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Stale Mint

Yesterday Ciera offered me two different mints. I declined. Today she told me if she were to offer me two different mints in quick succession it means she is doing me a favor and to eat one of them. Good to know. I hate that I am getting old, but not caring about having bad …

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Birth Day

“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” Henry David Thoreau: Happy Birthday Ciera Jo! So glad you are brave enough to sing your song. Keep singing.

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Partnership

One of the wonderful lessons I have learned during the last 4 years is the power of partnership. This last week, my writing partner and I had some revelatory discussions. Honest dialogues. We have reached a point in this relationship where we know we can say what we really think or feel about a character …

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Weekend with The Girls

I wish I could say I took these pictures of the vibrant flowers we found on the Alpine Loop this week-end, but I must give credit to Ciera. She has a good eye. I’m all about the people who are there sharing the experience with you.

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I’M A MAC

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed” Mahatma Ghadhi The new plastic, teflon, fossil fuel, hairspray, pesticide, fluorocarbon, holocaust. Exaggeration? Perhaps you are not paying attention. I know I wasn’t. I’m too busy living my life. What a luxury. I love technology probably more than the average citizen, but …

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Determined to Succeed

Time to celebrate. We received our first rejection to one of our query letters concerning AMAI. Some day they will regret that decision. A true story about an amazing woman who empowered a people, a country and the world. Yea, I can see why they wouldn’t be interested. Let’s stick to stories that are real. …

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Newly Wed

Benjamin and Breann Bowman June 19, 2010         Honeymoon! Friends had way too much fun lighting up sparklers, but they wished them well as they began their adventure together.     Mothers dance Sweet moment in the evening was hearing my son ask the crowd where his Mom was. I was watching. …

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June Gloom … NOT

    After breaking down in the heat of the Arizona sun… We arrived too late for an evening Newport swim, but the next day….we managed to recuperate and get ready for….   DISNEYLAND!!!!!! Was way too much fun! We closed the park down! Love Splash Mountain. And I am a survivor of Tower of …

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Samual Keith Bowman

Days Gone By – A visual remembrance of Uncle Keith and the Bowman Boys. Uncle Keith passed away last week. He lived a life full of service and good will. This weekend many Bowmans will gather together in Utah and remember him and his siblings. It will be fun to hear the Bowman boys mixed …

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