Wow, am I behind!!! I suppose you may want to see a few of the things we saw in our ONE DAY in England!! We were going to spend a week, but my mom had been diagnosed with lymphoma just a week...
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Susan has inspired me for YEARS....I'm telling you YEARS!! But when she wrote, "A Fine Romance," so different from anything else she had ever written....well, I took her inspiration to heart!!...
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When my youngest daughter graduated from Vet School, I never thought she'd move away.... but she did. Here she is in cap and gown at last year's graduation I even made a graduation out...
http://thegirlgetsreal.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-big-3-0.html
In my last post, I wrote about a potential storm. It was touted as the Blizzard of 2013! It never arrived. We got lots of damaging wind, which dried things out even further, about an inch...
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Right now I'm wishing for SNOW. We're dry, dry, dry, and yesterday's trip to the mountains made it perfectly clear that we're in serious trouble around here. So, if you're interested, go...
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We've had a much needed snowstorm this past weekend....remnants of the snow still remain as the winds blew fiercely and piled snow in drifts along fences and on the north sides of buildings. ...
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My middle daughter is getting married.... It took awhile for her to find the one But now it looks like I have a new son! They got engaged on Dec. 27, 2012 after knowing each other for a...
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I try to get to my Mom's every year around her birthday, which is the 9th of March. This year, we were able to find some good priced tickets the weekend before, so off we went. She saves up ...
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone..... I hope that each of you is blessed with love.... I hope that each of you blesses someone else's life with love. ...
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I'm in the midst of so many projects.... I don't know where to begin, so a quick update is: I'm working on a few little Valentine's Day projects.... love this subway style print that cam...
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Happy New Year Everyone!! Here's to a wonderful, blessed, productive, joyous, love-filled year.... Spread the joy, be your best.... Embrace the NOW!! A week before Christmas, Mr. H...
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Some of the things that are Christmas to me.... Everyone having a stocking filled with fun, silly, and some yummy things Having children run around in their jammies.... Going to see...
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There are no cardinals in Colorado....at least any I've ever seen.... But, a year ago, we were visiting family in Ohio and R's grandma, who was in an assisted living center there, was turning...
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Most of you know that I've been on a path of Change.... Many of you know that I've changed career paths... Some of you know what I'd like that next career path to be... A few of you kno...
http://thegirlgetsreal.blogspot.com/2012/11/thanksgiving-is-every-day.html
The trip continues..... I LOVE the Fall..... AND....I LOVE LOG CABINS.... love this old log cabin and its wonderful little porch burning bush was ablaze everywhere!!! We ha...
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I realized that I've repeated a couple of photos, but I know you don't mind, right? Well, let's keep going and get caught up.... After leaving Arizona, we flew to BWI, Baltimore Washing...
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This is one of those 'stream-of-consciousness' kinds of writing. I've been lax in my writing and now I'm paying the price for it...where to start and there's so much that's been going on. ...
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The fires were absolutely devastating.... It's been a wild and crazy summer, full of events....some very expected and wonderful and some not anticipated and not so wonderful. Some made us lau...
http://thegirlgetsreal.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-summer-full-of-memories.html
I'M MELANCHOLY.... MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS MOVING AWAY AND I'VE NEVER BEEN AWAY FROM HER.... SHE HAS TRAVELED; HAS DONE COURSEWORK FOR HER DEGREE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE, BUT NOT MOVED AWAY, BO...
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When I think about REALLY getting REAL.... I have to look at everything I do, say and think... This past weekend, we went to the Boulder Farmer's Market, which is an amazing collection of foo...
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Our winter was extremely mild....it was unusual and even though many of us loved the mildness, lack of a need to shovel driveways, easier travel, etc., we all knew it was NOT a good thing. Norm...
http://thegirlgetsreal.blogspot.com/2012/07/back-from-ashes.html
Graduation was fun, exciting, tiring, inspiring. As the mom, I had to take a step back....my daughter (once again) taught me about perseverance. She kept at something she believed in; didn't ...
http://thegirlgetsreal.blogspot.com/2012/05/graduation-what-comes-after-that.html
Click on LINK BELOW: Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2012 go down to Spring 2012 Commencement Schedule and click on Professional Veterinary Medicine (PVM...
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tiny plants, lichen, etc. grow on the rocks in the Alpine regions of CO Women are strong creatures.... We can bear children We can dry tears We can carry heavy loads We're great at ...
Lots going on lately, and as my youngest daughter's graduation gets closer and closer, we try to hang out with one another more often....knowing that when she and her husband move to CA, things ...
http://thegirlgetsreal.blogspot.com/2012/04/lots-going-on-lately-and-as-my-youngest.html