tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87916131872376552692024-02-20T23:32:50.227-08:00Making LemonadeI am a conglomeration of all my experiences...the good, the bad and the ugly. Like Katie McClintock in the movie "McClintock", "I never feel silly!".Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-55163840933652742842013-01-26T06:43:00.002-08:002013-01-26T06:46:04.858-08:00An [almost] Perfect Day.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Like most blogger ladies, I am uber busy. So, when I get a free day, I make the most of it. I had a job interview (hoping for the best!) in the morning, in <a href="http://www.carlislepa.org/index.asp?Type=B_LOC&SEC=%7BA01ED5A4-A039-4914-9532-135AF6B786F4%7D" target="_blank">Carlisle</a>. I decided to make a trip to <a href="http://www.missruthstimebomb.com/" target="_blank">Miss Ruth's</a> and <a href="http://www.georgielous.com/shopping.htm" target="_blank">Georgie Lou's</a> while in the vicinity. I did my best to look professional...</div>
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The suit coat <em>and</em> dress was only $3.19 at <a href="http://www.rossstores.com/sor.aspx" target="_blank">Ross</a> and the Guess bag $7.50. After the interview, I went to the business district and had hot chocolate and a scone at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Helenas-Chocolate-Cafe-Creperie/147185212003845" target="_blank">Helena's Chocolate Cafe' and Creperie</a>.</div>
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I spent a fun time talking to <a href="http://www.georgielous.com/shopping.htm" target="_blank">Georgie Lou</a> at her candy shoppe</div>
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If you've never been here, you have to check it out. Old time candies and novelties, and she ships too! You facebookers can go to her page and like her too.</div>
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After Georgie Lou's, off to <a href="http://www.missruthstimebomb.com/" target="_blank">Miss Ruth's</a> to check out coats.</div>
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The remodeled shoppe is so much roomier that before. There were a lot of coats I wanted, but I needed an every day, warm coat since temps are below freezing now.</div>
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I decided on this one. I don't know what vintage it is (I'm guessing 80s) but it's comfy and warm. I never leave before looking through the $2 bin, and it paid off! I found this 1940s Plasticflex purse.</div>
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I couldn't believe nobody had snatched this darling up!</div>
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I said almost perfect, because while I was having fun talking and shopping, the meter maid gave me a present...</div>
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Oh well, it was only $5, well worth a day out.</div>
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TTFN</div>
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I'm taking a break from school work to post. When it is just me and number 3 son, I can bribe him into spending time with his mom by taking him for something to eat. We went to the thriving metropolis of "Dill"sburg to the Pickle Nickel for a burger and shake.</div>
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The tables have game boards painted on them. No. 3 creamed me at checkers. I wanted to play snakes and ladders.</div>
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Andrew is an everything burger, I am just cheese, ketchup and french fries on my burger. The french fries on the burger are a Pennsylvania coal region thing I picked up as a kid.</div>
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Contrary to the news, burgers and fries alone, do not make you fat; just look at Andrew.</div>
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I liked this basic dress I picked up for a fin ($5)</div>
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Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-20732420743097760732013-01-09T13:36:00.001-08:002013-01-09T13:38:31.864-08:00Domestic Goddess<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I finally have a few days off in a row and I should probably be cleaning, cooking and blah, blah, blah. I'm not, of course. I've added a few new items to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tomyeharbold" target="_blank">Etsy Store</a>. Played around with updating my BLOG look and sort of baked a pie.</div>
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I say sort of because it was a frozen pie and I just put it in the oven. I don't know if pumpkin pies are popular around the world, but do try it if you ever get the chance.</div>
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It's so cold here, hence the big comfy sweater. We're keeping the heat turned back because fuel is so expensive. I'm trying out my new tripod. I bought it on the cheap, at work because it had a broken piece. I emailed the company and sent pictures of the broken piece and they sent me a new piece. I ended paying under $5 for the tripod.</div>
