tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39747793214569250022024-02-06T20:59:13.221-08:00Now This is da Life... Me and My BoysThe Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-22666519899604982602014-02-06T09:49:00.005-08:002014-02-06T09:52:40.320-08:00It's Update time!!!!<br />
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So isn't life grand?!!! I have to say not in a bragging way, but in a
way that encourages myself, that I am proud of what I have accomplished
in the last 6 months. In two weeks I will reach my 6 month mark of
doing crossfit! And man has my body and my self image, and my energy
and my ... everything changed! Lets refresh your memory... <br />
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Here are some of the stats...<br />
Total inches lost approximately 20<br />
12 around the waist<br />
4 around hips<br />
4 around the chest...<br />
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My arms and thighs have gotten bigger... because I have such awesome muscles now, but that doesn't bother me. my calves have also gotten smaller... this I judge by my knee high boots! Yay!<br />
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Weight lost... 32 lbs total.<br />
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So as you know during the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas I was doing my Paleo Challenge. This was hard, but I felt really good eating so clean! Then to start off the new year at Teton CrossFit we did another 30 day Paleo Challenge competition. I really enjoyed it this time for the most part. I had a few times that all I really wanted to eat was ice cream, chocolate, treats... anything bad for me. And I have to say a few times I gave in a little. But one day, January 26th I went o my Aunt Dianna and Uncle Ron's mission farewell. (It was AMAZING) and the food afterward was really not a thing allowed on Paleo. But I ate anyway because I was STARVING...<br />
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After eating I felt so sick. Just kind of miserable. And I just decided it was definitely because my body was not used to all the sugar, gluten, dairy etc. So I went home and lazed around the rest of the day.<br />
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At 2:00 AM I woke up with the worst pain I have felt since my appendix... or maybe labor in years... well actually when I herniated the discs in my back that was worse, but this was bad. I felt nauseated... and all the goods that come with that. I thought maybe I have the stomach flu.<br />
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Long story short for days, no matter if I ate or drank or what I would have this cramping in my stomach like contractions... but way up high... and there is no way on this earth that I am pregnant. LOL<br />
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Well, the saddest week of my past 6 months came and went, and I didn't make it to crossfit a single day. My mood and self esteem started to plummet. And then my wonderful aunt told me about a supplement to try because she thought it might be my gallbladder. I tried the supplement and within two days I was back to myself again! YAY!<br />
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I was so happy to be able to get back to work in the gym, catch up with all I had missed in school and just get back to normal life. <br />
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So my weightloss was helped greatly this week... of being sick and miserable... 5 more pounds gone! haha<br />
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Then I went to CrossFit Monday morning... worked hard, felt great, and found out that I won the Paleo Challenge! YAY! And then Jennica took this great pic of me! <br />
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I love this picture because it epitomizes the changes in full view.<br />
#1 Check out that smile!<br />
#2 Look at my waist, sure there are still some rolls, but who cares... they will go away eventually.<br />
#3 Nice arms, and legs with great improvement.<br />
#4 Confidence! <br />
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I just think that this picture is for more than the fifty bucks in my hand, it is showing the total physical and emotional change in my life!<br />
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So I also thought that for those of you who wonder what I do on a normal basis at crossfit, here are some pictures... I never look pretty while doing them, but I am sick in the head and <b>LOVE </b>doin it all!<br />
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These pictures are part of a workout called the Bear Complex. It is a combine lift of a dead-lift, power clean, front squat, front press, back squat and back press. I'll try to attach the video. It is one of my favorite types of WOD. If feel like I get such a fantastic workout... and I feel strong and powerful! <br />
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Today one of the guys who is a regular with my group... asked, "Jess how many sizes have you gone down?"<br />
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My totally incredible coach Jennica said to me, that most people who start where I did (which I couldn't even squat with not weight and sit on a ball and stand back up) just give up because it is just to hard.<br />
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If there is one thing that I really hope from all that I am doing... other than the sheer fact that I feel better and am able to live a much more active fun mom role with my kids; is that I hope and pray that someone will see my success and have the same desire and drive to make the changes they need to in their own life. I have definitely found that when you feel good about yourself, (and I am not meaning you are puffed up and think you are the bomb) you are able to better take care of everyone and everything in your life. Life is just plain FUN to live!<br />
