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PB150067Originally uploaded by Suzy SnowThe morning after our first winter storm, Nov 16, 2008. The hydro was out and everything was very quiet, peaceful!

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begoniaOriginally uploaded by Suzy Snow

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Click on image for full view!

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This was the scene last weekend (April 28th, 2007) of fisherman trying to snag some perch. I was standing on the Atherley Narrows Bridge in Orillia Ontario. There is a Perch Festival in Orillia. I didn't know about it until today but I was amazed at the number of boats on the lake. It was an overcast, slightly foggy morning. By the time I returned to take these pics the fog had lifted but

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Life is too short. That’s what everyone always says. How many people really believe that though? I know I said it myself many times throughout my life, but now that I am nearer to the end, I do believe it. I believe it whole-heartedly. It is that firm belief that has placed me here, right now, in this predicament or adventure. I prefer to look at this as an adventure. If I didn’t, I would

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My first kiss was with little Bobby from across the street. He was five, the same age as me. We were also around the same height. Bobby had curly brown hair, was pudgy in a cuddly sort of way and very cute (or so I thought).I tricked Bobby into that first kiss by talking him into participating in a new game of "pretend". My idea was to re-enact Snow White. I would pretend to be Snow White and he

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*The assignment instructions were to write about a significant event in your life and to try to evoke an emotional response from the reader. We were instructed to use all of our senses when writing e.g. smell, taste, hearing, seeing, feeling*Through the shrieks and screams of the kids racing around the park, I could hear the distant clang of the town clock. Beads of sweat covered my forehead and

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14/01/2007 11:35 AMI received a call from the college, on the Thursday prior to my first class which was to begin on Tuesday January 9th. They had decided that three people did not warrant running Writing the Short Story. My disappointment was evident and the person on the other end of the line quickly suggested another class that I might find interesting. The alternative, titled Creative

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“Just hold still while I finish plugging in your wires.”I stared down at my green moccasins with the rabbit fur trim and wondered if the technician noticed how the colour seemed to clash with my flashy, new, pink pyjamas with the psychedelic design. My cheeks started to turn red thinking of how ridiculous I must look.It was good that he could not see my embarrassment. He may have sensed it, but

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I guess I should have come on here yet again to apologize for disappearing into thin air. It seems that I have fallen into that bad routine of staying at work too late and then just going home and falling into bed.In September, when I took a little break from work, I promised myself to not do that anymore. I just seem to get so lost in what I am doing that I don't realize what time it is and

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I arrive home late from work after yet another long day.  I am bleary eyed as I pull into the garage and make my way up to the apartment. Thankfully Mom has supper holding for me, so that my free time is not wasted on preparing a meal. After a day of fielding questions, attending meetings, long drawn out conversations with peer on how to avert day-to-day disasters, I yearn for some mindless

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Everyone has heard that saying "a sucker is born every minute".  Well on July 22, 1961 at the precise moment I was born, VOILA!!  Yes a sucker. I am regarded as an intelligent individual at work and in my personal life but every now and then I experience what I refer to as my blonde moments and on Tues night it was no different. Exhausted from working a twelve hour day I arrived home eager to

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I'm still glowing from the experience last night at the Eric Clapton/Robert Cray concert.  It was without a doubt, the absolute BEST concert that I have attended. I think I may have said the same thing the last time I went to an Eric Clapton concert but this one was better than the last.  The thing that set this concert apart, in my own opinion, was the addition of Robert Cray and Derek Trucks.

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Deb and I are sitting at this lovely turquoise painted picnic table enjoying a rowdy game of Gin Rummy. After calling my mother to get the rules of play, we dealt the cards and the laughter began. I want to listen to Bob Marley but Debbie doesn't.  We have to find a common ground on the music or the afternoon sun and glow from the alcohol will be lost. "When was the last time you sat outside at a

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Here's a sunset from Sauble Beach. I've just returned from a mini vacation. Will update more soon!

