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pets into miniature versions of animals or just dyeing them crazy colors.
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<span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"></span>A Collective Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757869167148919148noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947590291331102304.post-60302867081123843172012-05-19T06:56:00.001-04:002012-05-19T06:56:52.443-04:00It's that time of the Year!<center><script src='http://www.craftcult.com/js/trwi.js?s=1&l=NzQyNjg4MXwyNzIyODM3Njg4&r=-1&t=a&m=0&u=7426881&'></script></center>A Collective Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757869167148919148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947590291331102304.post-18271690510660996702012-05-09T17:41:00.000-04:002012-05-09T17:42:20.700-04:00On the Road again<span style="color: blue;">As I'm getting ready to leave for a long weekend get away, I thought it might be fun to show you some of the places I'll be going.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Thursday, I spend all day at thrift shops, just hopping from one to the other. This is my first stop, <a href="http://reuzit.com/">Re-Uzit </a> You must get there early or there's NO parking! I kid you not. This is a two story building that I can get lost in. It's really neat because they arrange it by rooms in a house, like if you want to look at bed linens, you go into the bedroom, kitchenware is in the kitchen etc. There's a reading room, Christmas room, craft room, whew, I'm all ready tired. Along the way, I'll stop and have lunch in the cafeteria here: <a href="http://www.shady-maple.com/">Shady Maple</a> OMG, you can't believe this place. I won't do the buffet, if I did, I'd have to roll myself out to my car and it would slow me down!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Friday, I start out the day at <a href="http://www.greendragonmarket.com/index.php">Green Dragon</a>, finish up on thrift shops, visit <a href="http://www.weaversstoreinc.net/index.htm">Weavers Country Store</a> and start on some antique shops. My usual routine is to start at the furthermost store and stay on one side of the road, then the next day, I go to the other side of the road! I love the antique malls and here is one of the best: <a href="http://www.antiquescapital.com/cgi-bin/membersdetails.cgi?Name=MAD%20HATTER%20ANTIQUE%20MALL">Mad Hatters </a> which is located in an old hat factory!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Saturday is a flea market at <a href="http://www.shuppsgrove.com/">Shupp's Grove</a>. This one is held both Sat. and Sun, so if it's cold and rainy on Sat., I save it for Sunday. Continue along the way with more antique shops and malls.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Sunday is a flea market called <a href="http://www.renningers.com/jadams1.htm">Renninger's</a>. This one is only on Sunday's, so if it rains that day, I'm bummed. But there are a lot of shops inside to visit. By now, I'm usually exhausted so it's usually an early day back at the hotel. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Along Route 272 alone, there's so many antique shops, you wouldn't believe it. It's known as <a href="http://www.antiquescapital.com/antiques.htm">Antique Capital, USA</a> I was trying to find a map that shows them all! I think there's somewhere around 5,000 places to visit, so if you plan a trip, make sure you give yourself a ton of time. Lancaster is only a short 15 minute drive from here, so that's something else to think about!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">VS/RWS</span>A Collective Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757869167148919148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947590291331102304.post-74751336366498513302012-04-19T12:46:00.000-04:002012-04-19T12:46:20.091-04:00Want to Make Paper Beads?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These beads are so beautiful and she even has a necklace that includes both the paper and felt beads. The beads take several steps, but you will have a truly one-of-a-kind necklace or bracelet that is just stunning. </div>
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I'm hoping I can find time to make one for myself, but if not, I have a special friend who makes paper beads and maybe she'll make one for my birthday. :0)</div>
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For all of us who miss Mary Engelbreit's magazine, here's a little video you might enjoy.</div>
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It was also nice to discover she's still painting, working, and has a current blog. I loved the magazine and hopefully, it will be back in publication at some time. I hope you enjoy this.</div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Yes, indeed! It's a folding chair! Made by Leg-O-Matic Company, originally made for Airstream trailers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Can you guess what it is? It is an everyday item. Probably in your kitchen right now.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72995862/shenandoah-valley-watercolor-painting"><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">ssbaud</span></a></td></tr>
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several flea markets, or antique malls (as they were called there)</span></div>
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went to one of the antique malls and as I browsed around I saw that they had
several stalls that had some vintage jewelry.</span></div>
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course they had plenty of other items. Being in a farmland there were tons of
old tools. Some had such a nice patina and wear to them I was tempted to buy
some. (I don’t know what I would do with them once I got them though)</span></div>
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came Sunday and it was time to head home. As we were getting ready to leave it
started snowing. According to one man we met there, he said he heard it was
going to be “one humdinger” of a storm.</span></div>
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I drove and drove, and as I got closer to home, the skies got bluer and it got
warmer and warmer. I was heading north and it was warmer than </span><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Virginia</span><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">! The drive was only about 5
