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Your transportation related headlines for Thursday, December 29th 2016.

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Updating An Earlier Expiredmeter Story, ‘Robin Hood’ Parking Meter Group Claims Yet Another Court Victory Over Keene, NH Officials - New Hampshire Union Leader

Illinois Authorities Gear Up For New Year’s Weekend Traffic Safety Checks - Chicago Tribune

More On The New Traffic Laws In Illinois For 2017: Drivers Must Avoid Vehicles With Hazard Lights On; Possible Jail For Work And School Zone Speeding; Vehicle Impoundment For Second Time Failure To Have Proof Of Insurance - Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: Texting While Driving – In A Matter Of Seconds, You Could Ruin Lives Forever - Chicago Tribune

End Of Parking Ban Planned For Stretch Of Argyle In Jefferson Park, To Add More Residential Permit Parking - Nadig Newspapers

Neighborhood Board Rejects Plan To Build Townhouse Near Planned Sauganash Bike Trail - Nadig Newspapers

After Being Launched With A $10,000 Kickback To Former CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein, Divvy Has Racked Up Nearly 10M Rides - Chicago Sun-Times

Prosecutors Don’t Oppose Delaying Former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock’s Trial On Mileage Fraud And Other Corruption Charges - Chicago Sun-Times

Navy Pier Had More Lyft Rider Visits Than Any Other U.S. Tourist Destination - DNA Chicago

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Your transportation related headlines for Wednesday, December 28th 2016.

More On The Redflex Deal With Feds Over Red Light Camera Criminal Charges - The Newspaper

Getting Around Chicago In 2017: Higher Metra Fares, A Completed Jane Addams - Chicago Tribune

Under IDOT Proposal For Toll Lanes, Speed Comes At A Cost - Chicago Tribune

Uber, Food Trucks And Airbnb: Chicago’s 3 Biggest Over-Regulation Stories From 2016 - Illinois Policy Institute

Illinois Drivers Who Try To ‘Beat The Train’ To Face Doubled Fines In 2017 - DNA Chicago; Illinois Ranked Second In The Nation In 2015 For Fatalities At Railroad Crossings

New Illinois Motorcycle Laws Aimed At Making Bikers More Visible, Preserving Route 66 Heritage - Illinois News Network

Check Out Bridgeport’s New $3 Car Wash - DNA Chicago

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Your transportation related headlines for Tuesday, December 27th 2016.

Redflex Will Work With Feds, Avoid Criminal Prosecution Over Chicago Red Light Cameras - Chicago Sun-Times; Redflex Will Pay An As-Yet-Undetermined Amount Of Restitution And Damages To Chicago

Lake Shore Drive Traffic Could Be Affected By Lane Closures Tuesday And Wednesday - DNA Chicago

New O’Hare, Midway Parking Rates Start Next Month - Chicago Sun-Times

Obama Will Give Farewell Speech In Chicago Next Month At McCormick Place, Giving Him One More Opportunity To Screw Up Chicago Traffic - DNA Chicago

Michigan Avenue March Saturday Will Mark The Murders In Chicago This Year - Chicago Sun-Times

Your NYE Transit Guide To Get You Home In One Piece - Redeye

Chicago Seeks Big-Idea Proposals For Michael Reese Hospital Site In Bronzeville - Chicago Tribune

RIP Princess Leia – Iconic Actress, Carrie Fisher, Dead At 60 - New York TimesFilmed An Unforgettably Hilarious Scene For ‘The Blues Brothers,’ In Chicago’s Abandoned Freight Tunnel System

More From The Rahm Secret E-Mails: Billionaire Asked Rahm To Close Monroe Street For Daughter’s Wedding - Chicago Tribune; Open Records Experts See Loopholes In Emanuel’s E-Mail Lawsuit Settlement - Chicago Tribune; Chicago Narrowly Missed Having ‘Rahmo,’ A City Owned Lottery That Would Have Put The Icing On Chicago’s Corruption Cupcake - Crain’s Chicago Business

IDOT Vintage Photos Show How Your Neighborhood Looked From 1920 to 1950 - DNA Chicago

Many New Laws In New Year Will Impact Illinois Drivers In 2017

Gavel LawbookBy Otto Mobile

According to ABC 7 Chicago, Illinois will ring in nearly 200 new laws passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor in 2016 on January 1st.  15  of those several hundred new laws that will affect Illinois drivers.

In particular, one law will increase the penalty for violating railroad crossing restrictions, while another requires drivers to change lanes to avoid any vehicle with hazard lights flashing.

One interesting law compels driver’s education teachers to instruct drivers on how to handle traffic stops by law enforcement.

A new, if possibly redundant law requires license plates to be visible, although Illinois law already seems to be pretty clear on how license plates must be mounted on vehicles.

Of particular interest to Chicago drivers is a law that clarifies bikers do have the same right of way as motor vehicles. Perhaps  next year the General Assembly could clarify the law that bikers also need to follow the rules of the road like their motorized counterparts would also be helpful.

SB 0637 – Makes changes to Illinois law so drivers licenses comply with federal REAL ID regulations.

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Your transportation related headlines for Friday, December 23rd 2016.

Streetsblog Cheers One Year Anniversary Of The Loop Link BRT Fiasco – Despite Its 3 Mile An Hour Speed, The Horrible Design That Creates Conflict With Drivers Turning/Making Pickups And Deliveries In The North Loop, And The Total Choke Down Of Cross-Loop Vehicle Traffic - Chicago Streetsblog

Authors Of Study, That Advocated Letting Bikers Ignore Red Lights/Stop Signs, Try To Defend Their Fatally Flawed, Agenda-Driven Drivel - Chicago Tribune

Taylor Street Bridge Over I-90/94 Open In Time For Holiday Travel  - Chicago Sun-Times

New Illinois Law, Which Lets Drivers Have Their Birthday As Plate Expiration Date, Was Prompted By Secretary Of State Ending Mailed Renewal Notices - Illinois News Network

In Email, N’DIGO Publisher Demanded Rahm Tear Up Her Parking Tickets - Chicago Tribune; No Word On Whether Rahm Honored That Request; Rahm’s Emails Reveal Favors/Influence For Sale - Chicago Tribune; So Much For Rahm’s Transparency Promises - Chicago Tribune; E-Mails Show Lucas Museum Might Have Gone To US Steel South Works Site - Curbed Chicago

After Bribery Scandal Over Chicago Red Light Camera System, Redflex Losses Are Expected To Mount In 2017 - The Newspaper

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Your transportation related headlines for Thursday, December 22nd 2016.

