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<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
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<updated>2008-02-15T20:34:00Z</updated>
<published>2008-02-15T20:34:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/783406/Spring%2C+where+are+you%21%21" rel="alternate" title="Spring, where are you!!" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Spring, where are you!! ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><u><img title="Mallard duck in the puddles" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/570365.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" /><br /></u>Mallard duck in the puddles&nbsp; </strong>
<strong><u>We have had all kinds of ducks at Town Lake</u></strong>
<strong>Where is Spring at???</strong>
<strong>I am so ready for Spring to be here. It is cold, gray, and damp outside.&nbsp; ;(</strong>
<strong>Lol, well, Valentines was here and it wasn't a bad o...</strong> <a href=/post/783406/Spring%2C+where+are+you%21%21></a> ]]>
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<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-08-20T23:27:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-08-20T23:27:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/530679/Home+again%2C+Home+again%2C+Jiggety+Jig" rel="alternate" title="Home again, Home again, Jiggety Jig" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Home again, Home again, Jiggety Jig ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong>&nbsp;Finally back home.&nbsp; We have been to Rochester, Mn , Des Moines IO, Overland Park KS, Shawnee OK, Austin TX and back.&nbsp; My Hubby works for Mayo and we had to go up to MN for something or other, pertaining to his work. We saw his brothers, ...</strong> <a href=/post/530679/Home+again%2C+Home+again%2C+Jiggety+Jig></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-07-11T20:46:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-07-11T20:46:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/448458/Rain%2C+Rain%2C+Rain%2C+please+go+away%21%21" rel="alternate" title="Rain, Rain, Rain, please go away!!" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Rain, Rain, Rain, please go away!! ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong>Well, it is still raining in North Texas, good thing is:<br />&nbsp;1. a low water bill&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;2. no sunburns at the poolside<br />&nbsp;3. no watering the lawn<br />&nbsp;4. lower Electric bill<br /><br />bad things:<br />&nbsp;1. flash floods<br />&nbsp;2. Mosquitoes<br />&nbsp;...</strong> <a href=/post/448458/Rain%2C+Rain%2C+Rain%2C+please+go+away%21%21></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-06-18T22:21:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-06-18T22:21:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/415362/Rain%2C+Rain%2C+Rain%21%21" rel="alternate" title="Rain, Rain, Rain!!" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Rain, Rain, Rain!! ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><br /></strong>
<strong>I never would have believed that it could be a cool 77 degrees on 17th of June in Texas!!&nbsp; It has rained sooooo much the water in the creek by the Frisbee disc park is just about up to the overbridge. It was lapping underneath the road!!&nbsp;...</strong> <a href=/post/415362/Rain%2C+Rain%2C+Rain%21%21></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-06-08T18:02:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-06-08T18:02:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/402653/It+is+summer+Time%21%21" rel="alternate" title="It is summer Time!!" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ It is summer Time!! ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong></strong>
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<strong><img title="Littlest granddaughter with big brothers swimming goggles." hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/175073.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" /><br />Littlest granddaughter with big brothers swimming goggles.</strong>
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<strong>Here it is the Eighth of June and it is cloudy, wet and cool here in North Texas.&nbsp; We have been in the pool once this season. It is unbelievably cool for Ju...</strong> <a href=/post/402653/It+is+summer+Time%21%21></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-06-02T23:57:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-06-02T23:57:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/394940/Dancing+With+The+Stars+The+Champions" rel="alternate" title="Dancing With The Stars The Champions" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Dancing With The Stars The Champions ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="Week 5 Champions! Three Tens across the board!" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/249406.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /><br /></strong>
<strong><u>The Champions!! Apolo and Julianne!!</u></strong>
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<strong>Well, it has ended and the couple I liked won.</strong>
<strong>&nbsp;It was a very close competition as all three couples were just incredible! Joey and Kim were fantastic, Laila and&n...</strong> <a href=/post/394940/Dancing+With+The+Stars+The+Champions></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-05-21T22:18:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-05-21T22:18:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/380008/Dancing+With+The+Stars" rel="alternate" title="Dancing With The Stars" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Dancing With The Stars ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="Ian and Cheryl wk 4" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/227982.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /><br />Ian and Cheryl wk 4</strong>
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<strong>NAME: Ian Ziering PROFESSION: TV &amp; Broadway Star</strong>
<strong>&nbsp;PARTNER: Cheryl Burke </strong>
<strong>BACKGROUND: One of the stars of the hit TV series Beverly Hills 90210, actor Ian Ziering also played a supporting role in the movie ...</strong> <a href=/post/380008/Dancing+With+The+Stars></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-05-07T17:25:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-05-07T17:25:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/366124/Dancing+withThe+Stars%2FRound+8" rel="alternate" title="Dancing withThe Stars/Round 8" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Dancing withThe Stars/Round 8 ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/191917.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" /><br />&quot;Round 8&quot; John Ratzenberger has been dismissed from the floor, leaving five stars to dance for the crown. Each couple must master both a ballroom dance and a Latin dance that they've never tried before. Who will stay on their feet?</strong>