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I'm wearing my paisley midi skirt that I found at Community Aid for a couple of dollars.</div>
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I still have boxes I'm trying to find homes for. I figure I'm going to be unpacking for at least another year yet.</div>
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If you're feeling ambitious, here is my mom's pumpkin pie recipe.</div>
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2/3 cup sugar</div>
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scant teaspoon cinnamon</div>
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger</div>
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1 cup cooked or canned pumpkin (mashed or pureed)</div>
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2 cups warm milk</div>
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Combine ingredients and beat until smooth. Pour into prepared crust (a store bought crust is fine if you're not a baker). Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees F then lower heat to 300 degrees F and bake for about 45 minutes. Center may still be jiggly but a knife inserted should come out clean. This is a custard filling and will firm up as it cools.</div>
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Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-4123676193415090042013-01-06T16:50:00.002-08:002013-01-06T17:37:38.840-08:00Back from my walkabout...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I don't know why I haven't posted lately. Maybe because with the part time job I have, I can only wear black slacks and a blue top. Not very exciting. I've managed to go a few places, but not many. I am still looking for a regular job that fits me, and I started online college. I've decided to get my psychology and counseling degree, finally! I've been a volunteer counselor for about 13 years now and decided to make it official. Here are a few of the more interesting outfits I've managed between the black and blue.</div>
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My skirt was a gift from the lovely Peanut of <a href="http://www.missruthstimebomb.com/" target="_blank">Miss Ruth's Timb Bomb</a></div>
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I wore this for the yearly Sunday service they do in old German for Heritage Days.</div>
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I decided to wear a tux for the Adult Prom this year. It's a good thing my husband loves me!</div>
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One good thing about where I'm working now is I get first choice of all the discounts first. This cardinal sweater was perfect with my beloved <a href="http://www.modemerr.com/" target="_blank">Mode Merr</a> skirt.</div>
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We had a tiny little Christmas tree this year, to be planted outside now.</div>
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Denise and I doing Karaoke and butchering "Respect" by Aretha Franklin.</div>
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My apologies to Aretha!</div>
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I took a suggestion from <a href="http://www.misfitsvintage.com/" target="_blank">Misfit's Vintage Blog</a> and bought a YELLOW dress! The pictures do not do the yellow justice. I thought I looked a bit like big bird. I got a lot of ladies telling me they loved my outfit. but that is probably because I stuck out like a <a href="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2009/04/he-stuck-out-like-zoot-suit-at-shaker.html" target="_blank">"zoot suit at a Shaker's funeral"</a>.</div>
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I found this watch pin at <a href="http://marjoriesgems.com/" target="_blank">Marjorie's Gems</a>. I had to have it because my Dad's first job when he was 13 years old was working the ice truck.</div>
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This alligator purse is from Cuba and belonged to my husband's Mom. The little guy still has his very sharp little teeth. When my hubby was little, his mom had this in church and he sat down on it and yelled out in the middle of service "It bit my butt!". It has since drawn blood from all three of my boys who felt the need to stick their</div>
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Dress, belt & Shoes - Goodwill $10 total</div>
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Hat & gloves - Thrifted $12</div>
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White earrings, cape and purse - inherited</div>
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Ice watch pin - <a href="http://marjoriesgems.com/" target="_blank">Marjories Gems</a> $10</div>
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Green necklace - Gabriele Brothers</div>
