tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26704001181627369472024-03-04T20:05:16.011-08:00Kel's KornerCommenting on life from my little Korner of the world...Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-1489493403322102462012-11-14T17:08:00.002-08:002012-11-14T17:08:42.970-08:00Thankful November - Day 14<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for my gym and the wonderful women there.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyGbm479tJ-OSqSggAPrESckpJat6vV_6MC0B4l7gTLFXlcnL10sCHZaSJvX1Zpx_aSPhMUoY6B44o2TxiZY6HGzUvKJbm_iYxXdVKGB3WSxxBwoUc2pZ_GhD2b9Ike7ITNDLSNkDkO0/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyGbm479tJ-OSqSggAPrESckpJat6vV_6MC0B4l7gTLFXlcnL10sCHZaSJvX1Zpx_aSPhMUoY6B44o2TxiZY6HGzUvKJbm_iYxXdVKGB3WSxxBwoUc2pZ_GhD2b9Ike7ITNDLSNkDkO0/s320/Capture.PNG" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the last seven months, it has become the place that I feel most "normal" as I struggle through unemployment and the alone-ness that brings with it. I have spent a lot of time there - and not necessarily working out. The fabulous owners have allowed me to work the front desk, where I can practice my "be nice to people" skills; they have allowed me to work on special projects with them and for the betterment of the gym; they even let me come in and just sit and cry when I need a shoulder.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Thank you, <a href="http://www.everywomanhealthclub.com/" target="_blank">Every Woman Health Club</a>, for allowing me to be me during this crazy time in my life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-73178056372977677422012-11-13T19:30:00.000-08:002012-11-14T16:56:44.538-08:00Thankful November - Day 13<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for my car!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It's reliable. It's cute. It's comfortable. It gets pretty good gas mileage. And most of all, it's all mine!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTVrvyvuSE1j-ErENMSZzQho8eewfkIN-Yv16B8TcYdNAn0I89cw6rvdef5Dpqv7sxqv3ruoNDUj4X1AhAeTcrx7okI2lYXbUnZ50vYXgOy-PLHuoi-oUE8pKu_qbPaZF54iJnxA7xq0/s1600/car.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTVrvyvuSE1j-ErENMSZzQho8eewfkIN-Yv16B8TcYdNAn0I89cw6rvdef5Dpqv7sxqv3ruoNDUj4X1AhAeTcrx7okI2lYXbUnZ50vYXgOy-PLHuoi-oUE8pKu_qbPaZF54iJnxA7xq0/s1600/car.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I'm particularly thankful each month when I pay bills that I was able to pay off the loan two years ago and it's one less bill that I have to contend with while I'm out of work. That little victory makes me more thankful!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And besides, Maxy loves to go for rides in it....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-79435865044326928002012-11-12T16:48:00.000-08:002012-11-14T16:49:03.880-08:00Thankful November - Day 12<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0kzABmxuxlytPGPXXGYogTq4QF1rHz7UN_EYrBF4CMsjTk9kQvpuxwm4hDUOkovIndpgwj62hSJtncVlPlOKKMqx33xqJz7WhOT7xslEwbOc6hteIsZqFrfL6IydY_Gl07c35U30SGo/s1600/eye+exam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0kzABmxuxlytPGPXXGYogTq4QF1rHz7UN_EYrBF4CMsjTk9kQvpuxwm4hDUOkovIndpgwj62hSJtncVlPlOKKMqx33xqJz7WhOT7xslEwbOc6hteIsZqFrfL6IydY_Gl07c35U30SGo/s1600/eye+exam.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for my wonderfu eye doctor and his staff. I knew my vision was getting worse (it happens when you get older, right?), and they spent lots of time testing and retesting me to make sure the new prescription for glasses and contact lenses was correct before ordering. And, he ran several tests on my eyes to make sure there wasn't something sinister happening somewhere else in my body making my vision diminish.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I picked up my new "edgy" glasses this morning and wow, can I see well!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-90878994271438568812012-11-11T14:00:00.000-08:002012-11-12T10:20:22.905-08:00Thankful November - Day 11<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJz6wcFo4J17963FYPZ6SHzoOuXqaHRc2D0Tj_WOK6jkH6FAj99S9pn5okLxDYY48fb4Qrmq_6e2hwTnu7Vbm7dkwD_uhj-SuckeDgcAPH_sh39diJC0X5H5AtTWy01ZaGGIySg_n4kls/s1600/Saints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJz6wcFo4J17963FYPZ6SHzoOuXqaHRc2D0Tj_WOK6jkH6FAj99S9pn5okLxDYY48fb4Qrmq_6e2hwTnu7Vbm7dkwD_uhj-SuckeDgcAPH_sh39diJC0X5H5AtTWy01ZaGGIySg_n4kls/s1600/Saints.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Today, I'm thankful that my beloved Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons, otherwise known as the 'Dirty Birds.'