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&nb... <a href=/post/366124/Dancing+withThe+Stars%2FRound+8></a> ]]>
</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-04-23T20:13:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-04-23T20:13:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/354208/Dancing+With+The+Stars+wk+5%2F+Triple+10%27s%21%21" rel="alternate" title="Dancing With The Stars wk 5/ Triple 10's!!" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/354208/Dancing+With+The+Stars+wk+5%2F+Triple+10%27s%21%21</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Dancing With The Stars wk 5/ Triple 10's!! ]]></title>
<summary type="html">
        <![CDATA[ <strong>Well, here we are ready for week six to begin! Apolo and Julianne got straight 10's!! First in the competition! Lailah and Maksim got 2 nines and one 10. It was really a great show.</strong>
<strong>The Star voted off this time was Clyde Drexler, aka Clyde the Glide,...</strong> <a href=/post/354208/Dancing+With+The+Stars+wk+5%2F+Triple+10%27s%21%21></a> ]]>
</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-04-16T00:29:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-04-16T00:29:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/348414/Dancing+With+The+Stars+wk++4" rel="alternate" title="Dancing With The Stars wk  4" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Dancing With The Stars wk  4 ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <img title="Leeza Gibbons and Partner Tony " alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/227964.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" />
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<strong>Leeza and partner Tony, their last dance</strong>
<strong>The couple voted off on the last show.</strong>
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<strong>NAME: Leeza Gibbons PROFESSION: Talk Show Host PARTNER: Tony Dovolani BACKGROUND: Former host of Entertainment Tonight, Extr...</strong> <a href=/post/348414/Dancing+With+The+Stars+wk++4></a> ]]>
</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-04-14T21:40:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-04-14T21:40:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/347758/Spring+is+Here%3F%3F%3F" rel="alternate" title="Spring is Here???" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Spring is Here??? ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/225257.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /></strong>
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<strong>The next one gets it!</strong>
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<strong>It is cold and windy in North Texas today. I ran to the UPS store and the DJ says &quot;It is a cool 47 degrees today with a high wind&quot; </strong>
<strong>That means it is cold!!!!&...</strong> <a href=/post/347758/Spring+is+Here%3F%3F%3F></a> ]]>
</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-04-14T00:08:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-04-14T00:08:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/347193/Neat+Looking+Airplanes" rel="alternate" title="Neat Looking Airplanes" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Neat Looking Airplanes ]]></title>
<summary type="html">
        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="Pink JAL airliner in Disney themes" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/223459.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" />A friend of mine sent these to me in an email and I thought they were really neat looking.</strong>
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<strong>JAL Dream airline with Disney theme</strong>
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<img title="Cathay Pacific Airliner" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/223467.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" />
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<strong>Cathay Pacific</strong>
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<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...</strong> <a href=/post/347193/Neat+Looking+Airplanes></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-03-27T23:37:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-03-27T23:37:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/338552/Dancing+With+the+Stars-Week+one" rel="alternate" title="Dancing With the Stars-Week one" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/338552/Dancing+With+the+Stars-Week+one</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Dancing With the Stars-Week one ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <img title="" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/191917.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /><img title="Apollo Ono and his Dancing with the Stars teacher" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/191908.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John Ratzenberger<br />Edyta Sliwinska&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&... <a href=/post/338552/Dancing+With+the+Stars-Week+one></a> ]]>
</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-03-22T00:03:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-03-22T00:03:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/335976/Dancing+With+the+Stars+Season+4" rel="alternate" title="Dancing With the Stars Season 4" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/335976/Dancing+With+the+Stars+Season+4</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Dancing With the Stars Season 4 ]]></title>
<summary type="html">
        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="Laila Ali and Partner" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/184698.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" />Dancing With The Stars is back again with Season 4!!</strong>
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<strong>We really enjoyed watching last season, Emmett Smith was our favorite of all time.</strong>
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Laila Ali and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy 
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<br />We rooted for Billy Ray Cyr...</strong> <a href=/post/335976/Dancing+With+the+Stars+Season+4></a> ]]>
</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-03-14T17:09:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-03-14T17:09:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/333482/St+Patricks+Day" rel="alternate" title="St Patricks Day" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/333482/St+Patricks+Day</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ St Patricks Day ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <img title="St Patrick gif" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/177770.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" />