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I know that crossfit and the Paleo diet are not the best thing for everyone! But I do know that taking care of ourselves so that we can take care of others and enjoy life, is for everyone! <br />
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Life is so crazy, busy and difficult. But as a single mom, I have found that if I take that hour every day for me. To go out. Get my sweat on! And do things that I never ever could have imagined myself doing... I think that it has made me a better mom, friend and person overall! <br />
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Please don't think of all this as a "I'm better than you thing~" This is something I have done to make my life so much
greater and worthwhile! It is something that I have found to be my
"addiction". My drug of choice! Maybe you love to run, maybe you like
to walk, maybe you like to ride a bike, or do Zumba! No matter what you
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<br />The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-62093502089030663212013-12-14T12:22:00.000-08:002013-12-14T12:23:02.880-08:00We made another change...I am sitting here... taking a little break from writing one of my two HUGE papers for finals and thought I would add a little insight to my progress so far and another change we have made in our lives. So, recently I have been fed up to the max with all the whining... I don't know why but a whining child is like nails on a chalkboard. I really can't stand it. And Pepper most of all has taken to using it in trying to get what he wants. Yet the famous quote in our house is... "Do you EVER get what you want when you whine?" "No." "Then why are you whining?" Stops it every time for about 30 seconds. haha<br />
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Well I decided that maybe something else was influencing whatever was making him whine sooooo much. So I decided to teach him that until he can not whine, and also listen to mom... no technology. YIKES! No technology... no iPad, no TV, no Movies. Well that is the extent of our technology.. I do still allow music! We love music! Especially Popcorn Bopping! So I decided for 1 month there would be no technology for the boys... granted I have to have it for school. But anyway...<br />
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So day one was like... "Mom can we watch Ninja Turtles?" "No" "Mom can we watch?..." "Mom can we play a game on the iPad? We will play a good one and share!" "No" I got pretty good at saying no that day.<br />
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Day two Salt asked a couple times first thing in the morning to watch cartoons, but soon forgot when we played Chick-fil-A memory. (memory, they got in a Chick-fil-A kids meal)<br />
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So what I began to notice was it was not really a major interest anymore, but my throat was dry from reading so many books out loud! lol<br />
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Day 3 came... no mention all day of TV. We are now at almost a week, and there has hardly been a mention of any TV. It is great. This is a good thing!<br />
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So as for me and the Paleo diet. It has been going really well until I consiously made the decision to make cinnamon rolls last weekend. That made for this whole week being rather difficult. Combined with the stress of finals and checkouts looming. But all in all not too bad. Just 5 pounds depending on the day and I will break that awful threshold of 200.<br />
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CrossFit is still treating me oh so good! I love it so much! I don't know that it is the best thing for everybody, but it is for me!The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-60882406243013883852013-11-26T14:57:00.003-08:002013-11-26T15:08:04.418-08:00My Life has been SEVERLY altered... in a GREAT way...<br />
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Well friends. Many of you know that I have begun a dramatic life changing journey. Now that sounds really serious. But to me it has really changed my life, even more so the last couple weeks. A little over three months ago I was invited by two dear friends to join them at Teton CrossFit. When they told me about CrossFit, I had to look it up on the internet and I honestly thought it was for people with bodies like this....<br />
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Plus, lets not forget the fact that just last April I spent 3 weeks in bed due to 3 herniated discs in my back. Let's just say, I never... NEVER... want to have pain like that again. <br />
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So I went to CrossFit and met for the first time... my coach.... Jennica Hirrlinger! I didn't feel like the fat kid, I didn't feel left out. Instead I felt welcomed, and special attention was spent on me, helping me to learn to lift weight properly, avoiding injury and especially learning that I don't have to be as good as everybody else.<br />
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This is what I looked like the first week... WARNING... This may be graphic... just kidding this pic is after the first 2 weeks... you don't want to see the first pic. And then so on because I am not very good at editing these things...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 months into crossfit... 16 inches total loss... 6 around the waist</td></tr>
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The first two weeks consisted of agony, pain, inability to walk down stairs, or get off the floor. I was in way worse shape than I could have ever imagined.<br />
