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Aug 29, 2011, 7:01 am
All the training . All the time worrying. The sleepless nights wondering if I was up to this. Scared of failing.
The morning of the race loomed cloudy with the beginning bands of hurricane Irene getting closer and closer. The afternoon Olympic Trials were cancelled but the Triathlon Sprint was... Comment - Like
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Jul 12, 2011, 5:18 am
It has been a while since all my grandbabies were together. And I was around. So I contacted a Photographer I know and quickly had an impromptu photo shoot. All my babies surrounded me, smiles huge! Even the newest, born so early, home at last and healthy as can be!
The ten days my Florida ... Comment - Like
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Jun 28, 2011, 3:47 am
Today was a very de-stressing day! After getting off work at 8 am, I went home to find the housepainters setting up for the day.... But wait, what is this? I noticed that the color "daubs" on the cans were four different colors....great! So off I went to try to get the paint store to redo the ... Comment - Like
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Jun 26, 2011, 6:20 am
You may remember the new deck Dad and I built last year.....I had the painters here and here it is now , stained a mahogany shade...The painters were here as I was sleeping this afternoon and they woke me up with the sound of the power screwdriver sounding like a giant bug eating thru my bedroom ... Comment - Like
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Jun 25, 2011, 2:25 am
AYDEN LEE..
Okay so he is a wee bit early, (11 weeks)
His hand is as big (small) as my thumb nail!
Ayden telling us a story! (feeding tube)But he is a superstar according to the Doctors and Nurses at Tufts Medical and now at Jordan hospital where he was transferred one week ago! He was born on the 5... Comment - Like
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May 31, 2011, 5:27 am
Wow! I finally finished my swimming instruction. I can now swim like a pro and will have no problem, technically, with swimming in the tri..... now mentally, that's another challenge ,a hurdle I will get over before the actual race!
Re-"Learning" to swim all over again was such an interesting ac... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2011, 5:23 am
I just find it so convenient once again................................. Comment - Like
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Apr 13, 2011, 2:10 am
Stand back while I blow off the dust and vacuum the cobwebs from the corners of my blog! Here are some highlights from my recent trip to Mexico with my BFF Jackie. Comment - Like
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Feb 10, 2011, 3:36 am
Well I did it! Yes today I set up my training schedule with the swim instructor to prepare myself for the upcoming Cranberry Trifest triathlon that I will be participating in in August. As I lay down to sleep I could not stop the mantra of "Oh no what have I done" from circling around and aroun... Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2011, 7:30 am
I researched snowshoes before I bought them. I watched videos on Youtube to see how to use them. I figured with all the snow storms we were getting, I could at least get out and walk in it! I gave up on downhill skiing years ago, too afraid of breaking something I need. I still want to try c... Comment - Like
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Jan 17, 2011, 3:03 am
Why is the American Government and the American People responsible for paying restitution to the survivors of 9/11? I am sincerely saddened by those events and feel for each and every one of those families that have lost someone. But tell me again how and why we have to make them millionaires f... Comment - Like
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Jan 14, 2011, 2:53 am
Yes I am going to be a Gia again for the fifth time! This little one is due August 2nd and is right now only the size of a lime!
How exciting my family is growing again. I seriously thought that four grandchildren were enough but obviously I am not in charge of that so they threw me a curve bal... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2011, 2:42 am
I have'nt felt like a Gia in such a long while! I miss my grandkids tremendously! I had the opportunity last week to take Gavin and Lillie to the Pub Cinema to have a bite to eat and to see Gulliver's Travels. The Cinema was empy save one other older woman (who for some odd reason chose the ta... Comment - Like
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Dec 27, 2010, 3:27 am
When I had my hair salon, I had a client named Claire who along with her husband, was on the Beatification Commitee for the town I live in. Each spring, my employess and I would get an area aound town to plant and keep beautiful throughout the spring, summer and clean it up in the fall. Each wi... Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2010, 5:50 am
The Floridians surprised me with a trip to Orlando and the ICE spectacular there. It was at the Gaylord Palms and they kept it between 9 and 16 degrees. In Florida. It was a fabulous, wondrous, amazing display of "Twas the Night Before Christmas. The pictures here do not do justice to the ar... Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2010, 5:28 am
Remember my post on making scarves? Here are six of the completed ones! I still have three more done but the fringe needs adding and one more on the needles! Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2010, 5:20 am
The concrete subfloor after I removed all the vinyl flooring.
the toilet area after removing the toilet
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removing the old vinyl flooring
taking out the vanity
vanity gone
Well my "vacation" last week to Fl... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2010, 3:20 am
This is a photo of the recepticle I made and put in the lobby of our Police Department to accept donations of non-perishable foods. The Service Centers and Food pantrys around the country are inundated all year long with people seeking groceries to feed their familes. With the amount of American... Comment - Like
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Dec 5, 2010, 6:23 am
I am so excited to be seeing my Florida family next week! Seven days of hot sunny weather and tons of hugs from my girls!
