tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309793462024-03-05T11:08:16.057-08:00Nancy's NotesHello, Hello..anybody out there?Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.comBlogger627125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-56778055757944455152016-09-13T16:07:00.002-07:002016-09-13T16:07:15.456-07:00Daily QuestionHow will I spend my free time today?<br />
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Well, since my free time is somewhat limited I would have to say that I'm not 100% sure how I will spend that time as I am still at work while I type this. My free time this morning - yes I had free time this morning, waking up early allows that perk - was spent drinking coffee and then going for a run. Aaah, how I like to run early in the morning!<br />
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I am guessing that I'll spend some time in the garden tonight. I have a couple of things that I could do while the weather is still decent. I might have to start using some protective coverings for my not so cool weather tolerating plants. So garden time - YAAAAY<br />
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We'll also catch up on the YouTube videos that we follow which is always fun.<br />
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Then...TO BED!Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-84724592460031085552016-09-12T16:08:00.001-07:002016-09-12T16:08:12.888-07:00Busy, Busy...<div style="text-align: center;">
Took a couple of days off on vacation and went to Seattle for a baseball game, </div>
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had friends over for dinner on Saturday and it was football (YAY) all afternoon yesterday </div>
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and then small group in the evening.</div>
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We were a little busy...I'll be back here tomorrow.</div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-8860219706635917432016-09-07T16:58:00.000-07:002016-09-07T16:58:12.793-07:00Would You Rather...Travel the US and see the sights by RV or by Plane.<br />
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Super easy - I would want to go via RV! I'm not a fan of flying so RV life would be my life if I were to want to see the sights around the US. That would have been a fun thing to do when we did our driving trip to Moab, UT. If we had more time during that trip I would have wanted to drive to Zion National Park and possibly visit the Grand Canyon. Oh well.<br />
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Maybe one day when I'm no longer interested in staying in one place we'll hit the road. Until then I'll just live vicariously through other people who find great pleasure in travelling by RV. I know more than anyone would ever guess.<br />
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Well this is fairly easy. I'm not a fan of ice cream and I LOVE pizza...well, I like it a lot.<br />
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Pizza is great because you can turn all sorts of bready and sometimes not bready things into pizza. Pizza toppings can be as simple as plain cheese to pepperoni & olive to thai inspired toppings. Home made...take out or at a local pizza place. Makes no difference to me. Just as long as there are leftovers!<br />
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I can eat pizza anytime of the day...I like to grab a cold slice of pizza for breakfast if we have it after a morning run. I like it when there are a couple of slices in my lunch bag too.<br />
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Yup - PIZZA!<br />
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-72435362795635520472016-09-02T15:45:00.004-07:002016-09-02T15:45:51.092-07:00Would You Rather...Watch the big game at home or live in the stadium?<br />
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Well, since we are gearing up for football season I would definitely want to watch any game live in a stadium any day. However, we live approximately 160 miles from CenturyLink Field we settle to watch at home. Home would be the home of our friends who live a couple of miles from us. There are 5 of us that come together to watch games and we have dubbed ourselves the "Season Ticket Holders." We each have our spot where we sit from week to week.Now, the problem is that 4 of us meet for small group on Sunday nights and sometimes the games are in the evening - I don't know how we are going to swing our game watching this season.<br />
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Which is more important? Bible Study or Football?<br />
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-2764249365099325322016-09-01T16:08:00.001-07:002016-09-01T16:08:43.445-07:00Would You Rather...<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm gonna have to say go into my past and meet my ancestors for very specific reasons. I was adopted as a baby. All I know is that my parents were students in Seattle and were Philippino/Taiwanese. It would be nice to know if there are any medical things that I should be aware of - although being a brain tumor survivor makes every other disease/condition kind of pale in comparison. Who do I take after...which of my parents features are the most prominent? Did they even stay together? If they did do I have brothers or sisters? </div>
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So many questions, BUT I'm at an age now that those questions don't really matter or relavant for that matter.</div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-84909321571810387112016-08-31T16:18:00.001-07:002016-08-31T16:20:16.186-07:00How Much Is A Gallon Of Milk?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That is an interesting question for this last day of August, but okay. I really don't know how much a gallon of milk costs because we buy good milk from a "local" dairy that is available at the newest grocery store to hit our area.<br />
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We have been buying <a href="http://www.twinbrookcreamery.com/" target="_blank">Twin Brook Creamery</a> milk which is located in Lynden, WA as far north as you can get from where we live in Clark County, WA.<br />
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I have never really been a milk drinker. The taste of what I am used to is just not so great. The first time I saw this milk at Chuck's it took a while before we started buying just plain ol' milk as I was buying the pint bottles of chocolate milk. Even the chocolate milk is the best I have had...EVER! It's not sweet, but very chocolatey. Not terrible rich either, just very, very tasty!<br />