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But I was paying a babysitter which helped me get out of bed every morning, grab my water bottle and tennis shoes and go be tortured again. Each and every day.<br />
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Suddenly I started noticing a difference in the way I was feeling. Instead of hating those millions of squats, and pushups and pull-ups... I was looking forward to seeing what I could do. I was improving every day. Little did I realize what a change I was making in my life. <br />
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A month and a half into training we did Dead lift maxes. I could have never imagined that I would lift 215 lbs off the floor! But I did! <img alt="" class="spotlight" height="240" src="https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1231122_10201088822396295_76878886_n.jpg" style="height: 582px; width: 776px;" width="320" /><br />
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And then fast forward another 6 weeks and we do dead lifts again. I am building up to my max. And I lift 215 like nothing...<br />
I lift 225lb... piece of cake.<br />
I lift 235lb great.<br />
255 lb... hard but I had a feeling to try one more lift. <br />
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265lbs... that is a lot of weight sitting right there...<br />
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I lifted 265 lbs off the floor! Talk about a leap... 50 lb improvement over my last Personal Record! It is amazing what 6 weeks can do!<br />
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And things just kept getting better. But there was one thing that bothered me. Probably because I am a girl and we are just funny like that. Yes I was seeing big changes in my body and my mood. I have become so much happier and deep down proud of myself. But the darn scale wasn't moving... not even an ounce. So something else had to change. <br />
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So I made another change in my life... that has had many benefits. That I didn't realize I was missing until I changed.<br />
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What did I do... I decided to do a 30 day Paleo Diet challenge. What is paleo? Well you can follow this link and learn all about it... http://thepaleodiet.com/<br />
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Basically what I have done is (for the most part) eliminated all dairy and grains from my diet... as well as starchy vegetables for the most part. <br />
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I started this challenge on November 18,2013. I weighed a hefty 217lbs. Which mind you is after the 70 lbs I have lost in the 3 years since Salt was born. But regardless... I had lost more than 16 inches without losing a pound in 3 months. So I'm going for the fact that all that fat was just converting to muscle. <br />
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So the first two days were pretty difficult. Especially since I did the classic I'm going to eat everything I wont be able to have for the next month this weekend thing. <br />
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But I made it through those first two days. Day three I felt like I was sick. Like I had the stomach flu but no throwing up. Just kinda miserable. Day four, I woke up... and felt like a brand new person. <br />
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<b><i>I felt really good. Like I could conquer the world... </i></b><br />
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And then the end of the week came and it was time for me to weigh in...<br />
DOWN 7 LBS!!!1 Wahoo! do the happy dance!!!!<br />
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Now losing 7 lbs is really exciting. But these are things that I noticed most.<br />
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I was taking time every day morning and evening to make a good nutritious meal for the boys and I and we were actually sitting around the table for 30 minutest to an hour laughing talking and eating good food. We were no longer eating store bought, manufactured crap, or fast food. Sitting in front of the TV eating at our leisure or me jamming food in my mouth while I study. Instead we have started spending more quality time with each other.<br />
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I know... the bad mom in me has now been published to the world. But this is what is so exciting to me. I didn't realize that I was really doing this all the time. I had no idea that the boys and I were really not sitting down and having meals together. I had let everything overwhelm life. I was making quick meals that were cheap and unhealthy like mac and cheese or pizza or chicken nuggets all the time and letting them just eat cold cereal every morning.<br />
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Now we have meals like eggs, bacon and avocado, or strawberries, bananas and eggs for breakfast. The boys still get pancakes and I am trying to get up the nerve to try a recipe for banana pancakes... For dinners the boys are having things like noodles and broccoli and oranges and chocolate milk or chicken and broccoli (can you tell they like broccoli?) While I eat yummy things like chicken with broccoli, spinach, onions etc.<br />
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At first I really missed the bread and pasta. But look how good this food looks... and yes I cooked these plates...<br />
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And then I go with my family and they eat things like this...<br />
