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Book 88 of 500!!

This was another very short book, and it was all quotes. It was given to me to read by a friend from work. It is called The Quotable Cowboy by Kathy Etling. I loved all the quotes, because I love … Continue reading

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Book 87 of 500!!

This was just a small book that Darrell found in the garage. It was called Chocolate: The Consuming Passion by Sandra Boynton. Well I love chocolate, so I definitely enjoyed this book. It had a lot of funny little things … Continue reading

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Book 86 of 500!!

This book was called Declaring Spinsterhood. It was another book on my kindle that my dad somehow got for free. This was a really cute and funny story. About a girl who decides she is going to become a spinster … Continue reading

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Book 85 of 500!!

Book 85 was called Under A Texas Sky by Veda Boyd Jones. I loved this story. Really by looking at the cover, it was not a type of book I would normally pick up and read, but I’m glad I … Continue reading

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Mom’s Dedication!

I’m here to write about a dedication that was done in my mom’s honor back in October at Elmhurst College. They not only got a brick for her, but they also dedicated a tree and a plaque and also had … Continue reading

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Book 84 of 500!

Book 84 was called Chaperoned by Dora Heldt. Another very good book, that didn’t take me very long to read. It turns out it was a book written in German and took place in Germany. So the translation was weird … Continue reading

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Book 83 of 500!

This book was I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Search for Sam. This is the series my mom got my dad and me interested in. My dad and I loved this book so much we practically both read … Continue reading

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Book 82 of 500!

This was another book given to my by my mom, because it had cats in it!! It was called The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts by Lilian Jackson Braun. It was a very good book! I couldn’t put it down! … Continue reading

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Iowa – Auction

In October my dad, Pepper, Oreo & I went back to Iowa in his RV. This was our 3rd trip in one year. We were going back to help out with Aunt Kathy’s auction of all of her stuff. It’s … Continue reading

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Meet Dutch!

This post is going to be all about my brand new family member, Dutch. I call him Dutchie Poopies and Darrell calls him Hoppers or Poopers, but don’t be fooled, his real name is Dutch! His breed is also called … Continue reading

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Book 81 of 500!

Book 81 took me a whole month to read. Mainly because it was 1040 pages! Longest book I’ve ever read! It was another book my mom had given me to read. It was called The Witching Hour by Anne Rice. … Continue reading

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Book 80 of 500!

When I started back up at work a couple weeks ago there was a lot of new merchandise. One new item was a book called, The Giggling Ghost Girl Scout Mystery by Carole Marsh. Well, it’s for young girls, so … Continue reading

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Book 79 of 500!

This was another one of my mom’s books that was sitting by her bed. My dad thought it looked interesting, so I decided to read it. It’s called Schooled In Murder: A Tom & Scott Mystery by Mark Richard Zubro. … Continue reading

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Dutch Fest!

In September Darrell, dad and I went to the Dutch Fest that we go to every year. However, this was the first year without my mom. It was pretty sad going. We still tried to have fun! The picture of … Continue reading

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RIP Mommy!

While on my 12 week FMLA leave from work, one of the things I did was go to the cemetery every week to visit with my mom. Luckily it was summer and nice weather, and I was able to stay … Continue reading

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