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Bangles - Gifted from <a href="http://www.missruthstimebomb.com/" target="_blank">Sarah of MRTB</a></div>
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Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-2412450319871036192012-08-18T12:39:00.001-07:002012-08-18T12:39:31.987-07:00Helliconia Spring 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For any of you Science Fiction fans out there, this has been my <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/672244.Helliconia_Spring" target="_blank">Helliconia Spring</a>. The book is about a Planet whose orbit is so elliptical that the Winters last more than a generation. So an entire generation of people have known nothing but severe Winter and then...something strange begins to happen. As the Planet orbits closer to their Sun, everything begins to change and they don't know why or what is<br />
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That has pretty much been my life of late. I am still job hunting, as are many of my friends. Our economy is in the tank and businesses and corporations are tossing us old squaws out of the teepee to let the elements finish off the weak. I do my best work when things seem the bleakest!</div>
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A sand sculpture of Joseph reuniting with his brothers.<br />
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I bought this dress at the beginning of Summer at Gabriele Brothers for $12. I was surprised it still fit! The sweater came from the same and I redecorated it with vintage rhinestone buttons.</div>
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Thank goodness for rose colored glasses (Big Lots $3) or I might really be depressed!</div>
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This is one of the annual events that Larry and I attend. Larry loves it because it has fire trucks and firefighter "junk" and I like it because it is a walk by the river and I like to look at all the activity. This is the River Boat. Anybody can take a ride for about $13.</div>
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This is a big competition day for the local volunteer fire companies. Larry said the first time his company did this keg competition, they lost miserably.</div>
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This is my favorite truck every year just because I like the town's name "Zelienople". It is a real town in Western Pennsylvania with a <a href="http://www.baldingerscandy.com/" target="_blank">famous candy store</a>.</div>
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The Aussies throw another shrimp on the barbie and we Yanks throw another pig on the smoker. It wouldn't be Summer in PA without the smell of smoking pork wafting in the air! We PA natives love the "other white meat" and we don't need much to organize a good ole' pig roast.</div>
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Just a couple of old metal barrels cut in half filled with charcoal and fragrant wood and you have the perfect place to roast your pig.</div>
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We are in the middle of a heat wave right now with temps between 90 and 100 F. It is really too hot to do much of anything except be lazy. <br />
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I bought this white hat for a couple of bucks last year at Gabriel Bros. I love it because you can pin or clip anything on it to re-make it. I added a simple hair netting (you know the kind we wore on our behives in the 60's) to dress it up a bit. The earrings came from a bag of earrings I bought at the church charity shop for a few dollars.</div>
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Well, the wedding is over and I am back to being myself. I promised my son I would not do anything too weird during the wedding, but that ship has sailed. </div>
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About seven years ago I had back surgery for a fractured disc. Every now and again I move wrong and have to take it easy for a couple of days and wear this torture device. I think that is when I decided to really enjoy life, since before the surgery, I was walking with a cane and living on Vicadin. I even got a call from the school Psycologist when my son said all his mommy does is sleep. I told the git, did he bother to ask him why and it was because of the unbearable pain I was in all the time. If I could have moved at the time, I would have knocked him out for starters. Anyway...after not being able to wear anything but granny shoes for a year, I decided that as soon as I was able I was going to wear the most impractical shoes I could find!</div>
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And..I enrolled in <a href="https://www.liberty.edu/aboutliberty/" target="_blank">Liberty University Online</a> for college classes. It's been a busy week!</div>
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This past weekend my son got married! It was a great wedding and I love my new daughter. Anyone who loves my son must be a wonderful person. My son takes after me and is a bit of a ham...</div>