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And then I realized why I felt so good the second half of the week... I had the junk out of my system. So I have been hitting it hard again this week. I know that Thanksgiving will be a bit of a challenge. But real life happens and you get to have treats once in awhile. But I have to be careful that those treats don't become my daily normal diet. <br />
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Sometimes I don't realize that I am making progress on a really big challenge that has plagued me my entire life. And then, I am so glad that I took the challenge and then have been documenting it with pictures as Jennica told me to. I have finally dropped a pant size and hopefully I will continue. Actually I know I will continue. Because I have been blessed with determination.<br />
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These changes in my life have not only changed me physically, but have also given me the drive to do better in everything. School is going better, I am so much happier and, I don't hate my job. I am able to deal with things more naturally and I don't get frustrated with the boys as easily. I love going out and building snowmen with the boys, chasing them down the sidewalk or running in the park... Or even getting on the floor and wrestling or playing legos! Life is so fantastic!<br />
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I will keep carrying on and pushing hard. I have found a good addiction.. my CrossFit addiction where I enjoy the pain I put myself through, because I know that I am getting better and better every day. And closer and closer to every goal I have always had for myself!<br />
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<br />The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-50669128336857411232013-03-05T00:38:00.002-08:002013-03-05T00:38:23.480-08:00It has been awhile... now to catch up...Life has been so crazy busy for us here in the burg... the Rexburg that is! This past few months, also known as winter semester at BYU-I has been quite literally insane! The first week of the school the boys and I all came down with the flu. The real flu. Can you believe that? A mother so on the ball as me, forgot to get us our flu shots in time, so what happens... we miss the whole first week. Mandatory meetings for the dorm, classes, daycare the works. And we were so nice to share it with Papa Tyler! Poor guy! <br />
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But we were able to safely recover. Then madness set back in. But to be honest, for some reason missing that first week has thrown me off for the entire semester! I feel as though I still can't catch up. And what do you know it is now the 5th of March. Five more weeks and the semester will be over and what, but I get to start all over! Maybe next semester will be a little better! <br />
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Some pretty big things have happened in our lives in the past couple of months! So let's start back in January....<br />
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January 18, 1981 I was born to my lucky, loving, wonderful parents and this year I celebrated my 32 birthday! To some that may be ancient! To me it is the beginning of a wonderful new me! My life is going to be everything that I want it to be! Nobody is holding me back, suppressing me, or stopping me from doing what I want to do and being what I want to be.<br />
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SO you ask, what is it that I want to do? Oh I have so much! First and foremost I want to be the best mom that I can be! This is hard for me to achieve being that I am single, going to school, working and spending the least pleasurable parts of the day with the boys... What I mean is... mornings are fantastic, but way to short, evenings are difficult because it is a mad dash across town to pick the boys up, run home, make dinner, take baths, read a story or two, cuddle for a minute, say our prayer and go to sleep in time that they can wake in the morning to start it all over again. <br />
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Mondays are my least favorite day of the week. I have to drop them off at daycare by 9:50 to make it back to campus for my 10:15 class. Then the day is packed with classes and work until 6:15pm. By the time I get the boys home they are totally wiped out and super fussy. But we survive and used to be able to sleep in on Tuesdays, but then... dun, dun, dun...<br />
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I got called into the Relief Society Presidency as the secretary, and now we have our meetings on Tuesdays at 10:00 am. So we do the same routine again on Tuesday and Wednesday as we do on Mondays. But I get to get the boys at 5:00 instead of 6:15. Thursdays are the best! We snuggle in bed until we want to get up. Then we play and have fun. Then IF the boys want to be to daycare for lunch we go by 11:30. If not they stay home with me for lunch and I drop them off about 12:30 and pick them up again at 5:00. Fridays are crazy again and then the glorious weekend arrives. The only unfortunate thing about the weekends is I have to share them. So I only get every other Saturday with the boys. But on a good note I do get to go to the Temple every other Saturday without having to get a sitter! <br />
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So, yes. Life is INSANE! I don't know how I get it all done. But I know that it is not by my power. But by the power of God, the love and support of family and friends, and the help of darling wonderful girls and my exceptional brother Charlie (ACE) who are willing to watch the boys whenever I need help. (Usually at night when they are sleeping... while I go do ZUMBA!)<br />
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On January 19 we celebrated the 3rd birthday of my darling Ryder! Oh what a blessing that adorable little boy is in my life! I cannot believe that three years ago he and I nearly died trying to bring him into the world, and now we are both as healthy as horses and loving life to the fullest! <br />