</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The victory is especially sweet because 'dem birds were undefeated coming into our house. Drew Brees and company showed them some New Orleans hospitality, all right.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Hah.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And Who Dat!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-17631204769659649822012-11-10T10:00:00.000-08:002012-11-12T10:20:36.520-08:00Thankful November - Day 10<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, instead of trying to be original, I'm posting a link to my 10th day of thankfulness post from last year. I'm thankful for the same thing each November 10, so why not be unoriginal and repetitive?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Enjoy... and Semper Fi.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-78547794645499909792012-11-09T11:00:00.000-08:002012-11-12T10:21:31.648-08:00Thankful November - Day 9<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm thankful that it's Friday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Not that I've had anything stressful or important going on the rest of this week. But, I'm trying to get myself into a working state of mind again, and I was always happiest on Friday when I was working. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, for all my working friends out there, Happy Friday!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-43492130776956683802012-11-08T07:00:00.000-08:002012-11-12T09:58:26.448-08:00Thankful November - Day 8<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, no deep thoughts on what I'm thankful for. Let's just say I'm thankful to be breathing, alive and here on Earth.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-27614344025621650822012-11-07T19:03:00.002-08:002012-11-07T19:03:58.136-08:00Thankful November - Day 7<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvWnGxN8NnDiO5L83Otk313bIr9DMgAIQUzC8ekcUHYCdz-3epdZ0aZF8Nfn44r6xb2tC-suvxkg7tAIrBSbpQDsLFU2m41AnctAqtVhOLZuTMSbVXCcrdDL8V08xEfhZAYIkVDHkoQo/s1600/remote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvWnGxN8NnDiO5L83Otk313bIr9DMgAIQUzC8ekcUHYCdz-3epdZ0aZF8Nfn44r6xb2tC-suvxkg7tAIrBSbpQDsLFU2m41AnctAqtVhOLZuTMSbVXCcrdDL8V08xEfhZAYIkVDHkoQo/s1600/remote.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Today, as goofy as it sounds, I'm thankful for my cable tv.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Since I've spent the better part of the last seven months at home, I spend a lot of time on the couch with Maxy and we watch tv a lot. Movies. Daytime talk shows. Reruns of night time soap operas. And did I mention the DVR? That thing gets a workout!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I hate paying that bill every month, but have a new appreciation for the service. And I need to go back to work SOON!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-83912984378614642802012-11-06T17:56:00.000-08:002012-11-07T18:57:07.316-08:00Thankful November - Day 6<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDGRH0t5wyEtbe7xS74YlznZKDG90ZIm7MPBsooyLBcmr-Unhg4DdUDT4ZrMoLiSbnkfcmGOItJEzfn8f4i5bh-c_U_PxaEi-MSsvl9CMV-UE4kuvMdRWy1T181KEhLyTktbdMvfrp5M/s1600/vote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDGRH0t5wyEtbe7xS74YlznZKDG90ZIm7MPBsooyLBcmr-Unhg4DdUDT4ZrMoLiSbnkfcmGOItJEzfn8f4i5bh-c_U_PxaEi-MSsvl9CMV-UE4kuvMdRWy1T181KEhLyTktbdMvfrp5M/s1600/vote.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I am thankful to live in a country that's free, where I can disagree with my friends and family about politics, religion, morality and if the sun is shining. At the end of the day, we all go our separate ways and when tomorrow comes around, we're all still friends and family.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And I'm thankful that we can all go to the polls freely and make a choice that is our own. God Bless America!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-31279848064050380872012-11-05T22:13:00.001-08:002012-11-05T22:13:12.865-08:00Thankful November - Day 5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7sUjTXSjBO_wmFTuNFhEbNk2h2ljAMqIXCVACaEXublCPjXsrCo4nKOoqXRENiKl2yE3ZGgqPRrrBVP-jfbbjSALQWYqg_WEVFrn3eDEbynQZLVRVxmuqaji3ICT7I_0rkzv-TATZOY/s1600/gardener.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7sUjTXSjBO_wmFTuNFhEbNk2h2ljAMqIXCVACaEXublCPjXsrCo4nKOoqXRENiKl2yE3ZGgqPRrrBVP-jfbbjSALQWYqg_WEVFrn3eDEbynQZLVRVxmuqaji3ICT7I_0rkzv-TATZOY/s1600/gardener.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for the gardener who comes every Monday and takes care of the yard!