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Roy and Bethany</div>
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I am so fortunate to have three good looking boys. The brothers, Andrew and John.</div>
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In the past couple of months, I've sold my house three times. Two did not stick, but the last time seems to be a winner. The past month I've been cleaning out the white house and moving everything into the blue house. I cannot believe all the junk I have. I am going to be opening an Etsy store to get rid of some of it. Really...why do I have a basket full of cameras from the 60s through the 80s. I also have one of the ugliest dishes I've ever seen that my son found online selling for $50. Go figure?</div>
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Visited Peanut and Miss Ruth. MRTB participated in Ladies Night at Rillos again this year. Check out <a href="http://missruthstimebomb.blogspot.com/2012/03/greatest-vintage-show-on-earth.html" target="_blank">Miss Ruth's Time Bomb Blog</a> for the video of the Fashion Show. This years theme was "Circus"!</div>
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Peanut sorting through her inventory for clothes to take to Las Vegas for the Rockabilly Weekend.</div>
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Here are the clothes we modeled at the Fashion Show.</div>
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April and Lori</div>
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The lovely Denise (Her family is from England)</div>
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I've been feeling a bit 60's and 70's lately.</div>
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Orange Jacket and tan turtleneck - Goodwill</div>
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Geometric dress - Goodwill</div>
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The weather this week has been bi-polar. One day it is like Spring and the next day it is like Winter again. I think the Sun has finally been out long enough for me to get some Vitamin D. I actually caught myself smiling and feeling happy. I didn't realize it until I looked at my pictures. I am trying out my $1 finds from Community Aid. </div>
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Winter day outfit</div>
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Maxi skirt $1</div>
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Suede fringe belt $1</div>
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Sweater retail clearance $6</div>
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Spring day outfit</div>
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Frock $1</div>
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Sweater $1.25</div>
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Here are some of the highlights of this week...</div>
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We just found out this week that a long time friend of ours is finally being beaten by his long time enemy, colon cancer. He has been given only a few more months on this earth. Before we first got married 28 years ago, we would spend hours way into the night playing UNO and laughing and having our whole lives ahead of us. Children came and life sucked up our time and before we knew it, we were old. We are going to visit him next week and it will be one of the hardest things I have done in my 54 years. I don't want to make you sad with this post, it is just a reminder to dance if you want to, cry if you want to, wear plaids with polka dots and bows in your hair! We don't know what tomorrow may bring, and I don't want to say "I wish I would have..."<br />
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Last week Peanut from MRTB asked me to dance at the Annual Fashion Show. At first, I thought I am too old to do anything like that. Now I am thinking that I will dance for myself and if anyone wants to share in my joy, they are welcome to. That is what any kind of artistic expression is anyway, whether it be music, singing, dancing, fashion or drawing; it is just the love, joy, pain, happiness and sorrow inside of each one of us building up inside until we can't contain it anymore and it bursts out!</div>
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I have always made excuses why I didn't pursue college. I'm done making excuses. I don't know if this is where I am going to attend, but I am starting the process of beginning my college career. Here is the first one that I have visited. Of course after the sweet little girl helped me get course information and get signed up for aid and grants, I told her I needed her picture for my Blog.</div>