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When you find milk in a bottle - buy it! You will not regret it.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-70829106234893517612016-08-30T16:17:00.002-07:002016-08-31T16:20:33.586-07:00What New TV Show Do You Refuse To Watch?We don't really watch TV - so I don't even know what is new. However, I can say that I refuse to watch the Bachelor or the Bachelorette...both stupid TV show. Choosing a spouse from a group of men/women over a period of weeks is not realistic.<br />
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I can't even begin to say how much I don't like these two shows. </div>
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That's it - I'm done.</div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-13661543974076183552016-08-29T16:44:00.002-07:002016-08-31T16:26:00.018-07:00What Would You Like To Learn More About?Well, there's a question!<br />
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Chickens, permaculture, homesteading, bee keeping, fall gardening...CSA's, farm stands, market gardening...<br />
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and on and on and on.<br />
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To help me along this endeavor I got The Market Gardener by Jean Martin Fortier and Four Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman. I watch Justin Rhodes of Abundant Permaculture for inspiration and am in the process of experimenting with how things grow, when they grow best and whether plant starts or starting from seed is best. I want to learn how to extend the garden season and hope to get some seeds started in the next few days, weeks and the next month. All of this effort to feel satisfied with knowing where our food is coming from, that it is being grown without funky stuff and to know that there won't be waste - that's where the chickens come in handy.<br />
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I am not going into this expecting to be rich. What I want is to be tired at the end of the day because I'm doing more good for the earth and my potential customers.<br />
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This dream has been long in coming and I am ready.<br />
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Ready for a change.<br />
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Ready to make a difference.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-43467038358501181132016-08-26T16:11:00.001-07:002016-08-31T16:26:32.974-07:00What Can You Learn From Today?Well, it's a Friday. So, I'm not sure what I can learn from today.<br />
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Friday here at the fire station is pretty quiet. More than half of the staff on the admin side of the building are off. With fewer people at work, there are fewer phone calls, fewer visits etc.<br />
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Maybe I should start researching how to get my hobby farm started and maybe doing a farm stand at our house next growing season. Which means I would need to figure out what to grow during the different times of the season...spring, late spring, summer, late summer and so on.<br />
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Yeah, well, I have learned that I REALLY want to start up a market garden biz...not just a lesson from today - it's a forever lesson...dream.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-60184046840204299182016-08-25T16:27:00.002-07:002016-08-31T16:27:03.696-07:00What Did The Last Text Message I Received Say?Yeah, so I communicate via Hangouts with my cousin during the day and that is on my computer at work, so I don't consider it texting.<br />
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However, I had a text hanging out there in space...to a neighbor wanting to invite them for dinner in a couple of weeks - yes, I plan ahead. Then nothing. So, I thought that I would just forget about it, but decided to try again and sent another text around lunch time yesterday to Neighbor Robin and waited.<br />
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Just after 5:30 I FINALLY received a reply and she had said,<br />
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"Literally just got home from Pullman, Derbee's surgery. We should be available, no other plans we are aware of. Would love to join you!"<br />
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YAY!<br />
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I like that I don't have to talk to anyone on the phone. That would be the introvert in me.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-6501839831694409122016-08-24T16:26:00.002-07:002016-08-24T16:27:48.018-07:00What Did You Win?Hmmm...what kind of weird question is this?!<br />
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Here are things that I don't win: Any form of the lottery, raffles, auctions/silent auctions, special drawings at an event etc.<br />
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What I have won would be a game here and there. If we have a game night with friends I am almost always the "biggest loser!" However there is the occasional win like once a year.<br />
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One of our favorites could be Carcassonne. We don't play often enough so I don't always remember the rules. Another one that is in the Top 10 would be Dominoes. We like to play Mexican Train. Again, I don't win very often and manage to get "high score" which means big fat loser score! At least we have fun with our people.<br />
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Now, if I am playing an online game such as Words with Friends - I win more often than not which is nice, but not nearly as satisfying as playing a game in real time with real friends sitting around the table.<br />
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I'm pretty much okay with not winning - it's not necessarily that important to me. Just as long as a good time was had by all. That's where we all win!<br />
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-72600024473681842222016-08-23T16:17:00.000-07:002016-08-23T16:17:01.673-07:00What Did You Have To Wait For Today?The Doctor.<br />
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Just like yesterday - my wait for my doctor was more than 5 minutes. It wasn't like when I used to go to the oncologist and she would be "with me shortly" an hour later sometimes longer - it was still waiting.<br />
