the tour de missouri

in an effort to conserve gasoline, for the benefit of both the environment and my checking account, i am combining a number of fun summer activities and venturing forth on a tour of the great state of missouri. A: the start [lee's summit] B: salem camp reunion [high hill] i have a million memories of growing up at salem church. i love that place. while i don't know if i could actually pick a favorite memory, i know what would be pretty darn close to the top of the list...camp....

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i love my mom because

my mom is my favorite person in the whole world. i love her a lot. really a lot. in honor of mother's day [and her birthday] i requested some assistance and asked her friends and family to tell me what words came to mind when they thought of her. here is what we came up with... happy mother's da...

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a glimpse of life

awhile back my friend joy documented a week of her life in photos. i loved seeing the 'everyday' bits and pieces of her life and thought it was a fabulous idea. i wanted to do it myself, but naturally i stressed about how to select a week, since no two ever look the same. then i had an epiphany and decided that i could take the idea and give it a twist: just a glimpse of life, no matter the week. so here is a little of what it looks like to be me... ...

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