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He's quick, efficient, and does a great job. The lawn in front and on the side of the house look really good all year long. If I need help with other plants or flowers or anything else in the yard, all I have to do is ask and he schedules a time to get it done for me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm just glad I don't have to take care of any of the yard work - I'm defnitely not a yard work kind of girl!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-77380876135115191872012-11-04T22:00:00.000-08:002012-11-05T22:02:22.357-08:00Thankful November - Day 4<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today I'm thankful for lazy Sundays that I can hang out on the couch with a blanket, beverages and snacks, corny movies and my favorite, four-legged furry friend!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-58742894074112656852012-11-03T19:53:00.002-07:002012-11-03T19:53:26.054-07:00Thankful November - Day 3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc3vVyyWcHiG8z21rq-J39hgJ2Js-mmqcX6XZzdaJUPo9ZhFhIDXPmJ0BAtJZtzB7aUX-2R3vQalNFJtGAT1IVy7pM5TJ6PTBAb9WCntMjBZmuCuVWhKoVqBkAJq1ZPjtkyo8EK9nj64/s1600/keyboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc3vVyyWcHiG8z21rq-J39hgJ2Js-mmqcX6XZzdaJUPo9ZhFhIDXPmJ0BAtJZtzB7aUX-2R3vQalNFJtGAT1IVy7pM5TJ6PTBAb9WCntMjBZmuCuVWhKoVqBkAJq1ZPjtkyo8EK9nj64/s1600/keyboard.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for my computer skills and the ability to learn software quickly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While continuing to try to find a job (this is getting really old!), I found myself at an interview recently where I was asked if I knew Office 2010. At that point, I had only dabbled in it a bit, so I said "yes!" and hoped that lightening wouldn't strike me at that moment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On my way home, I stopped and bought Office 2010 and a manual to go with it. I've been working through the manual for the last couple of days and it seems to be fairly easy. I'm feeling pretty good about "knowing" Office 2010 right about now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let's hope that really do KNOW it for the next round of the interview process!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-14843797323795317612012-11-02T15:12:00.000-07:002012-11-02T15:12:36.537-07:00Thankful November - Day 2<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Each November 2nd I am always thankful for the same thing - my Granny.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, she would have been 101 years old. And if she was still here, I can guarantee you that she'd be as fiesty as she was when she was 81. She was tough, loving and taught me everything I know about cooking. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you, Granny, for being you and for being a part of my life for over 40 years. I was lucky to have you be such an influence into my adult years and I miss you terribly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-83154730182899289992012-11-01T14:48:00.000-07:002012-11-02T14:49:29.499-07:00Thankful November<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yikes! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Looking at this blog, it's been almost exactly a year since I've been here. Lots of stuff has happened in the last 365 days. But we'll get caught up later.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm starting back with my Thankful November posts. I always enjoy doing these because it makes me take a few minutes each day to really look at my life and appreciate things that are sometimes taken for granted.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, here we go...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">DAY 1</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful that I'm here and I'm me. I have pretty good health, a wonderful family, great friends in many cities and states and a dog that I can't imagine living without.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-65930753097365863592011-11-10T21:04:00.001-08:002011-11-10T21:13:54.573-08:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness - Day 10<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for the men and women of the United States Marine Corps.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC27OWFg6NyFJCEDfbXlcHfV69IWdkDe67bOZiHKn5PFjKNDYkHpUyz8uYrm7DvOUppXNm-md2XknN2MYUAqyQB6PrnaY-e4jTwiYspYmhqJDEQce-CZA16I3YzDjFsqaWqdBMJPijZc/s1600/USMC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC27OWFg6NyFJCEDfbXlcHfV69IWdkDe67bOZiHKn5PFjKNDYkHpUyz8uYrm7DvOUppXNm-md2XknN2MYUAqyQB6PrnaY-e4jTwiYspYmhqJDEQce-CZA16I3YzDjFsqaWqdBMJPijZc/s200/USMC.