tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56084322116262522242011-11-09T18:59:37.961-08:00Paul McCartney...(These are words that go together well...for those of you who google the term and end up here...you know who you are...go ahead, be brave, stick around for a while...the rest of this blog is actually in English)Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-67467294886782855942010-05-03T20:45:00.000-07:002010-05-05T10:19:12.249-07:00

Why do we hold on to the notion that we have to spend a lot of time with someone to be close to them? I like my alone time. I like to have time to think and process. I need to have space and room to breathe and move about. I need to have time with strangers too. Just time with people I do not know who I can react to in an honest way without putting too much thought into it. I want to get to

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This post is a long time coming. But I warn you now, my thoughts won’t be cohesive. I think I’m done with trying to make my world make sense to anyone else. I’m through with giving you a little Polaroid of my life that contains the part of me I want you to see. So I’ll write what I think. What I feel. And it won’t matter and it won’t be good enough for most. And I won’t care. It’s funny

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There is a book that I would recommend called The Four Things That Matter Most. I was going to write about it more in depth today but I'm much too tired to do it justice. The stories in the book are drawn from end-of-life situations but really it is about living and relationships. Even the most healthy relationships are flawed. I wish for anyone reading this to be aware of opportunities given

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I laid on my back staring at the sky. Looking for the “spectacular” meteor shower for which I’ve waited all week. It was so dark in my back yard. And if it not for a group of kids playing a very excited game of hide and go seek at the ballpark behind my house, it would have also been very quiet. I only saw one. One meteor. Maybe two. But the second one I couldn’t be sure of. Before my eyes could

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-85370355318677182522009-06-28T19:49:00.000-07:002009-07-07T00:26:19.457-07:00

Who knew my husband was so crafty and romantic? He made this for me for my garden for our anniversary. It is HUGE. It is about 3 feet wide! It was the perfect gift...by golly he's finally figured me out.

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-47354896824365553292009-05-28T12:09:00.001-07:002009-05-28T12:15:23.373-07:00

Summit of Mt Sanitas (Boulder), 3 mi. r/t, 1255 elevation gain, some say moderate hike, others give it a difficult rating, definitely not for younger kids as each footing from one to the next is quite steep for little legs and you will even use your hands quite a bit in spots...great workout, view, wildlife and vegetation in this area.

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-51444121698377762432009-04-05T14:44:00.000-07:002009-04-05T14:53:09.809-07:00

Overheard today at my daughter's play date:Friend: My mom had a c-section. Did your mom have a c-section?My daughter: What's a c-section?Friend: When they take you out of your mommy's tummy.My daughter: Oh, no, they didn't take me out of that section. They took my out of the pee pee section.

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I hope this finds it's way to people who need to hear it. I think it works that way. It found me didn't it?Let it Go - by TD JakesThere are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you,

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Great movie...my favorite lines...Nick Naylor: My job requires a certain... moral flexibility.Nick Naylor: That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrongJoey Naylor: ...so what happens when you're wrong?Nick Naylor: Whoa, Joey I'm never wrong.Joey Naylor: But you can't always be right...Nick Naylor: Well, if it's your job to be right, then you're never wrong.Joey Naylor

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-70779946382663380462009-03-08T15:21:00.001-07:002009-03-08T15:36:05.780-07:00

The reason I took this pic and the reason I am so far away from everyone else is because the group photographer and I were standing on a small hill literally watching a bald eagle fly overhead for about 10 minutes while our group stood together not paying any attention to the wonder of it all...I guess they weren't there for the scenery. Not the most exciting hike I've been on. No water or great

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-21113091621749212192009-02-25T13:36:00.001-08:002009-02-25T13:36:49.879-08:00

As the idiom goes, every cloud has a silver lining. Until a couple years ago, the idiom had always reminded me to look for the bright side of things. There's always a bright side...isn't that what people say? But during the last couple years I have learned some things about myself I never would have expected or known had I not endured many cloudy days. My silver linings are very unconventional

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On Friday night I went out with some of my best friends to watch Jason Wilder play live. We had a great time.

