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2016
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Paying It Forward: Giving to the Kids Most holiday seasons, I find myself giving a little here and a little there, showing support in small ways for a number of local groups or charities.This year, however, I have decided to focus on children. I have purchased toys to donate to the Marine Corps R...
11/28/2016
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Thankful for the MLS Online When I bought my first home, the MLS online did not exist. All homes that were listed by a real estate agent were bound together in "the book." This was a paper book that came out each week, about the size of a telephone book (another publication soon to be forgotten)....
11/26/2016
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Thankful for...Thanksgiving, of Course! The big day has arrived. The grocery stores have been fleeced, the pies are cooling, the wine has been uncorked, and the turkeys can come out of hiding. In talking with numerous adults these past weeks, it is clear that Thanksgiving ranks as perhaps the m...
11/24/2016
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Thankful for Plants Earlier this year, my family took a trip to Washington, D.C. There we visited the Smithsonian Institute, and one of my favorite buildings, the United States Botanic Garden. We saw so many plants of an exotic nature at the garden. I was enthralled by the colors, shapes, and p...
11/23/2016
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Thankful for Chocolate! Many folks are writing inspiring and sometimes somber articles about the things they are thankful for this season. I will do that too, but right now I am oh-so-sincerely thankful for chocolate!It is a small tradition. Every Thanksgiving, I am the bringer of fudge (and wi...
11/21/2016
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Thankful for Winter Training I am involved in the sport of rowing. "Involved" is putting it mildly. I am quite obsessed with the sport of rowing. Nearly every day in spring, summer, and fall, I rise before dawn in order to row 8 miles before beginning the rest of my day.Now that cold and wind hav...
11/20/2016
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Thankful for the Little Things "Brown paper packages tied up with stringsThese are a few of my favorite things"Do you recall these lyrics from The Sound of Music? Today I found myself thinking about the small things that make life easier or simply bring enjoyment to the day. Here is a list of ten...
11/19/2016
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Thankful for This Beautiful World Montego Bay, Jamaica Have you ever traveled with someone who could not look beyond the back bumper of the car in front of them? I have, and it always surprised me. There is such beauty in our world, yet we can suffer from tunnel vision when we get caught up in th...
11/18/2016
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Thankful for Brothers Who Photobomb My family. What a bunch of nuts. I am the only girl of five kids, and fortunate to have been born into the mix. My brothers keep me laughing, and I can only hope to return that joy to them.Here are photos of two of my brothers photobombing what would have bee...
11/17/2016
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Thankful for Turkeys Day 1 of 10 blog posts focusing on many things that I am thankful for. Today, I discovered these three turkeys wandering outside of my gym. When I approached with my camera, the bird on the left rose up, opened his wings, and I swear grew twice his size. He was protecting th...
11/16/2016