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've grown up knowing that November 10th is the Marine Corps Birthday, so Happy 236th Birthday Marines!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for those who serve or have served in any branch of the military but I grew up under the strict, watchful eye of a Marine so I have a special place in my heart for them all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">SEMPER FI</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-2305976800267578392011-11-09T19:30:00.000-08:002011-11-10T20:23:22.203-08:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness - Day 9<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAmtULrchTY4kiKgoM5x3GJuSd6aGkm_mkCM3WS2M4usyfksMiHSbxh9DKajXVukPrBfobG9a61sOK7f9WANbcnu4ASP4wV5Qk_7SYV2GFYMIHAvGkMTqHCYiVV3pU2VmfRava2XOA10/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAmtULrchTY4kiKgoM5x3GJuSd6aGkm_mkCM3WS2M4usyfksMiHSbxh9DKajXVukPrBfobG9a61sOK7f9WANbcnu4ASP4wV5Qk_7SYV2GFYMIHAvGkMTqHCYiVV3pU2VmfRava2XOA10/s200/001.JPG" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Okay, you knew this was coming.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for the little brown squishy dog, Max. Or Maxy, as I like to call him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yep, he's the best therapy and so much cheaper than a shrink. He's always happy to see me (wagging that long tail furiously when I get home), loves to just hang out on the couch (or under the blankie now that it's chilly) and is one heck of a doggy kiss giver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And he's a nut, dragging blankets across the floor, chasing balls, throwing his squeaky toy around. His antics are quite amusing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brown squishy dog is a girl's best friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-15568338285550628312011-11-08T20:09:00.000-08:002011-11-10T20:15:56.762-08:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness - Day 8<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for my "work" friends who insist that I go out to lunch with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Most days, my job is so nutty that I barely get a chance to have lunch and these guys watch me running around like a chicken with my head cut off all day long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mid morning, Marc and Ellie said they wanted me to join them at a great downtown hangout, The Royal Exchange, for a lunch where I'd actually get to sit at a table and be waited on. How could I resist?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, thanks to Marc and Ellie for watching out for me in the office and making sure I get a break and some real food every once in a while!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">P.S. If you're wondering what I had, it was the Black and Blue Steak Salad - gorgeous salad with lots of greens, finely chopped tomatoes, avocado, blue cheese crumbles and a well-done, thinly sliced grilled piece of steak. Yummy!!</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-35897015338680156202011-11-07T14:30:00.000-08:002011-11-10T20:10:55.683-08:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness - Day 7<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wow - the cooler weather is finally here! Today, I'm thankful for the cooler-than-usual weather we're having!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now, don't get me wrong - the weather in the San Francisco Bay Area is hardly ever "not nice." It's part of the reason I moved here. But we've recently had some warm weather and some humid days that have driven me nuts and worn me out so the cool, crisp fall weather is fabulous! I feel like I've got more engergy and am not as crabby as usual and today's Monday!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Fall, Y'all!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-54222482985961478462011-11-06T18:12:00.000-08:002011-11-06T18:12:15.992-08:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness - Day 6<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today I'm thankful for the extra hour of sleep each fall when wen roll back the clocks by an hour.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmE-UHPYgsS8U3X01FgIKJH26Q8Fhd5-Mf0KsTKplvDaniMuIqu7QMXEV8DK7x6O4WQXfRealjCY__jJbxA_awGWhfg4pw8UtnkGedWKjUsG1tnJ5fG8G2cbrNRMoWemoiZTuyBz4-9eE/s1600/End+of+DST.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmE-UHPYgsS8U3X01FgIKJH26Q8Fhd5-Mf0KsTKplvDaniMuIqu7QMXEV8DK7x6O4WQXfRealjCY__jJbxA_awGWhfg4pw8UtnkGedWKjUsG1tnJ5fG8G2cbrNRMoWemoiZTuyBz4-9eE/s1600/End+of+DST.