Today they spent the day at Disney in Orlando, being involved in the taping of the Disney Christmas Parade! How so very exciting is that? Gotta be a childs dream come tr... Comment - Like
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Nov 25, 2010, 2:43 am
Below is a copy of what you will find on the Wampanoag website concerning the "celebration" of Thanksgiving. We use this day to remind ourselves to be thankful for what we have and the health and happiness of our families and friends but take a moment and reflect on how this day came to be and off... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2010, 2:09 am
Growing up in the sixties with four other siblings was great to say the least. We lived very simply till I was nine in the western part of the state. My Mom was a great teacher of all things "homemade". She taught me how to sew, to cook, to can , to knit ( I am so happy she taught me these ski... Comment - Like
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Nov 7, 2010, 1:53 am
Seagulls just seem like typical "photo ops" when travelling to the Vineyard! And they have no problem posing!We had the double rainbow before the storm!
Those storm clouds came overhead fast and the temperature dropped 20 degree's in what seemed like an instant!
sister and I aft... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2010, 4:30 am
WORKING THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT BUT I REMEMBERED TO GET ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A CHICKEN STEW IN THE CROCKPOT! Sweet potatos, sweet vidalia onions, baby carrots, small whole chicken, basil, garlic,dill,oregano, black pepper and a few crushed red peppers for a slight hot aftertaste!Nothing smells better... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2010, 6:56 am
You are probably a little sick of seeing the title, the pink everything, the shouting from the rooftops to be aware of breast cancer. I am seeing all of it, on every venue there is. Big companies using the platform to sell their products under the guise of contributing to the cause. Nice. Good for c... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2010, 8:30 am
To stop and see the sights! The flooded cranberry plants make a very green trail in the water as the sky is reflected very blue! I stopped with my camera by the side of Old Meetinghouse Road as the afternoon light was so fall looking! I traversed the bogs, following the ducks and geese, who stayed j... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2010, 5:56 am
I had an occasion to visit the dentist today................. Well let me change that statement to I was held hostage by my dentist today..... there that really is more like it! I broke a cap on one of my back teeth, it kinda peeled back like a can of tuna and was stabbing my tongue. Yes a bit of... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2010, 5:53 am
We have had a huge number of days around here with nothing but rain, clouds, dark skies, rain, rain and rain! Yesterday was sunny with beautiful blue skies as far as the eye could see, windy but warm for October. I finally had the chance to get out and get to mowing the lawn, trimming and ge... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2010, 3:31 am
The last weekend of September drew to a close with a hiking trip to Bethel Maine. Seven women, one hunting/skiing/hiking lodge and perfect weather were the ingredients we were working with! The hike was harder than I had anticipated, vertical for the first mile, over boulders and steppes cut into th... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2010, 2:39 am
Any one who has read the last few posts here, know that I was frantic, upset, worried enough to send a police unit to a fellow bloggers home for a well being check as I hadn't heard from this person. Well it appears that the joke is on me after all! Ann T Hathaways latest post concerns "rubber... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2010, 12:20 pm
I have tried all means at my disposal and some that werent. Gone that extra 10%. I will now assume Ann T. Hathaway is a non entity on the blog-o-sphere and has assumed another name, personality and is happily going on with her existance while I sat here and worried myself sick. I throw in the to... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2010, 2:18 pm
I have never seen her face. I have never heard her voice. Yet she has made an impression, a lasting one, on my life. She responded to me, reaching out through email, when I lost my brother. She continued to contact me through the last couple of months and her "listening" to my stories, my tears my a... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2010, 6:19 am
After everyone was gone and the house was quiet once again, I found some post-it notes on the cabinets in the kitchen, left there by my daughter whom I had just driven to the airport for her trip back to Florida. How wonderful to pass them each morning. A daily reminder that I am loved. That I am wo... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2010, 5:57 pm
The Bride and Groom.......................
The Bridal Party
The Falmouth kids and I waiting for the Limo
All my grandkids on one cedar swing~ impossible to get a good face on them all at the same time!
