Holidaze
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Wonderful Overwhelming Amazing When I was writing up the proposal for Word of Art, I kept it strikingly similar to Drawn with Words, the Art in your Eye program I had participated in the year before. Same word count, same provision of 16×20 canvas, same book format. But there was one major difference. I wanted
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Dear Casey, My long distance dedication request begins in December of 1985. I’d had an accident the previous summer and totaled my car so I was at the mercy of other drivers. Kathy had come to pick me up from NIU for winter break. I swear I was the last student to leave Neptune North,
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We moved to this house 17 years ago. There were many reasons we chose a house in DeKalb, and there were even more reasons we chose this house in DeKalb. The neighborhood pool being at the top of the list. Our two streets meet in a V and nestled in the crook is a fenced,
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Babies! Kidding, they bring May Showers! Baby Showers that is. Last year I was busy with Bridal Showers, this year it’s Baby Showers. If you’ll recall, weddings were a challenge for me… I have a much better attitude about baby showers because they’re basically an early baby birthday party and I love BIRTHDAYS! Babies aren’t
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This winter must be stopped. I know I live in NORTHern Illinois. I know it’s technically still winter. I know that Spring, lovely lovely Spring, does not officially arrive for three more weeks. I know. But none of that knowledge changes the fact that I am so… over… winter. *sigh* I can only imagine that
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It’s that time of year again… the beginning of time. A New Year, a Fresh Start, the annual Calendar Reboot. Time for New Year’s Resolutions… Resolutions have been around, quite literally, forever. The ancient Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their
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I woke to that all too familiar low-battery beep. You know the one, high-pitched and piercing, the scree of beeps that’s like a fat-fingered flick directly to your eardrum. The sound seems to bounce off the walls and echo through the hallways making it nearly impossible to locate. I wander from room to room, awaiting
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The best thing about public gatherings like Cornfest is the people watching. Yes, I love live music. And yes, I love fried fest food and (overpriced) beer. But mostly, I love to look at my fellow fest-goers. I’m inspired by the dance moves. I’m captivated by the fashions. I’m intrigued by the tattoos on display.
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So I cut my finger on Friday doing something I shouldn’t be doing, yard work. I had big plans for Saturday. Plans many years in the waiting. Previous scheduling conflicts seem like a better excuse than my two hours in the ER giving me three stitches, a splint, and explicit do not use, do not
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