7 Quick Takes (Vol 8)

Have you noticed how many people are joining in each week. This is so much fun but it takes me several days to visit all the blogs. Make sure you go over to Conversion Diary to check out all the installments.

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Have you noticed that in the last few years the cost for Girl Scout cookies has gone up, the boxes have stayed the same size but the cookies and how many are in the package have decreased dramatically. I used to buy Girl Scout cookies every year, I eagerly anticipated when my neighbor girls would come to my door. But no more. The deal I get isn't worth it because it isn't any deal at all. In fact, it feels like I am getting ripped off. Yes, I know that it is a fund raiser. Sigh, another tradition bites the dust.

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Is there any reason why I should keep my 25 year old nursing school text books? I can't think of a reason why I should move them to another house. These things are big and heavy, I wouldn't be surprised if I was charged extra just to haul them. I think that they are going to go bye, bye but I just have to talk myself into it. I am always afraid that if I get rid of them the next day I will need them. However, with the internet I can probably get the info faster than getting out my Whaley and Wong and looking up something to do with Pediatrics. OK, I am going to do it. I may throw out my back moving them but they are going. Today.

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Lookee, lookee at how clean and organized my pantry is now. I just love going in there. It took me most of Friday afternoon to get everything cleaned out, organized and put back on the appropriate shelf. Man I love organization.

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Sorry about the quality of the picture here folks but it was early in the morning and I was taking this picture with my telephoto lens from the upstairs bathroom. I have to say right off the bat that we have A LOT of deer around here and I have commented on my feelings about them in this post. Be that as it may I still like seeing them in the woods. This particular deer can be seen quite frequently resting in the ravine behind our house. She is alone during this time of the year and she may be pregnant. I am just hoping that she has only one baby this year rather than the twins or triplets that she normally seems to produce. PLEASE only one fawn this year.

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Does someone want some snow? I have PLENTY and would be willing to share. It would be no problem at all. You see we had some more snow fall from the sky this week. And with the latest snow fall that puts us at around 40 inches.....for the month of January alone.
This is the amount of new snow that fell on the deck. I measured in a place that I had shoveled free from snow so that I could get an accurate total. You should see the pile of snow that has been growing from the snow plow. I would venture a guess that the last of that snow pile will not melt until well into April. Lovely Cleveland weather, just lovely. And I think we got another inch or two last night.

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What better way to spend a snow day than baking a new cookie recipe. These lovelies are "Strudel Oatmeal Cookies" and they are very yummy I can tell you. Isn't your mouth watering just looking at them.
Come on over for a cup of coffee or better yet a cold glass of milk and I will share them with you.

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How can it be that my Bethany Anne is 18 years old today. I KNOW it is hard to believe that I have an 18 year old (let alone a 22 year old and an almost 21 year old). It seems like just yesterday (cue the music) that she came into the world, that she was this little blonde thing that always wanted to "do it MYSELF!"

Happy Birthday Benny Boo! (pictured with her boyfriend Luke, "he's nice boy"). Love you to pieces.

See you next week when we will bring you more exciting (cough, cough) snippets from around the globe and up my street.