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  • More Celebrating than a Kettle of Fish and A Special Something For YOU!

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    Valarie Budayr
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    It is an exciting day at Over Here ! Sound the party horns! Whip some confetti around the room or do a Happy Dance around the Old Oak Tree! Dish up the Birthday Cake! It's PARTY TIME 🙂 Why all the fuss? JIAB (Jump into a Book) and  Audrey Press have two reasons to celebrate…

  • 13

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Someone special is celebrating a birthday. 13 years ago today the weather was snowy, rainy, but when they put my baby boy in my arms the sun came out.   There is a theme among family members today and that is, how did our baby get to be 13? Well he did. Day by day…

  • One Year Old

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    Valarie Budayr
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    There was a knock at the door. As I walked to the kitchen to see who it was, I could clearly see that it was my baby girl Mimi. Odd that she wouldn't use her house key but then I saw her holding something. When I opened the door I saw CAKE !  Oh how…

  • A Little Birthday Madness

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    Valarie Budayr
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    The instructions for his 12th birthday party were clear. All guys, only girls he's related to i.e. mom and sisters, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (homemade of course), mini hamburgers, homemade steak fries and all the bonding that 5 12 year old boys could muster in a sleepover. Somewhere in all of this I became…

  • After the Catch and Something Fishy

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    Valarie Budayr
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    So the guys are still on the Bering Sea finishing up their Opie season,one more week to go. The actual opie season I think ended in April. After each episode of Deadliest Catch comes a round table with the captains and selected crew members called After the Catch. Every week, one of the ships captains shares…

  • Simple Birthday Pleasures

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    Valarie Budayr
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           :: A morning walk by the stream:: :: A lasting bouquet of Roses from Dad.::         :: A dinner shared among friends:: :: Many facebook greetings. Thank-You ! :: :: A favorite song :: :: New fabric from Alewives & Lotta ::               :: Playing Piano :: :: Tove :: Thank you…

  • Happy Birthday !!!!!

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    Valarie Budayr
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                       Today is my birthday. My dad always told me that you're only as old as you feel, so I'm 20 years old, ahem, with 20 something years experience. 🙂 So what's in store for this day? Well it will be celebrated among family and friends. Of course there will be my traditional white birthday cake with pineapple…