tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30772377523281048162024-03-13T19:52:42.064-07:00Pie Ranch and The Pickled Peach CafePetiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-40570317468767352532020-04-09T07:52:00.000-07:002020-04-09T07:52:29.067-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think we’ve
been duped by an agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fear mongering,
scare tactics, dooms day talk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I must
admit, I bought into it hook, line and sinker in the beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Scared for
my daughter, we stayed home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The longer
this goes on, my gut is telling me, stop with the nonsense.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now we are
being told, we must all be vaccinated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We will have
to stay home for another 18 months or so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I can’t even
wrap my head around this nonsense. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Why are we
being sheeple’s?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The top pic
is what my counter looks like most days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The pic of
Jesus, I found in my soup pot, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">drawn by my
granddaughter for me to find at a later date.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I don’t
think it was an accident that it was found during some crazy times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I got the
message.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">God is with
us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have faith.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stand
strong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stand for
your principals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Be a rebel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After April
30<sup>th</sup>, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am done
with this nonsense.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy
Easter,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Ink Free"; font-size: 36.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-80012445594346517652019-08-30T07:31:00.000-07:002019-08-30T07:31:18.925-07:00August 30 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If hell is
anything like Arizona summers,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I better
clean up my act…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It is hot as
balls in the desert state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And who came
up with that phrase,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“hot as
balls”?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The little
one with the gap between his teeth, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is most
likely, our last monkey…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He is so
loveable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He loves to
facetime and then just stare at the phone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Not saying a
word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love it
when his mom has called me and he realizes that I am on the phone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and comes
running down the hallway yelling,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">mimi, mimi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For some
reason, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I always
thought, that when you grew older, life wouldn’t be so busy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And then God
laughed…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I feel
busier in old age then I did when I was raising my own children and working…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Which seems
odd to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I started a
new job<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And I LOVE
it…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Not doing
the fall show at Junk in the Trunk this year,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">which is
bittersweet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I will miss
setting up the booth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love being
creative and bringing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>life to vintage
pieces and seeing everything come together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I do miss
that…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I still do
some picking, being a lot more selective in what I buy, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>just saving everything I’m finding for the
right time to show and sell…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Switching up
the summer colors in my home to some fall colors,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Even though,
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When you
venture outside,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You melt
(literally)…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Thinking a lot
about clothes lately.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I really
don't need anything<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">but once
again,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I find
myself down a rabbit hole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on the internet looking at clothes I don't
need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I love fall
and sweaters and coats<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">and anything
pumpkin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">which by the
way, I have not bought one pumpkin this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">WTH is wrong
with me?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I did put
out my plastic pumpkins that I light up at night, each one with<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">their own
carved out face. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It's all
flying by so fast. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I feel as if
my list of to do's is always growing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">No matter
how much I get done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It just
keeps growing and growing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">and here I
sit, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">looking at
page after page of cute clothes that I don't need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I need a
secretary...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My ever
changing dining room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A hodgepodge
of things that I purchase for my vintage shows,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">that don't
sell. I have big plans for this room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A BIG chandelier,
wallpaper, lockers, new chairs, and some art that is not countryish. Going in a
totally different direction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Life is
moving full speed ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My youngest
will be graduating from college in May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I remember
when she was born, and I was so scared for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and here we
are, almost 23 years later and she is a force to be reckoned with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I admire
her. The challenges that she faces on an everyday basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A little
person in a big world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">God has big
plans for you. Stay faithful...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a big
show at the end of April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So much
work, but so much fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I went to a
farm auction this past saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It's my
drug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On sunday, I was going through
withdrawals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I stayed the
whole day. Forgot to put sunscreen on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But my red
face is so worth it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All I can
think about is "when is the next one?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My hubby and
I have been kidless for the last few months and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">we LOVE
it...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our son took
a job out of state, which left us alone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the first time since we were married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eating
popcorn every night and watching LivePD <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">every friday
