Monthly Archives: January 2008

Pictures from the March – Part 1

Posted on 27 January 2008 by Valarie

I finally got a few pictures back from the boys’ trip to D.C. for this year’s March for Life! I am hoping to get some more in the next few days, and will post them as soon as I do. … Continue reading →

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Movie Cuddle Time

Posted on 26 January 2008 by Valarie

Tonight Faith and I curled up in my bed with her little kitten, Bandit, and watched an absolutely adorable movie: Game Plan.  Faith promised me that I would really like it, and the idea of lounging around in the bed … Continue reading →

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Early on a Saturday

Posted on 26 January 2008 by Valarie

I’ve mentioned this before, but I am not a morning person.  I used to feel really guilty about this, but something deep inside me ‘clicked’ when I turned forty, and suddenly I quit feeling guilty about a great many things, … Continue reading →

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I’m Number 4!

Posted on 22 January 2008 by Valarie

I just discovered that if you “Google” the phrase “March for Life 08″, my blog comes up as the fourth listing!  Wow. . . could this be my moment of fame? Here’s the update for now on the March:  there … Continue reading →

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Cause of Death: Paralysis?!!

Posted on 21 January 2008 by Valarie

I have been working on my family history a little today, and made some interesting, albeit accidental, discoveries. First of all, I noticed a young man living with my 3rd G-Grandparents, Hirium M. and Sarah Freeman, in the 1860 US … Continue reading →

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March For Life ’08

Posted on 18 January 2008 by Valarie

Every year, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the March for Life is held in our nation’s capitol. The first March took place on January 22, 1974, one year after that pivotal court ruling. This year’s March will be … Continue reading →

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Compelling Evidence for Global Warming

Posted on 18 January 2008 by Valarie

We have not had a really good snow here in almost ten years, and I’m probably reaching calling last night’s snow ‘a good snow’. So, when it started snowing around 9:00 last night, and kept it up til dawn, I … Continue reading →

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Free Hugs Campaign

Posted on 16 January 2008 by Valarie

I was only two years old during the “Summer of Love”, but all my life, I have wished that I could have been an active part of that summer. I am an old Hippie at heart, and this video is … Continue reading →

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“Stud” Puppy

Posted on 15 January 2008 by Valarie

“Stud” Puppy Originally uploaded by Morningtower This afternoon, my fifteen year old son, Alex took me to lunch. We had a lovely lunch at Chick-Fil-A. I was just happy to be eating those Waffle Fries, after two months of not … Continue reading →

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Discharged

Posted on 14 January 2008 by Valarie

Well, I went to see the surgeon this afternoon, and he took my bandages off and discharged me! Yay! I am glad to have them gone, but they did come in handy at one point. I was sitting around talking … Continue reading →

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January, so far. . .

Posted on 13 January 2008 by Valarie

It’s only halfway through the first month of the new year, and a lot has happened already. On the 3rd, I had gallbladder surgery. It went well, and the only problem I had afterward was with my tongue! Apparently they … Continue reading →

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