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    Scout Expo 2012

    May 13, 2012 - By 

    Saturday we dropped Drew off at a friend’s house as he would be riding up with another player for the 3rd game of state cup. The rest of us ventured over to Columbus, GA for part of a day. It was the 2nd Annual Scout Expo. Pack 29 didn’t have a booth, but we wanted to go check out the expo. Lots of fun activities, from mystery boxes to making carpenter bee houses. Aubie showed up to join in on the fun Life size Angry Birds Miniature size Angry Birds Making rope Cool car Although, Drew wasn’t able to attend…

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    Friday Letters

    May 11, 2012 - By 

    Dear week, No offense, but I am so glad you’re over! That is all! MM Dear driver, When you’re sitting at a red light, do you forget that your car has windows? Yes, you may feel like you’re in your own little world, but I can see you digging in your nose. It’s gross. MM Dear Toomer’s Oaks, I’ve loved seeing the new leaves bloom this spring. I drove by as they were pruning you this week. I sat at a long red light and watched them trim away dead branches. I pray that will help you to continue to…

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    Life Happenings – May 2012

    May 7, 2012 - By 

    -Drew washed his cell phone in the washer. There was a loud banging noise after I started up the dryer, so I stopped it to see what was in there. In case this happens on your washer, better have it checked by an expert in washer and dryer repair. I was happy it wasn’t an ink pen, but was really sad to see it was his phone. We haven’t tried the rice trick yet, because I don’t have any plain rice to put it in. We just have it sitting out with the battery separated from the phone. So we’ll…

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    Sunday Snapshot {Soccer}

    May 6, 2012 - By 

    Today Drew played in the 2nd of game of the State Cup. He got to play on the field with the stadium type bleachers and a press box. I like this shot because it looks like he’s running on air. Photography/editing blurb: I cropped this a bit and I debated whether to crop out the other pair of legs in the right hand corner. I didn’t want to crop it in a portrait style and I also didn’t want to cut off Drew’s legs, so I think the only way to crop would be in a square. I wasn’t real…

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    Friday Letters

    May 4, 2012 - By 

    Dear Dr. Principal, I’m flattered that you think I’m an 8th or 9th grader. Although, I find it sad that my child says you don’t know any of the students and he’s not surprised you would make such mistake. Now that you have your PhD, maybe you should work on getting to know your parents and students. Not meaning to sound sarcastic, just stating the way I feel… MM Dear Magnolia Mom (that’s me), Don’t take a offense when people from other departments call your department, hear your voice and assume that you are a student. Take this as a…

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    Reason #1,670 that I love living in Auburn

    April 30, 2012 - By 

    I just love living in Auburn. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We are so lucky to live here for so many reasons. When we’re visiting other towns and they have city events like this and they charge, I just feel so thankful that every spring I know we can go just down the road and enjoy a day of free fun and entertainment. Live music, other live entertainment, bouncy houses for the kids, lots of free stuff, art vendors, yummy food. It’s great! This year the boy scouts had a booth, which I talked about here.…

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    ScoutFest at City Fest {2012}

    April 29, 2012 - By 

    This year Rob was in charge of the Scout booth at Auburn City Fest. It was the first year to do this and I think it was great. He and other scout leaders are constantly looking for ways to promote scouting and they came up with having an area in the Child’s Imagination Station are of City Fest this year. The Monkey Bridge was quite a hit Boys got to earn a ticket that they could take to an upcoming Pack meeting and turn in for a belt loop when they join Cub Scouts! See a few more pics here.

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    Friday Letters

    April 27, 2012 - By 

    Dear txting student, I know you must have some pressing information to pass along in the form of a txt, but why don’t you wait till you have finished crossing the street? Thanks much! Someone who would like to NOT run you over Dear leftover Easter candy (specifically chocolate), Why must you call my name so loudly from the depths of the pantry? I’m thinking if I hurry up and devour all of you, then I don’t have to resist you any longer. And that way you won’t be taking up that space in the pantry any more….ha ha! Your…

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    Auburn Vet School Open House 2012

    April 21, 2012 - By 

    Today was Auburn’s Vet School Open House. It’s a free event for families to come see what goes on at the vet school, also used a recruiting tool for potential veterinary majors. We always enjoy it and learn a lot too! Here’s a few pics: Pony…oh how cute! Petting the bird Bomb dog demonstration I believe this is a Newfoundland watching the bomb dog demonstration. The last one we went to was in 2009, see pics of it here.