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My parents took the kids for the weekend so Mark and I had the day to ourselves. We went to a nice little Italian restaurant that had a delightful Valentine Prix Fix Menu. We started out with red wine, caprese, scallops and bread. Then napolitano salad and clam chowder soup. Mark had some sort of amazing looking steak for the main course and I had a half roasted chicken. And we finished sharing a

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It's been a long week. I take that back. It's been a really crazy long month. So today...ahhh...today...little kid was off playing with a friend and big kid was making up complicated origami magic tricks (yes, she does this in her spare time) so for the first time in a really long time I DID NOTHING!I went to my bed in the middle of the day. I kid you not. I got underneath my covers. I looked

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Wow, has it really been weeks since I have written anything? I've been keeping tabs on you all through Facebook but gosh this blog has been neglected huh? Well here's the ebb and flow, the pros and cons of the past few weeks...Getting paid, feeling needed, enjoying the challenge of my new job.But working long hours, feeling tired, tad bit stressed.Hubby is holding down fort, making me laugh off

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She's been looking for these for months...$49 hard earned dollars for these eye-blinding high top Chuck Taylors...

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Let's just be honest. Okay? If I go long enough without looking in the mirror I completely forget that I don't look like Jennifer Aniston. I like forgetting that fact. I'm okay with looking like me especially since I feel pretty damn good. So why, why on earth do I continue to torture myself in pilates?Is there ever a good reason to join in on an exercise class that:requires you to wear tight

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-57635803398035679052009-01-03T14:45:00.001-08:002009-01-05T05:25:52.207-08:00

Husband to his wife (in their 70's): "Honey, this is it...this is the exact dress that you were wearing in my dream! You looked so beautiful. Will you try it on for me?"My heart skipped a beat as I overheard his excitement for how much he still loved her after all these years of marriage. Well, I'm assuming that's the case anyway...I mean, I suppose it's possible she's his mistress and his poor

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I took this picture!I’ve been meaning to write about this guy since late August when I heard him perform live at a wedding in Estes Park Colorado. His name is Jason Wilder and he’s got this beautiful sultry voice that could rock your world if you listen to him live in a little smoky dive bar in the high country or could send you dreaming sweet dreams if he sang you softly to sleep. He combines

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That is such a generic statment. I want to say something else. Like I hope this coming year is filled with risks and rewards and tons of prosperity and more laughter than you know what to do with and I hope you get a phone call from a long lost friend that misses you and someone does something really unneccessarily nice for you for no reason and you pay it forward and I hope you dance at least

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-66292240217074577172008-12-31T18:18:00.000-08:002008-12-31T18:41:26.359-08:00

It just seems like any other day to me. The New Years Eve party...I can take it or leave it. I'm not going to drive across town for it...not with all the drinkers on the road but I suppose if one of my neighbors was having a party I'd be the first one there with drink in hand! Wow, that sounded bad...but it's sort of true. I mean, I thoroughly enjoy a good time, I just don't usually go too

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-61710380419432081072008-12-31T12:02:00.001-08:002008-12-31T12:05:51.301-08:00

(yes, I know most of these have nothing to do with Jack but I can’t help what goes through my mind when I’m basking in his music)…ride through Monterey or Carmel in a convertible…make banana pancakes and crawl back into bed with you…learn to play the ukulele so I can play our favorite songs…open my windows and let the sun in…quit my jobs, give away my possessions, travel and live life…wear flip

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-15134234260775856022008-12-30T21:30:00.000-08:002008-12-30T22:07:26.134-08:00

I am full of so much emotion right now...okay, and some margarita too.Tonight I joined a fabulous group of women for a virgin's night of watching Mama Mia. It seems, as we were all Facebooking this week, that we realized that there were 5 of us who had not seen it...yes, yes, I know, how could that be? I have no excuse. What can I say? Abba being one of my all time love them like I can't believe

