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About This Author
A changeling spirit,
constantly evolving,
revolving around an inner core,
spinning forth legend and lore,
stories and lives
as I come to grips
with who and what I am,
have been and may be.
I am a phoenix:
rising ever above and beyond!
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The White Board
The White Board
 
For meandering thoughts, and mindful walks...for rants and pouts, and blowing off steam. For happy days and sad days, for crazy adventures and delightful victories! :)
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Lovely, beautiful day! Especially in small village America! This was what it was like in front of my store 1/2 hour before the parade started!
Inside, all decorated for the holiday. We have only one register and we had lines curling halfway around the store at one point. But it all looked beautiful and later on i gave the balloons to the kids out front. Big hit with both the kids and their parents.
Here's one of the front of the store and one of my faithful and stalwart employees taking a well deserved break!
See the brown box over on the right? That's a box for the donuts my other half built for me :) You can also see the huge flower pots i planted with geraniums!
Another pic taken in front of the store during the parade. This is our entire downtown area. (Got to love tiny towns!!!) The parade lasted maaaybe 20 minutes! Town was messed up traffic wise for 2 hours! See the red, white and blue balloons? Those are the ones i gave out! What a day *big smile* The high school and middle school bands were in the parade along with all the Boy and girl Scout troups, LOTS of veterans, horses, clowns, old cars and the entire police, fire and emergency response departments. Lots of fun, kids, noise and laughter! Pretty sure this pic is of the middle school band playing 'It's a grand Old Flag' and "God bless America.'
Between the first and last picture, you've now seen all of 'downtown Pinckney, Michigan, USA!
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1st and foremost...today is Memorial Day in the United States. Unofficial start of summer, day of bbqs and picnics, family get togethers and parties aside...today is the day to remember all our veterans.
As the granddaughter, daughter, mom and mom-in-law to American Soldiers/Veterans, as a Veteran myself and for all the heros who have served and/or fallen in defense of this great country, I remember! Today the flag should fly at half staff (unless you are on a ship--then it is half mast) until noon. At 3 pm your local time there is a National Remembrance for One minute...One minute to stop all the things we are freely able to do and to take that moment to remember and appreciate all our military have done for this country over the years!
If you go to a parade today...Please remember it is a Memorial Day Parade. For God's sake, STAND UP and SALUTE THE FLAG when it passes by!!! That is Official protocal for when the flag passes by. Remember you (if you are, of course) are an American. Set the example for showing you are proud to be one!!!!! Set the example for those who may not know. Show everyone YOU know and appreciate what it means to live freely in this country!
Nothing drives me more crazy than people being too lazy to salute our flag.
*steps off her soap box--end of rant*
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. But I also am at the point where I don't know how to feel or act. I hope you are doing well, and I also hope to see you around the community soon.
Remember, 60 is the new 40. I consider age to be really reverse logarithmic. 
I am beyond excited for you and can't wait to get my hands on a copy for niece and nephews .... 
umm .. okay ... and ...errr ... for myself because I'm just a big kid at heart. 
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