tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847782945213632902024-03-13T12:44:20.596-07:00Shelley's Daily DoseShelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-14331884836674639752018-11-12T18:36:00.000-08:002018-11-12T18:36:33.102-08:00Starting the story I sit quietly in a room that seems to close in further as the minutes tick by waiting for my father to die. And so do they. Though their anticipation is more glib than my own, even if I hadn't yet pieced it all together. They had something to gain from the loss. I was unaware and had never had a reason to suspect her or her children's intentions with my father. But, oh how I should have. There is no good step mom, not in my world.<br />
This last one had played quite the role; a dingy divorcee who was harmless save for a gambling habit that he too suffered. A woman who seemed to like his kids and grandkids and didn't mind showing up for birthday parties or the like, even if those kids and grandkids didn't really rank all that high. A woman who doted on him and never talked back and simply loved everyone except for the most recent wife, the one just before her, whom she was determined to prove she was nothing like. Though in the end, the only difference is one had the nerve to be who she was while he was alive.<br />
We'd all watched him decline for less than a week and I knew he'd never come home. I prayed for just one more Christmas, one more birthday party for him to come to, one more phone call, but somehow I knew those particular prayers wouldn't be granted. I was hurting. He had never been what I needed in a father, but we had made the best amends we could and I loved him no less.<br />
So I sat and waited, thinking of the few short years that I'd had him to myself, the years before the stepmothers. There was no doubt I was loved in those days. But my concentration wouldn't keep. The recent memory of the shrill, intrusive voice of my stepsister of a mere two years, "I've called a lawyer, a friend of mine....", clouded my memories and filled me with anger. In my naïveté, I wouldn't have guessed anyone, anywhere on earth, would still think it's ok to have a dying man sign a will. "To make sure we get everything." Then again, I'd never been impressed by her and he had warned me on occasion: "That one pushes when she shouldn't push." But THIS? The quintessential low life act of a dying person's family: have them sign a deathbed will. Yet here we were with a stepfamily of only two years having a friend/attorney draft a will for a dying man he had never met nor spoken to, particularly about his last wishes. "It's my job to protect my mom."<br />
In some way I'm grateful. Because of two women my children will never suffer a stepmother.Shelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-43221369450477636122013-03-14T05:14:00.002-07:002013-03-14T05:14:42.265-07:00Things I Don't Love Thursday...LINKY<center>
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Shelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-29186124752309103072013-03-13T15:18:00.005-07:002013-03-13T15:18:58.743-07:00Liebster Award! YAY<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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Shelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-86107383302534501692013-02-19T05:14:00.000-08:002013-02-19T05:14:16.136-08:00Tunes on Tuesday.....The Drowned<div align="center">
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This song will always be one of my favorites. The Hazards of Love Part 4 (The Drowned) by The Decemberists.</div>
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Lay Me Down by Dirty Heads and Rome</div>
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Won't Back Down by Matt Kearney</div>
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Sheets by Damien Jurado</div>
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Bird on a Wire by Adam Cohen</div>
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Waiting for My Real Life to Begin by Colin Hay</div>
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I do not love <span style="font-size: large;">Natural Pean<span style="font-size: large;">ut Butter. <span style="font-size: small;">Just gr<span style="font-size: small;">oss. Th<span style="font-size: small;">at's the first time I tried. It<span style="font-size: small;">'s l<span style="font-size: small;">ike grimy water. I'll stick with the processed kind that cont<span style="font-size: small;">ains salt and sugar.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></center>
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Shelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-44248854981048406662013-01-24T11:37:00.001-08:002013-01-24T14:14:30.794-08:00Things I'm Not Lovin Linky Party<center>
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What I'm not loving this week..</center>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">King Cake</span>.Yep, I said it. I live in Louisiana and we are serious about Mardi Gras. King cakes are a festive and delicious part of the season and everywhere you turn you can find one. Some are filled with cream cheese, some raspberry or other fruity yums yums, some are dry....All are filled with <span style="font-size: large;">cellulite.</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">As well a<span style="font-size: small;">s I have <span style="font-size: small;">don<span style="font-size: small;">e<span style="font-size: small;"> this week with staving <span style="font-size: small;">off craving for chocolate, I m<span style="font-size: small;">ade a bee line for this cake <span style="font-size: small;">upon enteri<span style="font-size: small;">ng the off<span style="font-size: small;">ice<span style="font-size: small;">. I mean, it's once a year, what <span style="font-size: small;">coul<span style="font-size: small;">d I <span style="font-size: small;">do? Yes, so now my legs are fluffy and I<span style="font-size: small;">'m blaming the king cake</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Waiting on <span style="font-size: x-large;">birth<span style="font-size: x-large;"> certificate. <span style="font-size: small;">I will not get into this long story <span style="font-size: small;">because it kind of infurita<span style="font-size: small;">tes me...