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</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-03-05T20:50:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-03-05T20:50:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/330864/Center+Stage+at+The+Choctaw+Casino" rel="alternate" title="Center Stage at The Choctaw Casino" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/330864/Center+Stage+at+The+Choctaw+Casino</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Center Stage at The Choctaw Casino ]]></title>
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<strong>We went to the Choctaw Casino near Durant OK, about two weeks ago. They were featuring the Indian dancers, and this time they had an added bonus. They had some small children dancing with them. They were fantastic to watch, and w...</strong> <a href=/post/330864/Center+Stage+at+The+Choctaw+Casino></a> ]]>
</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-03-05T18:03:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-03-05T18:03:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/330824/New+Old+Table" rel="alternate" title="New Old Table" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/330824/New+Old+Table</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ New Old Table ]]></title>
<summary type="html">
        <![CDATA[ <strong></strong>
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<strong><img title="One of table pedestal supports" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/170911.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /></strong>
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<strong>First pedestal brought into dining room</strong>
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<strong>We have a new&nbsp;table for our dining&nbsp;room.&nbsp; Not new, per se, but an old table from an antique store. It is really gorgeous!&nbsp; It is ...</strong> <a href=/post/330824/New+Old+Table></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-02-14T23:58:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-02-14T23:58:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/325386/St+Valentines+Day" rel="alternate" title="St Valentines Day" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/325386/St+Valentines+Day</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ St Valentines Day ]]></title>
<summary type="html">
        <![CDATA[ <strong></strong>
<img title="Old vinatage Valentine Card" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/153562.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" />
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<strong>This is a picture of a vintage Valentine Card. The old ones were so elaborate.</strong>
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<strong>I love Valentines Day, it is just a fun day. I got a box of sugar free chocolates from my hubby, he went to Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory...</strong> <a href=/post/325386/St+Valentines+Day></a> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-02-01T23:12:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-02-01T23:12:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/322257/Southern+Spain+Video" rel="alternate" title="Southern Spain Video" type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Southern Spain Video ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bds7TK285bE" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed> ]]>
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</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-01-31T21:41:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-01-31T21:41:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/321891/The+Nail+Salon" rel="alternate" title="The Nail Salon" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/321891/The+Nail+Salon</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The Nail Salon ]]></title>
<summary type="html">
        <![CDATA[ This is so much like going to my nail salon. I laughed so hard watching it!<br /><br />Enjoy!<object width="425" height="350">
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</summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2007-01-30T03:51:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-01-30T03:51:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/321364/More+Maxine%21+" rel="alternate" title="More Maxine! " type="text/html"/>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ More Maxine!  ]]></title>
<summary type="html">
        <![CDATA[ <img title="Maxines ideas on being normal" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/139276.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /><img title="Maxine on chances" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/139273.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" />
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<updated>2007-01-27T04:28:00Z</updated>
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<updated>2007-01-25T02:22:00Z</updated>
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<name>dragonhatcher</name>
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<updated>2007-01-16T23:39:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/317807/Ice+Storm+in+North+Texas" rel="alternate" title="Ice Storm in North Texas" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="Ice storm in North Texas Coated Pyracantha in McKinney,TX 14Jan2007" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/127266.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" /></strong>
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<updated>2007-01-05T23:29:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/315254/Blogs%21+Bah+Humbug%21%21" rel="alternate" title="Blogs! Bah Humbug!!" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/315254/Blogs%21+Bah+Humbug%21%21</id>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="Thanksgiving in Austin TX, at daughters house" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/123760.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" />Received my note from Jane today, I guess I did not make the cut. Really disappointed tho, but I guess I am in the wrong age bracket demographically for them. Oh well, life goes on.</strong>
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<name>dragonhatcher</name>
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<updated>2007-01-04T23:58:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/315009/Birthday+Today" rel="alternate" title="Birthday Today" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ <img title="Me and my Great grandson Sam" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/123511.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" />Today I am 65 years old, seems funny to think about it. I don't feel older, but there are days when I look in the mirror and I look like my mother. 
