tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211455012011-04-21T19:34:56.266-07:00Alex's Humanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855122895814926444noreply@blogger.comBlogger831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21145501.post-35946948282353674422009-04-13T14:25:00.000-07:002009-04-13T15:02:19.476-07:00

I'll let Abenanna tell you all about her visit, but I'll just say that we had a wonderful time.. And I thought I'd put this picture up. Today I was delivering lunch to the Day Center and we had a special guest.. And I was able to get a picture signed.. I was never a fan of the show, but I did love her character..

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I honestly didn't think this morning would ever get here, or if it did, that it would work out, but it looks like I just may make it to my parent's house for Christmas. We've had the most horrible weather here. Snowfall that never looked like it would end might have actually stopped. For a week this area has been a mess. We had 8 inches of snow followed by a half inch of ice followed by another 4

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Trying to keep to a budget, CAT and I have been eating almost exclusively at home.. Something that has been slightly more difficult as of late, being as we are short an appliance. Last weekend CAT put some reruns (aka leftovers) in the microwave, pushed a couple buttons, and the heretofore dependable machine said, "I Quit!" I couldn't complain really, given the fact that I'd had it for 17 and a

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Now that my leg has finally stopped itching (it was a VERY long few weeks), I have been able to get my kayak out on the lakes.. Last weekend while CAT had stuff to do, I went over to Vancouver Lake. It was very warm (it got up to 90 that day) and the water was pretty choppy, so I gave up after going about 6 miles. I did see some great birds however, including a bald eagle.. Also, the views of Mt

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As I sit here contemplating the sharp rise in the price of EVERYTHING, and the subsequent shrinkage of what is left each month after I pay the bills, I am trying to find comfort in the activities that do not cost money.. Sometimes it isn't easy..Sometimes I can only see what I can't do.. I can't go camping next weekend, because I went last weekend and the insane gas prices deem going again so

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Such an adventure was had while the Taco's were here!!There were geocache finds.. (That crazy hat was a Travel Bug that Mrs. Taco left at the original cache)And a jet boat ride.. And waterfalls.. The first one is taken from the jet boat, the second is from Silver Falls State Park. And a trip to the coast.. And even we even found Big Foot!! (Well, the Big Feet, Small Feet, Feet Feet Feet cache

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Last weekend CAT and I decided that the weather was far too nice to be at home, so we packed up all our camping equipment (seriously, you would have though we were going for a month instead of 3 days) and headed over to Swift Reservoir. I went early to get a campsite with access to the water and he came up after work with the kayaks..It wasn't exactly warm at night, the firewood that CAT picked

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When CAT moved up here and I saw he had a kayak, we began to make plans for a summer spent in tents and on the water. After all, four years ago I went to the local sporting goods store and found a blow up "kayak". Thinking it was a great deal, I bought it (And for the past four years it has sat in the closet).. But last week I blew it up and we hit Vancouver Lake (it's so nice to have a lake 3

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When Tif-do called last week to pass on the news, I could only say that I wasn't surprised. When Tif-do's brother sent me an email a few days later to make sure I'd heard, however, I could no longer deny the need to know not only what had happened, but why. Learning a few more details left me with an arguably illogical sense of guilt. Guilt from a past which will surely take a long time to

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While listening to public radio the other day, I heard a story in which a boy was told that, "all stories have a happy ending." When the boy questioned this, the lady replied, "If it doesn't have a happy ending, then the story isn't over.".. Now, I'm not sure I buy that theory, but for this week it seems at least plausible.. Alex went in for her follow up test. I was a nervous wreck as I dropped

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For the most part, it's been a lovely few weeks.. I went to the theater once again to see Camelot starring Lou Diamond Phillips.. Truth be told, that was the most disappointing show I've seen so far.. You'd think that, since the show has been around since the 60's, it would be a great show.. NO!! I was bored half way through the first act and had a hard time staying awake through the entire show.