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Part of my morning battle into work each day comprises of a race around the block to the local Tim Horton's for my Extra Large Double Double. I started to drive out of my way so that I would be on the right side of the road which allows me to make a right hand turn into the drive-thru line up. This line up can sometimes snake its way down Caledonia.  The people attempting to join the cue from the

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It can't be 4:30 a.m.  It feels like 8:00 a.m.  Maybe I should get up and blog for a bit and then go back to bed for a few winks before I have to get ready for work. No, I'll lie here and try to relax.  Think of nothing and soon I'll be back to sleep. Stop bugging me Molly.  This isn't the time for play, I'm supposed to be sleeping.  I only have 2 hours before I have to get up. 4:45 a.m.  1 hour

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DSCN1540 Originally uploaded by Suzy Snow. Doesn't this make you yearn to be a kid again?

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I'm always open to trying out new things so when MSN asked me if I was interested in changing my hotmail account to the new Windows Live version, I thought what the hell.  Might as well.  I've already changed my yahoo account to a new beta version so why not Hotmail. After I changed over, there was information about other Windows Live services and one of them was Windows Live Writer (Beta).  It

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I am not a nice person. I always thought I was but I was told today that I am not. I am crass. I think it is funny how we do not exactly see ourselves the way everyone else does. It is curious, is it not?I must admit that my behaviour lately has not been very nice. I am blaming it on the heat. It could be hormones though. On the other hand, maybe I am stressed from too many late nights at

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Here is a picture of the beautiful bracelet my daughter gave me for my birthday. It's very sparkly and pretty! I just love it.

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Happy Birthday To MeHappy Birthday To ShellyHappy Birthday To Me

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I have been away for a mini vacation to the Nation’s Capital, Ottawa, again. This time it was to go to the Ottawa Bluesfest for the first time.I was browsing the internet in May to look for information on my new favourite musician, James Hunter and was lead down the cyber path to pulling out my credit card and purchasing two tickets to see Etta James in Ottawa last week.I had heard about the

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Fit people can be dinks. No, they can be assholes. I wonder if I will turn into one when I lose the extra invisible person that I carry around with me each day.This morning while I was out enjoying my Saturday morning walk I came upon a couple of men and a woman on bicycles heading in the opposite direction. The guy in the lead was complaining about a “fat woman with her two year old and

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Have you ever recalled a previous dream in a dream? With your previous dream perceived as reality in your current one. I know this is a little convoluted and possibly hard to understand what I am talking about so I will explain with an example of what I dreamt last night.I have been dreaming of work non-stop lately. Possibly, from the overwhelming feelings that I have been experiencing lately,

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I love the Sunday Star (Toronto Star). The Saturday edition used to be my favourite but now it’s the Sunday Star that gets my attention. The articles are interesting and have less to do with news and more to do with general interests, hence my infatuation.This morning in the Ideas section there was an article: Warning: This Story Could Get You High. It was about the theory of Irving Biederman

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One of the news broadcasts they were advertising yesterday for the Six O’clock slot was about a “seniors only” park. I missed the actual story but was intrigued by the little clip. It showed sprightly seniors standing/sitting around a fishing pond, each with pole in hand, casting aimlessly.I told my mother that her generation is selfish. Hogging a park and making it out of bounds to youngun’s

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Ring, ring.“Hello.”“Shelly?” “Hi Jerry!”“Uh Shelly, I’m just calling to tell you that we can’t make it.”“You can’t?!?”I then heard that unmistakable giggle and I knew he was teasing me, yet again. Jerry and Brenda were staying with Brenda’s family in St. Catharines, relatively close to my home in Mississauga, so we had made plans before their trip from Calgary to Missouri and then to St.