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I like all of my Vancouver Clinic doctors. They are personable and really take the time to listen and try to help along whatever ailment or problem I am dealing with. So I don't mind the wait.<br />
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After I met with the doc I had to wait to leave! I like that we get a summary of the visit before leaving the office. That never happened before. It's so great because I can look back and see what I'm supposed to be doing if I forget which is a plus because I need to be taking a certain medication and I haven't - so I'll have to add that to the pill box this evening!<br />
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Our days are filled with a lot of waiting...for so many different things! Sometimes even before getting out of bed I'll be laying there waiting for the alarm - I get tired of waiting so I get up before it goes off. So, the day begins...waiting for coffee to be made, waiting to take a shower...for the laundry to get done...for the people at the local coffee shop to make the coffee (just the way I like it)...and so on and so on.<br />
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Check this out...a quick search on Mr. Google Pants:<br />
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<i>"Americans spend about <b>37 billion hours</b> each year waiting in line. Other than waiting in line, the average person spends about 43 days on hold with automated customer service in one lifetime. For those people who take a train or bus, they will spend about 27 days of their lives waiting around on the platform or at the bus stop. Studies show that when people have to wait for a shorter time than expected, they are happier than people who have to wait for a longer time than expected."</i><br />
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Just let that sink in...we as humans wait A LOT! I want to tear this apart a little, but I don't have the energy to do that right now. Besides at this moment I'm waiting to leave for an appointment at the dentist office.<br />
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And so on...<br />
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That's it. Got no more for this space today.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-36405773535996597942016-08-21T06:53:00.000-07:002016-08-21T06:53:04.327-07:00Question of the DayHow Full is Your Fridge?<br />
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Since there is just Tom and I we don't have to stock a bunch of any one thing. I would say that we have a full fridge, but not so much that we can't see the back of the inside of the fridge.<br />
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This is kind of a weird question to me. I think the real question would be how full is your pantry. Pantry is subjective as we don't have a pantry as people would think of in the new homes that are being built. We use what used to be where the canned foods would be put up (I imagine) in our basement. It's not very deep, not quite a foot, but it's more than 6 feet wide and is full of staples - canned goods, boxed items, extra oils and vinegars, baking items, pasta, beans some rice and other things that just don't fit anywhere else.<br />
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When some of the veggies are ready in our garden, we buy even less to put into the fridge. Right now we have bean, cucumbers and potatoes coming on. Earlier this season we had a bunch of leafy items that we will sow again for a fall crop. The Cherry Tomatoes are getting close and we'll have an abundance of those. And in the hoop house are several Roma plants that I hope will produce enough for us to process for storage.<br />
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That's about it for the food/fridge situation in our house!Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-12140976940208763962016-08-20T13:08:00.001-07:002016-08-20T13:08:18.782-07:00August 20th QuestionWhat was your first full thought this morning?<br />
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Honestly, it was that I really wasn't up for a run. Even though I went to the dressing room and pulled out my running clothes and grabbed my shoes and made my way downstairs. My back was hurting a little and it was later than I normally get out of bed so my mind was definitely not wanting to get out.<br />
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Now I HAVE to get out for a run tomorrow! Because that is the part of me that says I have to do a weekend run, and it probably should be a little longer than we have been doing in recent weeks.<br />
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Here's to running early tomorrow!Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-61694254782910418372016-08-19T15:15:00.001-07:002016-08-19T15:15:05.410-07:00August 19, What is my biggest phobia?What is my biggest phobia?<br />
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Well, to make sure that I REALLY understood the word phobia I decided to look it up.<br />
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According to Merriam-Webster -<br />
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The simple definition of phobia: <span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3e41; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.64px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3e41; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.64px; line-height: 24px;">an extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something.</span><br />
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The full definition: <span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3e41; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.64px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3e41; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.64px; line-height: 24px;">an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation.</span><br />
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I am not fond of either definition - too extreme. There are things that I'm not comfortable with, but not so much that I would avoid those situations at all costs.<br />
