Where in the world have you been?

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• --Well, we won't go there--

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• --but we will--

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• --go behind--

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• ...Mamaw's one hundred twenty year old spinning wheel...

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Ode to Craig's List

• Ode to Craig's List:
• by Jennie Bender

• I clicked,
• I emailed,
• I called,
• I rushed,
• I drove,
• I got lost,
• I called,
• I got better directions,
• I turned around,
• I drove,

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• I saw,
• I bought,
• I scrubbed,

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• I recovered,
• I like!

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• Happy Birthday to me
• from Mom, Dad, and Granny Mc!

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"Happy 1st Birthday!"

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• "...Happy Birthday, Dear Rachel...

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• Happy Birthday to You!"
• Big Girl One!
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An Impromptu "Sweep Ober"

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• Found on a school morning...

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• ... sleeping together on Darcy's trundle bed!

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• "Together" is a beautiful word...

TBA Walk*a*Thon

• A special "Thank You" to "all Rabbit's friends and relations..."

• No, seriously, a special "Thank You" to our dear family who generously donated to our wonderful school in this year's Walk-a-Thon.

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• Sabrina achieved her $100 goal and is happy to know she earned a fun day to stay at home and wear her jammies as long as she wants! She also received a $10 dollar gift card to Toys R Us.
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• And as for Darcy,
• Well, Darcy didn't get anything...except her picture taken!

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An Angelic Creature

• My Angel Baby's first *attempt at sitting in Big Church.
• *Note the italicized word: ATTEMPT

• This was just before three pews behind us filled with adults and children nearly erupted in laughter because she was aggravating her cousin and sister and causing them to giggle uncontrollably...

• This is just moments before she was whisked away to a room far, far away from human ears.

• This is just moments before I left all human life form and once again rejoined the battery powered world of primary colored flashing lights, talking abc's, and singing plastic animals...

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Budding Artist

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• Here is how I found my Girl Baby early Sunday morning after I had readied her for Sunday school.
• A true artist cannot refuse great lighting!
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• A few of her latest creations:
• Aren't they magnificent (well, just a wee bit ;)?

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Rare Footage

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• You are witnessing...

• A Rare Moment at the Bender Residence:

• A Cooperative Child Facing a Camera...
• It must have been the novelty of the hat!

• Random, Unimportant, often Nonsensical, ever Childish,
• and always, somewhat Absurd Bender News of Knoxville, Tennessee

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Joy

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• --in--

• Simplicity

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