Call The Waambulance: After The City Spent $22M On Fixing The Fullerton/Damen/Elston Bottleneck, Streetsblog Is Still Pouting — According To Streetsblog’s Uninformed, Ass-Backward, Voodoo Traffic Engineering Study, The Intersection Remake, Which Was Designed To Deal With TOO MUCH TRAFFIC, Should Have Been Done As A Road Diet Project With FEWER LANES - Chicago Streetsblog

CDOT Commissioner Appears On TV To Talk Transportation Projects; Totally Embarrasses Herself With Her Inability To Answer Basic Questions About The Loop Link BRT Problems With Excruciatingly Slow Bus Speeds, And A Crappy Design That Causes Cars To Veer Into Bus Lanes To Make Turns/Pickups/Deliveries - WTTW/Chicago Tonight

City’s New LED Streetlights Get Failing Grade In Student-Led Study — ‘Terrible For Driving’ - DNA Chicago; Someone Tell The City That Its Latest Goofy Green Goose-Chase Runs Counter To The Chicago-Based American Medical Association’s Warning — That Light-Emitting-Diode Lights Can Impair Nighttime Driving Vision; Quote: ‘High-Intensity LED Lighting Designs Emit A Large Amount Of Blue Light That Appears White To The Naked Eye And Create Worse Nighttime Glare Than Conventional Lighting. Discomfort And Disability From Intense, Blue-Rich LED Lighting Can Decrease Visual Acuity And Safety, Resulting In Concerns And Creating A Road Hazard.’

Police To Crack Down On Drunken Drivers In The Bridgeport Area - DNA Chicago

Fake ‘Dibs’ Tickets Are Being Handed Out: Don’t Be Fooled - DNA ChicagoNot The Most Original Prank

Rahm’s Hillary Clinton Moment: One Day After Being Slapped By A Judge For Violating The Illinois Open Meetings Act, Rahm Settles Another Lawsuit With The Better Government Association, For Using Private E-Mail For City Business, And Failing To Turn Over E-Mails In Response To Freedom Of Information Act Requests - Chicago Tribune; Could These E-Mails End Up Putting Rahm In A Jail Cell With Blagojevich; What Trump Could Learn From Chicago’s Kleptocracy - Chicago Reader

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Your transportation related headlines for Wednesday, December 21st 2016.

15 Of The 200 New Illinois Laws For 2017 Will Affect Drivers - ABC 7 Chicago

Looking Back At Transportation News In 2016 - Chicago Reader

Lakefront Bike, Jogging Trails To Be Separated, Thanks To $12M Donation - Chicago Sun-Times; Woman Struck, Seriously Injured By Hit And Run Biker On Lakefront Path, Cheers News Of Safer Lanes - Chicago Sun-Times

More Stevenson Closures Scheduled Thursday Near LSD - Chicago Sun-Times

Will Uber And Driverless Car Businesses Cut Into Chicago Parking Lot Profits - Crain’s Chicago Business

Taxpayer Supported Active Transportation Alliance Using Your Tax Dollars To Lobby For The Elimination Of Car Lanes On Already Overtaxed Streets - Active Transportation Alliance

Randolph Street Bike Lane Wins Award - People For Bikes; Judges Must Have Given Points For Most Destructive Bike Lane For Downtown Traffic Flow

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Your transportation related headlines for Tuesday, December 20th 2016.

Revamped Damen, Elston, Fullerton Intersections Open; New Bike Lanes, Traffic Signals, Pedestrian Crossings Added - DNA Chicago

Avoid The Stevenson Expressway: Lanes, Ramps Shutting Down Wednesday - DNA Chicago

Chicago Police Increasing Patrols At Daley Plaza Christkindlmarket After Berlin Truck Terror Attack - DNA Chicago; Islamic Terrorists Claim Responsibility For Berlin Truck Attack – Suspects Still At Large - Chicago Sun-Times

Point/Counterpoint: Letter: Bicyclists Must Be Held To The Same Laws As Motorists - Chicago Tribune; Letter: Safety, Shmafety: Special Snowflake Cyclists Should Skip Stop Signs/Signals - Chicago Tribune

Chicago-Based Parqex Raises More Than $1M To Rent Out Private Parking Spots - Chicago Tribune

Rahm Wants To Raise Maximum Fine For Non-Removed Motor Vehicles, Tires, Waste Dumped On Vacant Lots From $1,500 To $5,000 - Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois License Plate Renewal Notices To Continue For Now, Budget Or No; Future Notices May Be Funded With Advertising - The Southern Illinoisan

Former Reporter Turned Uber Driver, Anthony Ponce, Gives Active Transportation Alliance A Reality Check About Vehicle Pickups And Drop Offs In Chicago, And Why Bike Lanes Sometimes Get Blocked - Active Transportation Alliance; ‘In Some Situations, Street Parking Is So Packed That It Is, Unfortunately, Impossible To Find An Opening. In Those Situations, A Little Patience And Understanding From [Cyclists] Would Be Appreciated.’

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Your transportation related headlines for Monday, December 19th 2016.

