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I am SOOO happy it is Friday this week. I have books to read, and a LONG weekend ahead of me.
As long as it doesn't snow....

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1. If we had no winter I would be ridiculously happier AND warmer.

2. The fact that we are still having snowfall in May is a perpetual astonishment.

3. If I had my life to live over I wouldn't.

4.Since it is snowing, I am planning on reading a LOT inside of four and twenty hours.

5. If you've never been thrilled at temperatures approaching zero (from the negatives), you have never lived in Northern Canada.

6. To be interested in the changing seasons, the damn things actually have to CHANGE.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading, tomorrow my plans include reading and Sunday, I want to see the Survivor Finale!

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1. Apples are to oranges as pruning is to mowing.

2. Don't ever ask me to do that again and that's all I have to say about that.

3. I think I hear the sound of teenagers on the roof ... what a shocker!

4. Respect the flag.

5. Do what you want to do, but don't hurt anyone in the process.

6. Max made me push him on the trike and behind him was a Radio Flyer wagon; in the wagon was a bucket filled with rocks he picked up along the way.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting out of class, tomorrow my plans include getting out of class and Sunday, I want to finish the John Grisham book!

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1. The first rule of working in an office and getting along is work alone!

2. I have never eaten, nor plan on eating clams.

3. When I think of carnivals I think of my time as a carny in Minnesota!

4. Lilacs are my favorite spring flower.

5. Things on my desk include three hole punch, stapler, computer, day planner, phone message book.

6.Getting notes from my thesis supervisor on my proposal makes me wanna sit down and do a rewrite immediately.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to reading more of my library book, tomorrow my plans include spending time outside in the sunshine and Sunday, I want to do anything but work - and of course I have to work.

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1. Apparently there's some sort of mix up with the weather we have been getting.

2. This weather is so lousy sometimes I feel like I will never see another sunny day.

3. 2009 leaves a lot to be desired so far.

4. Tinkey Winkey stopped working and that was it.

5. For too long I've been wishing the sun would come out so I could prune.

6. I am not obsessed with pruning; I am not!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to finishing room assessments so I can go home as soon as possible, tomorrow my plans include reading and sleeping and Sunday, I want to pack for my trip!

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1. Join me in a trip to Candy Mountain, Charlieeeeeeee.
2. Put a little variety in your day!
3. Happiness is being in unison.
4. Looking at my boss and being confused.
5. I'm waiting for the RCMP to come and shut this garbage down.
6. Laughter is hard to resist.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting these parties closed down so I can go home, tomorrow my plans include watching the movies we rented and Sunday, I want to start pruning!

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1. Anonymous donations are thrilling to give.

2.Barfing babies are a sleep killer and creator of loads of laundry.

3. Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, smelly, barfing, little boy.

4. Pruning is what I look forward to most about Spring.

5. Who needs therapy when you have an awesome pair of pruning shears.

6.Cadbury Easter Cream Eggs MUST go into the Easter Basket!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to SLEEP WITHOUT BABY PUKE tomorrow my plans include coloring eggs with the boys and Sunday, I want to have an Easter egg hunt with the boys and take loads of photos!

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1. Angel or not, I will NOT allow you to sleep on my head! (one of our cat's is names Angel).

2. Take me any way you want me, but put me back when you are done.

3. As my mother used to say, you're full of Rubbish? I don't think my mom said anything of the sort actually.

4. I can never find my inhaler after I'm done working out or doing something strenuous.

5. Even in the most crowded of rooms I can still smell my stinky feet. (BTW I dont actually have stinky feet as far as I know)

6. Travelling long distances with my two year old in the car is a day fraught with peril.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to HANGING THE DOOR, tomorrow my plans include working on my thesis proposal and Sunday, I want to nap!

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1. "In a hole in the ground there lived a groundhog who was completely confused about when spring was going to arrive. Because he consistently failed to accurately predict spring a group of confused, semi-hibernating Bears from Northern Alberta descended on Punxsutawney where they ran a garden hose down into Phil's hole and drowned him."

2. "I'll do it again all alone but that ain't no matter. You may think I don't care, or don't keep track but I do, and I don't forget."

3. "After dark the rain began to fall again, falling on my head like a memory. Falling on my head like a new emotion. I want to walk in the open wind, I want to talk like lovers do.I want to dive into your ocean. Is it raining with you?

4. "Treasure hunters searched for many years to find a way to retrieve wooden crates from the disintegrating ship. After finally conquering depth and cold below the ocean and vicious storms above, they pulled up the crates to discover there was not treasure, only used bubblewrap in the hold of the Spanish galleon."

5. "There was a hand in the darkness. Cousin It, out for a midnight stroll, forgot to put his reflective glove on."

6. "Accidents ambush the unsuspecting adults setting off fireworks. Who knew that piles of snow would not keep the canisters upright? The instructions only say to bury them, not WHAT to bury them with!"

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to uninterrupted sleep, tomorrow my plans include homework and Sunday, I want to enjoy the day off, but it is ruined before it even begins because I am working AGAIN!

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1. Why do we have to have such terrible weather in the middle of March?

2. Occasional indulgences are now habits.

3. I have tried to be calm and not get stressed about being late but it still creates major problems for me.

4. I had never heard the phrase "Forgiveness is letting go of the hope for a better past" and it totally made sense to me.