hours, but I didn’t stop once…..man, my butt was stiff and sore.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">(jj)</span></div>A Collective Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757869167148919148noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947590291331102304.post-61962201451233772872012-01-31T01:09:00.002-05:002012-01-31T09:53:56.246-05:00A VERY SPECIAL ETSY SHOP<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>I would like to introduce you to a very special Etsy shop</strong></span>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>4cockaynesyndrome </em></strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/4cockaynesyndrome">http://www.etsy.com/shop/4cockaynesyndrome</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>This shop was started to help earn money for a very worthy cause, to help begin research for a devastating illness. The following is taken from the shop's profile.</strong></span></div>
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<em>This shop was established to</em> sell items to raise funds for Cockayne Syndrome research because there is currently no treatment for children affected by CS. There is not even a clinical trial testing any medications.</div>
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What is CS?<br />
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CS is a tragic childhood disease that causes premature aging and a shortened lifespan. <br />
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The butterfly is the symbol for children who have lost their lives early to CS, so many of our items feature this symbol.<br />
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Please consider purchasing an item in our shop or donating cards/items to the shop. You will be credited in the item description.<br />
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Thank you so much,<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for taking time to visit this shop, and hopefully you will find something you like. Check out the wonderful handmade cards they have to offer! </span></strong><br />
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Pepper</div>A Collective Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757869167148919148noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947590291331102304.post-90444129575609154082012-01-29T14:43:00.000-05:002012-01-29T14:43:26.083-05:00Changes Coming...We want to give a head's up to all the great friends who follow our blog...<br />
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You will be noticing a change in our format...<br />
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Up til now 5 of us have been assigned a specific day of the week to post on the blog, however, our lives seem to be getting very busy lately, :(<br />
..and it has become difficult for some of us to create even one post per week.<br />
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We will no longer have specific days we post but will be creating new posts as we have something we want to share....<br />
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You will be seeing each of us again and even some names from before..just not on the regular basis of the past....<br />
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Join us on this new journey please!<br />
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VE<br />
<br />A Collective Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757869167148919148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947590291331102304.post-25804458002397169262012-01-27T07:00:00.001-05:002012-01-27T07:00:16.347-05:00Star Struck<span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's Friday and after a long busy week, sometimes we just need to laugh! It's help release the stress and gets us through the day. So today, I just wanted to share a fun little story. And if you've ever been star struck, maybe you'll even relate!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">~ Star Struck Over Paul Newman ~</span></b></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Women of a certain era will fully appreciate this true story.<br /><i>(If you don't understand this email, tell your mother, she'll get it!)</i><br /><br />A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small New England town, where the famous movie star, Paul Newman, and his family often visited.<br /><br />One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip chocolate ice cream cone..<br /><br />She threw her purse over her shoulder, hopped in the car, and drove to </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the bakery/ice cream parlor </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the center of the village.<br /><br />With purse over her shoulder, she went into the shop.<br /><br />There was only one other patron in the store, actor; Paul Newman!</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee.<br /><br />The woman's heart excitedly skipped a beat, as her eyes made contact with those famous baby-blue eyes.<br /><br />The actor nodded graciously and the star struck woman smiled demurely.<br /><br />"Pull yourself together!" She chides herself. "You're a happily married woman with three children, you're forty-five years old, not a teenager!"<br /><br />The clerk filled her order, and she took the double-dip chocolate ice cream cone in one hand, and her change in the other.<br /><br />Then, determined not to act like a 'star-struck teenager', she forced herself, to not even glance, in Paul Newman's direction as </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she left the shop.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />When she reached her car, she was stunned to realize that she had a handful of change in one hand, but her other hand was empty. <br /><br />She said to herself, "Where's my ice cream cone?" "Did I leave it in the store?"<br /><br />Back into the shop she went, expecting to see the cone still in the clerk's hand, or in a holder on the counter, or something!<br /><br />But... No ice cream cone was in sight!<br /><br />With that, she happened to look over at Paul Newman...</span></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His face broke into his familiar, warm, friendly grin and he said to the woman...</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You put it in your purse." </span>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oops! Ever been there? Okay, so maybe you have but just not willing to admit it. That's okay. It's Friday, and we just wanna have fun!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">have a fantastic weekend.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">~~~ Duuude ~~~</span></span></div>A Collective Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757869167148919148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947590291331102304.post-47159241656153411902012-01-26T05:00:00.001-05:002012-01-26T05:00:01.278-05:00A Short Story<br />