After Goofball Study Concludes That Bikers Should Be Allowed To Ignore Red Lights And Stop Signs, Authors Are Somehow Surprised That People Who Live In The Real World Disagree - Next City; Streetsblog Throws A Hissy Fit After Tribune Editorial Board Criticizes That Study, Noting That Bikers Running Red Lights And Stop Signs Is Patently Unsafe - Chicago Streetsblog; Streetsblog Conveniently Forgets To Mention That Of The 6 Bikers Killed So Far This Year, One Was Killed After Running A Red Light On Michigan AvenueWhile Another Was Killed After Pulling Out Right In Front Of An Oncoming Truck On Sheridan Road In Evanston; Letter: Why Bikes And Chicago Traffic Don’t Mix - Chicago Tribune

Speeding Ticket Numbers Down, Fatalities Up On Illinois Roads - State Journal Register

Uber Says Monitoring Drivers Improves Safety, But Drivers Have Mixed Views - Chicago Tribune

After Rahm Gives His Brother/Uber Investor Ari A Sweetheart Deal, The Number Of Chicago Taxi Drivers Hits 10-Year Low As Ride-Share Companies Take Off - Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Food Trucks Better Clean Up Their Act - Chicago Sun-Times

Restaurant Industry Gets Behind Relaxed Rules For Food Trucks - Chicago Sun-Times

City Council Tilting At Windmills Again Over Fossil Fuel Divestment - DNA Chicago

Frackonomics: Will Oil/Gas Fracking Ever Take Off In Illinois - The Southern Illinoisan

Party Bus Shooting Wounds 3, Including Suspect, Near Lake Shore Drive - DNA ChicagoSo Much For The City Crackdown On Party Bus Shenanigans

Cartoon: The Chicago Traffic Camera Grinch - Illinois Policy Institute

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Your transportation related headlines for Friday, December 16th 2016.

Tribune Editorial Board: Slam The Brakes On ‘Idaho Stop’: Chicago’s 6 Cycling Deaths In 2016 Are 6 Too Many - Chicago Tribune; Chicago Tonight, Sun-Times’ Neil Steinberg Look At The Nutty Proposal To Allow Bikers To Ignore Stop Signs And Red Light - Chicago TonightChicago Sun-Times

IDOT Wants To Put Toll Lanes On Eisenhower Expressway - Chicago Tribune

Tollway Budgets $10 Million For Route 53 Extension Study - Chicago Daily Herald

100% Plus Rate Hike Could Await Some Indiana Toll Road Users - NBC 16 South Bend

After Caving Into The Anti-Car Nuts Over The Mindless Central Ave. Rush Hour Road Diet, Ald. Sposato Is Thrown Out Of The Progressive Caucus, For Voting ‘No’ On Millions Of City Tax Dollars For Illegal Alien Lawyers - Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Can’t Close Door On Driverless Cars - Chicago Daily Herald

Drivers: Help Deliver Gifts To Hospitalized Veterans, Canaryville Group Asks - DNA Chicago

Giant Letter To Santa Returns To Chicago Street With Plea For Compassion - DNA Chicago

Police To Crack Down Drunken Drivers On The South Side Friday - DNA Chicago; Police Will Be On The Lookout For Drunken Drivers On NW Side This Weekend - DNA Chicago


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the statue is dropping flowers.
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gently you remain still.
the silence of the atmoshphere around the strong scent of rose.
reaching to the end of lifes only lightness.
laying in still motion the petal lies slightly bent on one side.
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February 10th, 2014

Dems’ Education Funding Demands Fueled by Union Payoffs

It must be an election year. Iowa Democrats are demanding an oversized 6% increase in school funding for fiscal year 2015-16. They also want another expansion of taxpayer-funded, universal preschool.

Why is this important in an election year? There are two reasons: First, it sounds good in TV and radio ads when candidates can claim they support early education and more money for the kids, even if that money never really makes it to the kids.

The second reason the Dems are demanding increased education funding is more remarkable. Or repulsive. They need to line their campaign coffers. Iowa Democrats desperately want the hundreds of thousands of dollars that will come their way from the Iowa State Education Association, aka the teachers’ union.

The ISEA gave the Iowa Democratic Party more than $600,000 in 2012. During 2013, a non-election year, the teachers’ union not only helped fill the coffers for IDP, they also paid off a slew of Democrat state legislators directly.

Consider that when you hear Democrat legislators demand another increase in universal preschool. Despite billions of taxpayer dollars funding it, there is no definitive evidence that universal preschool is a substantial benefit for the children. However, there is overwhelming evidence that universal preschool s a substantial benefit to the campaign funds of Democrats.

If there is more taxpayer-funded preschool, that means more teachers get hired. Which means more members in the teachers’ union and therefore, more union dues. And we’ve already seen where those union dues go: Right into the pockets of the Democrat politicians, to help them get reelected.

We should not go overboard and insinuate that the Democrats’ only motivation for expanding taxpayer-funded preschool is help with the reelection campaigns. It’s part of their liberal ideology, too. The sooner they can rip those three and four-year olds out of caring arms of mom and dad and into government school, the better the kids will be. Right? That is what the Democrats believe. Just ask them.

Not surprisingly, the Iowa teachers’ union is also backing the 6% allowable growth increase in school funding. The compliant Iowa Senate Democrats already passed the bill, which would boost state funding of K-12 schools by $222 million for fiscal year 2015-16. This comes after the legislature approved 4% increases for both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years. And they will demand yet another large increase for 2016-17. Guaranteed.

Republicans lambasted the enormous increase.

“Those who will learn nothing from history are condemned to repeat it, said State Senator Jake Chapman (R-Adel). “It wasn’t too long ago that under then-Governor Chet Culver these type of spending proposals resulted in a 10% across the board cut resulting in teacher layoffs. The proposal is unrealistic, unsustainable, and is political maneuvering.”

You would think the Iowa teachers’ union would grow tired for being lied to by the Democrats. Since 2002, the legislature has failed to keep its commitment to local school districts six times, to the tune of nearly $600 million.

Since 2003, the Iowa teachers’ union has given more than $1.5 million to the Iowa Democratic Party. Between 2008-12, they gave more than $500,000 directly to Democrat House and Senate legislators.

Clearly, the teachers’ union expects a return on its investment this year. Unfortunately for them, the 6% increase faces a much murkier future in the Republican-led Iowa House.

