tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71432929425447678412024-03-12T20:00:29.076-04:00Dawn & AggieReflections on life & other stuff...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger799125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-37542176798423907362013-08-24T12:25:00.000-04:002013-08-25T12:26:39.797-04:00It's our first Bee-versary!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bee came to live with us one year ago today. He's gone from a shy boy in his crate to the big black cat who greets everyone and thinks he owns the place!</div>
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He is happy to share with Aggie & Peter...</div>
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He has his favorite sleeping spots...</div>
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He does love a chair...</div>
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He and Pete like to help with work...</div>
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And Bee is always interested in what I am doing...</div>
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They both like to see what's going on outside, too.</div>
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We are glad that Bee is part of our little family!</div>
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I have my home and life under <i>control</i>! Well, my <i>home </i>at
least. Tax season was rather eventful this year - both in a good way
and a not so good way, but I survived. I discovered that happiness is
indeed a choice and that prayer works wonders in the face of adversity.
God helps us help ourselves and that is a lesson that I am very
grateful to have learned earlier this year.</div>
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Peter
has been assisting Aggie in supervising the spring cleaning and the
little home projects that have been completed over the past couple of
weeks.</div>
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I've
been wanting to do something with the foyer wall that is part of my
client area since just after the first tax season I worked at home. The
wall has a serious fingerprint problem - cheap, flat paint being the
culprit. I bartered with one of my clients this year and he installed
this beautiful beadboard paneling for me and a chair rail. When I have
the paneling painted, I am also going to repaint the walls with
washable, semi-gloss latex to make maintenance a little easier. Isn't
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The green table was an L.L. Bean bargain.</div>
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Unfortunately, this photo shows the dirty carpet - <i>another </i>client
area problem - but that will soon be solved when my bartering client
enlarges the laminate floor from the door up to my desk. No more mess!</div>
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The
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That's
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Another mess taken care of!</div>
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My
"dining room" is actually part of the living room, but it's not like I
ever use the space. I just love my oak table and oddball red chairs.
The paneling really brightened up that corner. I am contemplating
painting the narrow wall closest to the kitchen with the same green
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I just haven't decided yet...</div>
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I
know that I suffer from too much stuff in a small space, but it feels
homey to me and that's all that really matters, isn't it?</div>
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A few weeks ago, Richard put up my wall words for me - I love it!</div>
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That Jane Austen was one smart cookie.</div>
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Spring cleaning was <i>long </i>overdue
this year - I tidied up my craft area and tried to get my stash of
books to read under control. The antique desk chair was a <i>craigslist </i>find;
Tom & Al graciously picked it up for me on one of their forays into
the wilds of Sarasota. As you can see, I haven't quite decided what to
do with it yet. I counted the other day; I have eleven chairs in the
house.</div>
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This
is why my dining room is a corner of the living room - my home office
takes up the space intended for dining. It's just the right size and a
convenient spot to see clients and block off access to the rest of the
place with Aggie's doggie gate.</div>
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My
craft area is also part of my home office, and I am always looking for
ways to consolidate stuff and minimize the amount of desk space it
occupies. I found this great stamp pad storage system on eBay and
finished that project up the other day. See - more space for vintage
McCoy flower pots!</div>
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They are pretty and functional. Who could ask for anything more?</div>
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Long
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that I wanted to share. More regular updates this summer!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">are just the things we <i>need </i>sometimes - don't you agree? I had recently moved the red wooden welcome sign I had affixed to the door with sticky tape and the door was looking bare. Now I've added this cute little <b><i>hello</i></b>. Getting ready for tax season - and sprucing up a bit around the home office<i> </i>- in between catching up on paperwork and answering the telephone. I love the way my new greeting looks - it's easy-to-apply vinyl and I found it on <i>Etsy </i>for eight bucks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think that's a lot of <i>happiness </i>for a little bit of money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I found an ME print to replace one that was ruined in a moving mishap so I changed it out for the <i>Count Your Blessings</i> print I had previously hung over the client chair. The other print is moving to the bedroom where it will hang on the same wall as the floating shelves I hope to finally hang up one day soon. I <i>always</i> have some sort of decorating plan cooking...