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Feb.09.2012
Are you a mom? Do you know a mom? Did you have a mom? How about a daughter? Are you a daughter? Do you have a daughter? Do you know a daughter? If so, read on . . . Last week was the third annual Mother Daughter Book Party atFlintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse. . . (Um, part of the sign got cut...
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Jan.26.2012
Some apostrophes are unnecessary, like these from the blog Apostrophe Abuse . . .     However, other Apostrophes are absolutely, positively, totally, totally necessary . . . .   That's right. I'm talking about that wonderful indie store Apostrophe Books in...
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Jan.09.2012
We can all exhale. I did not destroy the internet! Here's my old website that I created BY MYSELF on iWeb, which is going away. That is, both my old website and iWeb are going away. There were actual 147-ish other pages, but I decided not to show them all because . . . well, because. Plus they...
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Jan.05.2012
Wooo hooo!!! It was a wonderful start of theNew Yearwhen I heard aboutWARP SPEED(via aTweetfromCheryl Klein) being a finalist for the Cybils!!! I'm in there with lots of good company --CLICK HEREto see the short list. On the last day of the year, I was mentioned, along with Kim Jong Il andDan...
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Jan.02.2012
Once a year,Peepyand I stay up late and to cheer on theTournament of RosesParade floats as the final touches are being done . . . In the past, we've walked the route where the floats line up on New Year's Eve. However this year, the Rose Parade is on Monday, January 2nd. Why? Because it's never on...
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Dec.30.2011
PHEW! I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted. 2011 was a real whirlwind year. Here are some blog-lights (that's highlights, only in blog speak) . . . JANUARY began with the announcement of American Girl's 2011 Girl of the Year . . . written by Moi!!! I finally got to blog about how the book...
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Dec.26.2011
  Dec. 26th, 2011 at 12:34 PM I've been so busy with the holidays and creating my new website, that I thought for this blog I'd just throw some stuff together, sort of like the way I make soup -- only without the chicken broth. (Above: Soon this will be replaced by a sparkly new website....
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Dec.19.2011
The End of a Cruise and a Big CakeEven though my entries about my American Girl Caribbean cruise have extended overseveral blogs, the actual time on the ship flew past! We celebrated Thanksgiving with a scrumptious meal . . . Before we knew it, it was time for the big25th BirthdayParty . . ....
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Dec.15.2011
Bedtime Stories and Exploring the Island of St. Kitts Yep, via our magical Time Machine, we arestill in the Caribbean, but this time in St. Kitts!!! We loved exploring the fort at the top of the island . . . The forests were awesome . . . There were monkeys, birds andthis exotic creatureswinging...
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Dec.12.2011
As you may know, Peepy is quite the fashion maven . . . So it was only fitting that she attended the Fashion Show during our American Girl 25th Birthday Cruise to the Caribbean. The girls/models took an afternoon out of their vacations to rehearse. Here are Shawn and Fran from...