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He is growing to be such a beautiful strong and delightful boy! He talks like he is seven, has the cutest little run you could ever watch and has blue eyes that melt your heart! One of my very most favorite things he does nearly daily is to tell me I am beautiful. What 3 year old knows that his mom needs to hear a wonderful heartfelt compliment like that on a daily basis? Sometimes hourly! He and DC both treat me so fantastic! They are really turning into great little gentlemen. <br />
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The great event in our lives was in February! On February 15,2013 we were excited to be blessed with the birth of sweet adorable little Oakley Jayne Dunlap! She is Amanda and Austin's darling little baby girl and grandchild number 3 to mom and dad! But she is also special because she is the first girl! Yaya! I'd post a pic, but I have to get permission first!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of his favorite presents... a padded potty seat!</td></tr>
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Though our lives have been so crazy, we have been so incredibly
blessed! I am so grateful to see the many miracles and blessings in my
life each day! I am so blessed to have the most wonderful family in all
the world, the most incredible darling friends, and the most divine
children one could ever even imagine or hope to have! My life is nearly
perfect. The only thing missing is a fantastic man to fill that gap.
Maybe someday he will find me in my crazy life! <br />
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Though life is totally crazy... we do manage to find a little time to have a lot of fun! Isn't that what life is all about... work hard... so you can play harder!<br />
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Last week for FHE we put up our Christmas tree! It is perfect for our little dorm room. It doesn't take any floor space, covers up the ugly white cinder block wall, and quite nearly indestructible! <br />
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One other great addition to our home is the big comfy couch from mom and dad's house in Jackson! YAY! When I brought the boys home the afternoon we got it, they started to scream..."Yay! A new couch!" As though our old one was bad... oh but we still have the old one and the big comfy red chair! So now we have lots of seating for our friends! So come visit.<br />
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I am actually quite excited for Christmas this year! I have a lot of fun, free plans to do with and for the boys, friends and family. I just can't wait. This is the first time in a long time that I am really truly excited for Christmas. I have always loved Christmas day, but this year I am totally stoked for the whole month! I must be since we put our tree up before December!<br />
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So silly but I love that song on the new Muppets movie that goes... everything is good, everything is grand. I got the whole wide world in the palm of my hand. The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-15607247447057874912012-11-08T18:42:00.001-08:002012-11-08T18:42:18.987-08:00Happy Birthday Little Mister!Monday November 5 was Peppers 4th birthday! Can you believe it? Neither can I. Can I just say that this little man has been one of the two greatest blessings in my life! He is an absolute dream come true! I cannot believe the changes he has made in his short four years of life. I remember when his birth mom handed him to me at the bottom of the escalator in the Salt Lake Airport. My heart melted. I felt complete! I was so excited to be him mom! <br />
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He was one sick little puppy! He was so hungry I couldn't believe the eating he did. About bankrupted us in the first week! Then we found out that he had RSV, tortacollis and a flat flat head. Poor kid had been left in his crib most of his first two months of life! But shortly he was healthy, RSV gone. And on to bigger things. Lots of physical therapy to get the strength in his neck that he needed to hold up that noggin of his and an helmet to help shape his head and face back to what it should be. <br />
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He grew and grew and developed so well that by his first birthday he was on track for normal development. Actually I think he is quite the genius. During his first three years of life we lived in our little house in Saint Anthony, but only two months after we got him we found out we were pregnant with Salt! What a wonderful surprise!<br />
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I cannot believe the wonderful big brother he was from the moment Salt was born. It was so cute how he just cherished Salt instantly. You would have never known they weren't blood brothers, I think they were best friends before they came to this world!<br />
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The last four years have been so wonderful! I love his little sense of humor, his sporty little body, and ability to stand on a scale and weigh only 36lbs but to lift him you would think he weighed 50! I love his little pigeon toed feet, his dark sparkling eyes so full of joy! His pure black hair and delicious chocolate skin. He has been one courageous little boy and has a very bright future ahead of him. <br />
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I am so amazed at his kind and sharing personality. He is so good at taking his little brother by the hand and teaching him how to do things, but also to treat him like his equal. He has stepped up and fulfilled his role as the man of the house with uncanny grace and sofistocation. I mean what else would you expect from a four year old. <br />