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It's hard to say which I noticed first, his piercing blue eyes, his ever present smile, or the never ending way he talked.. "Piercing blue eyes" sounds like such a literary cliche, but I've never known anyone with eyes that sharp or that blue.. He was one of the kindest people I've ever known.. He talked more than anyone I've ever met.. He was someone I am proud to have called a friend.. And he

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I made the trek to Seattle. I sat on the 4th row. And I was sooo very happy that I hadn't already seen the movie.As I look over the web and read other people's reviews, I notice that (in the few I could find. the show hasn't officially opened so it hasn't officially been reviewed) every one of them had already seen the movie, and while they enjoyed it, they weren't nearly as impressed with it as

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Every third weekend in August, Main St in Vancouver closes for the Uptown Village Street Festival. Being as this is only a couple blocks from my house, it makes for a grand bit of entertainment.I spent a lovely afternoon wandering among the vendors, talking to people in various info booths, listening to the African All-Stars, eating BBQ, and admiring that street festival staple known as chalk

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The itch has become the focus of my life.. It never completely stops unless I'm asleep.... Must not scratch it!! Must NOT!! .... AAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!! (Note: This is just what I have on one arm.. There are patches on my other arm and on both legs! And, believe it or not, it's actually looking better... And as soon as it stops itching, I'll be able to sit here long enough to tell you about the

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I'm blaming my current state on Abenanna and hairball's mom and whoever else started me geocaching..A couple weeks ago I picked up a Travel Bug that was part of a race.. Curious at to what kind of race it was, I looked online and found that he could get more points depending on where he went and what he did.. Of course, I wanted to get him the most points possible. He got 9 points for being in a

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After the huge amount of guilt I got after LVH's email and reading Leaner's and Dacheese's blogs today, I looked back over my own blog and realized that I never posted pictures of G'ma and I, when LVH brought her up to visit last fall.. Must be that I was waiting for LVH to post about their trip, and it never got done.. ;)I really haven't much to say, I just wanted to put these pics up.. I'll be

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12:04 AM, munchie fueled ramblings....I was sitting on the couch flipping channels, watching both Mad TV and SNL when I got the craving for something.. Don't you just hate that??? Remembering that I didn't have any veggies with my lunch today, I knew that's what I needed.Being as there is currently NO veggies in my house (No excuse for this since I have an entire freezer in my basement that

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I'm becoming a theater freak. I admit to it.. Even as I sit here, I'm wearing my 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee shirt. Next to me is my Wicked mug filled with pens, my season ticket book for next season, a pin from Cats, and my poster from Light in the Piazza (signed by the touring cast). And in the corner of the computer screen a bootleg copy of Wicked plays in halfway watchable form.. {

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I am a chaos magnet!!.. I say that without the slightest hint of facetiousness, though I wish there was... While I keep my own life to a reasonable level of stress, those around me continue to bring unbelievable amounts of turmoil upon me, and on no front is that more true than when it comes to roommates..For the past 9 months or so I've thought that things might be easier, financially speaking,

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*** For Abenanna who asked that I make a note on the weather :)Where have I been, you wonder?? Honestly, it's been down right cold in my house, and since I am living with limited heat (my electrical system will only let me run two space heaters at one time or it trips the fuse), the room with the computer tends to be too cold to function in.. To sit in here online means to risk frost bite of the

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I've long been not so much into Christmas. The way it always makes the huge gap between the haves and the have-nots seem so much bigger this time of year. The stresses of finding the perfect gift that you feel you "have" to buy for people. The majority of kids who haven't a clue as to how fortunate they are to have gotten everything they ever wanted (I speak as a former one of those kids). How

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**My camera is has been out of service for a while now, but sometimes you just have to make do (in this case, with my phone).. **As I was huddled on the couch this morning trying to say warm in my freezing house, I thought I'd entertain myself by taking pictures of my ever growing, youngest kids.. It's amazing that they stopped running long enough for pictures.. Well, almost.. They didn't stop

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I DON'T play these "tag, your it" things, but this one's for Tif-do (and her snazzy new do)...THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the '6 weird things about you.' People who get tagged need to write a blog post of their own 6 weird things as well as state these rules clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that

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A card for all of yous..... (spelling mistake intentional)...

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No, not Halloween costumes. It was a Very Brady Birthday for my friend Bobbi's birthday party.. And with Jill's sewing collaboration and my friend Brijin's assistance, Alex and I had great costumes.. Not wanting to do the normal thing, I was the dog (Tiger) and Alex was the station wagon..(More to come.. Vacation's over and tonight it's back to work... Must take a nap now..)