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This is Shakiyya from <a href="http://aptm.phoenix.edu/?creative_desc=Exact&provider=Google&keyword=www_phoenixuniversity_com&user3=1&unit=dir&channel=srch&initiative=gen&mktg_prog=brnd&placement=srch&version=text&classification=t1srch&destination=aptm&distribution=na&user1=cpc&user2=brnd&pvp_campaign=14210_0917_9_95&pvp_campaign_int=24310_0917_9_95&cm_mmc=dir-_-srch-_-google-_-gen&cm_mmca1=brnd&cm_mmca2=srch&cm_mmca4=Exact&cm_mmca5=text&cm_mmca6=t1srch&cm_mmca7=www_phoenixuniversity_com&cm_mmca8=aptm&cm_mmca9=na&cm_mmca11=cpc&cm_mmca12=brnd&cm_mmca13=1&vrefid=svWL7cR4l_9086696071_4561iuf9g3q501317&gclid=CN-frp62xq4CFYne4AodOCnLVA#rc1" target="_blank">Phoenix University</a>. Hi Shakiyya!</div>
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She helped me take my first step in moving ahead.</div>
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Since this is a bold move for me, I wore a bold blouse. This is one of my $1 finds at Community Aid.</div>
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I finally gave up on trying to nurse my old camera back to health and broke down and got myself a new camera! ...hence the lack of posts lately.</div>
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I don't know why I insist on wearing horizontal stripes, but I do. I've porked out some since being home, but I'm working on being healthier. During Menopause, you gain weight when you eat too much, too little, the wrong thing or the right thing. I refuse to be defeated by my body rebelling! Besides, Peanut of <a href="http://missruthstimebomb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MRTB</a> has asked me to be in her annual <a href="http://rillos.net/" target="_blank">"Ladies Night Out" Fashion Show held at Rillos Restaurant</a>. Peanut would like me to dust off some of the old dance moves for the show, so I better get practicing. More on this later.</div>
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Thanks to my new followers and I'll be adding links to my Blog site!</div>
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I am not a very good "stay at home" person. Maybe if I had a car, but my son has absconded with it until we can get his out of hock from the garage. I'm finishing some projects as I <em>finally</em> have my sewing machine. I mended some dresses and got around to fixing my curtains. The curtains were just a scarf which was meant to drape over a rod. I wanted to use them as cafe curtains so it had to be cut in the middle and put a hem in them.</div>
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Over the weekend we got a chance to go to the world famous <a href="http://www.hollyinn.com/" target="_blank">Holly Inn</a> to a music fest with <a href="http://thehillbillygypsies.com/" target="_blank">"The Hillbilly Gypsies"</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cabin-Fever-Project/183000455069339" target="_blank">"Cabin Fever Project"</a> and <a href="http://tuckahoeridge.com/fr_home.cfm" target="_blank">"Tuckahoe Ridge".</a></div>
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The lovely K and her BF "Bob" treated us to a night out.</div>
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It was mostly just a relaxing night listening to music. K and Bob tried to dance but there was so much beer spilt on the dance floor that they just kind of stuck to it. But the music was pretty good, and three bands for only $10 per person was good too.<br />
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</div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com2Dillsburg, PA 17019, USA40.1109255 -77.03497840.0987815 -77.054718999999992 40.1230695 -77.015237tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-31415049711964381852012-01-24T09:51:00.000-08:002012-01-24T09:51:29.618-08:00Contemplating my Future<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center">Hi all! It's been ages since I've posted. I am trying to get used to being home all day. I've been plenty busy trying to get my unemployment in place. I've put in dozens of resumes, but no response yet. I am really trying to figure out what I want to do. Winter in Central Pennsylvania can be pretty gloomy. With everything so brown and leafless, you can almost see the cold. Today the sun was shining so I thought this is a good day to get back into the blogosphere.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I've been keeping busy, baking and attempting to finish the baby blanket I've been working on for a year. My crocheting skills are lacking but I am determined to finish it!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I don't have a lot of pictures of myself because I'm still trying to work out that schedule. I do make sure I dress everyday and not get lazy and fall into the sweat suit trap. That is way too easy to do when you are not going out every day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I did indulge in a "job hunting" haircut.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Andrew gave up his "Flock of Seagulls" haircut for a job hunting cut too...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Of course, I still think he is lovely with his haircut...but I am his mother.