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PULLING FROM ALL SIDES

I want to stop taking pills. All my pills. Throw them out and start life over. But it's too late isn't it? Stuck, trapped at least for a long time. If I live long enough it might change eventually. Pulled from all sides constant, can't get to it all

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BLEED IT OUT

This is a section from the latest painting I am working on. Sometimes I find that paint just needs to go where it belongs. It has urgency, it has the complete NEED to be put on the canvas, right now, no matter what time of day....

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A LITTLE PIECE OF CANADIA!!

When I went to Canada last year, Mackey showed me a lot of stuff that we can't get here in the states. Candy seems to be so different for some reason and one of the things I loved was the Aero candy bar. So I'm walking through the grocery store - AND

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WEIRD NOT WEIRD....

More garden weirdness. I don't know why this flower seems so.... happy. I don't understand what is happening in my garden, but at least everyone seems to be in a super good mood! I just hope this one stays away from my squash......

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TREE VS TRAILER - SCORE ONE FOR TREE

I got a phone call late last night from my brother who lives out in the country in the trailer we both grew up in. He said the big tree had BIG limbs dropping off of it like mad, and he had no idea why. There was barely a breeze much less a storm in

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OOOOOOOH MASSAGE THERAPY!!

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COUPON DEAL OF THE WEEK

This weeks' coupon deal comes from Hobby Lobby! You can go HERE to print off your own, and use it in the store. They feature a new printable coupon every week, but this one is my favorite to come around, and I usually use it to purchase canvas for my

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SUNDAY SPLASH OF COLOR

This weeks Kansas photo is a floral taken at the Dillon Nature Center in Hutchinson. I love the variety of flowers that they grow there, so many to choose from when taking photos.If you have a Kansas photo you would like to see featured here, email m

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AND THE WINNER ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.........

Rest assured that none of my kids knew what name went to what blogger. I believe in total fair play. So our soon to be giant pumpkins' name izzzzzzzzz BOBBIE!! Congrats to MACKEYDOODLE on picking the name the kids liked the most - cuz it sounds li

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I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHING FLOWERS!

I love the colors in this photo. The yellows and blues in the background of the bright pink. I does something for me. I suppose if I hacked into my brain and dug around for the stuff I learned in color class, there would be the name of a color scheme

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I'M STANDING ON THE CORNER.....

Today, I officially have more tomatoes than I can eat, trade, or give away. So I am selling my fruit on the corner.....I think I should hand out some of those cutesy little promotional pens that say "Hippy's Love Garden" and my address on them. Then

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TEENAGERS SCARE THE LIVIN SHIT OUTTA ME

This week has been completely INSANE around our house. My oldest came home from work the other day with a used truck. Her bio-dad was with her of course and said he was going to buy it for her. I looked at it and went "uhhhhh - it's a dodge." He said

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WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND

This weekend if you are looking for some fun and excitement around Kansas, head out to Pretty Prairie for the largest night time rodeo in the state!!Friday and Saturday July 18th and 19thGates open at 6:00 pm Rodeo begins at 8:00 pm Mutton Bust

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THURSDAY GARDEN SPOT

The harvesting around here has sure picked up over the last week or so. Things I was sure had died are now producing, and a lot of things are at their end now. All the new potatoes have been plucked from the ground, and I think I may try to put a cou

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HALLOWEEN COSTUME BRAINSTORM TIME!!

Our family tends to start thinking about Halloween costumes every year in July. I know it sounds kind of fruity, but you may have noticed that we start thinking about our gigantic jack-o-lantern in April, so the rest of the holiday is always spinning

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PUMPKIN PROGRESS...

So here is what she looks like this morning, all plumpy and beautimous!! She is now almost 35 1/2 inches around!! That's a growth of about 2 1/2 inches in just a few days!! I have given her a blankey now, to keep her protected from the sun so she won

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HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A BULLFROG?

First time in my whole life I have ever seen one in real life!! He was sooooooo incredibly loud with his croak too - more like a hummy kind of growl. I can't believe such a little thing can be so loud actually. As frogs go though he was HUGE!!! All I

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SUMMERTIME FLORALS

I don't know what kind of flowers these are - I never seem to be able to identify them. I love the spring and summer when things are in full bloom like this though! I took this one out at the nature center - they have flowers everywhere of so many ki

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DILLON NATURE CENTER

Sorry I have been slacking a bit this week. We have just been having a good time doing family things and spending time together before school starts up again. We went out on Sunday to the nature center and did some fishing. I caught a little bitty su

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AS THE PUMPKIN GROWS.....

This morning, my sweet little punkin is a moderate 33 inches in diameter!! I think she really liked the rains we had over the weekend, and I am hoping she will continue to do well!I have decided that to be fair, my children will choose the coolest na

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ORANGE X'S ON THE TREES....