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He is turning into a fabulous little gentleman, he loves to tell me that I am beautiful or pretty, and that I am his girlfriend. But that I can't tell anybody or they will laugh at him. Ah, the love! I adore it! He even tries to open the door for me, especially at church. What a kid! Who taught him all that? <br />
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All I know is that he is such a joy! I can't get enough of him! I love him with all my heart! Happy Birthday to my little man! <br />
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Now for a few pics of the birthday boy!<br />
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First thing, he rolled over and I said, good morning... guess what? He said "oh! It's my birthday!"<br />
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Yes.... I am a crazy mom! A drum!<br />
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Birthday guests... Jack, his best friend, Salt... and my parents, Ace, Neibaurs, Kathi Turner, Duke, and the neices....<br />
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The birthday cake... I am a lousy mom and didn't make him one, because he saw this one and wanted it soooooooo bad!<br />
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Little piro maniac,,, had to help me light the candles.<br />
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Us all singing Happy Birthday...<br />
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And he blew out all the candles on his own!<br />
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Happy Birthday Pepper!<br />
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<br />The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-35855382065698229502012-11-02T15:10:00.000-07:002012-11-02T15:10:21.882-07:00What a great day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is a WONDERFUL day! I have officially lost 15 pounds! How great is that! And somebody made me smile like a fool! I love it! Happy Day! Yes I am totally proud of myself! Have a great day!</span>The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-43530693682065975082012-11-02T14:49:00.000-07:002012-11-13T15:25:22.685-08:00Aye Matey's Happy Halloween...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pepper Gets into the role of being a pirate.<br />
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Salt is just plain ADORABLE!<br />
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Full body! Still in character.<br />
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Does he not just make you want to scream he's so cute!<br />
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Yep... he has me hooked!<br />
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The day after halloween they boys went to the Range with my parents. Salt thinks that he is still a pirate. He slept in his eye-patch, and wore it all day again. Notice he is still holding his hook as well! Plus I think this is a great pic of my dad and the boys! Yahoo!<br />
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<br />The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-76450677564815002872012-10-22T22:19:00.001-07:002012-10-22T22:57:56.359-07:00Pumpkins... pumpkins... pumpkins<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt is rather excited to draw on his pumpkin with a magic marker... the design..."Happy Pumpkin"</td></tr>
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This evening I decided that for FHE we would carve our pumpkins that Aunt Amanda brought us. I couldn't just have these three beautiful pumpkins sit on out living room floor until they rotted. So we went to work. <br />
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I asked the boys to each draw what they wanted the face to look like on their pumpkins... now I must say that this is the first time that I have ever carved pumpkins with the boys! Why I have no idea. But I decided it would be fun tonight. Maybe because the boys are a little older.<br />
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It was so funny, both of them just scribbled all over the pretty side of their pumpkins and left the ugly side for me to carve. But Salt knew for certain that his pumpkin had to be a Happy Pumpkin. Pepper wanted a mean pumpkin... both turned out rather happy. But Pepper's pumpkin had "Mater Teeth". <br />
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Pepper is done with his drawing... I was not allowed to cut the top to gut out the pumpkin...<br />
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Peppers finished pumpkin... Pepper was very angry when I asked him to smile with his pumpkin.<br />
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Salt about to "taste" his pumpkin<br />
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He said it was delisous! (not a typo.. that is what he said.)<br />
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Salt LOVES his pumpkin<br />
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At least one will smile<br />
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Oh... there it is... a smile... notice the lump on his forehead... yeah that is where Salt hit him with the dashboard hula man.... brotherly love at its best! And man... did he ever sound like he was going to die. I think he was tired.<br />
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I am so excited to take them Trick or Treating! I think they will SO love it this year! Life is just so much fun with these darling little rascals!<br />