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">All in all, things have been pretty boring. Which is why I really did not post anything for a while.</div></div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-76309563074889280432012-01-06T05:29:00.000-08:002012-01-06T05:29:59.462-08:00Christmas SWAP Goodies<div style="text-align: center;">I am just getting round to posting the treasures from the Christmas SWAP. I was partnered with Maya from </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gregueriasyparaphernalia/">gregueriasyparaphernalia</a>. I had fun emailing back and forth trying to pick the perfect gifts to send her. We got our packages almost on the same day and Maya loved hers and I loved mine. How great is this blogging business that I can become friends with someone across the ocean that I would never have met otherwise!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For my vintage gift, Maya chose this gorgeous gold beaded purse. It is the most lovely little purse.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Inside the purse were these delicate little snowflakes that Maya made herself. I hung them on my tree immediately.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeWoMdfac1EIF4pJMCdnSANSkhLFCeWX3idKEQ3NGAn1uz_VlPXQG4AhMRSodN_du-K54hmeb5uINhUm6iDSMpOQcknnEPyfIiQyR6LHTDSQVji8tsB__unqGD877W3xOHuG-s7fYEHx-/s1600/HPIM0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeWoMdfac1EIF4pJMCdnSANSkhLFCeWX3idKEQ3NGAn1uz_VlPXQG4AhMRSodN_du-K54hmeb5uINhUm6iDSMpOQcknnEPyfIiQyR6LHTDSQVji8tsB__unqGD877W3xOHuG-s7fYEHx-/s320/HPIM0282.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Maya must have laughed at my amateur knitted scarf I sent her! I knitted the scarf with love, so that makes up for lack of skill.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Also in the purse was a zipper rose pin. I don't know if she knew, but I already had a head band that matched it perfectly! Here is a picture of both.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVNhVgdEgZwM1mbcKVkVORh_2RnanuF8jJP0XeA9hHcHvo7JZRI55MYEpymaUrFoFEP6TT8Jz6xPxkbH3XHAJwfzkowxwmmyzref021Qk_uh6bVa0TEzWYp8kXZyR6jWtThoLeE_la7bN/s1600/HPIM0284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVNhVgdEgZwM1mbcKVkVORh_2RnanuF8jJP0XeA9hHcHvo7JZRI55MYEpymaUrFoFEP6TT8Jz6xPxkbH3XHAJwfzkowxwmmyzref021Qk_uh6bVa0TEzWYp8kXZyR6jWtThoLeE_la7bN/s320/HPIM0284.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I am off for my morning walk now that I am a lady of leisure. TTFN</div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-63423248044502077152012-01-05T04:27:00.000-08:002012-01-05T04:27:15.395-08:00Meet the rest of the family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG047hBzVWnHWln1dWMa1FA0FvAjlbhwGKd2mwQmujOCMSzPzOfpymWVobM1sk8OoZ_vCTU4n8vU6_wGYF63u71THBasjQETodUIHaimZgZecaV3taY8qdlY9Iat3cTUxCib8mfw5PLRjY/s1600/HPIM0285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG047hBzVWnHWln1dWMa1FA0FvAjlbhwGKd2mwQmujOCMSzPzOfpymWVobM1sk8OoZ_vCTU4n8vU6_wGYF63u71THBasjQETodUIHaimZgZecaV3taY8qdlY9Iat3cTUxCib8mfw5PLRjY/s320/HPIM0285.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">I don't think I have introduced you to the rest of our family. This is Betty, or as we refer to her as Mrs. McPudgy. She also came to us via a former tenant. We couldn't have the dear sent to a shelter so she became ours.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Now that I have leisure time, I can take a walk/run. I don't have the endurance to jog the whole way round my little town, so I walk a bit then jog a bit. I can't say I am too sad about loosing my job. It was a corporate position where you were used as a punching bag for insecure middle management to justify their existence. Almost weekly I was demeaned and verbally abused. Who needs that? I will find something more suited to my nature and abilities.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ9EukxB9GbEfEJSRdxHq5M9a1GWNYA5cwfoB0Cp5K5UE7sHMXp0-5qvfaPh0iWdJTQAKaFJ2oMF08sBHd-E8CnwNM9W-Qiu-XgnV9l430PO1NYp6HQe2FvTzCTFrQ4CFgxdBDgY4789x/s1600/HPIM0287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ9EukxB9GbEfEJSRdxHq5M9a1GWNYA5cwfoB0Cp5K5UE7sHMXp0-5qvfaPh0iWdJTQAKaFJ2oMF08sBHd-E8CnwNM9W-Qiu-XgnV9l430PO1NYp6HQe2FvTzCTFrQ4CFgxdBDgY4789x/s320/HPIM0287.JPG" width="242" /></a></div><div align="center">Not exactly a fashion statement but it is pretty cold here right now!</div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-54859631697666895122012-01-04T11:35:00.000-08:002012-01-04T11:35:05.281-08:00Really?<div align="center">Well, a great way to start the new year. I've been sacked! I am now a jobless statistic. A pawn of some corporate game. And what's more, I lost my Blog reading list! BUGGER!!! What else?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLgPwylbj9nCI4uecVUPvqd2l4jLS1yl0hrdfeEMLv7bnf4ub_0ZotbY8WJlB2ZMMa2uC0xSgzEbg35X7WQCpG364JHq0i4_AidGidcy8jKO3KjNhtukQJXC9POC29xeSqI1r57BQoRdg/s1600/tumblr_lab2n9U0aI1qd4btzo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLgPwylbj9nCI4uecVUPvqd2l4jLS1yl0hrdfeEMLv7bnf4ub_0ZotbY8WJlB2ZMMa2uC0xSgzEbg35X7WQCpG364JHq0i4_AidGidcy8jKO3KjNhtukQJXC9POC29xeSqI1r57BQoRdg/s320/tumblr_lab2n9U0aI1qd4btzo1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Am I bovvered?