ONLY THIS ONE SAYS TREE!!! Haaaaaahaaaa!! Ok so this photo is for my friend Doc Benway - who will be one of about two people to understand this besides me...... I spurted coffee right out my nose when I saw this dang tree!So the weekend was good for

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CHEYENNE BOTTOMS

I took this photo during our mini vacation this weekend to the Great Bend, Kansas area at Cheyenne Bottoms. It's a really neat place of refuge for all kinds of wildlife. I loved looking at the different birds, some of which I had never seen before in

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REVIEW: DAYS INN, GREAT BEND, KANSAS

This is my personal account of our family experience during our stay at the Days Inn in Great Bend, Kansas on July 11-12, 2008.I booked our room online about 4 hours before we arrived at the hotel. Before choosing this hotel to stay in, I had looked

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SONG FOR THE MOMENT

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OFF FOR THE WEEKEND

If you are looking for something to do this weekend in Kansas, come on out to Great Bend to enjoy the fair, and see the MASSIVE fireworks display!! We are taking the weekend off, and headed that way to enjoy the festivities with the kids! We decided

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GARDEN PHOTOS

This years batch of echinacea flowers....And this little sweetie is a potato flower. Now to sit and wait for the potatoes to be ready!

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GARDEN MYSTERIES AND NAME THE PUMPKIN!!

Not only do I have mutant tomatoes, I now have yellow squash spooning in my garden. I swear I have not been having relations with the summer squash - only the pumpkins....This here is my beautiful punkin!! I haven't measured her diameter yet, but yes

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REALLY AFFORDABLE GLASSES

ZenniOptical.com sells stylish prescription glasses online from $8. You will find huge selection of frames, with single vision lens, sunsensor (potochromic) lens, tinted sunglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens. The secret to ZenniOptical.c

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AUNT SISSY AUNT SISSY!!! WHAT ARE THESE??

Well, I successfully completed the foreclosure on these little guys' home, as it was the patch of giant sunflowers I have growing right beside my porch. My Auntie is a Butterfly Lady, so I am waiting for her to tell me if these are butterflies. I dre

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THURSDAY GARDEN SPOT

This is what I harvested out of the garden this morning!! A yellow tomato, my beautiful eggplant, several pickling cucumbers, radishes, and a handful of finely ripened roma tomatoes! There's a salad in store for this evenings meal, along with some ju

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THE GOOD LUCK MAGIC LAMP

SPICYBUG has shared with me her Magic Lamp of Luck. This time she wants to take me on a magic carpet ride. In return I get to offer others to take the ride with me.As SPICY said on her blog: "Join us on another exciting magical adventure as we sprea

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THE WEDNESDAY WHINE

I would love nothing more than to be able to protect my girls from cervical cancer, but when it became availabe - I said NO WAY! First of all, how could I feel comfortable as a mother holding a nine year old little girl down for a shot that has to do

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DIAL 7 CAR SERVICE

What will you find when you look up limousine service Newark? Well Dial 7 of course! I am totally jealous of you folks that live in the big cities for one thing - and that is to be able to pick up the phone and call for a ride in a nice car! Around h

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A KANSAS RAINBOW

I sighted this lovely rainbow out of my back door last night as I was cooking dinner. She seemed so close to me, and the further I walked out into the yard, the closer she felt. She was so big that I couldn't fit all of her into my camera lens!Soon,

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New Frames From Zenni Optical!!

Visit zennioptical.com who sells stylish prescription glasses online.You will find huge selection of stylish and fashionable frames, with single vision lens, sunsensor (potochromic) lens, tinted sunglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens. The

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MUTANT TOMATO????

I picked this silly thing thinking it was one gigantic tomato - until I realized it was two that had somehow fused themselves together. Very odd. I don't think it will last until the fair so I won't get to put it into the weirdest vegetable contest,

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I LOVE ONLINE SHOPPING!!

Oh yeah - I truly love the fact that I can get my hands on things that aren't available in the stores here, simply by shopping online. As an avid comparison shopper (I love to get the best deals and save a little cash) I was looking around for a pla

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TUESDAY TRAILER PARK RECIPES

How To Make Fried Green TomatoesA lot of times in the garden, some of your green tomatoes may look unusable if you find a little hole, or they may have split open at the top. To avoid waste and get more out of your garden and onto the supper table, f

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PUBLIC SCHOOL, NO SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOL?

She just wants to walk. The ceremony of getting her diploma is the only thing she cares about. The rest of the high school bullshit is something she wants to leave behind with absolutely no regrets. She doesn't care about Senior Prom, her class ring,

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SOMEONE SPILLED NUCLEAR IN MY GARDEN

Maybe where my garden is, there used to be a super secret scientific laboratory with potions and monkeys and little rats running on a treadmill.....I dunno either. But I pulled this tomato out of the garden and it is actually fused together. On the b

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COUPON DEALS OF THE WEEK

Today's coupon deal of the week is actually a rebate deal this time.At Walgreens, you can get a Polaroid 5 Megapixel Digital Camera for the sale price of $79.99, minus the Mail in Rebate of $40, making the final price after rebate $39.99!!!I will als

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SOCIAL NETWORKING

Is Usualbeings.com the best social network on the web? Check em' out for yourself and have a look at the high definition videos that have no in-video ads AND the games section where you can post your own games or lookup cheats! This site has a wide v

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FOOD, PHOTOS AND FUN

I was playing with the green beans that had gone to seed from my garden and took this little picture. Easily amused - what can I say. There is a ton of work to be done in my garden, and lots of things I could take pictures of out there, but every tim

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