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-8168641398025035332008-12-29T17:57:00.001-08:002008-12-29T17:58:56.521-08:00

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I spent my first 10 years of life in southern California. We were Catholic and our Parish was at a pink adobe/stucco looking church. I used to wish I could play the tambourine in the church band. My neighbor across the street was a pastor at the Baptist church. His daughter Diane was my babysitter and her two brothers were my best friends growing up. She used to take me to her church sometimes

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-55180258670673615882008-12-23T13:36:00.000-08:002008-12-25T07:22:40.170-08:00

Today I received unexpected and unfortunate news. While I am not really in a place to discuss it publicly, I wanted to share some initial reactions and part of my thought process about it.There are no guarantees in life. This we know. You can work hard and still finish last. That seems to be a recurring theme for me personally. I get it. Really, I get it already.I keep reminding myself to stop

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-53306691055720649182008-12-16T17:04:00.000-08:002008-12-16T17:12:55.264-08:00

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-66799658646797071472008-12-15T07:36:00.000-08:002008-12-15T07:55:34.290-08:00

So I'm walking through Costco yesterday and out of the corner of my eye...or "I" rather...I see a Jane Austen DVD and it catches my attention immediately because in very very tiny print, I see that they have spelled Austen incorrectly on this DVD (can you see it in the pic?). Unbelievable! They messed up the name of one of the most read and most beloved writers! How does this happen? Who is the

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Rock on.

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What is the epitome of a once in a lifetime opportunity? Is there something that you picture in your mind, some illustration of the perfect example of a once in a lifetime opportunity? I can think of many, but none more befitting than the example of flying to the moon. I would say flying to the moon is an exemplary archetype of a once in a lifetime opportunity. So when I dreamed the other

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-32664913819972515492008-12-08T07:48:00.000-08:002008-12-09T07:08:49.981-08:00

What's to stop them from coming out with Wii Sex?

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-56044144813281738372008-12-08T06:46:00.000-08:002008-12-08T06:47:48.395-08:00

I've watched this like 5 times this morning already.

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-34435101834409149922008-12-04T21:21:00.000-08:002008-12-29T12:06:41.249-08:00

That's how much time it took me to write this poem. No revisions. No time.Today I stumbled across a poetry contest. The Best American Poetry Poem Challenge.Do I dare? The deadline is Dec. 5th. Today is Dec. 4th. What are the rules?Rules: In a nutshell, write an inaugural ode! 4 quatrains, 16 lines total. And here's the hard part....you must include one line from another poem in the 2008 book of

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-28581777681786393002008-12-01T20:42:00.001-08:002008-12-01T20:49:22.185-08:00

That everyone I know is sooo much funnier tonight thanks to the 2 glasses of wine I've had! Facebook + wine = funny. IM + wine = funny. Text messages + wine = funny. Husband + wine = sexy funny. Although, I have to say that working out at the gym and then eating homemade chocolate chip cookies and wine for dinner = not so funny to my BIG FAT BUTT!Seriously...I ate a chocolate chip cookie,

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-18245501632274882412008-12-01T15:15:00.001-08:002008-12-01T15:20:17.401-08:00

Younger Daughter Older Daughter Both Monkeys!Uh...me on the begginner wall as usual! Rock n Roll

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Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-88556097549312431812008-11-29T20:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T12:03:13.862-08:00

Like a ribbon that adorns a special giftI wrap my love in pretty words for youDelicate and amorous thoughts transfer to paperFrom scribes within the depths of my soulEach word handpicked like a flower from reverieTenderly placed upon your heartWill you keep the flower alive?Will you care for it and nurture it? Consider my smile and playful natureThey mask deep feelings of sorrowDeficiency in

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I’m washing dishes in waves. There’s something comforting about washing dishes by hand. Especially china. It’s delicate and you have to take your time. It’s not necessary to be rough, rush through it or scrub too hard. A metaphor for life I guess.Today is the day after Thanksgiving. My husband just took the kiddos to see a movie. I am alone for the first time in days. Breathe. Thoughts

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-53226052739060860362008-11-27T22:00:00.000-08:002008-11-29T12:48:47.386-08:00

Live Rick-Rolling? Love it.