</div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-81086206731743770902012-01-03T17:50:00.000-08:002012-01-03T17:50:35.592-08:00Catching Up...<div align="center">I have not been very good at keeping up with my Blog over the Holidays. What with moving and getting settled in, I've just been vegging in the evenings and not doing much of anything. Right when we were getting ready to move from the "white house" to the "blue house", which is what they have come to be known as, my hubby found a rose blooming, in Winter, at the blue house. I've claimed this as a promise of good things to come!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I did get to a Christmas Party with my ladies from Monday nights. I've cropped my friend out, not because I didn't want her in the picture, but she is very shy and made me promise I wouldn't show it to anyone. Of course, I am not shy and don't mind showing you the great beaded vest I found for $3 at the local charity shop.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">...and I finally got some thrifting done. Here are a few of the goodies I found at Community Aid.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">I am getting my things out that have been stored for almost a year. I feel so much more comfortable.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jkmTXqgBihD9kfsjE88dmiMHB5H19fi7KnlMipyOzG-6YihATqcMwRaZGoN1m8Q8SrbdA24I9UtDWctzkecTp9KsgJ03jAh7FXH5phSy0xMsGPh2ipFJE6Dzg4wIljxqa_JP7qmRPXPH/s1600/HPIM0279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jkmTXqgBihD9kfsjE88dmiMHB5H19fi7KnlMipyOzG-6YihATqcMwRaZGoN1m8Q8SrbdA24I9UtDWctzkecTp9KsgJ03jAh7FXH5phSy0xMsGPh2ipFJE6Dzg4wIljxqa_JP7qmRPXPH/s320/HPIM0279.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">My phonograph gotten at the auction from the old high school. I paid $3 for it. The record on it is "The Chipmunk Christmas song". My sister worked for WKBO radio station when I was a kid and whenever they need children's voices for commercials, she would take us in to record the commercials. They paid us in doughnuts and disc jockey plug records.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We managed to even get some Christmas decorations up as well as a tree (We found the tree in the basement courtesy of one of our previous tenants. At least we got something out of them.)</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Our house is quite humble by most US standards, but it suits us just fine. I thrifted the sliding door curtains at the local charity shop for $3.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">All in all...Christmas turned out very nice this year. Like the Whos in Whoville, it came without all the fanfare and over indulgence and we still had a great time.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Plaid wool skirt, Community Aid for $6</div><div align="center">Black shell, Goodwill for $3</div><div align="center">Blue wool sweater, gifted from Peanut of <a href="http://www.missruthstimebomb.com/">Miss Ruth's Time Bomb</a></div><div align="center">Christmas present jingly earrings retail for $1</div><div align="center">jingly snowman pin, gifted</div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-14962244755945646962011-12-17T06:36:00.000-08:002011-12-17T06:40:40.214-08:00Spontaneous Moving<div align="center">Hello luvs! I did not fall into a black hole. We have been enduring this house sale nightmare for close to a year and I couldn't take it anymore. We already owned the little home we are moving into as we were renting it out for a few years. It turned out that we are way to nice to be landlords and we always ended up with the worst of humanity as tenants, which is why we decided to move there ourselves and sell the farm house. Neither Larry or I are teenagers anymore (even though we act and feel like it most of the time) and the stairs and upkeep were getting too much for us old buggers. So...we up and moved! I am slowly unpacking all my "stuff" that I had stored in the storage garage at our "new" home and am finally getting a little settled. Number 3 son hooked up my computer in a nifty little set up and I can finally post again.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I did take time amidst all this to visit with my little friend Hope of <a href="http://pinkchampagnefashion.blogspot.com/">"Pink Champagne".</a> She wanted to show me her new place of employment. She is working at the <a href="http://www.atomicwarehouse.com/">Atomic Warehouse</a> in Harrisburg, Pa. Since I only work about 10 minutes from there, I met her after work for a tour and some East Indian cuisine.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ4tn5WV9lNi1Tq5cpp15FoYeeLXEaP19jvMbTnpTjXgOVSSzJbdpo0T9dE2JXauuF9Ul1K7eCIn7rE7z6NuXoV2sHI4pEHBmgfnPymuZ0wead51hzPn8QRvl5QhR32NmyeU6XZtDYOOV/s1600/387893_2852698237544_1262161493_3270432_476477297_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ4tn5WV9lNi1Tq5cpp15FoYeeLXEaP19jvMbTnpTjXgOVSSzJbdpo0T9dE2JXauuF9Ul1K7eCIn7rE7z6NuXoV2sHI4pEHBmgfnPymuZ0wead51hzPn8QRvl5QhR32NmyeU6XZtDYOOV/s320/387893_2852698237544_1262161493_3270432_476477297_n.