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Another days work at my girlfriend Jill’s school, with the help of good friends Terry and Karen, and much was accomplished. Blue felt bulletin boards with colorful borders, more moving of furniture, cleaning out bookshelves, portable storage cabinets and filling black plastic bags full of trash made us feel as if we’d accomplished a lot. [...]

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Surprise suprise! That’s what Jerry and I thought when the 5.4 earthquake came rolling through our town today. I was at my girlfriend Jill’s house sitting on the floor and couldn’t believe how long it lasted. It came on strong with a pause. I watched my girlfriends floor, window, and door wave like an ocean! [...]

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It’s always sad to talk about those we love who have passed away, whether recent or further back in time. It is within this framework of emotions that I want to express my grief over the passing of a family member, John Laxalt. John and his wonderful wife Candy were high school

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My long time close friend Jill found out the end of this last school year that she would be transferring to a new school here in OC, away from Montevideo where she’s been teaching for years. We went over to her new school, Valencia, today, to see what needed to be done in her classroom. [...]

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I was happily rummaging through my favorite Ross store shelves the other day when a polite middle aged woman asked me for help in picking out a wall clock for her kitchen. She pointed to the 2 different 25″ round wall clocks she had propped up against the overflowing shelf and said “I can’t decide [...]

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I want to give a big shout out to the men in my life. I’ve been feeling quite blessed for some time now because of them. My husband Jerry is the best; he’s always compassionate about what I am going through, whether it be my ongoing health issues or every day life issues. He’s a [...]

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Our good friends, the Bennets hosted a 4h of July bbq at their house and invited Jerry and I along with Terry and Karen. The feast consisted of dogs

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….I’m not sure what they’ll do, but one of these days these hands are gonna do it all over you! I used to love that Nancy Sinatra “Boots Are Made For Walking” song. It was one of my favorites! For some reason when I looked at my ever growing knuckles that song came to mind. [...]

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