I thought it was hot this month, really, this is ridiculous. Records being set! Kids will be showing up in beach wear for costumes! I woke up to rain this morning, all 3 minutes of it. Thought I'd better bring a sweatshirt along on my early morning walk what with the overcast skies and wet pavement and dark clouds. . . well, it...

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I was watching PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer and they talked about the youth vote. Before I knew it they were filming at JMU and the appearance of Obama on campus. They talked to a few students. The filming continued at Leesburg, George Mason University and Fredrickburg, before ending up at the McCain Headquarters in Virginia. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.htmlYou can check it out here...

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Vote on Nov. 4 or this could happen to you!http://www.cnnbcvideo.com/index.html?nid=yCdfA8Vd1oovoCRkVvMGWTI0ODkxNDQ-&referred_by=11823293-HrNeFtx ...

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Liam, Joe's oldest (and same age as Nolan), Nolan, and Sean say Happy Halloween.Nolan won best "creepiest" costume!Eileen, (Sarah Palin) and winner of best costume overall, mom, who won coolest costume, and me party on.These distinguished ladies discuss politics; Rita, won for scariest costume, and mom.The girlfriends unite again!!Priceless!!!The "Pollard four".Reeff family. Pat won for most humorous. You probably can't see the pink...

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I've fininshed decorating and the party is going to start shortly. Just thought I'd take a few pictures and do a quick blog to show you first before anyone arrives.Welcome!!Don't forget to check out the front yard graveyard!Oh, this side, too.Here is the table all ready for guests! And check out the ghouls hanging in the backyard tree strung with lights.OOh. . ....

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We celebrated Joseph's 24th at the twins last weekend. It was a great liitle celebration with everyone. Joe wanted pie, but he was having a cold and after blowing out the candles that kept relighting, he kept blowing. Before long we all realized that we didn't want any of that pie, so we just gave him a fork and said "Go for it"!We...

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We had a couple slow days in the CTICU, very unusual. The nurses got right to decorating for the Halloween season. Someone found these pumpkins and started drawing jack-o-lantern faces on them and putting them on the doors of the patient rooms. Then, another nurse found a picture of one of the critical care attendings and put him in a pumpkin with his...

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As you probably know, the nation is watching you this election, as CNN reports on your battleground state:"Nowhere, though, are the exurbs more relevant than they are in Virginia, where Loudoun and Prince William counties are likely to be pivotal"'Do you feel the pressure? ...

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I was checking on what the dow had done today and bumped into this reflection on a blog. I stole his post picture from a post one year ago, but oh, it is still so relevant today!! Had to share! ...

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Wildfires are burning, freeways shut down, evacuation are ongoing, hot, windy weather. . . Now, it's officially the fall season! Our kids don't have snow days, they have fire days! ...

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Walking along, I was counting all the Obama signs and was amazed at how many and how many different kinds of signs there were. Couldn't find one McCain sign. Then, I came upon this 2 story sign a neighbor had put up on their hill that looks out over the lake. Now, that's committment! ...

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Terry's cooking one of my favorite mexican dinners. . . chiles rellenos!!I love my personal chef!He is using sweet red paceos instead of green chiles, they are beautiful.Here, I'll give you a close up view! He's already blistered them, peeled and seeded them and stuffed them with cheese and stuck a toothpick in to keep them together.Don't they look delicious?He then dips them...

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Get in the Bus and let's begin Star Tours!About a block down the hill and across from "dog park" is the home of John C. Reilly, most recently appearing in Stepbrothers. He just had it painted.This house is just up the block from us and is owned by a former Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!The house is on the top of a hill and...

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I thought I'd share a little weekend with the twins. After doing the shopping for the week, we spent some time with their new bird, a cockatiel. They haven't been able to coax him on their finger yet, but he will sit out and visit with us on his cage door. He can be quite noisy at times.Soon, it was time to make...

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