Waiting with the Florida girls for the Limo
The beautiful bride!
What a wonderful whirlwind o... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2010, 11:31 pm
I am sitting here listening to Pandora radio, tired from the massive clean sweep I have accomplished today to prepare for the arrival of my daughter and her family from Florida tomorrow!! They are here to join in the festivites of my first daughters wedding. I don't know when the flip happened aroun... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2010, 6:19 am
Fresh tomatos from the garden. Sliced red and yellow bell peppers. Sliced avacado.
Thin squares of horseraddish cheddar cheese.
Fresh sliced cukes.
Spinich leaves topped with red grapes.
(Not shown is the grape seed oil and garlic drizzle I made with chives,basil,garlic ,cayanne pepper)
Afternoon sn... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2010, 7:01 pm
Saturday night my sisters and I went to Sam Diego's Mexican eatery in Hyannis followed by a concert at the Cape Cod Melody Tent. We were seeing Counting Crows and Augustana. Although there isn't a bad seat in the place, our third row seats were magnificent! I took some of the best pictures! Unusuall... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2010, 6:58 pm
Pigalle
75 Charles Street South in Boston's north end was our destination last Thursday night. Little did we suspect how wonderful, enchanting, customer oriented the staff and owners were and the fabulous fare that awaited us! I believe my Uncle had something to do with the apps that just kept arri... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2010, 6:25 am
Alot of the houses looked like they were taken from New Orleans!Lavendar was plentiful!
These chairs were placed to encourage a rest in the shade!
Cleome! introduced to me at another blog and now I see them everywhere! Thanks Ann T.
I spent the day today on Marthas Vineyard again, this t... Comment - Like
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Jul 31, 2010, 4:37 pm
Went out for a great run today with my new kicks!
I have always loved New Balance sneakers, for walking, running, circuit or just to mow the lawn!
On the advice of my chiropractor, Derek Carroll, I decided to try a Saucony shoe. Well, my feet now love me and will be my best friend till they ... Comment - Like
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Jul 27, 2010, 11:08 am
After my trip to the Vineyard the other day, I thought I would try this ice cream place that opened quite a while ago but I never remembered to stop and try the delights!
Well I sure am glad that I did! It was average inside, looking like any ice cream shop, a little on the nostalgic side. I spoke ... Comment - Like
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Jul 27, 2010, 4:54 am
Today after work, my daughter, grandkids and I took a trip to Woods Hole and Spohr Garden. Lived here 40 years, and I have never been here, moments from my doorstop practically!
It is six acres of woodland gardens on Oyster Pond in Falmouth.
Margaret and Charles D. Spohr began creating this wondrou... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2010, 1:04 pm
My sister and I took our bikes and headed to the Island Queen ferry for a trip over to Martha's Vineyard to spend the afternoon at the beach with other sister who has rented a house for vacation . It was hot and humid, so perfect for a ferry ride over the cooler water air!
We disembarked at Oak Blu... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2010, 11:26 am
On my run this morning, the moon was so bright and the sky was such a palette of colors! Thought I would share it with you ! Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2010, 6:24 pm
Today at work I was monitoring the FD radio and in came a call for a chain saw accident, serious. (When isn't a chainsaw accident serious?) So I sent a unit to assist with possible traffic and one to ascertain if it was an industrial accident. The FD called for a MED FLIGHT. They called the la... Comment - Like
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Jul 19, 2010, 6:08 pm
My family had an impromtu cookout at my sisters house in Plymouth. She has a fabulous pool! It was nice to all get together and having the kids there kept us from getting maudulin and sad. Kids, they always bring the HAPPY!
Lillie and DadDaughter, Lillie and GavinSister and LillieBrother in la... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2010, 6:06 am
Gavin asked that question, with that little boy voice. How can I resist?I had great plans to buy a tent and have it set up in the lving room but I forgot, tents are meant to be staked down. I have wood floors. No stakes meant no tent. Oh what to do now? Aha sleeping bags! So off to the mall to b... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2010, 6:57 am
Hard to write about trivial things when my heart is still breaking , that brown wrapped package sitting patiently on the chair in the livingroom, the decision as to what to do with it not solely mine. I have started at least ten new posts. They will not write themselves just yet.I have le... Comment - Like
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Jul 10, 2010, 7:55 am
HERE is a wonderful video if you have a moment, watch! Amazing , our universe! What do you think? Comment - Like
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