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<updated>2006-12-26T08:12:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/313117/Merry+Christmas" rel="alternate" title="Merry Christmas" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/313117/Merry+Christmas</id>
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        <![CDATA[ <div class="FCK__video_movie"><iframe name="dada_video_frame" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://us.life.dada.net/videoplayer/popupvideo.php?id=121089&amp;nostream=1" frameborder="0" width="498" scrolling="no" height="374" allowtransparency="allowtransparency"></iframe>&nbsp;</div>
<p>Hoping everyone is having a Merry and Happy Christmas, from our house to your house.</p>
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<updated>2006-12-21T05:18:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/312207/+sophia+apron" rel="alternate" title=" sophia apron" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong>I have finally gotten most of my sewing done...I think, maybe so....wellll, mostly</strong>
<strong>These are pictures of the&nbsp;three latest aprons I have finished. One is for my son-in-law, my daughter, and my smallest granddaughter, Sophia.&nbsp; The one for Sop...</strong> <a href=/post/312207/+sophia+apron></a> ]]>
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<name>dragonhatcher</name>
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<updated>2006-12-19T23:22:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/311909/Trip+to+My+Brothers+House" rel="alternate" title="Trip to My Brothers House" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ <img title="Wreath on fence with snow" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/119367.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" />Well ,today was the last day I had to get Christmas presents to my brothers house. He lives in a small Oklahoma town, called Tishomingo. It is the town of Murray State College. I got up and going, and left the house about 0830 am. It was wet, cold, fogg... <a href=/post/311909/Trip+to+My+Brothers+House></a> ]]>
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<name>dragonhatcher</name>
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<updated>2006-12-15T01:13:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/310735/Chef+Aprons" rel="alternate" title="Chef Aprons" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="Machine embroidery on childs sweatshirt" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/118563.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" /><img title="Childs apron" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/118562.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" /><img title="Green cotton napkin " hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/118561.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" /></strong>
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<updated>2006-12-04T17:27:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/307922/North+Texas+Cold+Front" rel="alternate" title="North Texas Cold Front" type="text/html"/>
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<updated>2006-12-03T06:27:00Z</updated>
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<updated>2006-11-30T00:02:00Z</updated>
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<updated>2006-11-26T01:21:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/305341/Going+Back+Home" rel="alternate" title="Going Back Home" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/115091.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" /></strong>
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<name>dragonhatcher</name>
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<updated>2006-11-24T20:31:00Z</updated>
<published>2006-11-24T20:31:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/305034/Horses%2C+My+first+love" rel="alternate" title="Horses, My first love" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ &nbsp;<img title="" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/111619.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /><img title="" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/111617.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /><img title="" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/111616.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /><img title="" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/111615.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" />When I was a child I loved horses, I use to walk over to the sales barns by our house and climb up on the fence to sit and watch them. <br />My first horse book I read was Black Beauty and I remember crying, laughing, holding my breath, all in the s... <a href=/post/305034/Horses%2C+My+first+love></a> ]]>
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<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
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<updated>2006-11-23T23:07:00Z</updated>
<published>2006-11-23T23:07:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/304723/Thanksgiving+at+the+DragonHatchery" rel="alternate" title="Thanksgiving at the DragonHatchery" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/304723/Thanksgiving+at+the+DragonHatchery</id>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong></strong>
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<strong><img title="" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/112160.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" /><img title="" alt="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/112159.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" />Today is Thanksgiving Day and we are in Austin at my daughters house.</strong>
<strong>&nbsp;My middle son and my daughter, had their houses built back to back. One has the playground equipment and trampoline, and the other has the salt water po...</strong> <a href=/post/304723/Thanksgiving+at+the+DragonHatchery></a> ]]>
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<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2006-11-23T01:58:00Z</updated>
<published>2006-11-23T01:58:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/304425/Hair+coloring" rel="alternate" title="Hair coloring" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/304425/Hair+coloring</id>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Hair coloring ]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong>When we came down for the Komen Race the first part of the month, I went and had my hair colored. I had tried putting dark warm brown on my hair and it unfortunately went black,so every time I tried to do my roots it wouldn't be the same color. When I w...</strong> <a href=/post/304425/Hair+coloring></a> ]]>
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<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
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<updated>2006-11-21T04:05:00Z</updated>
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<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/303655/My+great+grandson" rel="alternate" title="My great grandson" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ <img title="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/110176.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" />We arrived in Austin this Sunday&nbsp;and had a very enjoyable evening with our daughter, son-in-law, son and grandson.
&nbsp;This morning my daughter and I got up early and headed to Houston to see my oldest granddaughter and her new little son,Sam. H... <a href=/post/303655/My+great+grandson></a> ]]>
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<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2006-11-19T05:02:00Z</updated>
<published>2006-11-19T05:02:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/303002/The+Birthday+Girl" rel="alternate" title="The Birthday Girl" type="text/html"/>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/109563.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" />Today was the littlest granddaughters' birthday. She turned two today. She fell down the front steps yesterday and scrapped her nose and forehead, had a red nose from her cold, and was cute as a button today.</strong>
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<author>
<name>dragonhatcher</name>
</author>
<updated>2006-11-17T18:28:00Z</updated>
<published>2006-11-17T18:28:00Z</published>
<link href="http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/302574/Cool+things" rel="alternate" title="Cool things" type="text/html"/>
<id>http://thoughtsandthings.blog.dada.net/post/302574/Cool+things</id>
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        <![CDATA[ <strong><img title="" hspace="5" src="http://ima.dada.net/image/halfcol/108995.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" alt="" />Some things are just cool, others are way cool, but somethings are just so stupendously cool that they are fantastic!! Like a sunset in the fall up in the mountains, or on the beach in Miami with my oldest son, or in Oregon on the coast with my younges...</strong> <a href=/post/302574/Cool+things></a> ]]>
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