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My lovely friend, Erin, sent me an <i>Amazon </i>gift certificate for Christmas. But what to order? I needed another book like I need a hole in the head - Erin and I are equally bad about ordering (and reading) murder mysteries! I'd been looking for some sort of wall rack to hang behind the door and when I saw this one and <i>knew </i>I just <i>had</i> to have it. Another friend had sent me this adorable burlap bag a while back - that awful acid green color that I love with a bee embroidered on it. It is <i>definitely </i>me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The rack and the bag are a <i>perfect </i>combination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am <i>thrilled </i>with the overall effect. Of course, I didn't hang it myself. I leave such technical pursuits to the experts: my friends, Tom and Al graciously installed it for me on Monday. Aggie supervised and Bee now seems to be quite fond of Unka Al. If only Peter would come out and visit when they are here...</span></div>
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and Aedan really is a new person - he's just a little over two months old! His lovely mother, Cari, came by to drop off some papers and he tagged along. He was a sleepy little guy, so I didn't get to hold him - but is he ever <i>cute</i>!</div>
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Aggie barked and he didn't even wake up. I guess he's used to his own dog, Ava, at home. It was nice to finally meet you, sweet baby, and we hope to see you again soon!</div>
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considering the volume of work I accomplished in a mere twelve hours. Of course, the pile of papers still <i>looks </i>big, but it's getting done, little by little. I rearranged the desk a little to make folders and things more accessible.</div>
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I am also making headway on getting ready for tax season: shredder out of the closet, three months worth of cat litter on hand for keeping the associates happy...</div>
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The client folders are already done.</div>
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Bee is checking out my shoe for some reason - and probably the boxes I'm hoping to have ready to ship out on Monday. I've decided to spend Saturday at the sewing machine - I am pretty sure I'll need a break by then!</div>
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My sweet friend, Erin, sent me an ME-a-day calendar. The mailman brought it to me today - and I got to enjoy the first ten days of the year all at once! The funny thing is, I sent her one for Christmas, too. Maybe we should coordinate our gift strategy next year - and save postage. Aggie suggested that - isn't she smart?</div>
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The wise one - although she is not much help with paperwork...</div>
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I did manage, over the past couple of evenings, to finish reading the latest Hamish Macbeth mystery from M.C. Beaton. <i>Death of Kingfisher</i> is typical Hamish - he is always one step ahead of his nemesis, Inspector Blair, from the Strathbane Police Department - much to the inspector's chagrin. Hamish is such a lovable character - for being a lazy village police constable, with absolutely no ambition to advance. The fact that he is truly happy where he is confounds his superiors and frustrates the would-be <i>Mrs</i>. Macbeths. I can't wait for the next one - number twenty-eight!</div>
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I think I've done enough work for one day - time to blow out the sugar cookie scented candle that's been brightening up my work area all day. Isn't it pretty? The candle was a Christmas gift and it fit perfectly in the candle holder that Ariela gave me for my birthday. Another happy coincidence!</div>
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I finished up some correspondence, paid some bills for one of my clients and packed up two belated Christmas goodie boxes for two of my patient friends.</div>
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My mail lady brought me a package from my friend, Kathy, in Utah. She is a candy-maker extraordinare, let me tell you. She found time to make several different kinds of goodies during the holiday season, after volunteering with the Red Cross in NYC for two weeks after Hurricane Sandy. She was away from home from November 29 until December 15 - and still managed to work her magic in the kitchen.</div>
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She makes divine homemade truffles, excellent fudge and this year there is something labeled <i>chocolate log</i> wrapped in parchment paper.</div>
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I can't wait to investigate that!</div>
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I collected up some books for my weekly Sunday afternoon on the sofa tomorrow. I think I'll start with <i>A Deal to Die For</i> - second in the <i>Good Buy Girls </i>series.</div>
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Review to follow one day soon...</div>
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I am excited by the beginning of a new year. It may be because I spent a lot of months during 2012 down in the dumps - whether I was willing to admit it to myself or anyone else - but there you have it. I've let go of a bunch of old baggage over the past couple of months and well, I feel <i>happier </i>than I have in a long time. <i>Truly </i>happy. Less worried about life. More interested in living and trying new things outside the cocoon of my carefully self-regulated comfort zone. Tom & Al brought me some cookies (and a lovely gift) just before Christmas, along with this lovely wall decal quote by Emily Dickinson: <i>Dwell in possibilities</i>. I love it. I've always loved Emily, mildly depressed spinster poet that she was - and I love <i>these </i>words. I hung it right where I can see if from my desk. A timely reminder.</div>
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Thanks, guys - I appreciate your thoughtfulness more than I can say.</div>
