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Okay LORA...here we go. ;o)
1. I was voted wittiest in my senior class. I don't believe I was funny, but I do believe I was: spaztic, clumsy, and an airhead.

2. I broke my leg when I was 6 and was laid up in traction for SIX WEEKS! No cast just traction, THEN crutches for like 6 MORE weeks! Great memories....

3. I'm a granola girl. I love the simplicity of nature and would not mind a bit living there. Mountain house over beach house baby.....

4. I have a phone phobia.

5. I get bored with my life and relish best in change. The learning curve is my friend.

6. I'm retarded...I do things slower than most people (I think I have trouble focusing...is that ADD?)

7. I miss my "environmental terrorists" aka goats (kinda') & chickens.

Tag Sarah Y, Katy (welcome aboard...I saved Tracy and Stella for you ;o)), Maci, Joele (tell Jeni to get blogging), Sara S, Tori, Angie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASA!

Asa has loved and relished life even before his official arrival 7 years ago today! Those who know Asa, know that he has something extra about him. I call it PASSION! Whatever he's doing, he's passionate about it! Whether he's happy, sad, mad, or feeling the love...He's Passionate!
Happy Birthday Lover Boy!

Sacrificial Run

"If you ran without sacrifice . . . Congratulations, you just jogged!" ~Runner's World (and my sister-in-laws' tag line)

I RAN! You're reading that right...in 99 minutes and 45 seconds, I ran 9.99 miles and burned 1046 calories.

POCKET CHANGE

I have a fun game I play where I love to gather change from around the house. If it comes from the Laundry (or pretty much anywhere it's laying around), I deem it a "tip for mom." I then put Mr. Miser to work sorting. When the roll is full, It goes into the Spytribe Bank (tin). I then hoard my coins (kinda' like Scrooge) until I feel the urge to 'splurge.' So today, I made $18.50 plus in tips. Not a bad for 3 loads of laundry, PTSA directory work, heating ABC123 rings with meatballs, painting some boards, talking to Mom and Dad.....

A NIGHT WITH THE BRAVES!

Braves Tickets: $FREE?
Braves Spirit Wear and Treats: $35
Dinner at QT: $20
Ice Cream at Turner Stadium: $8
Gas for the Excursion to drive Downtown: (gulp)$45

Annual Braves Game where Rett was caught dancing on The Cam, Shea showed off her fashion sense, Asa coincidentally sat with his classmate, Wyatt, and Ivy learned the tomahawk chop: PRICELESS!

Fall Harvest

I had noticed a vine growing where last year's feeble attempt of a garden was. Last week, Rusty was killing crabgrass and noticed the vine had produced a vegetable, a cucumber to be exact! Mmmmmmmmmmm. Ivy and I love a good cucumber with some yummy tomatoes and a little Italian dressing. Mmmmmmmmm

In memory of 9-11

Where were you on that tragic day? I was:
* going for a day out in the Perimeter Area
* very pregnant with my third child
* listening to news of Michael Jordan's return to...baseball? while the first Twin Tower was crashed into
* Having some mother/daughter (Shea age 2) bonding shopping at Barnes & Noble while the second Twin Tower and the Pennsylvania field were crashed into
* Walking through The Container Store while the Pentagon was being crashed into
* Abruptly leaving The Container Store because we didn't know where the next target was aiming
* Hurrying home and debating whether to pull Rett out of school, but opted to remain calm

Last year, Rusty and I visited Ground Zero just following the 6th anniversary of 9-11. It was impressive. There was still a reverence. We then walked away from Ground Zero, down the street, and across the Brooklyn Bridge in memorium of that Forever Fateful Day 9-11-01.