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Join the Tuesday Tribute fun over at Angie's 7 Clown Circus ! My Tuesday Tribute is dedicated to my little sister who is...ahem...42 years old today! Yes, Oooo, I just plastered your old age all over my blog! Happy Birthday, you old hag! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!! We've been the best of friends since she was born....(well, I actually kinda' thought she was gross, but she grew on me when I figured out I could mind control her....) She's always there for me rain or shine.... She always makes goofy faces and poses in every family photo...that still hasn't changed...it's even been genetically passed down to her son....I would love to post one or a dozen, but she has threatened to kill me...Since she used to pin me to the ground and spit on me, just use your imagination here to visualize goofy photos of her...please....for my safety....I've been spit free for several years now and would like to remain that way.... She used to beat the crap out of me, but I still love ...

Join the Tuesday Tribute fun over at Angie's 7 Clown Circus ! My Tuesday's Tribute is dedicated to hugs. I could really use one (or 100) today...If you need one too, here you go.... {{{{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}}} I love hugging my kids....we hug alot around these parts....I love hugging Shadow and Gordie, our ornery pets....I love hugging my family....I love hugging my pillow when I sleep....Catherine always has her arms wrapped around bears, unicorns, Fancy Nancy and about 20 various soft squishy friends each night. Tween Caveboy hugs his video game controller...hee hee hee... Hugs mean so many things...hello, goodbye, congratulations....they are better than a bandaid when you're hurt....they lift your spirits...they connect you with the human race.... I know this has been around the land of Blog for a while, but it really does speak volumes about the power of such a simple yet deeply meaningful gesture...the hug....It's about 3 minutes, but it's a touching, heartwarmin...

UPDATE! Two more prizes just added to the 4 already listed!(1:00 pm mst!) My Tuesday Tribute is dedicated to…and you may have already guessed this…the GEEK Squad! Oops! I just had a geekasm! My precious laptop has returned home! Hooray! Let the confetti rain down on my geek parade! It was exactly one week ago today that my laptop suffered a mind-swipe due to what seemed to be a power surge, but what I believe was a really well disguised alien abduction. Once the dust cleared and I realized something horrible had happened, I raced precious to Best Buy General Hospital. While driving at ambulance level rates of speed, I prayed for a sign that all would be well. For Heaven’s sake, I had just launched a monster size giveaway on Monday! Upon arriving at the “hospital”, a man nearly knocked me down trying to get into the store ahead of me. I almost tried to trip him until I noticed the back of his shirt. It read “ I’m Always Here to Lend a Helping Hand .” Whoa! Nice work, Jesus! That’s a p...