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Oh and by the way... for some random reason... our family favorite color is ORANGE. That will probably change in the near future, but I seem to dress the boys and myself in a lot of orange lately. Maybe the season or something! Whatever it is, its a color that makes me happy! The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-9113540851863762532012-09-29T12:18:00.000-07:002012-09-29T12:18:48.763-07:00MOVIE NIGHT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Look at my darling little charmer. Chowing down on a Little Ceasar's breadstick. I just couldn't believe how cool this picture was. If I only I really knew how to take good pictures all the time. <br />
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So I have come up with nicknames for my boys. I just think it is a cool thing to do when blogging. So I went into thinking well I have a white boy and a brown boy, but white and brown just won't work. Ebony and ivory just seems to girly, but my dad calls them the salt and pepper boys. And so from now on you will hear me refer to them as Salt and Pepper. I am sure that you can guess who is who! Haha<br />
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So Mr. Pepper thought it was much more fun to be silly than to pose nicely for mom to take a pic. <br />
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And as you can see we all like to be a little goofy! <br />
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And Pepper really likes to steal the show. Camera Hog! <br />
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Finally one of him smiling! <br />
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This was a fun evening! We decided that since it was $2 Tuesday at the cheap theater maybe we would go see the show. Well we were way early, so we stopped by Little Caesars and got bread sticks. Then sat on the sidewalk and ate them. Of course the Salt and Pepper boys had to offer one to every person that walked past us.<br />
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They just crack me up. Then for our entertainment of the evening we watched Ice Age 4. Cute show. The boys loved it. I loved it that we were nearly the only ones in the theater and so when they got restless it didn't matter to let them run up and down the isles. <br />
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You know life is good with my little Salt and Pepper! Thank goodness for great family and friends who love and support us so much! Have a great day !The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-47213087332274799132012-09-22T22:05:00.002-07:002012-09-22T22:10:08.460-07:00GREATEST DAY! ... Labor Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They had so much fun running and playing with their trucks, watching the silly college kids trying to fly their kites, and checking out the awesome dune buggies four wheelers and motor bikes that came zooming by!<br />
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They especially had fun running as fast as they could and "wiping" out!<br />
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The water was a blast especially because it was only like six inches deep and they could run through it or around it or whatever...<br />
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The only sad part was that we had to go home... oh and the GIGANTIC pile of sand left in the car! But oh what fun!<br />
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There is just something wonderful about being able to go out chill in the lawn chair and bask in the glory of how great and adorable your kids are and just watch them have the time of their lives! I am so grateful for the precious time that I get to spend with my boys!<br />
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My very favorite time of day is first thing in the morning! Every morning about 5:00 am both DC and Ryder will somehow sneak into bed with me. And then about 7:00 they both wake up and we spend our best time together, like tickling each other, wrestling, and giggling! I honestly don't know of a better way to start the day! Every day is a great day!The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-74247599975759177202012-08-25T14:20:00.000-07:002012-08-26T20:10:48.043-07:00Our New Adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our New Adventure Begins...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">DC, Ryder and I are embarking a new adventure in our lives. Some of you may already know, but some things have happened and choices were made and now Duke and I are divorced. Yes, you read it right, divorced. Nothing more needs to be known other than that Duke made decisions that made it impossible for me to be his wife. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope and pray that things will work out for him in his life. I hope he will find someone who will love him the way that he needs to be loved and take care of him in the ways that he needs. Duke is a good man. I have loved him from the time that I met him, but through a lot of prayer and heartache I have come to the conclusion that we need to move on. And not together. I hope that he will find happiness in his life and be happy with the decisions he has made or will make. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have learned so much through this experience about agency and the very real fact that each of us has our own opportunity to make choices that will affect not only us, but also those around us. I have also learned that sometimes the choices we make can have very real and big consequences. This is exactly what has happened with Duke and I. He made choices that will affect the boys and I, and himself forever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So what now? Here is my plan...