Happy Thursday, everyone!
It was another beautiful day…I rode my bike, painted with Dorothy, played with lots of dogs, and made a delicious dinner (if I do say so myself)!. Now I’m typing in the blog (obviously) and savoring a very yummy orange. When I studied in Spain (eleven year ago…can you believe it?!!), they would often have oranges for dessert, so when I saw the huge, beautiful Navel oranges in the store tonight, I just couldn’t pass them by. I’m ready for seconds!!
As you know from my previous post, I remain leukemia-free!!!! Talk about peace of mind. The message is still saved on the phone, so I can listen over and over again about how healthy I am. Nah, I won’t save it that long, but I have listened to it twice, and I can’t help but smile each time. Thank you all for your well wishes on my blog and facebook.
Wow, I can’t stop yawning! Once again, it’s a short post (lucky you!). I’m looking forward to a warm, rainy day tomorrow and a great weekend. Katie is coming home to spend Easter here…no more searching for baskets filled with candy like when we were little, but it’s still fun. 
Before I sign off, I want to send some love out to my cousin, Ethan, who was bitten by a snake yesterday! I’m glad you’re ok buddy…that will be a cool story to share…don’t forget to exaggerate the size of the snake! :) I can’t wait until I’m allowed to come up and visit you, Noah and little Addie. Give everyone a kiss for me (even the dogs!!). Also, I want to hear more about your science project!
OK, I hope all of you enjoy your Friday (hopefully you have the day off!). Oh, one last thing. I watched some of the coverage of the funeral procession for the three police officers killed in Pittsburgh, and it was very touching. It was such a horrible story, but the outpouring of support from all over the country and Canada was incredible. I hope the families found some comfort in that. I also want to thank all police officers for what they do every day to protect us.  Though this quote may apply to many different public servants, I thought it seemed to express the perfect sentiment to honor those officers: “Men do not really live for honors or for pay; their happiness is not in the taking or holding, but in the doing, the striving, the building, the serving.” -Harry Marsh
Sending lots of love out to all of you in the Pittsburgh area (oh, and the rest of you too!),
Julie
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- You know how I always say that removing a band-aid hurts more than a bone marrow...well, this is why! Check out that nasty mark on my arm after taking off the medical tape! PS It's redder than it looks :)
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- I was making dinner the other night, and I'd never seen this before!! Inside the red pepper were baby green peppers...a couple of them!
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- Pretty cool, huh? And yes, it tasted normal...in fact, it was delicious!
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- Meet Shannon's new puppy White Shepherd, Sasha!
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- Look at that beautiful face!!!!!! Norma, now you have an idea of what Bayla and Aspen looked like as pups. :)
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- She has puppy breath too! (Sasha, not my mom)
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- And this is her big sis, Lady...one of the softest dogs I've ever pet! She's very sweet.
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- I know, it's blurry, but I figured it was appropriate 'cause she seems to be constantly on the move!
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- Playin' in the grass.
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- What do you think? Is she a cutie or what?
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- And now for more relics found on our property...Charlie and Maggie found quite a few!!
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- Let me see if I can remember what was found...some spoons, a button, a piece of a horse bridle, more pieces of a harmonica, nails, part of a hatchet, and something that might be a latch from a pocketwatch or the top of a bottle...there's more, but those are the main ones I remember!
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- Here's that piece that Charlie is going to do more research on...it looked like it had a pattern on it--very cool.
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- Going to Laura's house! I'm stuck in traffic, but the sky sure is beautiful!
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- Uncle Bill and I after enjoying a deeeeelicious dinner at Laura's...thanks for having us, Laura!!!
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- I was playing with my camera tonight to get some nighttime photos...heeeeere's Jamie!
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- He's adorable, don't you agree?
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- We even played ball in the dark! He will play all night long if possible. :)
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- Guinny-Guin...a li'l blurry, but very handsome nonetheless!
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- Are you sick of my dog pictures?!! Too bad if you are 'cause I'm not 'gonna stop taking them!!
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I didn’t know that about Ethan! I’ll have to get the whole story on that one!…Also, I’ve never seen the peppers inside of a pepper like that before! I think I would have been freaked out by that.
Love those photos of the dogs!
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I so suck- I’m sorry I haven’t been posting back, but I have been reading your posts! Congrats on being leuky-free!! (I’d keep the message, too!) I know that I ALWAYS say this, but I am so damn proud of you.