“If we were at zero, they would be at 4%. If we were at 6%, they would go to 8%.  They don’t make decisions based on facts, but on the next campaign and how to reel people in. It’s disgusting,” said House Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Vernon).

The Democrats’ well-rehearsed explanation for this huge spending increase is that Iowa lags behind other states in terms of funding per student. They use that line in every interview and legislative forum.

The easy rebuttal lies in the funding for other states compared with the actual results. New York State spends more than $19,000 per student, but the graduation rate is only 74%. The District of Columbia spends $18,475 per student, but lags behind every state in the nation, with a woeful 59 percent graduation rate.

Conversely, according to numbers released by the U.S. Department of Education, Iowa ranks number one in the nation with an 88 percent graduation rate. We rank 27th, not 37th, as Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D-Ames) claims, in terms of spending per student. Iowa ranks 30th in population.

There has been no budget estimate on what Iowa’s fiscal outlook will be in 2015-16. It is irresponsible for the Democrats to demand this enormous increase at this early stage. But then, it’s an election year. Irresponsible promises from Democrats will be bountiful this year. They’re just getting started.

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January 30th, 2014

The Family Leader Joins Push for Webcam Abortion Ban

Although they sat on the sidelines last year while pro-life advocates pushed for a ban to webcam abortions, The Family Leader has decided to make that issue one of its top legislative priorities during the 2014 session.

During their annual rally and lobbying day at the Capitol, The Family Leader’s political director told attendees that webcam abortions and a bill defining marriage as between one man and one woman were the two issues they want supporters to lobby their legislators on.

The Iowa Board of Medicine banned webcam, of tele-med, abortions with an 8-2 vote in late August of last year. That decision came after a group of 14 Iowa medical professionals petitioned the board in June to examine the practice.

Following an extensive hearing, during which abortion advocates affiliated with Planned Parenthood offered weak defense of the practice and avoided answering the simplest of questions, the Board of Medicine decided to end webcam abortions in Iowa. However, a Polk County judge placed a stay on the ban after Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit.

“You talk to Chuck Hurley, our attorney here, he’ll tell you that more than likely when a judge decides to do that, they’re going to overturn the Iowa Board of Medicine’s decision, even though 10 of the people on the Board of Medicine, seven of them are doctors. Apparently this judge knows more than those seven doctors,” said Greg Baker, the political director for The Family Leader.

Iowa Right to Life has led the charge to end webcam abortions since they were quietly introduced by Planned Parenthood in 2008. The abortions are done via an online conversation between a Planned Parenthood doctor and a pregnant woman who is often hundreds of miles away. The doctor pushes a button and a drawer opens, providing an abortifacient to the patient. She takes one pill at the clinic.

“Then she’ll take the second pill at home, without doctor’s supervision, not requiring her to go back into the doctor whatsoever and it basically causes her to have a miscarriage,” Baker explained during The Family Leader rally. “The doctor doesn’t really make this clear and that’s why the Iowa Board of Medicine said not only is it bad for the baby because the baby dies, it’s a health risk for the mother.”

Iowa Right to Life has been urging legislators to ban the practice. The group acquired 30,000 petition signatures supporting the cause and by bringing the issue and its inherent dangers to light, helped have the practice banned by the Board of Medicine.

Unfortunately, Iowa Right to Life has gotten very little help from other pro-life organizations. The Family Leader was silent on the issue for most of 2013 and efforts to ban webcam abortions legislatively failed.

Then, in November, a Polk County judge placed a temporary hold on the ban. That’s when Family Leader finally spoke out on the issue. Now they are joining the fray completely. A bill banning webcam abortions, crafted by Rep. Matt Windschitl, is supported by The Family Leader and Iowa Right to Life.

“We don’t care if they’re Democrat or Republicans, just because of the process this goes through is so dangerous to women, we believe it is such a bipartisan that we encourage you to talk with these legislators and begin enacting a ban saying in the state of Iowa we will not allow abortions in the case of telemedicine,” Baker said.

The annual sojourn to the State Capitol by The Family Leader organization and its supporters came much earlier than usual this year. Usually, the organization led by Bob Vander Plaats rallies at the capitol in March, followed by intensive lobbying efforts from attendees. This year, they converged on the Capitol in late January.

The decision was part of a strategic plan by The Family Leader. They want their supporters to lobby legislators before the first funnel date, when bills must pass out of committees or they die.

“The funnel date is in early February this year. Typically for our rallies, we had it in March, is after the funnel date. Given the current makeup of the Iowa Legislature, a lot of our bills are already dead by then. So for you to have a real effect in your time lobbying pro-family policy, we decided to move it back a few months, bring you up to the Capitol, and have you promote these bills so we can actually get them out of committee,” The Family Leader’s political director Greg Baker told attendees.

The Family Leader held their annual rally next door to the Capitol at the State Historical Building on Tuesday. Among the 90 attendees were pastors from around the state, legislators Tom Shaw and Greg Heartsill, U.S. Senate candidate Sam Clovis and congressional candidate Brad Zaun. Following the rally, attendees were encouraged to spend the day at the Capitol lobbying their legislators to ban webcam abortions and pass a bill defining marriage.

UPDATE: The webcam abortion legislation, HF 2073, and its predecessors, was drafted by Rep. Matt Windschitl (R-Missouri Valley).

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Papa, Oh Papa

My Papa is many things.  He’s a preacher.  He’s a Korean War Veteran.  He’s a notary public(just in case you need one).  He’s worked at a juvenile jail.  He’s worked for Coca-cola.  He’s worked as a “bug man”, spraying government buildings for pest control.

AND…He’s the owner of several of those little storage sheds like these:

 He’s also the owner of lots of junk to go in those little storage sheds.

My Papa loves to buy all kinds of stuff…sometimes junk, sometimes not.  And he will often show up at our house(or my mom’s house) with an unexpected gift.

Yesterday, I arrived home to see an empty box with about 500 parts and pieces on the ground beside it.  I had just left a funeral.  I was tired.  So were the kids.  I was hot.  And I was grumpy.  And I was in no mood to put together something with a million pieces(eventhough I usually love to do crap like that).