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I'm also excited about my new <i>Jane-a-Day</i> journal. Jane Austen, another favorite kindred spirit (<i>and</i> spinster, I might add), is the inspiration for this five-year journal, which has an quote from one of her works on each page. It was a lovely Christmas gift from my friend, Marie, and I am looking forward to daily inspiration from Jane's timeless witticisms. I only hope my comments are as witty.</div>
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Thank you, Marie, for thinking of me.</div>
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I am looking forward to a happy 2013 - a year in which I vow to speak less and listen more, read fewer books and finish writing one of my own.</div>
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And <i>this </i>year, I choose happiness.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-90760541718077309902012-12-31T10:01:00.000-05:002013-01-09T15:24:07.381-05:00Elliott wishes you a Happy New Year!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-25422821372175857632012-12-30T09:58:00.000-05:002013-01-09T15:24:17.624-05:00Elves are photogenic...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-52910091263567596182012-12-29T09:55:00.000-05:002013-01-09T15:24:24.592-05:00Elves are party animals...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-86993268626539576172012-12-28T14:00:00.004-05:002012-12-28T14:00:45.634-05:00Elves are sneaky...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-17148608221422031212012-12-27T13:59:00.000-05:002012-12-28T13:59:37.137-05:00Elves avoid work at all costs...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-2674362386608613982012-12-26T10:54:00.002-05:002012-12-26T10:54:56.771-05:00Elves are not terribly well read...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-69164521388474206132012-12-25T21:55:00.002-05:002012-12-25T21:55:48.907-05:00Elves are true believers...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-90408080877326750342012-12-24T09:09:00.003-05:002012-12-24T09:09:43.190-05:00Elves aren't the only procrastinators around...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-19605662550833544812012-12-23T11:47:00.002-05:002012-12-23T11:47:39.880-05:00Elves love Christmas greetings...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Twenty-three</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-63318581366722936762012-12-22T10:31:00.000-05:002012-12-22T10:31:00.337-05:00Elves sometimes make hasty decisions...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Twenty-two</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-44402729588931703942012-12-21T00:13:00.002-05:002012-12-21T00:13:42.660-05:00Elves are impulsive...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-usUBaAY_rM0/UNMbFckbZaI/AAAAAAAADuY/VJcxjnfKdAU/s1600/Elliott+Elf+122112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-usUBaAY_rM0/UNMbFckbZaI/AAAAAAAADuY/VJcxjnfKdAU/s320/Elliott+Elf+122112.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Twenty-one</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-54736981131087032532012-12-20T09:06:00.001-05:002012-12-20T09:06:13.182-05:00Elves are procrastinators...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FfhTHklwWvE/UNMbDX-tF4I/AAAAAAAADuA/yYXkBAcucPU/s1600/Elliott+Elf+122012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FfhTHklwWvE/UNMbDX-tF4I/AAAAAAAADuA/yYXkBAcucPU/s320/Elliott+Elf+122012.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Twenty</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-7510641109921287522012-12-19T08:45:00.003-05:002012-12-19T08:45:35.208-05:00Elves love a bargain...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p132q6UxO4w/UNB56aiJFWI/AAAAAAAADtw/yGIZK8i0HP8/s1600/Elliott+Elf+121912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p132q6UxO4w/UNB56aiJFWI/AAAAAAAADtw/yGIZK8i0HP8/s320/Elliott+Elf+121912.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Nineteen</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-38211453602956415482012-12-18T09:14:00.001-05:002012-12-18T09:14:17.901-05:00Elves do odd jobs in the off season...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mm-Sv8T1ARU/UNB551A43xI/AAAAAAAADto/S1ZqlFoJrwo/s1600/Elliott+Elf+121812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mm-Sv8T1ARU/UNB551A43xI/AAAAAAAADto/S1ZqlFoJrwo/s320/Elliott+Elf+121812.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Eighteen</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-91120230815584017882012-12-17T07:48:00.002-05:002012-12-17T07:48:17.657-05:00Elves are adventurous foodies...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGzIEmba2nI/UMOAEoNYiPI/AAAAAAAADtM/ooVp6_LgMwY/s1600/Elliott+Elf+121712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGzIEmba2nI/UMOAEoNYiPI/AAAAAAAADtM/ooVp6_LgMwY/s320/Elliott+Elf+121712.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Seventeen</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-91112535714655345972012-12-16T09:43:00.003-05:002012-12-16T09:46:13.245-05:00Elliott reports to a higher authority...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWjVrG7GlpM/UMOAFY8aUBI/AAAAAAAADtU/-AoN994Y6LE/s1600/Elliott+Elf+121612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SWjVrG7GlpM/UMOAFY8aUBI/AAAAAAAADtU/-AoN994Y6LE/s320/Elliott+Elf+121612.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Sixteen</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-23078791992080020612012-12-15T11:10:00.002-05:002012-12-15T11:10:44.820-05:00Again with the baking!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-urCnDPC2_ko/UMOAC6GVTsI/AAAAAAAADs8/j5px7Fxivpg/s1600/Elliott+Elf+121512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-urCnDPC2_ko/UMOAC6GVTsI/AAAAAAAADs8/j5px7Fxivpg/s320/Elliott+Elf+121512.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Fifteen</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143292942544767841.post-85227241365899314752012-12-14T08:17:00.002-05:002012-12-14T08:18:54.552-05:00Isn't sugar one of the five basic food groups?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YzdLGRk0tmU/UMOAD8WZksI/AAAAAAAADtE/sRPGLyOS5O4/s1600/Elliott+Elf+121412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YzdLGRk0tmU/UMOAD8WZksI/AAAAAAAADtE/sRPGLyOS5O4/s320/Elliott+Elf+121412.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Fourteen</td></tr>
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