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Kris was able to locate some of Chadrik's siblings in her backyard. The above and below pics are Chadrik (on the right) with his sister (in the middle) and his brother, Kimba (on the left)..This is Kimba's new daddy, Van.. He is one of the guys I know from the day center.. He was so happy to get Kimba that he almost cried. It was a very special day for Van. This morning he awoke homeless and

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Another fun filled weekend in the Northwest comes to and end..Dan and I decided that Alex needed to get out of the house and away from Chadrik so we took her geocaching Saturday. We found two multi-caches (WaSucally: Dougan Falls and Wonder Park) that were located about 20 miles from my house and required some walking through the woods and bushes. (The above pic is of Dan counting the green posts

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So, my friend Kris was walking in her back yard, no doubt feeding the stray cats or filling her bird feeder, when she sees this little white thing walking through the grass.. She tries to ignore it, but couldn't.. Then she figured it would run away when she tried to catch it, and it didn't.. Of course she called me to tell me about her find, asked if I knew of anyone who might want it, and told

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If you've ever watched the TV show, "While you were out", then you know what life was like around here this morning.. Dan and are both completely exhausted!! But, with the exception of the sink hookups, we got it done..Though, now that I put these pics up, I see that we should have wiped up the dust on the floor with a wet cloth.. I'll put that on my list of stuff to do...... LATER....

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Between my back having a malfunction and Dan taking two days off to deal with some personal issues, the bathroom was in great jeopardy of not being finished.. In fact yesterday morning only half the walls were primed, none of the cabinets were in, and the whole thing looked down right hopeless... But thanks to Dan and a couple of my friends who stopped by yesterday to lend a hand for a bit, it

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So there I was. Out in the back yard putting the garbage out in the alley, when I decided to grab my handy rechargeable saw and trim the tree back a bit so I wouldn't have to duck around it whenever I walked through the yard.. Things went well and it was looking not so much like a jungle out there, so I called it good and went inside..A few minutes later, I'm in on the couch, swearing I'm about

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Thanks to Dan, the bathroom is coming along nicely.. We removed the old sink yesterday and the walls will be sanded and primed today.. When I called my mom the other day to tell her happy birthday, she said not to worry if I didn't have it finished before next week. I told Dan what she'd said, and he promised, "It will be done"..

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Two weeks ago, as we sat outside the day center talking after lunch, it's hard to say which broke my heart more. He told me of how he'd had to put his dog down the week before because her kidneys had failed, something I understood since that's what had happened to Peaches so many years ago. And I couldn't imagine losing Alex, who I've become so co-dependant on over the years.. Then he told me of

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Perhaps the color is a bit darker than I would have thought ideal (and not as red as this picture makes it look), but I had to try to minimize the decades old water stain around the toilet.. Still, I think it will look nice once the sealant coat is applied, the painting is complete ("willow tree" with "prairie dust" and "heavy cream" trim), the new cabinets are in, and the new bronze finished

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Well, I here I am. Taking a break from the mess that is my bathroom.. As you can see it looks like a volcano erupted in there with all the dust that the sander has caused.. It's pretty bad when I have to sweep the walls.. (Note; this is one day's worth of dust! I have been cleaning it up everyday, or the dust would easily be over 1/4 inch thick..) But I'm happy to say that almost all of the

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Two hours of sitting on the bathroom floor with my new best friend (the heavy duty belt sander I decided to buy yesterday), and it almost looks like I'm making progress.. Another 3-4 hours and I just might be done stripping the floor.. 

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Ok, the floor is all ripped up and there is stripper down on a test area to see if I can just clean it up and stain it.. Time for a beer...Three weeks until visitors arrive.. Wish me luck...

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Can you say BIG FREAKIN MESS?? Well, I got the cabinet ripped out and most of the floor out. But I had to stop pulling up the floor because I ran out of room in my garbage can (it sucks not having a pickup).. Today is garbage day and by the time I get back from the day center I should be able to finish the destruction..

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For those who've not yet been subjected to pictures of my bathroom's current state, I apologize.. Not that you haven't seen them, but that you are now being subjected..When De and I first moved into the house, the bathroom was a horror.. Yes, even worse than it is now.. The walls were this fleshy color, the built-in was pink, and the wall behind the built in cabinet was covered with rose

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Being as I got home from work at 3 AM and finally got to sleep shortly before 5, the last thing I wanted to do was get up when my phone's alarm went off at 8:30.. But when a 11 year old kid who's spent the last two years in foster care wants you to take her fishing, what can you do??Now, sunburned and slightly more than exhausted, I'm thinking it may be a very long night at work... But it was a

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Yesterday the Day Center borrowed two mini church busses and set off for a grand adventure to the coast. The destination was Seaside, a tourist trap that can be a bit crowded, but the weather was absolutely perfect. And a great time was had by all.I'd gotten home from work late and so didn't get any sleep, but I'd volunteered to drive my auto so I could take Alex and one of the staffer's dogs.