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"Shelly"I could hear a male calling my name softly. He was very close to me. He did not respond to my reply.When I realized I was still in bed, my eyes flew open. There was nobody in the room. The apartment was quiet. Everyone was asleep.Who was that? The voice did and did not sound familiar all at the same time. I don't recognize the voice, but when I heard it call my name I was not

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I check myself out quickly in the mirror on the wall in the lady’s change room before heading downstairs to start my shift. I hate wearing this stupid net. I look like an old lady. Stop blushing. Don’t be so nervous. It’ll be ok. Maybe Mrs. DQ will be working today instead of that old prick. I almost collide with Mr. DQ as I step out of the change room. He is standing outside the

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My first night alone in the hotel was a little lonely, but I managed to enjoy a long walk with my neighbour across the hall and then a long soak in a lovely hot bath. I've realized lately just how much I despise being on my own. Most people look forward to the peace and quiet and the opportunity to do whatever they want. I dread long periods of alone time and get antsy instead of restful.I had

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I chose to take the train to Ottawa over the plane. It meant a 5-hour trip rather than an hour, but I figured that once you factor in getting to the airport early and the wait to go through security etc., that it would most likely work out to be the same. Besides the train station was a 10 min ride to the Hotel where the airport would have been a half hour trip.The train was leaving at 9:30 and

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I'm leaving on a "Train", Don't know when I'll be back again...Not true, I do. I'm leaving today for training (Work Related)in Ottawa. I'll be back on May 13th.If I find access to the internet, you'll hear from me, if I don't...see you when I return!

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Isn't this one of the most beautiful houses you've ever seen? I recently visited the Trish Romance Gallery along with my mom and sister. The gallery is in her former home in the beautiful town of Niagara On The Lake. It's a beautiful, quaint little town located near Niagara Falls. There are many reasons to visit again and one of them just happens to be the abundance of vineyards. I can't wait

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I spoke about my favourite book that I had as a child here, and I was asked by a reader for more information on the author etc.I said I would provide the information as soon as I located the book. I knew I had it packed away somewhere safe, but where...Yesterday by fluke, I opened up a box and voila, there it was. I was wrong on the title and that was probably why Christine was unable to locate

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View from top of the Hill Originally uploaded by Suzy Snow. My Sister and I spent the afternoon walking in High Park, Toronto. This was the view from our resting spot at the top of the hill.We were trying to figure out what would be the perfect flower to fill the Maple Leaf with. I said red petunias, my sister thinks red and orange begonias would be perfect.I'm going to come back in the

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Have you ever realized that you just experienced one of the best times of your life? That the event that just transpired will become one of those special memories that will bring an instant smile whenever it comes to mind?I had one just this past Monday night. It started out as a surprise call from my friend Jack about three weeks ago. He called to tell me that he had concert tickets and

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My PC is now in recovery. Yes, Ms. Dell Dimension 3000 crashed and burned a week ago Monday, on February 13th, to be exact. I was naturally devastated by this latest display of incompetence. First she crashed in December. I forgave her because she is relatively new to this job. She not only has to satisfy my high demands, but also looks after my daughter and mother. The poor thing was

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We are in the middle of my least favourite month/season. Knowing how much I hate the dreary days of February and March, I did something different this year. I went out of my way to try to plan different things for most of February. I am busy most weekends. This was one of the weekends that I didn’t have anything planned but two last minute opportunities have helped it pass quickly.I went to a

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Four jobs you have had in your life:- Counter help at Dairy Queen- Waitress- Client Service Clerk for an Insurance Company (The Co-Operators)- Payroll Clerk for Kaufmann Furniture (long before the doors closed)Four movies you would watch over and over:- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation- American Graffiti- A Christmas Carol- Old Yeller Four places you have lived:- Collingwood- Toronto- Oshawa

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My Brother-In-Law passed away yesterday morning at around 8:10am in the hospital. We were not with him. My sister was doing her school bus run when the call came from the hospital. He passed within minutes of that call.One of the nurses sat with him, holding his hand while he departed.I didn't get there until just after 9:30am because I wasn't at my desk when my mom tried to call me.I had been

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I thought I should pop on and apologize again for my long absence. Many things have been happening in my personal life lately and as a result, I have not been in the mood for updating my blog or I feel like I shouldn't be spending time updating my blog.My sister's husband has recently been diagnosed with cancer and it doesn't sound good. He is in the hospital and we don't know how long he has.

