj3PxlyKtBLhEnUP-SGM3gx_IWW4h2qqssO8UUs_BOOCquNcdJdHpQw_Sub_KFJH8M5Z_cACE5fFoOP1S-/s400/Dante.jpg" /></a></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, I also remember when this fella's mom was the same age running around on the beach naked and eating sand to.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow...</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are getting old, Ya Ya!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of my close peeps know that I have been struggling with some pretty heavy stuff.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have share on my blog some of these things but some of the BIG stuff , I have kept pretty close to my belt.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">So I am HAPPY to say...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">There has been some serious healing mojo going on the last couple weeks.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Beach Therapy!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Along with some ...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Crow's Nest Contemplation</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Followed by some long needed conversations.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Obviously not all my troubles are gone </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">or all my problems solved.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">But I have to say that the boil has ruptured...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">the pain is receding...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">and now it is time for some more healing.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to my two sisters...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">(one by origin and the other by choice)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am finding my way back.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm laughing more...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm listening to more music...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm going to bed earlier...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">getting up earlier...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">and I am finding my voice again!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also made 5 new wash rags and 4 new swiffer pads...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then put them to good use!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I even have a NEW project...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sanity on a Scain</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">On another good note...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Phoenix's original leg wound is almost completely healed and we are going to start working him again this week. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">If all goes well, I think we might be able to turn him back out by the end of the week.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">New Sport Boots </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">This isn't bubble wrap, but...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">he can wear these out in the pasture.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hopefully they will help keep Phoenix out of trouble for a little while.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I sure sure hope so!</span></b></div>
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My Little Indigo</div>
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<a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/07/in-many-shamanic-societies-if-you-came-to-a-medicine-person-complaining-of-being-dis" style="font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">The four universal healing salves.</a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of the four questions.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">When did you stop DANCING?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">When did you stop SINGING? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">When did you stop being ENCHANTED BY </span>STORIES<span style="font-family: inherit;">? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of SILENCE? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Where we have stopped dancing, singing, being enchanted by stories, or finding comfort in silence is where we have experienced the loss of soul. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are the four universal healing salves."</span></b></div>
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