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<b><u>Names have been changed to protect the innocent!</u></b></div>
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Once upon a time there were two sistas named Jlenna and Pinda. They were very happy together. Jlenna taught Pinda the use of a crochet stick and they shared everything. They combed each others hair and just enjoyed each others company.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476155035267749954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItV9H1aF7V4jBB8zqQM28xBfIl0ZDYJ3UrmMFpnimTPyvdpf_F51DmAqCXa62RK_o4Ebw-xcRmYXazxlgbDaBaQy-uGBpIVbWxPEAs_0F4wx0EZDukX8GOQY8zk34C0kMRCv7Lat1Uci1/s320/glenlin.jpg" style="display: block; height: 226px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; width: 320px;" />Then one day, along came a handsome man named Mr. Dubbles. He just made Jlenna swoon! Yep, they were in like and where one went, so did the other one.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476155052036853026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpg0WrMn_8zkI4X9t256rA1j1qy5Sjclhfn4fBoGXUjSO9tNxgkBBk2rKoR9r9NkA7JEnIR4cGjc8p7B2IrzOW0b8CGqtjkCzwfWSmLX1JYguIzu229FQ_SPJhOI0pdiHQe8Stptee3zm/s320/mrb.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; width: 252px;" />Pinda wanted someone to talk to. So, she joined eFriends.com and read profile after profile. Soon she was talking to Lane and they became instant friends.<br /><br /><div>
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476155043657844802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHvA7acVFtssgRZGPFSwIXgXt16R1FiXtqs98cG9tcTRbRSuX1ihI2AgFmkuPb2kjDlS3eqp9QtQJmmlfn1ZJET7ZPZk2ECtu0RvU8Uvg9cB6qYrANvppYrUcZHh2qOHMVwC4EP2D89EB/s320/jane.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; width: 230px;" />They soon started talking to Kulie (photo below) and Jaren (no photo available). . .</div>
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476155045699559026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR8E2XBn-DR-3RtDiPXfS_YJNyhCr-ErKRKiMhpKHuPSmokUuEKtMNtz9LFJKmKx7nWKiPKtLpuxrxDFpsjyg3zrts_2KLG6JhRked1AF0_lZUFXI1LmcByGDkNW-lIqM57fkn9AnK8uB/s320/julie.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; width: 236px;" />Next came Leggy.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476155061731009858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWOSLCkB4pwd6k4iZEZxhMhcK01Miv4EfQusJABpXHghrCU5VVqo_bkoWYv1Q_XqnjjKi7pSE-PPJ3jk3bDqcQOgn6X5saQhP8neoC2AfsT74y0KzZddLhru1BQPf9CSsXCYkMzoesCD7/s320/peggy.jpg" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; width: 230px;" />They all talked and talked all the time. Pinda and Leggy had things in common, they both were very good at using paint sticks. Kulie went to visit Jlenna and Mr. Dubbles, they had a nice time. Each one got to know each other and enjoyed the times spent chatting and sharing stories. Mr. Dubbles was very protective of his women and took very good care of them!</div>
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Jaren was very shy and innocent, for some reason, they call her Quackers. It's okay, Jaren didn't mind. She enjoyed just sitting in the corner and listening to what was going on. Taking notes and taking it all in, just in case she ever needs to bribe anyone. Fun times were had by all.</div>
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They lived happily ever after in a magical land name Fretsy.</div>
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This was previously posted on another blog that will remain nameless :o) The original post was in May of 2010! Thought it was fun to re-visit.</div>
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Have a great day!</div>
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</div>A Collective Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06757869167148919148noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947590291331102304.post-21870660058489796702012-01-25T16:16:00.000-05:002012-01-25T16:16:02.126-05:00I didn't forget...really<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
Happy hump day to everyone.</div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I really truly didn't forget to do my post today...stuff just got in my way.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As it happens with most people, things once in a while get a little overwhelming.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I get up and get to work by 5 a.m. every morning. Which in itself isn't too bad as I get to leave work by 1:30....(most days)</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We have been super busy at work and now that Christmas is over they are pushing Valentine's day, St Patrick's and Easter....*sigh* sad but true. </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(In case you haven't guessed, I work at a craft store.)</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We also have a ton of new spring items coming in, along with having to re-set many of our regular aisles.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is all ok, </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">but now my husband has started a new job several states away.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Me and the girls are used to him traveling and being away for periods of time. (he was in the military and deployed for a year) </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But this time we will also be moving. So...I have to de-clutter the house, downsize, or whatever you want to call it to get rid of stuff to get it all ready for sale...the house that is. </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That should be a good thing. I never had a completely empty house to start with. There were a lot of things still in this house when we moved in, and of course we have picked up plenty ourselves over the years.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All in all this change will be exciting, and once we are settled in a new house in a new state, I will not be going back to work. Instead I will be creating fulltime ...if I want. I am really looking forward to that.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyway...between working, coming home and sorting and trying to do normal household things....oh, and sometimes getting some sleep....that's my excuse for not writing a much better post.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I like to show off others people's talents and items, but this week I just fizzled and had no umph. I promise, I will do much better next week on my day.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks for your patience.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(jj)</span><br />
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