5. I have procrastinated my homework the way I always do.

6. How was I to know I would start to cry?

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to laughing with the boys, tomorrow my plans include making some changes around the house and Sunday, I want to get my assignment underway or it won't be done by Thursday!

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1. Paying rent for someone was my last random act of kindness.

2. Another place is where I go in my mind when I am reading a great book.

3. Put aside all reason in matters of the heart.

4. Coffee, tea or water?

5. Sometimes it's lonely to walk separate paths.

6. Our 7 month old reminds me that there is a reason to smile everyday.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting out of my work clothing, tomorrow my plans include taking my boy for a haircut and Sunday, I want to sit in the hot tub!

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1. It seems like I am never going to be done.
2. Turn off the lights when you're done, please?
3. If I thought you liked me just a little bit I'd feel much better!
4.Opportunity is what I think of most when I think of you.
5. To me, Valentine's Day means my niece's birthday.
6. Being loved gives me strength.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to picking up my boy from daycare, tomorrow my plans include doing something for my spouse and Sunday, I want to laugh at Funniest Home videos!

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1. Oh, I am so ready for a book and a nap.

2. Here comes changes, big and little.

3. During the night, I can sleep through pretty much anything once I fall asleep.

4.Cauliflower for $3.99 a head; are you kidding me???

5. Right now I'd like to be warmer than I am.

6. My leatherman (or my MP3 player) is my favorite gadget. Unfortunately for me I don't know where either of them are right now :(

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to SLEEP, tomorrow my plans include puttering around the house and laughing with Max and Sunday, I want to NAP!

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1. The world is a mighty cold place tonight.

2."Zuva, come here puppy" was the last thing I said.

3. I wonder what it will take to get my vehicle started again.

4. A period is at the end of all things.

5. There's something to be said for feeling healthy.

6.Warm and cozy is where I want to be.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to taking my turn to sleep uninterrupted, tomorrow my plans include figuring out how to start the van and Sunday, I want to pretend like I'm still on vacation, but I can't because I have to work already!

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1. Snow is WAYYYY better than freezing rain.
2. I'm looking forward to Christmas holidays.
3. Wendy's Chili is the best quick meal on a cold night ever!
4. One of my favorite old tv shows is Greatest American Hero.
5. I'm done with getting frustrated with people if I haven't shared my expectations.
6. The most enjoyable thing around the holidays is family time.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to hanging in the hotel with my family, tomorrow my plans include attending a class party and Sunday, I want to TAKE A NAP!

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1. My stomach is too big.
2.Candy Suckers is what I ate the most of on Thursday.
3. The yard is under a layer of snow.
4. In bed is where I'd rather be at any given time.
5. The smell of smoke reminds me of something burning.
6. For all my homework to be done is what I need right now!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to festival of the trees, tomorrow my plans include going to the dump and Sunday, I want to enjoy the party for my boy!

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1. My blueprint for success includes taking chances.

2. Black licorice was the last candy I ate.

3. The best facial moisturizer I've ever used is um..water? I don't use facial moisturizer.

4. Cross stitch can be good therapy.

5. I'd like to tell you about my family.

6. My sense of humor is my strongest characteristic.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to bed early, tomorrow my plans include playing with the boys and Sunday, I want to nap, but I have to do homework and work!

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1. My favorite food seasoning is garlic.

2. Rob Thomas is music to my ears.

3. Lucky is how I feel about my life.

4. My responsibilites are something I take very seriously.

5. Many people have absolutely no idea what is involved in foster parenting.

6. Tea lights for lighting pumkins was the last thing I bought at the store.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to trick or treating with the boys, tomorrow my plans include singing happy birthday on the phone to two nephews and Sunday, I want to nap - is there ever anything else I want to do on a Sunday?

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1. Right now, I'm feeling like I want this weekend to be over already.

2. Finished doing room assessments and in my bed is where I want to be.

3. How does one balance work life and home life when there's too much to be done?

4. My list of things to do keeps me on track.

5. Please don't make excuses for not following the residence rules.

6. Playing with my boys fills me with joy.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting done at work as EARLY as humanly possible while waiting on people to check out, tomorrow my plans include getting out of dodge and Sunday, I want to relax, but I have to work!

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1. Follow the rules.
2. My toothbrush is something I always take with me on vacation.
3. To achieve your goals, you must have a goal to start with!
4. I work hard is something I'd like you to know about me.
5. I have a life.
6. According to Monty Pythonand the Holy Grail, witches (and wood) float.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting out of school, tomorrow my plans include Costco and Sunday, I want to nap!

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1. One of the best concerts/plays/movies I ever saw that I really didn't think I'd like was Evita. (this one was difficult because if I don't think I will like something I typically don't watch it.)

2. Home made spaghetti is a meal I recently made (or meal I recently ordered) that was delicious! (we don't have a "recipe" for spaghetti but we eat it often. Sometimes it is really great and other times just "ok". I made a GREAT one last month. I wish I knew what I did.)

3. It's time for Canadian Thanksgiving.

4. A full night of sleep is quite refreshing.

5. If I never hear the word homework again, it'll be too soon.

6. To one side of the curving road was a mountainside, and on the other was a sheer drop off.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching tv shows I recorded last night, tomorrow my plans include taking a nap and Sunday, I want to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with my family!