But once the kids found out what it was, it was hard not to share in their excitement.

This is what my Papa had bought for the kiddos:

And smiles like these are what made the 2 hours of assembly worth it:

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    oh that’s awesome! not the 2-hour assembly part, though. fun!


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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Estee Lauder Pure Envy Sculpting Lipstick - Matte Shameless Violet - Review

Estee Lauder Lipstick comes in plastic wrapped box.

Isn't she pretty?
Comes in a plastic wrapped box so you know nobody has touched it.

Sweaty lipstick - due to heat during delivery

The lipstick was sweaty because of the hot weather as it was sitting on the delivery truck.
This did not affect the performance of the lippie.

Estee Lauder Shameless Violet Lips
It's a beautiful purple.
So do you need it?
Well Estee's formula is very smooth and luxurious.
The color went on without a hitch.
The angle of the tip is perfect for application.
The case is well-made.
It's a quality tube of lippie joy.
If you're an Estee fan by all means check out the line.
There may be a color you like and it's worth the splurge for at least one.

Retails: $30

Estee Lauder's first matte purple lipstick

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Stay sweet lovelies!

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October 26, 2012

Meatloaf’s Weird Improv At Romney Gala

Meat Loaf became a bit of a “meat laugh” after a video surfaced of him massacring “America The Beautiful” with an improvisation that turned Mitt Romney’s Ohio Gala into an ear bashing.

The singer turned actor turned reality TV star was one of a few names up on stage to celebrate and encourage Presidential candidate Governor Romney as he attempts to take office in November.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Puerto Rico, USA, the place for billionaires to live without paying taxes to anyone !! ...
  • A place where it's US citizens cannot vote for the President and have no representation in Congress;
  • A place where only the middle class pay taxes;
  • A place where the US taxpayer sends federal aid but gets scammed by a massive multinational corporate and individual tax evasion;
  • A place where the island is coded as a foreign country by the IRS for tax puposes;
  • A place where the economy is bankrupt; unemployment is at 17%;
  • A place where 1000 families, who can't live in Puerto Rico, are leaving weekly to live in one of the 50 states.mj

(Aquí tienen un ejemplo del daño que le hizo Fortuño a la estadidad para Puerto Rico - la Ley 22 de 2012 que ahora usa Bacó para promover a PR como un paraíso para los billonarios de Wall Street, donde no tienen que pagar contribuciones federal si viven mas de 183 días al año. Y los estadistas se preguntan por qué la mayoría de los miembros en el Congreso no apoyan el Proyecto de Pierluisi - le ven la costura a los Comisionados Residentes estadistas que no quieren incorporar a Puerto Rico al sistema federal contributivo. mj)

PR investment summit on the horizon

Big-time investors, business executives, economic development officials and tax experts are gearing up for the Puerto Rico Investment Summit scheduled for next month.

The two-day conference (April 24-25) held in collaboration with the Puerto Rico’s Department of Economic Development & Commerce of and Paulson & Co. will focus on Puerto Rico as a business and investment destination. Summit attendees will be be able to learn about Puerto Rico’s competitive advantages directly from tax experts, CPAs and government officials, and share experiences from a group of successful early adopters, that are now part of the island’s community.

Keynote speakers include hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, the CEO of Paulson & Co. who has already bet big on Puerto Rico through his acquisition of three oceanfront luxury resorts and has signaled that more investments are in the works. Also slated to speak is investor Nicholas Prouty, president of Putnam Bridge Funding, which is spending $450 million to overhaul its Puerto del Rey Marina complex in Fajardo and spending hundreds of millions more at its La Ciudadela housing and commercial complex in Santurce, a project that includes plans to create a sprawling public park in the historic heart of San Juan.

Popular Inc. Chairman & CEO Richard Carrión, who heads the biggest bank in Puerto Rico and the 36th largest in the U.S. by assets, will also be a featured speaker. Economic Development & Commerce Secretary Aleberto Bacó Bagué will deliver the opening address at the plush Vanderbilt Hotel in the heart of the Condado tourism district. The elegant property is half of the so-called Condado Duo acquired by Paulson this month in a $260 million deal that also included the nearby La Concha Resort.

The second day of the conference will move to the St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort in the northeast coastal town of Río Grande. Paulson’s purchase of a majority stake in that lush property last year marked his first major investment on the island. The two-day conference will include in-depth discussions of Puerto Rico’s unique laws aimed at luring high-end investors to the island.

The lures are included in legislation passed by the previous Fortuño administration in January 2012 that are starting to pay off under an aggressive push by the current administration of Gov. Alejandro García Padilla.

Law No. 22 of 2012, also known as the Individual Investors Incentives Act (Law 22), provides tax exemptions to eligible individuals residing in Puerto Rico, and may have profound implications for the continued economic recovery of the island. To avail themselves of such benefits, individual investors need to become residents of Puerto Rico and apply for a tax-exemption decree, which has generated interest from many investors as well as criticism from detractors.

Law 22 is designed to primarily attract to Puerto Rico high-net-worth individuals, empty nesters, retirees who currently relocate to other states and individual investors from the U.S. and other countries, by eliminating all taxes on passive income that accrues after they relocate to the island. While dividends and interest income earned by Puerto Rico residents on U.S. securities are generally taxed by the federal government, capital gains taxes on their sales are based on residence.

Another lure, Law 20, aims to promote the export of services from the island, while also attracting professionals to the territory by reducing the corporate tax rate to 4% on service export revenue. Both of these laws were signed by Fortuño in early 2012, but hadn’t yet been aggressively marketed and promoted until the new García Padilla administration and Bacó started doing so after taking office in January 2013.