and saturday night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such a silly show, but we get the best
laughter from watching it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love growing
old with this man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We now have
four monkeys from our oldest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">From the
minute they arrive at our house until they leave,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">it's a
whirlwind and some days it's a tornado.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love these
little people with all my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who knew
living through a kid tornado would be so much fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My daughter
has so much patience. She's a beautiful Mother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I admire her
too. In a world that says, leave your children and get a career. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She has
chosen to stay home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She has
answered the calling that God has blessed her with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What a
beautiful thing to witness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and so life
goes on...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ck_alis_hand_official"; font-size: 36.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-90906592930809876302017-08-19T09:14:00.001-07:002017-08-19T09:41:50.056-07:00thrifting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wk7MMW-RC_s/WZhjJoTstzI/AAAAAAAADiQ/2yj9fmaG5eoFsfcX7BhSWqGQxtM2GMnsQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_8572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wk7MMW-RC_s/WZhjJoTstzI/AAAAAAAADiQ/2yj9fmaG5eoFsfcX7BhSWqGQxtM2GMnsQCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_8572.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Everything in this pic is thrifted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In my line
of work,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">thrifting,
is everyday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It's in my
blood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Got it from
my dad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There wasn't
a yard sale, thrift store, indian pawn shop<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">that we
didn't stop at, to rummage through the junk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> that they had displayed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And of
course,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">in the
summer, up north in arizona <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">we always
stopped by the indian stores in town.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We were
always lucky enough to come home <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">with a piece
of jewelry,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">a bracelet,
a ring or a pair of earrings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Whatever we
wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We were so
spoiled in love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a
collection of indian dolls that were bought from these stores.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ketchy,
little brown plastic dolls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dressed in
indian attire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Leather
dresses, beads and feathers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">According to
the Antique Roadshow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">they really
aren't worth much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But to me, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">they are
everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Memories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And if you
were lucky enough to be a friend or a cousin <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">that was
along for the ride that day,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My dad
always bought a memory for them too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The good ole
days in America...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(I know its
not pc to say indian, but as you can see,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I really
don't give a damn...)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "madina script"; font-size: 26.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I remember
shopping for this dress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I went with
my Mother to a place called Goldwater's.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They had the
most beautiful wedding dresses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I tried two
dresses on and when I put this one on,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I knew.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It had pink
flowers and a pink ribbon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">34 years
later and it's still hanging in my mother's closet <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and I'm
still sleeping with the same guy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
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<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Life is a
bit strange lately.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Not busy,
but busy...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">it seems as
if, time is flying by.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Not
accomplishing much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Which drives
me crazy. I'm list maker. A doer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And I can't
seem to get my sh.. together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I can't even
decide if I'm drinking latte's or diet coke.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eating
healthy, and then eating chocolate ice cream from the carton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">because my
sweet tooth has kicked in and eating healthy is out the window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Grocery
list? what's that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What to cook
for dinner draws a blank. Every single morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Praying. Not
praying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mad at God.
In love with God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In love with
my husband. Mad at my husband.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What are you
fixing for dinner tonight?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-3377926128797710972017-06-05T18:46:00.001-07:002017-06-05T18:46:31.178-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I feel like
I boarded a plane that was bound for war.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">as if, I was
dropped from the sky and landed in a country that was no longer mine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and there's
no escape.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It feels
like hell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A war
without guns, tanks or fighter jets or bombs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Good vs.
Evil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Evil has
ramped up its forces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Good is vacillating
on being PC.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Everything
that I was taught growing up is upside down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am a
stranger in my own country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 36.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-10223396971903542582016-08-04T07:48:00.000-07:002016-08-04T08:00:58.976-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This past
weekend was spent at a family reunion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My heritage
is Basque.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spanish
Basque.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When we went
to the Basque festival last summer, I got goose bumps<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">listening to
the Basque men talking. It reminded me of my childhood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My dad
raised sheep just like his father before him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Growing up, I
spent just about every weekend with my dad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> (until I was 14 and then I discovered boys,
more specifically, I discovered my husband and well, the rest is history)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I could not wait till the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I loved riding around with my Dad in his
pickup truck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Stopping by the sheep camp, where all the men