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Husband. Karaoke. Boy George. Tony Bennet. Gloria Gaynor.Peeing my pants.

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-48624592583157267412008-11-26T20:33:00.000-08:002008-11-26T20:42:19.919-08:00

A couple weeks ago we received an invitation in the mail to share dinner with friends. To celebrate the Harvest Festival/Thanksgiving in 1621, the Wampanoag Indians and the Puritans had a week long feast. Our friends decided to adopt the tradition, invite all their friends to pick a night to join them, and feast every night for a week. Tonight was our night. We dined casually with 15 others at

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Mom: Let's sit down right here and have our lovely King Soopers deli lunch girls.Older Daughter: I wonder what humans taste like.Younger Daughter: I ate some skin once.Older Daughter: Yum.Younger Daughter: I just burped and it came out my nose holes.Mom: I'm full. Thanks for lunch girls...always a pleasure.

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This is a Powerpoint presentation that my daughter did in kindergarten that I found on my computer today. Just thought it was funny. She did this on her own and I found it saved to my desktop and have just kept it for all these years.(Slide 1)Abuot Myflamley(Slide 2)My flamleyMy mom is nise. she sumtimes gives me candey and cack.My dad is nise cuz he gives me a lott uv candey and cack.(Slide 3)I

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Have I failed to mention that we’ve joined a new gym? Not just any gym…we’ve joined the new super gym that is only 7 minutes from my house…Lifetime Fitness. And it is not a gym, it’s another planet. We’ve been meaning to join for some time now…we watched the building go up and it just kept getting bigger and bigger.We have the family membership. Which has already proven to be a blessing. While we

Michelle Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183208546874192076noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608432211626252224.post-81380275484572846312008-11-20T19:08:00.001-08:002008-11-20T19:22:17.100-08:00

I forgive you Facebook. You are becoming my close friend. You have reunited me with people I never thought even thought about me. It is so wonderfully pleasing to come home after a hard day at work to find an email from you that says somebody wants to be my friend. And not just somebody...not just anybody...but somebody that I'm genuinely interested in connecting with again. You see, in helping

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1. Family - awesome parents and a sis that's going to be having me a niece or nephew in a matter of weeks!2. Friends - holy heck I love my friends.3. Husband - yes, he's a babe...married 11 years to someone who still makes me laugh every single day and gives me foot massages almost every night! He has been pleastantly full of surprises this year.4. Kids - keep me on my toes...the younger one

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Oh you guys...this is so sad and funny at the same time. So, I belong to a few hiking clubs. Good times. Love it. One of the clubs is rather large...over 350 members. Now that's not to say that there will be that many people on any given hike...there's not...usually only between 10-40 people. Anyway, my point is that the club is large and we usually receive weekly emails announcing our next

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“Someone has added you as a friend on facebook”Oh yeah? Whatever. I’m ignoring it.“Someone has added you as a friend on facebook”Caaaaannn’t heeeaaar you!“Someone has added you as a friend on facebook”Fine. I’ll take a peek. But I’m not joining anything. Nope. No way.Poke! Pokey-poke-poke!Okay fine. I’ll join. But just to see who is on there. I’m sure I don’t know anyone on there.2 days later…You

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I think I've been basking in reflected glory. Not to say that I sat back and did nothing...I made my phone calls as an official "Campaign for Change Volunteer", I bought and displayed my yard signs with pride, I dedicated a fair share of blogging to the cause, and I challenged my friends and family to get involved. But I feel like it's the day after winning a big football game or the morning

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I've never been opposed to gay marriage but there was a time when I thought defining civil unions to be equal to marriage was the best solution for right now. I thought that it was the middle ground...the compromise so to speak without having to compromise anyone's rights. I thought it was the best way to make everyone happy I guess. But I was wrong. And obviously so many of us are coming to