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Today is a special day!.. Today I got to put a hat on Alex (sheer torture, if you ask her) and made her pose for a picture. Later, we'll go to Dairy Queen for the annual birthday ice cream cone. There are plenty of "Happy Birthday!"s and oodles of hugs (almost as torturous as the hat) for my favorite kid as we celebrate her 6th birthday..Even better, tonight I get to call my brother and wish him

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Close to 70 pieces of wood and at least 750 screws and various assorted hardware later... I have finished assembling the bathroom furniture.. Now it's time to rip apart the old one...

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With only a month until G'ma and LVH come to visit, I decided it was time to start on my bathroom.. Ok, so I bought the cabinets last fall. And I think I installed the backerboard in the shower like two years ago. And, yes, I've had friends refer to my "ghetto shower" because I've been using vice grips to turn on the water ever since I made it possible to take a shower in there. (when I moved in

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And the powers that be looked down on the people of the Northwest and said, "Fear not, for you have suffered enough. Go forth from your basements, your shopping malls and theaters. Return to the beauty that is the OUTSIDE." With that, the breeze began to blow, and the force of the sun's oppressive heat gradually began to fade.. And the people rejoiced..I honestly do not understand why people

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(*Note to self- NEVER gloat about the weather.. To do so jinxes it. The heat that you all have been dealing with has finally found it's way up here.. It'll be 90 today and over 100 tomorrow and Saturday. Of course, by next weekend it'll be back into the 70's so I guess I can suffer for a couple days.. And even when it gets to be 100 here, it still gets down in the upper 60's at night so at least

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*Note- I had issues getting pictures to upload so I'll be back to finish this when I get more time*Barely a week after I returned home from the reunion, and long before I had recovered from my trip, my uncle Todd came for a visit. He was here for 8 days, and what a busy 8 days it was..Luckily for me, he had caught the early flight so he was tired once he got into town. We had lunch at one of my

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2900 miles across mountains, scorching desert, and LA traffic.. Nickel sized hail and torrential rain.. No camp fires, few fish, and geocaches that weren't there... But what a great time!!! It was so wonderful to see you all again.. Alex and I are glad we made the trek. Hope to see you all again soon!!

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Ok. I know I am forgetting something.. But as I'm already running 6 hours late, I hope I have the important things..Alex.. CheckTent.. CheckFishing pole.. CheckSleeping bag and pillow.. CheckHammock.. CheckFire extinguisher.. CheckYep. I have all the must have items.. ARIZONA HERE WE COME!!See you soon!! Just wish all of you were gonna be there (Tif-do).. And I hope those of you who don't have to

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Being as I have a bazillion things to do before I head out on Friday, I really don't have time to be writing here, but I can't stop thinking about this.My friend E has returned to the states from Belgium where she's been studying and interning at the embassy. She'll be at Princeton working temporarily before taking a few weeks of vacation and then returning to Belgium to work at the embassy and

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Last night I almost took myself out for a pizza.. Now I really wish I had.. My favorite pizza place burned..-------------A fire ladder sits outside Vancouver Pizza after a two-alarm fire was extinguished.Two-alarm fire damages Vancouver Pizza09:27 AM PDT on Saturday, June 17, 2006VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A two-alarm fire broke out Saturday morning at Vancouver Pizza in downtown Vancouver, causing

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Since it's definitely spring, though the weather seems to not realize this at times, I thought I'd share a few pictures of the flowers growing in my back yard.. But know that I take NO responsibility for them. They just grow on their own.I LOVE my rose bush. I only wish it wasn't on the back side of my garage.. It's like 10 feet tall and doesn't even fit in the picture.. There's one branch that

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Did you know that it's a holiday?? It is. It's No Socks Day!! Seriously.. I couldn't make something up this ridiculous.. And what is the point of No Socks Day?? They figure if we give up wearing socks for one day, it will mean a little less laundry, thereby contributing to the betterment of the environment. So, give your washing machine a break and let your feet be free. It's No Socks Day!(I