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For right now the boys and I will stay in Rexburg, doing what I do... managing the womens dorms, and going to school. (Unless I get this job I am hoping for in Human Resources...) Reality has hit, and I just don't know that I can support the boys and I on just working in the dorms, so I may have to do the one thing I have never wanted and work full time even though my boys are still home. But I have decided that if I am meant to get it, God will make a way! If not I know he will help me in other ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have about a year and a half left of school and then I can look for a real career. I am studying Healthcare Administration. I don't know if I love it yet, as I am just starting the real classes, but I think it will be a wonderful way to provide a living for the boys and I! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love going to school and learning! Thank goodness. I am excited and scared to death for this next semester to start in school, but I think it will all be good. I have a couple classes that really quite literally terrify me. Especially Biostatistics! AAAAAAHHHHH! But I am hoping my little brother Sammy wont mind to bad if I am calling him like... I don't know every single day for help! The best part of it is.... it only lasts twelve weeks! And then I will be done with all forms of math! YAY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some exciting news in our life is that .... are you ready for this.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My brother Sam is marrying the sweetest girl... Karen! I am so excited for them. They will be tying the knot in the Logan, Utah, LDS Temple on September 14th! Let me tell you a little about them...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sam has been going to school at Utah State before and since he came home from his mission to India. He had been dating for awhile and decided that marriage wasn't in the books for quite awhile. Then he met Karen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Karen is a darling gal from Logan. She and Sam to me just look like they belong to each other let alone the fact that they look nearly like siblings. Karen is one of the most darling happy and kind people I have ever met! I am so excited to call her Sis-in-Law! </span><br />
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I think this is their engagement photo. Don't they look beautiful?! Some day I will be that happy again! Well I am that happy, but I would like to be that happy with a man! HAHA!<br />
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But all in all! Life is good! This is da life! Sometimes it throws you lemons. Karen on her blog has this great quote that I love...<br />
"Life gave me lemonade, and I can't imagine why!"-- Cris Rice So
I may not know why but I love it. It is my favorite! Sure my days aren't always perfect
but all the different emotions and experiences are what make every day
so special. (I don't know who that is... but I love the thought)<br />
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I am so incredibly grateful for my good, kind and loving family and friends who are being such an incredible help and support to me in this time of need! Life is good! God is kind! And this is da life! Ta ta for now!The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-38188353360399947572012-07-15T19:56:00.000-07:002012-07-15T19:56:06.775-07:00Life goes By so Fast!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Could life be any better with two darling little boys to smooch me on the cheek like this? I don't think it could really get much greater! So far this summer the boys and I have had so much fun! Father's Day weekend was a total blast as we took off and went camping at West Yellowstone and then on a cruise to Big Sky Montana, Quake and Hebgen Lake and then mozied on home! This got us started on a nice little camping trend! What a blast! I love stinking like a campfire! But I love even more that glorious shower when we get home! <br />
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We also had a really fun family reunion up at the Range with the Cox family and then over the fourth of July my family went camping and water skiing at Palasades lake! We couldn't have asked for better weather and more fun than we had with everyone! <br />
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Now we just have one week, actually just five more days of suffering with finals and check-outs and then the 7week break! And for the most part I only have to work three days a week! I am so overly excited that I will get to spend so much wonderful time with the boys! <br />
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Since I am saying goodbye to to Facebook FOREVER! This will be the best way for all to find out about what is happening in our lives! And I look forward to becoming a "professional blogger!" Hahah Love to you all!<br />
<br />The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-42364689968720773462012-02-11T00:03:00.000-08:002012-02-11T00:03:18.071-08:00So what have we been up to?As a family we have been crazy busy. Jess is working at BYU-Idaho as a Dorm manager and going to school for Elementary education. Duke is working in Idaho Falls at Chick-fil-A and The Gustafson House. And DC and Ryder are growing like weeds and loving all the attention they get from the girls here in the Dorms!<br />
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Life is good. Life is crazy. What other way is there to live life!<br />
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I will do my best to keep a good running blog for all of our friends to see and love! Enjoy!The Lone Wolfettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896403086244419618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974779321456925002.post-17906593153366679932012-02-10T23:55:00.000-08:002012-09-29T12:22:38.302-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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