<span style="font-size: small;">if it's possi<span style="font-size: small;">ble to <span style="font-size: small;">be "kind of infuriated<span style="font-size: small;">." Just know that I've been waiting <span style="font-size: small;">on an</span> updated co<span style="font-size: small;">py of my el<span style="font-size: small;">dest <span style="font-size: small;">daughter's bir<span style="font-size: small;">th cer<span style="font-size: small;">t <span style="font-size: small;">and the <span style="font-size: small;">social worker <span style="font-size: small;">dropped the ball....and yad<span style="font-size: small;">a yada..it's been almo<span style="font-size: small;">st a year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Not having enough patients.<span style="font-size: small;"> I'm a home hea<span style="font-size: small;">lth <span style="font-size: small;">nurse<span style="font-size: small;">. I <span style="font-size: small;">make money per visit. With healthcare changing, medicare has made serious cut backs and the sta<span style="font-size: small;">te of Louisi<span style="font-size: small;">ana i<span style="font-size: small;">s curr<span style="font-size: small;">ently being audited. <span style="font-size: small;">Th<span style="font-size: small;">is we<span style="font-size: small;">ek my <span style="font-size: small;">total visits have plunged. It's ter<span style="font-size: small;">rible<span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;">While I kno<span style="font-size: small;">w that t<span style="font-size: small;">he Lord will give me good thing<span style="font-size: small;">s to do with <span style="font-size: small;">the n<span style="font-size: small;">ew found time on my hands<span style="font-size: small;">, I want my visits.<span style="font-size: small;"> Wh<span style="font-size: small;">ich bring<span style="font-size: small;">s my to the last <span style="font-size: small;">thing I'm not loving this week...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></center>
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Shelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-79570747268841942462013-01-24T05:48:00.001-08:002013-01-24T05:48:55.416-08:00This Week's Music<div style="text-align: center;">
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I find music to be fascinating. I often wonder what makes us enjoy the sounds we enjoy. I've been fortunate enough to be exposed to many genres and decades in my life. Thanks to my mom for the classic country peppered with Otis Redding and Percy Sledge. My sister helped too. Although only four years older than me she liked music from the few previous decades (We were teens in the 90's). I think Bob Seger will always be an all time fave for me. But, my teen influences are still a big part of me so Sublime and Nirvana are never far away. In the last 7 years or so, I have discovered a love for modern folk and I cannot get enough. When I write these posts they will mostly be filled with my more recent finds. I love the passion, the voices, the sounds that you just know move within the artist's soul. Rarely is this found in mainstream music of today. </div>
I like to post about music every now and again in order to promote artists that IMHO deserve recognition. Sometimes I post old songs that might ignite vague memories and nostalgia. Whatever may come of it, here's my list for this week:<br />
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And Then You by Greg Laswell<br />
Poncho and Lefty by Townes Van Zandt (the original is beautiful but this guy has a great voice and I love hearing him sing this)<br />
Come and Find Me by Josh Ritter<br />
When I'm Away From You by The Bellamy Brothers<br />
Lord, I Hope This Day is Good by Brandon Rhyder (again, let's not forget the original but this is a must listen)<br />
My Own Worst Enemy by Lit (anyone remember 90's alternative)<br />
Collie Man by Slightly Stoopid<br />
The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov<br />
Out of the Dark by Matt Hires<br />
Best Dress by Damien Jurado<br />
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I love, love, love Matt Hires. I swiped this video from youtube and I hope you all enjoy.</div>
Shelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-19171011270724604952013-01-19T15:00:00.002-08:002013-01-19T15:00:29.840-08:00P90X update and inspiration...<span style="font-size: large;"><i>And no you<span style="font-size: large;"> are not getting photos just yet.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today is day 1<span style="font-size: large;">3. It is really <span style="font-size: large;">amazing how <span style="font-size: large;">quickly I h<span style="font-size: large;">ave built up str<span style="font-size: large;">ength. <span style="font-size: large;">For the first 5 days I thought for sure I would kill over at just any moment. But, alas, I sit here a<span style="font-size: large;">nd type this. A<span style="font-size: large;">lthough my clothes aren't fitting differently, my legs feel <span style="font-size: large;">much more<span style="font-size: large;"> sol<span style="font-size: large;">id<span style="font-size: large;"> and around my rib<span style="font-size: large;">s seem<span style="font-size: large;">s to <span style="font-size: large;">be shrinking. I know <span style="font-size: large;">wha<span style="font-size: large;">t you're thin<span style="font-size: large;">king....