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For whatever reason, I always wake up with an extra shot of energy the morning after and sem to get a lot done. Today, for example, I pulled out everything from the bathroom cabinet and cleaned the shelves, threw out old and outdated stuff, reorganized it, then washed down the walls and all the stuff in there in addition to the regular Sunday bathroom cleaning. Then, it was on to the bedroom, doing the same thing and changing linens, organizing the dresser, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now I'm pooped.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm sure that by tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. I'll be annoyed with the time change, because I hate leaving work after dark... But for today, I'm thankful for the time change and extra energy to clean!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-21228625494134736562011-11-05T21:59:00.000-07:002011-11-05T21:59:38.148-07:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness: Day 5<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, I'm thankful for the rain.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHdAGnMiR9jETVUIQsxQvGF3-kmTbWlzM1mWhdbcXkcTweVfwIv5TVf3V-2YoDe-oUPbdt5MApBVJ6O8HAmtIZt80n2qnqQRUU0-5zrpXzSmVQeCUYSjlT308rV8P7eQ3tPFa838MaUo/s1600/rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHdAGnMiR9jETVUIQsxQvGF3-kmTbWlzM1mWhdbcXkcTweVfwIv5TVf3V-2YoDe-oUPbdt5MApBVJ6O8HAmtIZt80n2qnqQRUU0-5zrpXzSmVQeCUYSjlT308rV8P7eQ3tPFa838MaUo/s1600/rain.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Living in New Orleans most of my life, I was used to seeing rain on most days of the year. It was quite a shock when I moved to San Francisco and it seems to only rain in the winter months. Oh, we do get the occasional odd rainstorms throughout the year, but about this time of year, the 'rainy season' starts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tonight there was a pretty heavy downpour and I turned down the volume on the tv so I could listen to the sound of the rain hitting the skylight. It was very comforting and relaxing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We need the rain and I can't wait to see the hills turn green again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now if I could just get Maxy over his fear of the rain....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span><br />Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-7326138201182402662011-11-04T19:29:00.000-07:002011-11-05T21:53:57.928-07:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness: Day 4<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">FRIDAY.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes, I'm thankful for FRIDAY.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Big ol' TGI FRIDAY!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-18456648770193424892011-11-03T21:20:00.000-07:002011-11-05T21:53:35.541-07:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness: Day 3<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I don't know why I didn't know this, but today was my Grandpa Gerding's (my Dad's Dad) birthday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm thankful for the years I got to spend with my Grandpa, who was a very smart and talented man. He worked forever at the shipyard and when he was home, had a beautiful vegetable garden in his back yard and was an avid wood worker. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He had his "shed" in the back yard which was filled with tools and wood and paint and metal and sawdust everywhere. He made things like birdhouses, wine racks, kid's toys, wooden vases and flowers (yes, he actually crafted flower out of wood!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I remember loving to go into his shed and watch him work on his projects - guess that's where I got my love of handcrafted projects from! I can still remember the smell of the sawdust on the floor in there and the day he taught me how to use the wood lathe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks, Grandpa, for teaching a girl that it's ok to use power tools!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-32390723416516150302011-11-03T00:01:00.000-07:002011-11-05T21:53:20.325-07:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness: Day 2<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's November 2 and there's only one person I think about all day: GRANNY.