Puerto Rico is particularly attractive to wealthy investors residing stateside. U.S.-based millionaires and billionaires who move to the island would avoid taxation on the sale of securities, which are normally taxed federally at a 23.8% rate. The Puerto Rico program has an advantage over foreign jurisdictions because investors don’t have to renounce their citizenship to take advantage of the tax-shelter offer. Wealthy taxpayers who opt to re-establish overseas to a foreign country have to surrender their U.S. passports and pay an exit tax of 23.8% on unrealized capital gains.

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

I was right...

In my last post I mentioned that things will get busier and boy, was that the case.

Connor started school and absolutely loves it. I went back to work and really enjoy it. Madre is coming in on Tuesday this week. Plus, I've gotten some business for My Quilting Corner and I'm about to wrap that up in a little while.

I got a phone call from Sam on Fathers Day. It was wonderful. We talked for almost a full hour before we both needed to head off to church and then after church we were able to talk for another 40 minutes. It was so nice to have the time to catch up a bit. He's doing well and enjoying many of the training exercises.

His branch provides an email service for his soldiers so I get an email from him every Sunday and he is able to receive one from me as well. I think it's the COOLEST service.

As of Thursday, Sam had been gone a month and I think we are doing pretty well. At least now, I know that we'll all survive.

I'm sure there is more to update but the real thing I couldn't wait to post was this AWESOME video I got of Keith's big smiles on his six week birthday. I wish I had a way to show Sam before graduation. Unfortunately, I don't.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Update: PFC Montague

I got a 13 minute phone call from Sam on Sunday. It was such a relief to hear his voice!!! I couldn't help but cry as soon as I saw that it was him on my Caller ID(and several times throughout the call)

He sounded really good. A little sick, but not depressed or regretful about our decision. He was proud to tell me that he'd already written me two letters before he called too. That was fun to hear. I was really worried that I wouldn't get very many letters at all.

I received the letters yesterday! There was even one for Connor, complete with a drawing of a helicopter with Daddy in it and Mommy, Keith, Connor and Bear watching him fly it. Connor has hung the picture right under his light switch so he sees it often.

So we are about a week and a half into our 10 week initial separation and all parties seem to be doing well. I keep Xing days off on the calendar. It gave me a foolish kind of pleasure to flip the calendar to June this morning. That means I have almost exactly 2 months until I leave to see him for his graduation. And things will start to pick up as far as us at home staying busy this month. Connor starts school, I go back to work, Madre comes for a visit and at the end of July, a family reunion in Roosevelt. OFF WE GO!!!!


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Helmets 4 Daze Recap

The Helmets 4 Daze party happened last night at The Shop Vancouver. The place was packed and the artists' helmets looks rad. Some helmet highlights were Jesse Albert's lamp helmet and Ali Bruce's white-matte Daytona. After crushing a couple beers, Myk Roc's "Cheat Death" helmet went for the highest bid of the night.

The party was a mixture between artist-painted and vintage dome pieces. It was just the artist helmets which were actioned off but the vintage helmets were definitely something.

There were boys there

Tj Schneider engraved a Bell Bullitt and had it on display. Anyone who bought a raffle ticket for the Paul Smart Ducati they're giving away at The Shop Vancouver's Spit N' Shine in July last night got their name entered to win this bad boy. Lowbrow Customs also donated some cool shit for the cause!

Tory going through the winners of the helmet auction. All proceeds went to The Arts Umbrella.

Got to watch some killer bikes peel out at the end of the night. Summer in Vancouver rules.


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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Ralph Zernoff Writes Self-Empowering Novel

Title: All-That-Is
Author: Raphael Zernoff
Genre: Inspirational/Self-Empowering Novel
ISBN 978-1-291-09787-0

The book presents a story of a young man Tnesdog (god-sent, spelling in reverse) who belongs to an ancient family, who treasures a secret knowledge about humanity.

The world is not what most of us have been taught about it, according to the storyline. In ancient times, there were many powerful and highly developed civilisations who emerged and disappeared leaving various pieces of information for posterity. The remote past of humanity explains where we come from, and what we are capable of.

Anaid (Diana in reverse) a descendent from the forgotten continent of Mu, and later Atlantis, identifies Tnesdog as the one who will embrace the knowledge of Ra and then hand it down to his fellow humans, who prefer to live in a new reality free of fear and limitation. While assimilating the information in the form of energy that expands one's consciousness, his life radically transforms from an average jaded life to an explosion of synchronicity surrounded by wealth and self-acceptance.

The approach to the crossing of the threshold of 2012 creates a perfect opportunity to share the knowledge of all-that-is with others. Tnesdog learns that it is the time of a splitting-prism. It means that now all human desires and preferences are being magnified. Hence, those embracing more joy in free expression, and other creative means, will experience even more of the same. Conversely, those who choose to stay in the lower energy will experience the passage of time in a magnified lower energy manner. Tensdog learns that everyone may choose in what fashion they prefer to cross the threshold year.

What the reader can find in this book is a point of view that emerges from a diverse myriad of other points of view. This is the royal way to illumination. Namely, the understanding that everything is a part of one the same existence. Therefore, all points of view are valid and once you know it, you may choose what you prefer without invalidating other perspectives that are not compatible with your preference in any given moment. The author encourages the reader not to believe in, and blindly accept anything that he says, or you might learn from the protagonist. Readers are encouraged to observe what works for Tnesdog, and to then see what works for them. If it brings bliss, happiness, wealth and an exciting adventure, it may be a good idea to follow it, if this is what one prefers. At the same time if the recipients feel that they are not ready for change, and they prefer to continue their lives full of suffering, problems and self-devaluation, it would not be taken away from them, because it is an equal choice they have made. It is up to them how they want to lead their lives.

ALL-THAT-IS by Raphael Zernoff, a new inspirational novel available on paperback&ebook

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Last Scrapping Turtle Reveal

*Sniff* The day has finally come... it's my last reveal as part of the Scrapping Turtle Design Team...and I'm kind of sad...
Although, this month's kit was rockin'!
I received We R Memory Keeper's "Merry January" line. Here's some of my projects:
The last layout is about my "One Little Word" for 2011. I honestly don't remember mine for 2010 but here's a link to what One Little Word is all about and my past "words" for 2009.
Thanks for peeking!!

