Ninasusan
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I have a couple of good friends *cough Kim and *cough Erin who pop into my mind everytime I see a picture/statue/video of squirrels. *slaps knee and laughs loud. Take what you want from that statement. This is what squirrels mean to me Uh huh. For some reason. This year, they have decided to… Read more
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When I become immersed in my family’s genealogy, I always feel a sorrow for my relatives…the ones who came to America…with a new dream, an escape or a wanderlust. I wonder when the Swickards boarded the ship in Amsterdam if they had any idea that they would be geographically separated for the rest of their… Read more
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I’ve spent the last 48+ hours ingesting everything negative and evil in the world. I’ve become VENGEFUL. I was hoping this morning that I would open up the IPAD and find that France had blown to smithereens more ISIS locations in northern Syria. I was hoping that the French and Belgium police had taken out a… Read more
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First on my mind this morning, I’m totally undecided in the presidential race. I used to pick who I thought would be best to lead the country….I would listen to other opinions….but more than likely, I would be secure in my choice. I even used to roll my eyes as the day before Election… Read more
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Totally obsessed watching news channels because of the pain in Paris Feeling totally despondent over ISIS, Daish or whatever name we have given the evil Trying to remove the fear from my psyche. It is a human emotion and giving into their evil intention Realizing we are all feeling the same hatred for the evil… Read more
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My dad was born 99 years ago today. He was a simple man who loved his family above all else. I love to hear my girls reminisce about Grandpa doing this and Grandpa doing that and I love him the most because he loved them the best. I missed you during the World Series this… Read more
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I knew when I woke up this morning that I needed to put these thoughts out there. I know there are a lot of people…my age….younger….older….just trying to find themselves and the all encompassing “meaning of life”. Many are led by a belief in God (or whatever their religion calls its higher power). I’ve been… Read more
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I had quite the day of pampering today. Hair cut and color and solving world problems with my son-in-law. A trip to Hobby Lobby to get supplies and my first craniosacral therapy massage…and then dinner prepared by my daughter. Jenny’s neighbor, Rachel, has been doing massage therapy for several years and has included craniosacral massage in… Read more
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I spent my day making lotion. I got my recipes from Wellness mama. I thought lotion bars would be the most convenient….Wellness mama and all of her followers said they were wonderful because you can just rub them on and they leave a light coating. Probably true but not very easy to “just rub them on”. Not… Read more
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I am always proud when I hear good rankings of Des Moines in Forbes Magazine, Huffington Post and other news sources I read about through Twitter or on the best news source *rolling eyes… Facebook. I was born in Des Moines and made my home in Iowa’s Capitol city until I was 23 when I moved… Read more
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