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, she would have celebrated her 100th birthday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm so thankful that I was fortunate enough that she was in my life until 6 years ago. Not many people my age have a grandparent around when they're in their mid-40's. She taught me so much, even after I moved to California. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I cherish the time that I was able to spend with her, even if it was only on our weekly phone call.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Birthday Granny!!! I hope in Heaven today there's a giant fais-do-do in your honor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-31023543967453980482011-11-01T11:47:00.000-07:002011-11-05T21:53:03.294-07:00Thirty Days of Thankfulness: Day 1<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm thankful for my 'scrappy' friend Sherry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We met online as members of a scrapbooking community, and finally met in person a couple of years ago at a weekend scrapbooking retreat. I always enjoyed reading Sherry's posts on the scrapbooking board, but in person, her bubbly personality lit up the room and I imediately counted her among my friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm starting my month of thankfulness with Sherry because she inspires me in so many ways, even though she may not know it. She's a wonderful wife and mother to 4 beautiful kids, a truly creative crafter (who shares my love for all things Stickled) and a woman of strong faith. I could go on, but you get the picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I {heart} Sherry and would like to be like her in so many way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, thanks Sherry, for challenging me to be a better person in so many ways, and for encouraging me to get back to blogging. And for starting this challenge all those years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span>Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872634667189721714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670400118162736947.post-41647525731003156262011-10-31T23:12:00.000-07:002011-11-02T23:29:24.494-07:00Trying to Make a Comeback<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2BEazuo0fUBTikzIX-1BO8UFuxxDxZ3UF4k4RTtqHZBJwst-Vzyw5dpnyOCs_SrVEArFnF3Kc8IB-aPe8f9kWs60NKuD7yENl5rF5A993zsGZ-R7Zc5hs16Qt5DfS0e4Xjzmxrefaek/s1600/148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2BEazuo0fUBTikzIX-1BO8UFuxxDxZ3UF4k4RTtqHZBJwst-Vzyw5dpnyOCs_SrVEArFnF3Kc8IB-aPe8f9kWs60NKuD7yENl5rF5A993zsGZ-R7Zc5hs16Qt5DfS0e4Xjzmxrefaek/s320/148.JPG" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wow. August 2010. When I last updated this blog, I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new four-legged furry friend, Max.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let's get a little caught up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Max, or "Maxy" as I like to call him, arrived safe and sound by plane. He was nervous the first night, but has settled in quite nicely. It's like we've been friends for his entire life. He turned two this last August.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyway, the last 15 months have been interesting. That's why I've been ignoring my blog. I'm going to make an effort to visit and update more often, and November is a great place to start.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijaM3MlKo9Lq71JJjSvFSZ6fQtRKYhVkhEd7tqp1G4S0BLTU2kn_zzNf_O0wYuH_i4OUeDKd_wBToq7mLnW6W4JWvFayho94_7DwCddtuJSi1uc-BZFabizFtXPJ_JqJ_3vahvMd65EM/s1600/174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijaM3MlKo9Lq71JJjSvFSZ6fQtRKYhVkhEd7tqp1G4S0BLTU2kn_zzNf_O0wYuH_i4OUeDKd_wBToq7mLnW6W4JWvFayho94_7DwCddtuJSi1uc-BZFabizFtXPJ_JqJ_3vahvMd65EM/s320/174.JPG" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A few years ago, my scrappy friend Sherry issued a blog challenge: write about something you're thankful for each day in November. I enjoyed the challenge in the years that I participated and after exchaning emails with Sherry recently, I realized that November is coming and that this was the perfect way to revive the blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, here's my goal: posting something that I'm thankful for each day in November. And, along the way, I'll post some updates about major stuff that's happened while I've been the invisible woman. And maybe some social commentary or other such nonsense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you if you're reading and I hope to hear from you in a comment!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until Next Time,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kel</span><br />
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