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This is an abandoned house that I stopped to explore on my way home from my mini vacation in September. It is located on the North side of Hwy 26 in between Stayner and Barrie, Ontario. I have driven by this house so many times over the years that I can't even estimate the number, but this is the first time I have ever pulled over and inspected it further.I'm not sure what the lure is for me to

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“I had a dream about you last night.”“You did?”“Yes and it was so real. Suzy, it was so real it has me a little freaked out.”“Well that suits you, being a freak and all.” “Oh shut up.”“Well are you going to tell me about it?”“I had this dream that you were sick with that pain in your side. The pain was so bad that you told me that you were going to go to the hospital. You were sitting on the

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Seven things I plan (would like) to do before I die1. Earn a substantial amount of money2. Play out a fantasy3. learn to play an instrument reasonably well 4. take some university courses and possibly get a degree5. travel to Europe6. travel across Canada7. buy a cottage on the waterfront or relatively near itSeven things I can do......1. talk a lot2. laugh a lot3. gain weight at an

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I’m not going to say that I wasn’t disappointed because I was. I just assumed that we would most likely spend 2 – 4 days in the area. I didn’t care if we moved from Wasaga Beach to Collingwood but I wasn’t ready to go home.Trying to push those thoughts out of my head, I made my way for Duncan’s where I was going to meet up with my ex bf. We have remained friends, in spite of the nasty way he

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I finish brushing my teeth and walk out of the bathroom talking to Debbie, but she isn’t answering me. I look over towards her bed and realize that she is already fast asleep. It’s 9:45 pm. I would never have imagined that I would be ready for bed before 11:00 pm on a non work night, yet it didn’t seem that there was much else to do.Feeling refreshed and well rested I climb out of bed to

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My new computer arrived today and I must say I am amazingly impressed, happy, estatic and everything else that is good!Now I have a scanner and I couldn't resist but scan and post this picture of my sister and I. Which one is Suzy Snow? Left or Right?Click on the photo to view a larger size.

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Collingwood is deserted on this Tuesday evening in early September at 11:00 pm. It is the first day of school, so it is naturally quiet. Unlike the hot days of summer when everyone is up late and antsy, unable to sleep.I question my decision of waiting so long for a break from work. Perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea to wait for summer to be over. It is very quiet and depressing. My mind is

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I try to get comfortable on the bed and I realize that it’s not that the bed is uncomfortable, it’s quite adequate, but the pillows are too flimsy. I prefer two pillows. The bottom one has to be more solid than the top and I regret not bringing my own.It crosses my mind as I flip the channels on the remote control that I am paying $100.00 to sit in a motel room to feel lonely and sad. I could

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Dscn0727Originally uploaded by Suzy Snow. Day OneI decide to phone into work before I leave the house on Tuesday to see if by chance my overtime cheque has arrived. If it’s in then perhaps the cheque will cover the cost of my car expense on Saturday."Yes they arrived on Friday. I’ll put your cheque in your drawer for you.""Thanks a lot, I’ll see you later. I’m not sticking around though. I'll

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Dscn0417 Originally uploaded by Suzy Snow. I will be looking at this view very shortly. I'm all packed and ready to hit the road.Check back next week for updates and I hope new stories, but if nothing worthy of writing about happens then at least I'll have some pictures.See ya!

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Dscn0416 Originally uploaded by Suzy Snow. I'm going away for a few days to get some needed rest. I'm officially on a one week vacation and my friend Debbie and I are going to Wasaga Beach to relax by the waters edge and hopefully have a bit of fun.Debbie has decided to wait until Wednesday or Thursday to join me so I will have a night or two on my own (I'm going up on Tuesday). I think

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Clouds Mississauga 1 03092005 Originally uploaded by Suzy Snow. I am speechless or feel that right now anything I have to say will seem insignificant and trite with the horrible disaster south of the border. I am however posting a picture of my favourite subject, clouds. This was taken this afternoon in Mississauga, Ontario.

