I was faced with losing 2 IVs in a tiny baby like this. Now, I needed these IVs. This was going to be difficult! Now, as much as I hate to admit it, these eyes are not as young as they used to be ;( So, I recently resorted to picking up a pair of reading glasses at Target and happened to have...

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I've had a lot of time off work this summer for the kitchen remodel, but now I'm back at work. I've caught up on the patients and what has been happening. Both our Berlin heart recipients have had their transplants and have gone home. Neither would be here today without that chance on the Berlin to extend their chance of getting a heart....

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Going upstairs, Terry calls out from the bottom of the stairs "check this out!"Now, it's not that we've never seen them before, but towards the end of avacado season, these guys have never been so" well-fed". Also, I've never had the chance to catch them on camera.I grabbed the camera and followed them upstairs as Terry made too much noise and they retreated...

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SATURDAY:We're in Italy again for our cooking class!Stuffed pasta shells! Aunt Dorothy and Pat get busy perfecting their stuffing skills with the ricotta cheese mixture!Wow! That's alot of shells! We stuffed the freezer with the shells, for future dinners!Mom shows off her perfectly stuffed shells! Beautiful!They are co-ordinated again in their outfits! How do they do that!They checked out my pictures of the...

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FRIDAY:I took a day for myself!Cut. . .. . . caffeinecolor.Aaah. . . ...

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THURSDAY:The counters arrived! That's my Quartzite!Installation and fine tuning the peninsula goin' on here.That guy is free hand blade sawing!Results. . . beautiful!More results! I love it!And. . . my soapstone on the hutch! So nice! ...

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Kesha is making a music video. . . on our street! Well, this is Hollywood! And. . I had a little too much time on my hands between coats of paint. . . so. . .It wasn't long and the street was filling up with filming trucks and equipment. That is Sean's truck in front of our house at the corner.Across the street,...

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And he's still the one!Happy Anniversary Terry! ...

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Last weekend I went back to work after 3 weeks off. I came home Monday morning and no one was here! I sat there with Terry thinking where was everyone?I walked outside and checked out the progress on the decking that Kevin has been hard at work repairing termite and wood rot damage. Looking good!And before I knew it. . .The plumbing supplies...

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The installer has been here for 2 days now installing cabinets.Here in the dining room, he set them up. You can see the wide open space we now have looking into what used to be the breakfast nook, now the kitchen!Slowly, the kitchen was taking shape!Terry and Taylor are inspecting the laundry room. Notice the new back door!The cabinets fit the area so...

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We've cleaned up, swept. . .and painted everything! Thanks for the great job helping out, Taylor!And now, as I write this, the Cabinets are being installed ! Yeah! ...

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Our windows are in, the drywall is up and we finished priming the windows and walls last night! Hopefully, stucco today. The fire blocked the stucco guys on Sat. But, we are still basically on schedule!Terry's enjoying the view he'll be having out where his prep sink will eventually be placed!The corbels!I got these corbels to add to my hutch. I ordered some...

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Saturday morning and I'm outside painting our New Windows! A helicopter is circling over my house! People are hurrying up the hill in front of my house.I look up the hill and this is what I see three doors down from me!There are no fire engines, no sirens, just smoke and a helicopter circling. Then, LAPD cruisers show up.Ten minutes, yes, the longest...

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