were gathered,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> waiting for the orders of the day from my Dad,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> checking the sheep, hauling water,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> and my favorite thing to do,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> moving the sheep down the road to another
alfalfa field.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I can still here the bells of the leader sheep
and the smell of the wool. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That is an
aroma that you don't forget.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Occasionally,
pulling out a rifle to shoot a coyote<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> that had found his way into the field for
dinner. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Making our
way back to the sheep camp for lunch, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">which always
included lamb <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and the best
part,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> rice con leche<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> with cinnamon or dried apples that had been
soaked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My mouth is
watering just typing that last sentence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I miss those
weekends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Honey Script"; font-size: 48.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-24988042768206752372016-06-02T08:28:00.000-07:002016-06-02T08:28:02.728-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hank playing
with my mom's kittens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">busy, busy,
busy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">getting
ready to do our annual San Diego beach trip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">stopped
drinking starbuck's lattes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ughhh....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I miss them<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">switched to
diet coke for a couple of weeks for the caffeine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I hate diet
coke<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">but I need
the caffeine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">playing
poker with my mom and sibling's<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">so much fun<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love
playing cards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I miss
playing with my Aunt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">she was so
good at poker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">no matter
what, she always had a hand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was amazed
by her card playing skills<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">we recently
made a trip to Tennessee to pick up two bird dogs for my husband<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">shoot me
now...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I can't
believe we are doing this again<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was so
ready to be done with taking care of animals and children<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">doing the
Junk in the Trunk in San Diego in July<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">lots of
picking and painting going on<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I literally
have no more space to put anything<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I need a
shop<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Madina Script"; font-size: 26.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-38224983794735664342016-05-23T06:12:00.001-07:002016-05-23T06:12:28.286-07:00Up to my Eyeballs in Tomatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think my
husband's tomatoes have done quite well this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I posted
this pic to my instagram account and he said last night,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"that's
a really nice pic of the tomatoes you posted, but you should have turned a few
of those tomatoes around to hide the bad spots".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">WTFreak?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm sure the
people that follow me on instagram, looked at the pic and thought ewww, look at
those tomatoes with the big cracks in them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">they were
looking at the abundance of tomatoes and thinking, look at all that work that
Petie has to do...cutting, cooking, canning...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What is
wrong with that man?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> is because of this article,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But this year, I'm loving just about
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> So I think, I will keep
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> It's mostly baubles, plastic trees, plastic garland and a few knick
knacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> I started buying fresh garlands, wreaths, trees, tree cuttings and
other Christmas clippings, and after the new year, it all gets thrown away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> No
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> It's bitter sweet taking it all down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> My january
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Next up, my office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> I
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> But of course, that is when I do my
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> It will definitely be a load off my shoulders,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> once I get organized
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The whole year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> That is what I have to
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I can't quit
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The painter
laughed at me, when I sighed with a big smile and said "what a
transformation", I love it". <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Eve dinner after Mass on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thing that got baked was about a thousand sugar cookies to share with my family
at our annual family Christmas party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The whole
reason for me writing this post is to share this recipe that has been pinned to
my pinterest board forever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They were
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If you get a
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They are at
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Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-90077822891185272952015-07-06T10:02:00.000-07:002015-07-06T10:02:24.506-07:00Red, White and Blue?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To be
honest,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I really
didn't feel like celebrating our Country's independence this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Too many
people are giving up their freedom's and it makes me sad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It seems
that everywhere you turn,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">the nation
is corrupt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our government,
city, state and federal, and the justice system.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Our schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Our news media, TV and internet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Families.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We have
become a me, me, me society...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If it feels
good do it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love and
equality for all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Which is
just a rue, for, I want my way, no matter what<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and be
damned you religious people who oppose <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">my right to
blatantly sin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Don't judge
me they say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well I am
judging.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am judging
right from wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Every man,
woman and child was born with the innate sense ability, of right from wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It's called
a conscience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have known
from a very young age, when I am doing something wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sexual
relations with another man or woman of the same sex<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">is wrong. No
matter how you fluff the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That is not