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I heard some very good news today. The Police apprehended a 19 year old male with a handgun at Dufferin and Lawrence, right near my work. I feel so much safer now that I know he’s been put in jail or at least driven to the jail and then undoubtedly released on bail after a good talking to.So what is going on in this city right now? Is it a gun epidemic? Was it too hot this summer? There has

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My very first book that I remember owning, was bought just for me, instead of the usual books that were for both my sister and I, and it was titled Isabelle and The Pink Teddy Bears. I still own the book.It is a large, hard covered book with an enchanting picture on the front of a little girl in a dreamy night gown with a handsome Pink Teddy in a tux on her arm. They are stepping gingerly onto

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As the last breath is finally released and the strong heart gives up its valiant fight; Betty finally relinquishes herself to an eternal rest. The date is July 18, 2005. Today on July 22, 2005 we come together to pay respect to this wonderful woman. I know that I will never forget this birthday, my 44th. I think about how Betty is finally forced to rest and how that was something that she

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**After posting this earlier and linking to two of Ben's pictures, I googled Hotlinking and found out what it means. I've since removed the pictures. Sorry Ben. If your pictures have tags to prevent this, it didn't work.I was reading a post by Ben and his dilema surrounding posting pictures on his blog. What picqued my curiosity was the bit about "anti-hotlinking tag". I've never heard of the

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Wow, another week has slipped by. I must say that typically I am out of the house much more in the nice weather than I am in the winter. This would account for the declining posts.This past week I was out every night except one, last night. It's fun but tiring all at the same time.In my last post I was talking about my visit with Em2 and posted some pictures. We ended up getting together on

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June 22, 2005It seems like forever since I’ve updated. Oh wait a minute, that’s because it has been.I’m sure that the few people that used to check in on a regular basis have given up me and I don’t blame you.I have been very busy lately and unfortunately have not had the time or the energy to devote to my blog.But I’m taking a minute for a sketch of what has been happening.I’m sure you all

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We met about a month ago. At first meeting, I wasn’t even sure if I liked him. He was aggravating and intoxicating simultaneously, which left me with mixed feelings.I’ve been seeing him almost daily since our first meeting and if I am unable to see him, I become very frustrated. It’s developed into a habit. A time consuming habit, but after leaving him, I always feel euphoric and therefore do

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I just wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful comments. Life without Sammy is different and we are all adapting to a new home environment.I have so many things to write about, but I haven't had a moment...my new relationship is eating up soooo much of my time.I'll update you on all of this, this weekend. Until then, may the sun be shining on you no matter where you are.Shelly

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Some moments in time act as bookmarks for our brain, signifying those important moments as lifetime memories from all the other insignificant occurrences in our day to day life.I recently experienced one of those moments. Last Monday, April 25th, 2005 I had to say goodbye to my long time friend, Sammy. Sammy was my dog. He would have been 15 years old in September.He collapsed Monday night

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Day one of the new daily schedule of Shelly that includes exercise. I know that I cannot jump to the physically fit Shelly, so I started out slow. I went downstairs to the exercise room. Yes, I am lucky to have one located in my building. Funny that I still couldn’t manage the time to use it, but today I did. I allowed myself 40 minutes for my use only, in the exercise room. The choice was

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I must apologise to my patient readers for my lack of writing lately. I've been swept off my feet with work and have not been able to surface long enough to put a couple of thoughts together.I'm going to attempt a small update on the wonderful, intriguing life of Shelly.I went for a physical with my new Doctor today. I visited her in March to follow up on an annoying sensation on the right side

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Do you believe in Creative Visualization? I read a book about 5 years ago called Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain. When I read the book I realized that I had practised this technique many times throughout my life but mainly as a child or young adult.Some of my memories of using this technique are: Creative Visualization Image - My sister and I are having a wonderful birthday party for

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7 times.He rang my cell phone 6 times on a Saturday morning, two weeks after he stood me up. There were three messages left, one apologizing for "missing" the Sunday before (it was two weeks prior), the second message pleaded with me to stop being aggressive and call him back and the third was a hang up.The last call was last weekend and he left a message acknowledging that I must be pissed at

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Guess how many times this guy has called me since he stood me up?And NO, I have NOT answered or returned any of his calls. See if you can guess the magic number. The winner will be awarded an undetermined prize that will most certainly be something entirely worthless and or useless.

