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Some of my best memories growing up include times when I did community service. I’ve always had a heart to help people and find ways to brighten their day or make their life a little easier.
One of my fondest memories of community service is when I went to Mexico as a junior in high...
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Have posted an article about Andy. Will re-post it later here if needed. Andy won the Worlds Junior Division Championship by over 2 feet! He had a jump of 18' 9" in the finals to win going away. He also set a new Cynosports Junior World Record with a jump of 19' 3" in the...
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Hello all, last couple weeks have been hard to get on here. Seems when you get "UP" in age you start visiting the ER more often. This past week I found out what it is like to give birth (I'm a male)! Ladies I now understand, really I do, I spent a couple days at Mercy...
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Yesterday, my husband and some friends headed over to the coast to hang out in Carpinteria for the day. On our way there we saw the beginning of two of the many wildfires that are now burning in Southern California. There always seems to be a fire just starting when we head down there.
Then...
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I was invited to read out of my book Grannies' Critters by the Mrs. Doering, the first grade teacher at St. John's Elementary School. They were having a read-a-thon.
I love reading to the little ones and they were so well behaved and attentive. I picked a story about a goat, another one...
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I learned something new today: how to do a picot bind off which makes cute little points across the edge of the bind off. I really like this whole knitting in the round sweater in one piece thing. It is really quick and easy. I also tried the sweater on this morning and the rib gives it a lot of...
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I recently participated in the Lace’n it Up for Links for Life walk through downtown Bakersfield on my lunch hour.
Several other ladies from our company also were out there sporting pink shirts and ribbons.
Even though I don’t personally know anyone who has had to face this...
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Hello faithful Southwest readers. Some of you already know me as I have been editor of The Northwest Voice for the past year. Recently I was asked to take on the editor role for both Voice newspapers and I will now be your main contact for issues related to Voice products.
Don’t worry...
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Did anyone attend the Bark in the Park in Lancaster this past weekend? Andy did a Little of everything. Dock Diving, Agility and lots of other fun things. Reports are that he hit the 18"-19" mark. But they were not meauring the jumps as it was a "fun" jump. Here...
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I see that Purina is putting another of it's Dog Challenge on NSPN today. I am curious to see how 8 month old Andy stacks up against those dog's. Remember that Purina measures from end of dock to dogs nose, not the base of his tail. In Andy's case that would be an...
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Every year in the fall, my friends and I would get together and create a collage of things we wanted to accomplish within 5 years or a year.
It was nice to put things in perspective, anything from re-doing your bathroom to becoming more organized.
I really enjoyed that gathering but it's...
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what do you do when everything goes wrong.... it doesnt even have to be a big thing. i can handle those, but what about when every miniscule thing that you can possibly imagine comes crashing down into a field of brokeness? broken familys, broken dreams, broken lives ripped at...
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Seven month old Prince Andy traveled to Diamond Lake, Oregon this past weekend. He took part in the "Northwest Challenge" and came away with a 2nd place in his junior division before moving up to try on the senior division. In the senior division Andy finished 8th over all. He is being...
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The Auburn event on Sept 15 & 16 has been canceled. So, looks like Andy will go up to Squaw Valley, Ca. to jump in the Art Barkfest Fun Jump event. All proceeds go to the local ASPC in Squaw Valley. Don't think I'll go this time, awful long drive for this old man ;) ...
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augh, there's so much that i want to do, so much that i want to become. have you ever been afraid to be who you want to be, because your afraid your not good enough to be who you really are? i feel i can make great changes if i spoke up. the only problem i have with that is opening my mouth. i...
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