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audrey said...

Amazing layouts, as usual. WTG girl.


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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween...and it's finally time for my first blog giveaway!!!!

Halloween icon Pictures, Images and Photos

 Happy Halloween!!!
as promised...
I am going to have a giveaway!!! I'm have been blessed to have won at least 3 that I can think of, one just last week from ahlcoopedup and so I thought it was time for me to give back. Everything I have won has been so nice, so I'm feeling the pressure!!!

I am giving away this shelf sitter snow man!! He is better in person. My camera and I are having 'issues'!!! I haven't mica flaked or glittered him up yet, I will give you the option of either or after the drawing!!  I have actually had the pattern for a about 3 years, I got it out of the Holiday Crafts by Better Homes and Gardens magazine in 2007!!! Yes 2007!!!! But I just checked the website, they still have great craft ideas. Maybe not this guy but others just as good!!!  I So it has just been in my "stash" of patterns the one's I always want to do but don't get them all done!!! I did actually see this guy on an Esty page just a few days ago, so someone else has the same 3 yoa pattern !!

I'm not going to have a lot of 'rules' to get your name in the snowman hat!! Please U.S.  and Canadian address's only. I don't want to leave anyone out, but the overseas shipping is a little steep for me! sorry!!
  Here are your instructions!! :O)...
You can get your name entered up to three times so here we go!!

1. If you don't already, please, become a follower of my blog!! If you already follow my blog, awesome!!! But please let me know and that you want to be in the drawing and I will count that as an entry!! You don't get a freebie for being a follower and not seeing the giveaway!! I want to know you read my post!! Make sense!?

2. Leave a comment on this post for your second chance If you don't have a blog, please leave me an email address so I know how to get a hold of you if I draw your name!!!

3. Mention this on your blog for your third chance.

Okay that's it in a nutshell!!
The entries open as soon as I  post this...I'm hurrying!!! And I will close it on midnight November 13th. that will be right after the big show I'm getting ready for.  I may even have a few extra goodies to throw in with this guy!!
Good luck and I look forward to hearing from you!!!

Bead and Needle said...

You know I got you covered on this one...link to your giveaway on my blog!

Deb~Paxton Valley Folk Art said...

Joleen, I love your shelf sitter snow man, he is adorable! I'd love to be entered into your giveaway, I'm a follower of your great blog, here's my comment and I have listed your giveaway on my right sidebar under Great Giveaways. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win one of your great creations! Deb

Ashley said...

This would look great in my living room. He is so cute!

hewella1 at gmail dot com

Sunshines*Creations said...

Wow this is too cute, saw the giveaway on Facebook and had to pop over to check it out.. I love this little guy came out darling.. Please enter me 3 times :)

mamipdx said...

i am now following via gfc!
divertida at fastmail dot fm

mamipdx said...

i adore snowpeople. my winter collection is mainly those frozen friends. i'm crossing my fingers for this beauty!
thanks for the chance!
divertida at fastmail dot fm

pippirose said...

He's adorable! Thanks for the chance to enter.
pippirose59 at gmail dot com

pippirose said...

I'm a new follower of your blog via GFC.
pippirose59 at gmail dot com

Jean @ Prim Crafts said...

Hi Joleen,
I just became a follower of your great blog. I was over at Deb's blog Paxton Valley Folk Art and had to come check your blog out.
Please enter me in your cute giveaway, I love this snowman. I am also adding you to my blog sidebar under giveaways.
Thank you for this great giveaway offer.
Prim Blessings

Trish-Ladybug said...

Love "Snowman" he just so cute !!
Will Place the Giveaway on the
sidebar of my Blog..
Winter Blessings

PrimitiveJan said...

Aw.....Joleen, I love all of your snowmen. All of them are just too cute. I would be more then proud to display them in my home. You are so creative and I am just amazed how anyone can create so many great items. I can do a couple a day but I just can't mass produce like some of you.
Yours are so cute and makes me smile
Please enter me in your giveaway.
I am a follower and I will post your giveaway on my blogs

cottageprims said...

Joleen~ To cute! I just became a follower and I'll post to my blog.So I'm in for three chances! Good luck at your show.Prim Hugs!~Amy

Wendy @ Ravenwood Whimzies said...

Hi Joleen - Thanks for visiting my site and becoming a follower - I will do the same! Your snowman shelf sitter is a cutie and I will post the giveaway on my blog. Thanks for offering him.

Ahl Cooped Up said...

I would love for you to return the favor... He's darling.
I'm posting this on my sidebar.

Denise * KKL Primitives said...

Love your snowman shelfsitter! Please enter me in your giveaway.
I am a follower and am posting on my sidebar.

TheRustyThimble said...

Hello Joleen I read I read, and I seem to be creating in the same mode as you are LOL snowmen are all around me. Oh please do enter me in this great giveaway, I am a follower and I will add it to my sidebar. Thank you come on over I just posted a new BIG giveaway today

yorkie's primitives said...

Please enter me in your giveaway for this adorable santa sitter. I am now a follower of your blog and I am posting it on my blog. Thanks, Valerie

~Leslie Lemke~ said...

What a cute snowman giveaway! I am a follower and I am leaving you a comment...I will post this giveaway on my blog!!!!
Thanks for sharing!

Sew Many Raggedies said...

Hi Joleen,
I just became a follower. Your snowmen are so cute. Please enter me into your giveaway. Please check out my blog and I hope you will become a follower as well.

colleens craft shed said...

Love the snowman Joleen!! Would love to win it too!! I am a follower and will post it on my blog.

TNwoman said...

I love your snowman shelf sitter. I would like to be entered into your drawing.

Cathy said...

Firstly, I love your name.
Secondly, I love the snowman too. He would look awesome in my living room at Christmas.
Third, i am still new at blogging and will try hard to add your link to my blog, Psycho Quilter.

The Primitive Bucket said...

OMG. Thank you all for the great comments and for becoming a follower!! I wish I could send you all something!!
It's so fun to go look at your blogs and follow them as well!!