Gods plan for creation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I fear, that
society as a whole, has tossed out their conscience,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">in order to
feel good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The latest
ruling from the high court, is just a tiny piece of what has gone wrong with
our Country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I fear that
someday,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">we will be
sitting around our dining room table,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> talking about what once was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">God, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">have mercy
on our souls...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-8144469608368448702015-07-03T12:57:00.000-07:002015-07-03T12:57:35.428-07:00At the Beach <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I do not
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> that my favorite place in the world is the
beach, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">since I have
professed it many times on this blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We spent a
week in San Diego and the weather was glorious...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Making
memories with family is priceless...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-27630119912418077812015-04-10T15:34:00.000-07:002015-04-10T15:34:00.014-07:00The Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doesn't this
look like the best place to <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">stay in bed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">all weekend
long?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-60848987779577341422015-03-05T17:04:00.000-08:002015-03-05T17:04:21.742-08:00Arizona Clouds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was
driving home the other day,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">when the
scene in front of me, stopped me in my tracks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I stopped
right in the middle of the road<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and snapped
a picture<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">windshield
and all<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Arizona
skies have been beautiful lately<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-36970191655805742522015-03-03T06:10:00.000-08:002015-03-03T06:10:23.997-08:00Life Lately<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eggs and
cereal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">my main food
source lately<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My girls are
only laying two eggs a day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">that comes
out to around $1.42 an egg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">pretty soon
they won't be laying any eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and I will
have to consider them my pest control<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">About a year
ago,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I discovered
breve lattes at Starbuck's<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I don't
drink coffee anymore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I drink
latte's<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a
venti size every morning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The only
down side to this, the starbuck's next to my house,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">is not a
drive thru<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I picked up
a book at Goodwill the other day, Churchill's Triumph<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have yet
to read it, maybe in Nebraska<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I started
watching Schitt's Creek, love it, it's so funny<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">RHOBH is
"crazy", can't wait for the reunion, my hubby is so disgusted that I
watch it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lost
Immigrant's, I love their music<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Missing my
monkey's and wishing they lived closer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Getting
excited for our little wagon adventure, buying sinks, lights, etc...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Still
addicted to estate sales, auctions, thrift stores<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lent is
changing me this year<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The picture was taken at my Mom's house</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">where we had the family Christmas party</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">and I have no idea what I was doing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">apparently, entertaining everyone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 26.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-43079010435743744302015-02-18T20:41:00.000-08:002015-02-18T20:42:45.472-08:00Goodbye Mrs. Kiddelhopper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">death<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">it's
all around<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">half
way across the world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">and
right at my door step<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">there's
no escaping it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">the
last year of my life looks like a used afghan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">a
little unraveling here<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">and
a little unraveling there<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">and
no matter how you try to fix it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">it's
still there<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">you
do your best<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">but,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">it
just doesn't look the same<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">there's
always a hole and tattered ends of the yarn that came apart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">you
wish you had taken better care of it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Goodbye
Mrs. Kiddelhopper, you will be missed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-31282454677651442932015-02-16T15:25:00.000-08:002015-02-16T15:25:58.069-08:00It's Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Would
somebody please have a garden party?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So, I have
been home for a week and I miss my hubby, ughhh...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I miss
cooking for him and making him his favorite cookie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a
million and one projects for him to do <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">he will be
home in a few weeks and I will be writing how he's driving me crazy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">never
happy...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lest you get
the wrong idea,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">in my mind,
those pics from above are happening in the summer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">not the
spring<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I loathe the
spring...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think
America eats to much chicken<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have my
reasons...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">so I have
dubbed Sunday's <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">chicken only<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 14.0pt;">Petie's Sunday Chicken<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I soaked a
whole chicken in whole milk for a few hours,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">drained it,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">sprinkled it
with olive oil, gave it a squeeze of lemon juice,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">poured a
little melted butter over it and some salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and baked it
for a couple of hours<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Trust me
when I say, you won't even have to set the table,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">the chicken
will be gone before you even get it to the table<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">it's that
good...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 24.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://dustjacket-attic.com/2015/01/you-are-the-only-one.html/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">pics foundon Dustjacketattic.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-72711030553854020072015-01-09T09:04:00.002-08:002015-01-09T09:04:46.563-08:00It's Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I took down
all my Christmas decorations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and my house