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I've lived in my house now for 5 years.. And for 5 years I have been compiling a list of things that needed to be done. I'm so good at starting things. I even go as far as purchasing the supplies, but then I get distracted and figure, "It's my house. It's not going anywhere. I'll finish it later.." Of course, later never comes, and the list grows and grows.. But I just finished painting the

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This one's for Leaner... We were chatting about shedding animals the other day and she couldn't understand just how much Alex sheds.. I just finished pulling fur from one of her shoulders. Yes, at this time of year when she's losing her winter coat, you can just pull it out. You don't even have to brush it (it took me all of 2 minutes. and though the pic makes it hard to see, the pile is almost

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Ok, so I think I'd better do something about the back yard before Alex gets lost out there!!.. (yes, for those of you not familiar, that green stuff is called grass. and yes, it is seriously about 2 feet tall) .... One of the guys from the day center is coming over tomorrow to do some yard work and, in exchange, I'm going to do a few hours of volunteer work next week at this place that

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As I sit here looking at this official "Carter Family Reunion Form", I can't help but compare camping in Arizona and here in the Northwest. I'm not used to the prospect of not being able to have a fire. I guess I've become horribly spoiled by living here. With all the water, the lush greenery, the vast number of places to get away from most of the people, and the almost perfect summer weather, (

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There seems to be an opinion being formed by some of my friends that I feel needs to be immediately debunked.. NO! I am neither an angel nor a saint!! Yes, go ahead. Laugh. I did... But please know that I'm not the one trying to make these absurd comparisons... Yesterday while chatting online, I was first accused by E of being "a saint". Then, not two hours later during a flurry of emails, B

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I went into the Day Center early yesterday. They were serving lunch ahead of schedule so that those of us who wanted to could go on a field trip. After a hearty meal of meat loaf, rice, and green beans, myself, one of the staffers, and 10 guys headed over to The Kennedy School (the brewery/hotel/theater that was kind enough to donate tickets) to watch a film.The theater is set up in what I

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The venue in this story is Mississippi Studios in Portland. This great little place that sits at most 100 people. I've been lucky enough to catch some amazing talent there.. However, Saturday night I left not completely sure what I had seen.(Background info: in this photo, the photographer is standing on the stage and the seats are turned around to face the back balcony. During concerts /

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Sorry about the current state of my blog. I got bored with it and had this (not so) bright idea that I would make some changes. What I got instead was a crash course on how to mess up HTML.. It may take me a few days to get things sorted out.. Your patience is immensely appreciated..And, yes, I do know it's a bit hard to read.. Trust me, I'm working on it....

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It's that special time of the year. When we gather the paperwork, fill out the forms, and wait to see if we'll get a bit back... So, I really must ask; did anyone get a "tax cut"?? No, not the one you get when you buy a house, get married, or add onto your family. The "tax cut" that Mr. Bush is always touting. The "tax cut" that needs to be made "permanent", the one that was supposed to "help the

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I'd long since had the soundtrack and the video, but when I found out that CATS was coming through town on it's 25th anniversary tour, I knew I had to see it live. And though the show itself wasn't all that I'd hoped (I don't think I'll ever understand why Grizabella ascends into the sky on a spaceship type contraption at the end), the night as a whole was spectacular.I'd figured that I needed to

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The flower fairy came and left flowers on my front porch!!.. What a lovely thing to come home to...

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CAT and I had such a fabulous time, and thought I should share the events of the second half of his trip... Sorry, I didn't take pictures. He did, so hopefully he'll show them to you, or I'll post some after he emails them to me..... (or I'll post them anyway for those of you who are far away)Wednesday, after we went in search of the "Original Stash" (only getting lost twice), we went up through

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Today CAT and I went on a special search. 4 Wheel Taco, Taylor's Tomb Raiders, and abeNanna may be the geocaching pro's of the family, but Chester Copperpot and Alex's Human have found the one that counts, the holy grail of geocaching, the "Original Stash" where geocaching was born!!

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CAT and I are having such a wonderful time on his trip!! Therefore, I thought I should post a synopsis of our adventures so you can all see what we've been up to (and perhaps entice some of you to plan your own left coast adventure)... His plane arrived on Saturday an hour late. I think the pilots in Phoenix were afraid of the approaching rain.. I met him at the airport and we drove into Portland

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Being as there isn't much going on with me, I thought I would catch everyone up with others that I've blogged about. My friend C still isn't doing well with regards to her cousin Pepper's murder. They have yet to find her husband, and though he's not officially a suspect, they have labeled him a "person of interest". Sometime last week he went back to his house and cleaned up the blood and mess.