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    Den Meeting at the Lake {Conservation Project}

    April 21, 2012 - By 

    Friday we made a trip over to Lake Martin, so the boys in our den could get another requirement for the World Conservation Award, they’ve been working on. Our den leader, Mr. W., has a friend, Mr. M, who has a house on the lake. One of the things he enjoys doing to help the fish is dropping seasoned Christmas trees in the lake, which gives the little fish a safe haven from the bigger fish. So the boys got to help with this process, which is described below… Step 1: We did this step back right after Christmas. We…

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    Alex’s New Hair

    April 20, 2012 - By 

    It was time for the boys to get haircuts and Alex has been asking for a flat top for awhile. After having the ordeal, we had with had with Drew’s hair letting him get a flat top at age three…BIG mistake! He was a “poof head” for at least a year after that. Soooo, that has made reluctant to let Alex do it. Since he’s 8 and summer is knocking our door, we decided he could get one. So without further ado…

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    Easter Sunday 2012

    April 17, 2012 - By 

    Last Sunday I took the day off and enjoyed the day with the family. We rose early to attend the 8 a.m. church service and then, got over to Montgomery for brunch. We really enjoyed eating at the Egg and I before galavanting over to Oak Park. We walked around the park for a bit. I took some pictures (no surprise there) and we found W.A. Gayle Planetarium. Since we still had some time before the planetarium show started we drove over to the River Walk, where I took more pictures as we walked down the river walk. We returned…

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    Arrow of Light 2012

    April 16, 2012 - By 

    Back in 2009, Drew received his Arrow of Light and crossed over to Boy Scouts. This year for the ceremony, Drew got to be one of the Boy Scouts dressed up in regalia. He had a lot of fun being on the other side of the ceremony this year. Here’s some pictures from the evening. Here’s Drew You can see all the pictures from the evening here.

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    Library Stories #3

    April 15, 2012 - By 

    One of the greatest parts of my job is working with college students. They bring such joy and a different take on life. Their worlds are so different from mine and really most adults. I wonder sometimes if I was that naive…and I’m sure the answer is yes. 🙂 In my department, we employ students of all ethnicities, which is really cool. Many of the students come to the U.S. just to go to college. I can’t even imagine how hard that must be. My international students are great though. They are so eager to learn about American culture and…

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    don’t even know what to title this………

    April 4, 2012 - By 

    I’m not sure I can even put my thoughts down in words, but I’m going to try. Yesterday afternoon Drew asked me to get on Facebook since I was at work and he was at home because he had something to talk to to me about. So I did and he proceeded to tell me in chat that one of his youth leaders at church had done something very bad. This youth leader, who I’ll call *Tom worked at a youth camp in another state last summer. Since then he’s come back here as this is his hometown, where he…

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    Memories of the Month {3.2012}

    April 2, 2012 - By 

    Oops! Almost forgot to finish up on this and get it posted. This month I was happy about: booking a cruise for the 4 of us in September!! Squeeeel! This month I was sad about: the passing of one of our cub scout leaders and the huge turn out at his funeral. The wonderful memories from February’s trip to the McWane center will have a bit of a dark lining in my memory because that was the last time I saw him. He had to leave just after getting there because he was not feeling well. I guess in many…

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    Memories of the Month {4.2012}

    April 1, 2012 - By 

    This month I was happy about: spending Easter with my family. This month I was sad about: this and not doing my weekly photo posts; not for the lack of taking pics, just unmotivated and unable to match prompts. Something I accomplished this month is: eating healthier and exercising. Something new I did was: visit Oglethorp University, while Drew attended a soccer clinic. Books I read were: From May to December (awesome book! one of my all time favs) Coney Detroit (makes ya hungry!) Beautiful Ambition (suffered through it) Uglies (got to p. 20 something and decided this book was…