Hi, please enter me, he is sooo cute. I would love to win him. I am a follower, I posted a comment and I will post on my sidebar. Thank you.

AngieSH said...

OMG he is precious I would love to get my name put in the hat for this giveaway....

Sna Primitive Crafts

auntmannys said...

awwwww he so adorable! i would love an opportunity to win him! i would definately go for the mica flakes on this one...hes such a cutie!

I am a follower of your blog and have also posted your giveaway on my blog!

Please enter me for a chance to win this wonderful guy! Thank you for the opportunity!

Aunt Mannys Creations

Prim2Pink said...

Oh I love snowmen, so I've got to enter this giveaway! Please!
I am now a follower & I will post this on my sidebar.

jessieleigh said...

Please enter me in this giveaway the snowman is so cute!
I am a follower and have left a comment!
Thanks, Jessieleigh

Holli~Where The Rooster Crows said...

I am a new follower...just found you thru Aunt Mannys! Please enter me in your give away!

dee begg said...

I am already a follower of your blog. I am leaving a comment here for ya. The snowman is too cute. I'll post this on my blogs sidebar.

Karen~The Barely There Primitive Bear said...

You know that I have been a follower for a long time! I want to be entered in your give
away...And I will post this on my sidebar!

Bear Hugs~Karen

Finicky feline primitives said...

I'd love to be entered. I am a follower and this is my comment...
You are very talented and this snowman is totally adorable. Thanks for the opportunity! Cathy

Robin at The Primitive Hutch said...

Hi Joleen
I found your blog through sew many raggedies. I love your blog I'm now a follower. Your giveaway is awesome. Good luck on your shows looks like your busy. I will post your giveaway on my blog. Robin

Prairie Patch said...

Hi, Joleen -

Love your snowman shelf sitter! Thanks for hosting this giveaway. I'm a follower of your blog and am posting about your giveaway on mine. Cheers!

flutterbygone's said...

Oh my!!!! WHAT a cutie!!!! This is precious and you have such talent!!!
Will you please enter me in your drawing? I am a follower!! (DOn't think me rude as not posting on my blog but it is private for family and friends and doesn't get much traffic! LOL!) Email is flutterby@nctv.com

Linda ★ Parker's Paradise said...

1. I am a follower and I have read the post.
2. I love this little guy. I collect snowmen and he would love all the friends I have for him here.
3. I am posting your giveaway on my sidebar.
BTW~ I agree about the elections. It is so nice to have a quiet phone! No more pre-recorded political messages.
Silence is golden!

Farmchick said...

I would love to win....you are just soooo talented Joleen!! :) I also just became a follower! :)

Country Wings in Phoenix said...

Oh Joleen Sweetie...
I am a lover of snowmen, and yours are so durn cute. Love them. Those little nodders are so stinkin cute. Love them too. You create beautifully.

I am Country Wings your newest follower. Oh my am I ever tickled to find you. Brenda from The Rusty Thimble sent me on over. I love her snowmen, and I can see she has found some of her favs too.

Stop by and say hi. I would so love to be entered in this giveaway. I would give this little guy a wonderful home. I have no snow here in the desert, so they are near and dear to my heart.

Many hugs sweetie...Sherry

katscountryprims said...

I just became a follower of your blog...and I would like to take a chance at winning that little snowman...I will post you on the sidebar of my page...thanks for having a beautiful giveaway....I have only won 2 of these also...fingers crossed!

GobbleGoo's By Trish said...

I think he is adorable and would love to have a chance to win him. Please enter me into the draw. I am now a new followr of your blog also.


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08 January 2008

Corn Dawg

Come as a Dog! Dress as a Dog!

Movement for a Democratic Society/Austin invites you to

A Street Theater Event

“Honoring” Sen. John (Corn Dog) Cornyn

“Lap Dog to the President”

5-6:30 pm, Friday, Feb. 15

On the street outside Senator John Cornyn’s Chase Tower office

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MDS Austin is sponsoring a uniquely Austin-weird opportunity for citizens to express their disgust with U.S. Senator John Cornyn, whose tail-wagging support for the administration's Middle East failures and dogged defense of President Bush's veto of affordable health care to millions of needy children has helped to propel him to an approval rating lower than a weenie dog. “Corn Dog” – Bush’s own nickname for Texas’ junior senator! – is the president’s ever-obedient lap dog.

This will not be just a demonstration: it will be spectacle! We are inviting progressive groups to develop — through canine-related costume, music, and street theater — their own distinctive messages about Cornyn’s flea-bitten record. We are asking people to bring their dogs and/or to come costumed as dogs. It will be lively and colorful, but the message will be as serious as a riled-up pit bull:

Curb John Cornyn!

The event is scheduled to correspond with the Iraq Moratorium’s monthly “third Friday” demonstrations against the Iraq occupation and will be widely publicized through print materials and the media. We will distribute information about Cornyn, his politics, and his role as first puppy, and we believe that the theatrical nature of the occasion will provide instant communication of our message.

This will not be a campaign activity supporting any candidate, but is designed to shine a spotlight on George Bush’s ever-faithful pet senator.

The event is being organized by Austin’s chapter of Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS Austin), a multi-issue progressive organization, but we are also inviting other area groups to serve as co-sponsors. To be a co-sponsor, please contact us by Mon. Jan. 14.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Smiley Girl

Well I realize I am way behind on my blog post and there's so many cute pictures I want to get on here so I am going to try harder to post more frequently!  Here's a few pictures I took of her this past Sunday (just before she turned 2 months old on Monday 5/21).  Can't believe she's already 2 months old but that's another post.

She was being so cute and was just loving having her picture taken!  And I was loving that I was getting to capture all of them!  She's just precious and we're so blessed to be her parents!

I am hoping her eyes stay blue but I am sure they'll be beautiful no matter what color they end up being, but on this day they were looking even bluer than ususal!

Well I would love to write more but I think I hear her waking up right now and I bet she's hungry!  Bye for now...


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