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So, what is my phobia? I am not comfortable at gatherings that are larger than small group size - unless I choose the people that will attend. Like if we do a party of epic proportions like our pumpkin parties of years past. Even if there is an event that our church would be hosting, I really have to psyche myself up for anything where we'll be sitting around and visiting with other people. The exception would be when the packing party is happening and that's not much of a problem for me because that's work and I like to do something if I need to be around people. I don't necessarily enjoy things like baby or bridal showers, unless they are for someone that I am well acquainted with. Just too much chatter in those gatherings.<br />
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I'm kind of a loner of sorts. I don't mind being alone, but at the same time I do need to be with "normal" people now and then. Normal being people that I invest time into and with whom I have shared a long friendship with. It is true that I can count on one had the people that I trust enough to share the good, bad and ugly with any day of the week. Then there is the next level who might get the good and bad. Then there are those that I cannot trust - the ones I choose to not hang around if I can help it.<br />
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Yep...but I'll probably stay in my bubble for as long as I can or until next Monday. <br />
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<br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-30096814692554389602016-08-18T14:54:00.000-07:002016-08-18T14:54:55.663-07:00Gonna Give This A GoI've been away from this blog for a little while as I've been busy with my garden blog. What I should do is combine all of my stuff and make one giant blog...hmmmm....<br />
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Okay, so I'm going to attempt this challenge of answering a question a day here on Nancy's Notes. An acquaintance of mine is doing a 30 day challenge so I thought I would look up something that I could do as well...and found - 365 Questions. Which is pretty cool - because when it comes to this space I have almost NO imagination. I searched for the August questions because, well, we are in August and I may as well get going on this thing.<br />
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Question: Who was the first person you saw today.<br />
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Well, this one is rather silly as Tom was the first person I saw and he usually is unless something extraordinary happens and he is NOT. Weird how being married does that.<br />
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SO - outside of the home...the first person I saw, well that would be one of the girls at Starbucks -Chatty Sarah. While I like Sarah and all, she can, on occasion, suck the life out of me. It amazes me that she can talk and talk and talk! She is a talker - bless her heart.<br />
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If I were to continue on this question - the first person I saw when I arrived to work would be Chief Taylor. I HAD to stop in his office on my way in. I HAD to ask where the chief was and if he would be coming back...YES, we are that bad. As it turns out, the chief returned to work (just now) after spending the majority of the day away - sad face. We were pretty excited that there was the possibility that he would be gone the whole day. I knew better though, he can't stay away. He is physically unable.<br />
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Oh hey let's keep going on this - the first person I saw when I returned from lunch. Some dude who was lingering outside of the front door. He wanted to drop off his unwanted medications. Sorry dude, we don't take medications. Why do people want to bring all of their crap to us? Shoo, go away people. Call before you pop in and PLEASE don't hassle me on the phone when I answer your question a way that is not what you want to hear. What I say to myself when someone is wanting something that we don't provide... "Buh-bye, hanging up now..."<br />
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What that - I'm "hanging up" now...That was fun. Until tomorrow and writing a little bit more...<br />
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<br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-9666393279244633052016-03-28T16:57:00.002-07:002016-03-28T16:57:36.152-07:003.28.16<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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March has not been kind. Illness...allergies...things that slow me down.</div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-58519944715692272802016-03-23T16:03:00.000-07:002016-03-23T16:03:23.354-07:00Dressing Room Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Dressing Room is almost done.</div>
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Both of these were taken last night. So they both look a little different today for sure.</div>
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<br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-34281484346031513582016-03-23T15:51:00.000-07:002016-03-23T15:51:13.809-07:00I know...it's been a while<div style="text-align: center;">
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Being an employee of a local fire district, interesting stuff is stocked for all sorts of reasons. </div>
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New for Spring 2016 the Latex Hazmat Boot. </div>
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-6586647268051563302016-03-16T15:48:00.000-07:002016-03-16T15:48:03.065-07:00I'm A Sucker...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Once again, cute kid of one of the firefighters comes in looking to sell candy. This time it's for Cub Scouts.</div>
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Scored a Pi from one of the high schools for Pi Day! Poor math teacher had pies coming out of her ears...and she needed to unload these things. Station 61 took 6 total and I decided to do my part and said that I would take one of the 6.</div>
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<br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482353333788979543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30979346.post-27363013500593949262016-03-11T14:04:00.001-08:002016-03-11T14:04:20.509-08:003.11.2016<p dir="ltr">I have been a little under the weather and not feeling terribly creative...</p>
<p dir="ltr">There has been progress with dressing room project though. </p>
<p dir="ltr">This would be Tom's side of the room.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Looking good!</p>
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