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I went for a walk in the park yesterday and got a few shots of early spring in Toronto. Click on the thumbnails below to view full picture.

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I have never forgotten the lessons I learned in Sunday School. It doesn’t matter how long ago that was, those lessons for daily living still occupy a prime spot in my brain and have become the essence of what I believe in. Such simple things as: do unto others as you would have them do unto you; try to give a helping hand whenever you can; practise what you preach; live and let live; what will

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On the advise of Mick, I finally submitted one of my pictures and an accompanying essay to A Pictures Worth and my Winter's Sunset photo has been posted on the site for March 2005. I wrote a little essay to go with it, so please visit David's site and check it out. It may inspire you to do the same. The site showcases a new beautiful photo with story every day.

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I am so happy, so very happy, I am so happy, I could sing and dance! La, la, la la laaaaaaa, la la la la laaaaaaa, dum dum de de dum dum dum deeeeeeeee. A full symphony with choral back up plays loudly in my head as my eyes open and I am tempted to spring to my feet, do a hand spring towards the door, two pirouettes and three high kicks on my way to the bathroom because I am soooooo happy, but

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Click on thumbnail to see full picture.

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Sorry for the absence. I didn't want to jinx anything by writing about it ahead of time and I've been very preoccupied with the whole process since.What am I talking about? Remember that Supervisor's competition that I had applied on back in January? The one that I thought I had failed? Well last thursday afternoon around 4:00pm, I received an email advising me that I had passed for one of

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According to a news bulletin on the television, Michael Jackson didn't show up in court today. They had issued an all points bulletin for his arrest and then a report came through that he was at the hospital for back problems.I wonder how many more stall tactics he will use during this proceeding?

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I feel the need to recap my weekend and share it with my friends, both real and cyber. You may find this as curious as I do.Remember the guy I met a few weeks ago at the bar? I had given him my cell phone number and he had called me the next day. During that conversation, I lied to him and said I had a boyfriend and apologised for not divulging that the night before in my inebriated state. I

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"Are you sure?" I nervously looked around the Barber shop as we stepped through the front door and waited for my daughter’s reassurance that this was a good place to get my hair cut.She told me again how great it was and walked up to the woman behind the counter and started to talk to her in hushed tones. The older woman, leaned to the right to get a look at me and then went back to discussing

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I tried to fix my page by making all my pictures thumbnails. I thought this would move my sidebar to where it was. It worked for most of yesterday. Today the sidebar is dropping to the bottom once the page loads. As far as I know, I didn't do anything else.I think unluckyhas jinxed blogger. Or I am just living under a black cloud. ;o)

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I was inspired to write this after reading PPQ's latest post about an old boyfriend. The post is dated March 1, 2005, if you want to see what I am referring to. She describes an unhealthy relationship she was in and how her friends pulled her aside and told her frankly that she should be evaluating the situation. She did and ended it.It made me wonder if there is any reason why I do the

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I learned how to do a thumbnail of a picture. So now my sidebar is where it should be and the picture will not or should not spill into the edge of the monitor. I think it's better. I learned the trick here.

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I stole this meme from Christine at Mommy Matters. I'm sure she won't mind. 1. Share responsibility with my sister for burning out our apartment and had just turned 5.2. Got nabbed for stealing (even though I was innocent) with a friend from a store and had a ride in the back of the cop car through the downtown core of our small town3. Almost drowned 4 times but still love the water4.

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My Mom's ex called the other day. She walked into my room to share bits of the conversation with me."Ex had a bad car accident!""He did? Oh my god, is he ok?""Yes, he's very lucky, the car had over $8,000.00 in damage but he wasn't hurt at all. The worst thing is that he is nervous to drive now."I didn't respond immediately to my mother's last comment, my thoughts had turned to the fragility

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Well the nightmare is over, for now. I completely bombed that exam this morning and I'm not just saying that. It was a classic case of not studying the right material.I did study though, so I don't feel badly about not being prepared. There is no way to ever totally know every piece of legislation inside and out and so you have to pick and choose what you study. You pray that you are right.

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