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Recently a friend asked me what I thought about witnessing history being made if Obama is our first black president. Funny, it never really occurred to me that his being black would undoubtedly go down in history books. What has occurred to me and what I told her is that we haven't even begun to see his history-making. He's barely scratched the surface. He's going to do great things. But more

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Youngest child stayed home from school (went to work with me, dentist and to vote!). So I let her pull the lever today so to speak. Since it is all digital now, she got to touch all the buttons and officially cast the ballot. Before I could stop her she had advanced to page 3 and we had to back track to actually fix some votes. Thank goodness nothing is officially sent until you hit "cast ballot"

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Stumbled across this clip. Thought it was appropriate with the election around the corner. It is how so many of us feel. Let's get it done! This clip is from the 1976 movie titled Network.

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Going to tell you a secret...shhhh...I love the Beastie Boys. They are coming to The Fillmore with Tenacious D on November 3rd...I don't have tickets but I thought I'd share this brilliant video with you anyway. It's an incredible performance of the Beastie Boys performing live on Late Night with David Letterman in 2004. They start out in the subway and then come out up into the street and then

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Was tagged by Two Times The Fun to do this Meme...7 random facts about me...hmmm...well since I already have over 90 random facts listed on my blog about me I'll have to come up with some others...let's see...1. I once dated two boys named Eugene at the same time. 2. Right now the weather is perfect and I feel like climbing up a tree and finishing my book.3. I once lived near a hospital for

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Hubby asked that I not "remove" his McCain sign from our yard while he is away...So I haven't. I am respecting his wishes. I only repositioned one of my Obama signs.

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One of my most favorite ways to enjoy nature is through the eyes of my favorite photographer and friend, Graham Ettridge. Looking at his photos is more than eye candy. It is nature experienced through the eyes of someone who finds beauty in the early morning hours when others are asleep, during rains storms while most hide behind closed windows, in the history of his homeland, in the daily lives

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I believe this is called making lemonade...

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If anyone reads this and has an Obama yard sign, I need one now. Like RIGHT NOW! Someone has stuck a McCain sign in my yard and I am horrified. Mark won't let me take it down. One neighbor has already said that they would die if they were me. I just might. I need a sign now. Seriously. I am going tomorrow to the Obama office to pick some up but it can't wait that long. I simply can't

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I've been far too serious with all the politics lately. That is sooo not me! I'm rarely serious. Seriously! So this weekend I am going to see one of my favorite comedians. I've so been looking forward to an evening out with other adults where the topic of conversation has nothing to do with kids or school. We are going to eat at the Mongolian Barbeque before heading over to the show. Can't

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I received an email this morning stating the fact that Obama's parents both died young and how we should be concerned that Obama might also die young. Okay folks...his father died in an auto accident and his mother of ovarian cancer. I can assure you that Obama's father did not pass the automobile accident gene on to him and I'm pretty darn sure that he's also not going to die of ovarian cancer.

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This made me sick to my stomach.

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Have you ever seen anything more beautiful?At a whopping $3,000, I would have NEVER EVER purchased such beauties! BUT... these darlings came not at such a high price. No, no, no my friends! A friend recently moved into a situation where he would not be needing these (no, not jail!) and so he asked if we wanted them (for much much much less than $3,000). Oh I am just in heaven. I have spent

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Right before this photo was taken we walked past a sculpture of a nude woman. Child says "mom, this place is very inappropriate for children."Needless to say, the young couple studying the sculpture cracked up laughing.

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Paintings by Daniel Richter Denver Art Museum Websiteopen 10-5 and it is free on Saturday! Bring the kiddos and a lunch.

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I'm having blogging issues...as well as many other issues today. This too shall pass. Has anyone started reading Sawtelle? I know that has nothing to do with anything. I'm thinking that might be my next book. I need something good. Oh! Speaking of good...I need to tell you about my interview. But not now. Soon though.

