October 15, 2010




No school Monday = Mother daughter date



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it's simple math:



Walmart (new outfit for Chloe)

+

Sonic (half price drink and a dollar chicken sandwich)

=

Fun date (mother/daughter bonding)



October 13, 2010



Weekend of Favorite Things - Day Two


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Brittany and Ili drove down from Oklahoma City.

We ate our way through the Texas State Fair

they deep fry EVERYTHING imaginable


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Chloe samples a fried smore

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and Brit tried my personal favorite,

the fried cheesecake

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there was lots of entertainment

and I gotta tell ya,

these ladies have my respect.

They are livin' life on their terms.

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Watching the dog show

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and then, the perfect ending to our day:

the USMC Drum and Bugle Corps


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October 11, 2010




Weekend of favorite things - Day One






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I love:

my family
baseball
the fair
junk food
perfect weather



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Saturday, we met Mike and Marci in Dallas

to watch the Texas Rangers in the playoffs.



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Major league baseball sits pretty high on my list of favorite things.
It is quite an event:

patriotism,

mixed with sunny skies, electric anticipation of your team winning,
hot dogs, cheese fries, soda, and rockin' music

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National anthem sung by Charlie Pride

followed by an awesome flyover


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we spotted non other than

George W. Bush


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I don't attend many events with former Presidents

I felt honored

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perfect day

that could have only been improved by our team winning


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October 7, 2010




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I love stars


....not a lot of people know this about me.

it's not a secret (like my secret that I like to watch QVC fashions
strictly for entertainment, I never buy anything.
I mean really, is anything more entertaining than 2 hours of Isaac Mizrahi?)




anyway, I love stars


more importantly, I love people that know me well enough to know I love stars


and I never feel more loved than
when those same people give me a star gift

A neat package arrived yesterday from my cousin Lynne
I was touched before I even opened it,


This is what she she sent

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and I didn't think she knew about my love of stars.


They look beautiful with these, that I already had,


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they add to my collection, which includes these



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that my dear sis, Jenn, bought for me in Mexico.



I have worn this charm necklace for many years.

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Each charm represents a member of my family......the star is me.
I got it in London when I was 19




My first wedding ring was shaped like a star.

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Steve had it custom made for me.
about 10 years in,
I lost it.



that's all I have to say about stars.




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I married my high school sweetheart 34 years ago in the LDS Temple. I have 4 children (3 married, and a 14 year old) and 6 grandchildren. I lived my entire life in California, until 6 years ago. I now reside in San Antonio, Texas. The most important thing to me is my family; I have invested the most in them and it has paid great dividends. I love doing anything creative that beautifies my surroundings and I love nature. I minored in Art and majored in Interior Design at BYU, yet, my profession is a Tax Preparer.

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