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When a friend is suffering through the loss of a family member the protocol is pretty simple. When you see them you give them a hug and tell them that you're sorry for their loss. You feel sad for them and you can empathize with what they're going through since it's similar to something you've gone through yourself..Sometimes it's not so simple. Your friend is going through something more along

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Over the past few months I've had more than my share of moments where I've doubted the point of having friends. But just when I lose all faith in people, something always happens that makes it all worth it. As it did yesterday.Having given up trying to sleep, I was on the computer when I heard someone at the front door. I opened it to find the mailman holding a box that had seen a better day. I

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I've spent most of the past four months doing pretty close to nothing. If I wasn't at work, spending a few moments on the computer, or volunteering, you'd find me either in bed or on the couch or meandering from one to the other... It was almost as if life had knocked me down and, though I'd always just bounced back, this time I wasn't getting up. I'd gone through a less than pleasant break-up. A

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Did you think I'd gotten lost?.. Maybe a bit, but that's besides the point.. I've had issues with my computer the past several days. I couldn't get into the blog websites. Very strange, since the blogs were the ONLY sites that were broken.. But after hours of looking through the online "help" (frustrating as that was) and my computer settings, things seem to be funtioning properly.. Unfortunatly,

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This is one of my fish. (I only have two, but that's two too many!!) His name is Stick.. I'm feeling so bad for him.. As you can see (or sort of see in this fuzzy picture; the tank makes taking a photo challenging), his tank-mate has eaten all his fins off... He'd done this once before, and I thought for sure Stick would die, but he recovered. This time I'm separating them for good.. I swear fish

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Saturday night 6:00 and I'd just finished watching/reading a sub-titled Vietnamese movie on Sundance so I was channel surfing, being both disappointed in the lack of anything interesting to watch and disturbed at my lack of life which has resulted in me lying on the couch on a Saturday night..... Then it happened. My first thought was that Trevor was running through the house. It kind of had that

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As I pulled into Portland this morning, the ever persistent Northwest drizzle turned into a down pour, so by the time I unhooked my trailer and got into my vehicle I was soaked. But it's Friday, and time to start my weekend. I come home, turn up the heat, put on some dry clothes, let Alex in, pour a glass of wine, turn up the heat a little more, apologize to Alex for turning up the heat, and try

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It's time to end the debate over the DQ slushy once and for all... After I finished my stint at the day center where I'm volunteering, I stood in line in the wind and drizzling rain (sorry hairball, it doesn't seem to want to go south yet), freezing my butt off so that I could solve the mystery, the mystery of the Mr Misty... This is it- the Artic Rush. After a lengthy discussion with the woman

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Maybe it's because I drive by this every morning at 2:30 on my way home from work, tired and hungry after a long drive, and can't help noticing this sign because I wish it was open so I could grab a bite, but do they really think anyone woke up on New Year's morning, looked in the mirror, and thought to themselves, "Ya know, my butt's starting to look a little big in these jeans. I think I'll go

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I know I promised at the end of what I posted yesterday that I'd have something light and chipper for today, and I do. However, until I conquer the challenge of posting a picture, my words wouldn't make any sense. (any help from you bloggers who aren't stuck riding the little bus on this would be appreciated)As I began receiving comments on my previous posts, I had to pause to absorb the huge

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(First visit to my blog? Then I insist that you scroll down and read them in order.. No cheating!)Recently during my never ending search of the web, I came across something that, though I desperately didn't want it to, hurt at least one of my feelings. Someone I know has a site on My Space, and, as many people do, he'd filled it up with various items. One of which was quiz wherein he'd answered

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(Side note- should this be your first time to my blog, skip along to the "Clearing the Air" post.. reading out of order is highly frowned upon..)Because of obvious reasons I have spent a lot of time lately thinking of my grandma V. For those of you who may not have known her, I will hopefully offer a glimpse into this amazing woman's life through the following story-Gathering around the pool was

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Yes, I'm gay..(gasp!! Is this really the way she's going to start her blog?? )It is.. And to be blunt, deal with it.. Do you suddenly feel the need to stop reading, divert your eyes, protect your children, go back to acting or pretending it's not true, judge me? Well, I guess that will just have to be your problem. But before you do, I ask that you at least hear me out..( We're not going to have

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