looks so bare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and not in a
good way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The mornings
have been a little chilly here in the desert.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I received
two cookbooks for Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and haven't
cooked anything out of them,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">not one
single thing. But everything in them looks amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've been
pinning lots of healthy recipes though. Pinning not making.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm such a
procrastinator.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For some
reason, I have the need to read a book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I need to
get myself to the library.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is it just
me, or is there NOTHING on TV?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My daughter
bought herself a Rosetta Stone app to learn French.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I find
myself, answering oui, oui to everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think the
Spanish or Italian dialect is way more sexy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The lady on
the app, sounds as if she has a frog in her throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That, or too
many cigarettes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Going to the
cold country for a few weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I need to
buy gloves, a beanie and snow boots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do they make
tennis shoes for the snowy weather?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have big
plans on walking and getting healthier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just as soon
as I stop procrastinating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(Ali took
the pic above <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">one morning
before Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I had an
apron on every single day during the holidays.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I love
aprons. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> I made the one above out of an old pillow
case.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">I so wish I
would have paid attention in Home Ec during sewing class.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 36.0pt;">petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-74246115637403994112014-12-28T12:42:00.000-08:002014-12-28T12:42:46.990-08:00Being a Grandmother <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qkFPHYo5ZSQ/VKBpKOqIGJI/AAAAAAAADGk/zSXoS0vJIaU/s1600/IMG_3758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qkFPHYo5ZSQ/VKBpKOqIGJI/AAAAAAAADGk/zSXoS0vJIaU/s1600/IMG_3758.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have the
best job<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The reward
for being a Mom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">is that you
hopefully get to be a grandmother<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By the Grace
of God<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I get to
experience this wonderful Joy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">at Christmas
time it's magical <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who knew
that being a Mom and a Grandmother<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">would be the
best job in the world...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 28.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-84628257417466092952014-12-27T10:16:00.001-08:002014-12-27T10:16:44.718-08:00A New Years Eve Outfit<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<a href="http://www.polyvore.com/new_years_eve/set?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=144384636" target="_blank"><img alt="New Years Eve" border="0" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/kvT9lHHIZ46OI3sro0PkYQ/cid/144384636/id/eh9Y1vCN5BG62JnQGhGRpA/size/c600x480.jpg" height="480" title="New Years Eve" width="600" /></a></div>
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<small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/new_years_eve/set?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=144384636" target="_blank">New Years Eve</a> by <a href="http://rachita80.polyvore.com/?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger" target="_blank">rachita80</a> featuring a <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/black_tutu_skirt/shop?query=black+tutu+skirt" target="_blank">black tutu skirt</a></small></div>
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<a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=120986308" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/120986308.jpg" height="50" hspace="4" title="Alice Olivia zip top" vspace="4" width="50" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=114688077" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/114688077.jpg" height="50" hspace="4" title="American Eagle Outfitters jacket" vspace="4" width="50" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=119164157" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/119164157.jpg" height="50" hspace="4" title="St Martins black tutu skirt" vspace="4" width="50" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=124374712" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/124374712.jpg" height="50" hspace="4" title="Dolce Gabbana heels stiletto" vspace="4" width="50" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=111741925" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/111741925.jpg" height="50" hspace="4" title="Alexander McQueen black skull purse" vspace="4" width="50" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=124648925" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/124648925.jpg" height="50" hspace="4" title="Valentino pearl jewellery" vspace="4" width="50" /></a><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?.embedder=12946655&.svc=blogger&id=125561073" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/125561073.jpg" height="50" hspace="4" title="Tiffany Co 18k jewelry" vspace="4" width="50" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Happy
Birthday to me...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If I was
going out for my birthday,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">and I could
actually find all of these items,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">this is the
outfit , I would wear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">but,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">sadly, I am
not going out...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">no<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am
babysitting the monkey's for my daughter and son in law,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">so they can
go out...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">oh vey,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">the things
you do once you become a grandmother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(Ali and I
had fun putting this outfit together on <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;">polyvore</span></a>. Of course,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">she signed
me up and unless she is around, I don't think I will be able to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">manage it
without her. Her being computer savvy
and all. I'm like, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">how did you
do that? Show me again...basically,
driving her crazy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 28.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Petiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939975685057907492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077237752328104816.post-37577793394607335982014-06-26T07:52:00.002-07:002014-06-26T07:53:15.467-07:00A Midi Skirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LLP7_akJxz8/U6wxJUDSt2I/AAAAAAAAC_w/o_FS7u_ekxE/s1600/midi-skirt-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LLP7_akJxz8/U6wxJUDSt2I/AAAAAAAAC_w/o_FS7u_ekxE/s1600/midi-skirt-01.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is the perfect summer outfit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love
skirts, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">anything
past my knees , makes me look frumpy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">one of my
weaknesses when I shop at thrift stores, are skirts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a
closet full of skirts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I can't help
it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I usually
send them to a seamstress to be hemmed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/111404155@N04/" target="_blank">image</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: CK_Alis_Hand_Official; font-size: 26.0pt;">Petie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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