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div align="center">Sweater retail clearance</div><div align="center">skirt is part of a suit from Goodwill for $6</div><div align="center">red fishnet tights .99 from Gabriele Brothers</div><div align="center">Fur collar $6 from the Dillsburg Charity Shop</div><div align="center">The shoes were gifted from the gracious Mary</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I played Vanna White at the radio counter. Do check out the <a href="http://www.atomicwarehouse.com/">Atomic Warehouse website</a>, he has all sorts of cool goodies. Unfortunately he does not have his clothing posted as of yet. The store was affected by all the flooding this year and they are just now getting the goods back on the main floor. After we are all settled in, I plan on going back for some household items.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">I have a ton of blog reading to catch up on and I will manage to get postings done somehow, even with a wonky camera. When our house is sold, I plan on a trip to the U.K. and will be asking you Englishers the best (and cheapest) places to stay and the best flea marketing destinations.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Later my friends.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-55588753998050901992011-12-07T17:38:00.000-08:002011-12-07T17:38:46.220-08:00A Candy Emergency<div align="center">These pictures are actually from last Friday. It is busy time at work and we've had a lot going on. I was fully planning on coming home last Friday and posting my Friday Frock when Mary called. She and Dawn were putting Christmas Candy bags together for the kids in York who wouldn't get otherwise and ran out of candy. I picked up a few big bags and headed there to help fill the rest of the bags to be handed out.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz2RwT3dV5tjvZxahkhElyvFfEApsP6Z0Iu6zH2VF1sM5sWuUQjsh4aclevnLedASsff9EDkyPmBbb_1IFspw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div align="center">A bit of silliness.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I have to admit, I am not feeling very Christmasy this year. I have not decorated or made any plans. I still haven't sold my house and haven't moved into the new place yet. My things are all in boxes and I am feeling very unsettled. Someone told me this past Monday, don't worry if your house is decorated for Christmas as long as your heart is ready for Christmas. </div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-36474093800739755002011-12-04T06:25:00.000-08:002011-12-04T06:25:00.618-08:00Scrooged<div align="center">It has been a busy few days. Thursday I went direct from work to our church <a href="http://www.claproductions.com/">Christmas Wonderland</a>, Friends and Family night. Every year we put on a drama as our gift to the community. We have some really talented folks and it is really a professional quality. Friends and Family is the first real performance and we open it to groups and people for free that might not be able to go otherwise. The amazing thing is that these are regular people who do this every year. My kids have been doing these since they were 9 years old. I don't perform in the dramas, but I've helped with the sets and I make the candied almonds to sell. The almonds help us pay for the production and everyone loves them.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Here is the set for this year's<br />
"the Gospel According to Scrooge".</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">My oldest son played "Nephew Fred" this year.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Me and my real husband, Larry...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">There is a place for everyone that wants to participate. The kids did a living nativity in the lobby.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791613187237655269.post-38004479009645541672011-11-27T13:24:00.000-08:002011-11-27T13:24:31.075-08:00Booooo to dying batteries!<div align="center">I don't have a lot of pictures of myself to post because my camera batteries are dying and I lost some of my pictures. Boooooo....</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I was able to get one today though. It is beautiful and mild outside. I am enjoying the break in the cold.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I got lots of photos from Mary's Party. Unfortunately I lost the one of her and I together. The theme was Motown and we had loads of fun.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Mary's hubby, Moses.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some attractive couples there...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's to fresh batteries and a new week!</div>Tomyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722416699105311819noreply@blogger.com9