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http://palinquotes.sillycloud.com/

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Had fun tonight. I think I needed to relax my thoughts a little. My stomach has been in knots all day and still is but I'm going to bed...maybe it will go away. I've been having crazy crazy dreams lately. The other night I dreamt I was at a party with all my friends. I mean everyone was there in my dream. It was so fun. You guys are a blast! I had one of my recurring dreams the other night too.

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Laughter. Tonight. Need it.

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From my house I can see (not Russia you silly goose) but a million dollar house in forclosure. Define "strong" for me Senator McCain.

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Send them on a once in a lifetime trip to Israel for free!

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A meme...taken from Jen at Never a Dull Moment.1. Where is your cell phone? Pocket2. Your significant other? Mark3. Your hair? Ponytailed4. Your sibling? Pregnant5. Your kids? Sleeping6. Your favorite thing? Senses7. Your dream last night? Historical8. Your favorite drink? Redwinecoldbeermargaritastrongcoffeedasanimimosas9. Your dream/goal? Happiness10. The room you’re in? Office11.

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Denver Botanic Gardens - Chatfield (Friday, October 3rd) Open 9-5Denver Art Museum - (Saturday, October 4th) Open 10-5Denver Zoo (Tuesday, October 7th) Open 9-5 (but you don't have to leave til 6)What a perfect time of year to pack a sack dinner and take the kiddos out for a stroll!

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See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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When he'll hold the jumprope!

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McCain has a teary eye...it makes me crazy...someone please give him a tissue or some Restasis or something.McCain was born without a neck, Palin without a brain...both need to visit The Wizard of Oz for some body parts.McCain accused Obama a gazillion times of "not understanding"...thank you Obama for having the intelligence to explain so brilliantly how it is exactly that you do understand.Okay

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Sex in the City QuoteMr. Big: Nice dress.Carrie: Meaning? Mr. Big: Nice dress.

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Over at One Man's Travels, my talented and delightful friend Graham puts together these fabulous photography challenges each month. For September the challenge is to photograph your favorite time of day. I have two, sunrise and sunset. I chose to photograph sunset because the sun sets over the Rocky Mountains every day just for me (and only rises above the tract homes in my neighborhood so that's

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So, has anyone else been getting like 5 phone calls a day from Moveon.org or the Denver Dems? Okay, I love ya and all but come on people...they keep calling me and all I have to do is say "hello" and somehow that gets me signed up to volunteer at offices across Colorado!!! Then they send me emails saying "you've signed up"...WHAT? But...but...but...I just said "hello". I didn't sign up for

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Actually, it's just really interesting so everyone should read it.http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/9/20/05331/0080

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John McCain's economic advisor, Carly Fiorina, talking about how McCain and Palin, and the other candidates are not qualified to run a corporation...ha ha...wow, hope she didn't like her job much.

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Is it September? Please tell me no. Crud. I am so self absorbed lately!!!!HAPPY HAPPY OH SOOOO LATE BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FRIEND FRANCINE!I am such a loser!

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Husband found a milk snake. Kids named him Belt. He was boring. Cats thought he was fun...so fun in fact that they climbed in his cage and played with him. Belt went bye bye. Husband's in the dog house for bringing home wild stray animal. The end.

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Had a great hiking group this weekend. We are such a diverse group of people from different parts of the world and different interests...coming together to spend time doing what we love to do. Older child wasn't feeling too well so I went without her this time. It was a 5 mile hike...nothing strenuous but lots of fun.

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Having three cats, my girls are dog deprived. When we go to Petsmart to get cat food, they have to play with every animal there. They know how much I hate pet stores but Petsmart isn't so bad. Their animals are from adoption agencies and not mass produced to live in tiny cages to be sold to mall looky-loos who don't know the slightest thing about taking care of a pet.So last week we noticed they

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Yes, I know. It's been a while. A week to be exact. I've gotten a few emails from some of you...your well wishes are appreciated...thank you! I haven't been far...just not present...not mentally anyway. I had a quick moment tonight to post something...guess I've wasted that moment on telling you that I am actually going to post something of substance later. A couple of you have been heavy on my

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