<span style="font-size: large;">only day 1<span style="font-size: large;">3 and possible shrinkage..yeah, right.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let me tell you...<span style="font-size: large;">Four months a<span style="font-size: large;">fter I had <span style="font-size: large;">Avery<span style="font-size: large;"> I<span style="font-size: large;"> realized I was still a cow. This realization came in stark contra<span style="font-size: large;">st to the <span style="font-size: large;">100 lbs I<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">weighed a sol<span style="font-size: large;">id 6 weeks after giving birth <span style="font-size: large;">to <span style="font-size: large;">Kyndall. <span style="font-size: large;">So<span style="font-size: large;">, I w<span style="font-size: large;">as more resilient ba<span style="font-size: large;">ck then and it took me <span style="font-size: large;">4 months to adm<span style="font-size: large;">it that I must <span style="font-size: large;">get <span style="font-size: large;">up and work out. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">In<span style="font-size: large;"> come, P90X... and ou<span style="font-size: large;">t <span style="font-size: large;">c</span></span>omes...super fit S<span style="font-size: large;">helley.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Avery is now 3 and a half and <span style="font-size: large;">we also have an almost <span style="font-size: large;">2 year old. <span style="font-size: large;">So, I <span style="font-size: large;">am no longer <span style="font-size: large;">super fit Shelley. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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I started p90x this week and have significantly cut calories. I see a small difference and plan to keep it up. But tonight I'm stuffing my face with the Chef's Special at Toyko. Have a good weekend.</div>
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For Christmas Santa....I like to call him Chris, brought me a book by Andy Andrews called The Noticer. I read it in three days (and that includes the crazy day following Christmas). I found this book to be an easy read as well as a good one. It is inspirational and eye opening. A simple concept that points out the human flaw of focusing on things in their bland and obvious content, rather than what might lurk beneath the surface. The "noticer" in the novel is around to help those sometimes negative and sometimes selfish thoughts be put into perspective...a different, more positive perspective.I have already suggested it to my friends who are also avid readers. One of them read in a day and seemed to enjoy it as much as I did.</div>
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Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez</div>
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Look at Miss Ohio by Blind Pilot</div>
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Crazy Love by Ray Charles and Van Morrison</div>
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I have never thought that making a new year's resolution made a lot of sense.</div>
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I always assumed that if you know there is a change to be made you should be striving for it now matter the date.</div>
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Maybe it's because I'm finally mature and all that yuck stuff, but I kind of get it. </div>
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Starting a new year. Starting over, starting anew. I guess it makes sense after all.</div>
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I will hold to the belief that we should always work to be better, but I understand how Jan 1 might bring about the opportunity to exhale, regroup, and adjust where needed.</div>
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That was my disclaimer.</div>
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Now, what would I like to do differently, or better, in 2013?</div>
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I'm not going to say anything profound here. so no need to put on your seatbelt...</div>
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I will eat less chocolate.</div>
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I will go to an extra mass during the week every once in a while.</div>
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I will continue to read my Jesus Calling app first thing in the morning.</div>
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I will spend more LOUD evenings enjoying my family.</div>
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I will attempt to be more patient. This is really a hard one for me.</div>
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I will work out an extra time each week.</div>
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I will post at least one more blog post this month than last and try to increase my readers.</div>
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I will take more photos....UH, yeah, with my new Canon Rebel.</div>
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I joined a cozy holiday link up and here are the coziest things of the Christmas season..</div>
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This baby </div>
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This big baby....</div>
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This crazy hubby</div>
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my art</div>
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coffee....yum</div>
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the Jesus Calling app which I received from mom in law as early gift..</div>
