Nothing much going on over here. Just more of the same. I'm halfway finished with painting Kadie's bookshelves. They take so long because you have to wait for each section to dry before you try painting the next and these are stackable cube-type shelves, so there's a lot of little sections. I also have to constantly dig cat hair out of the paint. I should just give in and plaster the cat onto a shelf and paint her down. It'd make for one bumpy shelf, but the cat hair issue would be gone...

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I took a sick day yesterday (though I really needed it today) to paint Kadie's room. We got her Disney pink and it's not as bad as it sounds. It's actually a very light pink and looks very nice against the white baseboards and soon-to-be painted white bookshelves. I had taped off the ceiling so that I wouldn't have to worry about that but, as I was pulling off the painter's tape, chunks of ceiling paint came with it (I hate contractor-grade flat paint) so I spent another 2 or 3 hours painting...

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Okay first off, in case you guys don't get all the way through this I just want to say a few things. While I'm greatly appreciative of all the family influences I've had throughout my life, I wanted to express a special"Thank You" to both Dad and Grandpa P. for your influences while I was growing up. You both taught me a great deal during my younger years, and those deep-rooted lessons are still part of the foundation of knowledge that I utilize on a daily basis. In addition to the general...

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Bah, humbug alert! I'm thinking"out loud" and it's late, and I'm tired and it's gonna show...Though we had a nice Christmas (interspersed with cat vomiting episodes), it still just didn't seem"right" - you know? Something was off, but I can't really put my finger on it. I'd hate to think that the holiday that I once loved and treasured above all others has lost it's shine due to the pessimism of age and"wisdom." I just remember it being so much more...well, more. It was fun to watch Kadie...

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I haven't been able to read the posts for a couple of days so I had some catching up to do. As it's 0630 on Friday morning and I have a looooooong day ahead of me, it's good to start it off with a smile.Tonight is deployment night. Hopefully, if all goes well, we'll be out of here by 12 or 1 am. We've been known to stay until 5 or 6 before, but we're trying out something new that will, hopefully, save us some time. I elected to come in early (versus starting my day at 4 pm) so that I could make...

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