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    Spring Break Planning

    Spring Break 2010 (2011 was spent with a 3-week old in a complete daze)

    Yes, I realize it’s not even Halloween yet and spring break is a long, long time away. But here I am planning spring break for several reasons:
    1. Planning brings me an immense amount of enjoyment. The earlier I start planning a trip, the more I stretch out my enjoyment. Weird, I know.
    2. Some things book up quickly. Like cabins at National Parks and such.
    3. I needed something to write about today.

    So, spring break. Thinking about it makes me a little anxious, since I was just fiddling with our dwindling finances. Our vacation fund has $2.63,

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    Boots!

    Divine boots by Naot

    For some reason, I’ve gotten it in my head that I want to wear leggings and tunics through the fall and winter. And since Texas does get cold enough to require socks, I’m thinking that I need to get a pair of boots to complete the ensemble.

    But, as some of you may know, I’m quite picky about shoes. If I’m going to invest money in a pair of boots, they need to be good for my feet, comfortable, durable, and cute. It’s a tall order, for sure!

    I went back to your recommendations for shoe brands. By the way, I appreciated your recommendations

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    Meals for a Year: Recipe Request

    The meal planning club is officially on! I am very grateful to be connected to so many wonderful kindred spirits. We had more than 11 people express interest, so I looked at the submission time and the preference for a particular month to whittle it down. I also split my month with Paige, so that we could have one more person in the group and I would have a little more time for the coordination and administration of this process.

    Our deadline is to have everything completed and organized in a user-friendly way by December 1. That way, we’ll be ready to start cooking “fast and fresh” vegetarian meals once

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