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And of course all the classic movies and songs that complete the Christmas season. Last night we National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Classic Comedy.</div>
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From a giveaway by Shannon Hearts, jewelery made by Love of Pretty</div>
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A giveaway at Two Classy Chics blog, I won this Toilet Tree Products skin care system</div>
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Look at this...Not only is it a dino head or something weird, but the eel itself is a mini loch ness monster. </div>
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Also, I'm trying to upload a video of this stupid thing. Can't seem to get it done. Any tips?</div>
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I have absolutely added more prayer time.</div>
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My mother-in-law surprised me with an early present, the Jesus Calling app for iPhone.</div>
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I have used it daily and it is a great devotional and I feel like I have a whole year to catch up to,</div>
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therefore I have read two or three or four a day.</div>
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I do love it so far.</div>
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I also went to mass an extra day this week and plan on it again this week.</div>
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These are the things I must do in order to not only move closer to God, but to move past the guilt of failure.</div>
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Ok, so it's not as if I committed any crimes or mortal sins</div>
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but I really lack self control.</div>
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I feel the need to start it over but now advent is closing in on us.</div>
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Feel the Tide * Mumford and Sons</div>
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I Hear Them All * Old Crow Medicine Show</div>
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Seven Spanish Angels * Willie Nelson and Ray Charles<br />
Luckenbach, Texas * Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson<br />
Jar of Hearts * Christina Perri</div>
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Windfall * Town Mountain</div>
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Kathleen * David Gray</div>
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The Starlit Sky * The Workday Release</div>
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Waiting for My Ruca * Sublime</div>
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Winter Wonderland * Bing Crosby</div>
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Baby, It's Cold Outside</div>
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I simply love Christmas songs. </div>
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Shelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-24791275833461475682012-12-06T17:30:00.000-08:002012-12-06T17:30:20.141-08:00Advent updateSurprisingly, I haven't gone into convulsions for lack of chocolate. I suspect that making room for Jesus has something to do with Him helping me through these first few days. I am always amazed that no matter how far away I feel I am from Him, I can always see the ways He is working in my life. Sometimes it's in order to help me, but sometimes He is teaching me and pointing out my errs. The latter, clearly, is harder for me to absorb but frankly more necessary. I have always marched to my own beat. I am impulsive, impatient, and plenty of other "im-s" and for these I tend to feel guilt and completely removed from all forms of life. I shrink into my mind and find contentment in solitude. This is comfort. This is not what I was made for. I am a wife, a mother, a healer, and a child of God. Solitude should some after responsibilities have been fulfilled. God is my reminder. And sometimes it is hard to hear. Advent is a season to bring that voice closer while removing obstacles, obsessions, and impulsivities(which may or may not be a word). Good night all and may this season bring you to the place you most belong, not the place you are most content. Shelley Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917363199249253186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184778294521363290.post-31886538536455308312012-12-05T18:37:00.001-08:002012-12-05T18:46:06.130-08:00This Week's Top Tunes<div style="text-align: center;">
This Year's Love by David Gray</div>
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That Particular Time by Alanis Morissette</div>
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February Seven by The Avett Brothers <span style="font-size: xx-small;">little side note: Feb 7 is my anniversary.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Out<span style="font-size: small;"> Loud by Dispatch</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-size: small;">'m On Fire by Town Mountain</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let <span style="font-size: small;">It Be Me by Ray LaMontagne</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Guy <span style="font-size: small;">That Says Goodbye by Griffin House</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">New York City Christmas by <span style="font-size: small;">Rob Thomas</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beast of B<span style="font-size: small;">urden by The Rolling Stones</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Carol of the Bells by ANYONE </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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