Hey Sister...I know today is your birthday and you're way the heck over in Instanbul. I'm not sure how well all those candles will fit on top of a Turkish...
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I don't know one person that doesnt sing or at least hum this tune when they are getting ready to go on a trip.   This song is like the infamous song the...
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While my brother was on his mission, we sent him all kinds of tapes, packages, and letters. One tape in particular sticks out in my mind as the most...
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The horses were tied to the pine trees, mine loosely, because after nine years of this I still do not know how to properly tie a quick-release knot.  Saddle...
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When my grandparents were a young family with four little kids, they purchased a little piece of heaven in the heart of gold country in the Sierra Nevada...
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I have always been lucky. My writing talent and the love for it comes from my father’s mother who was a published author. My love of music comes from...
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I hate leaving Disney parks. I don’t mean that I would like to stay longer because I usually get tired pretty quickly of being around touristy...
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 There I was in the middle of a completely new world filled with people I had never seen before, people I found interesting, people I thought could help...
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Campers whirled through a programless lodge. It was “free time” and amidst crafts, sports, hikes, and mad rushes of 5th graders, I was seated on...
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I remember learning to sing this song as a kid. It was one of those where the whole family sings along. The song reminds me of living in Virginia, in the...
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I've always been a musical person, and I attribute this to the amount of music my mother listened to when she was pregnant with me. It was a great form of...
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