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Smoky Mountains '08

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:57:16 -0700

Now that it's the end of the summer, I finally feel like posting about our Smoky Mountain trip in July. I'm a little behind schedule but I really have had a good excuse, so bear with me please:-) This was a strange trip. It seemed like we wer...

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Chicken Soup is good for a broken heart... Part 2

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:45:47 -0700

I didn't tell you this... BUT I told her so. I could see this coming weeks ago and I tried to warn her, but being 15 and all knowing took precidence over my long career specializing in broken hearts. So, as if I'd never warned her at all, Dani...

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My new family:-)

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:05:54 -0700

Trying to play catch up here:-) At the end of July, my family (minus Ben) and my brother's family (minus Lauren) went to the Smoky Mountains for a much needed vacation. The highlight of the trip was the addition to our family. My brother and Am...

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Say hello to Lauren (my Mini-Me)!

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:14:00 -0700

We have a new member in Voxland! I'm proud to introduce my pride and joy, my first-born niece, Lauren, to our awesome little vox community! She's an awesome writer so it won't be painful to read her entries (thank God! lol). In fact, I'm tryi...

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Getting my groove back!

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:17:41 -0700

First thing's first... THANK ALL OF YOU who have sent prayers, good thoughts or took the time to wonder about me. I haven't felt like myself for quite some time and really didn't have anything to say. I didn't want to always burden all of you ...

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You Have My Heart-)

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:44:22 -0700

I don't really know what to say, it's been so long. I've just only now read all of the well wishes and prayers that all of you have sent me through some of my cousin Netta's posts and my daughter Danielle. The pm's were amazing and I wish I had...

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Me & My Monday - Late submission

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:28:46 -0700

It's Tuesday, I know, I know:-) In keeping with current events, I've decided to bring you ********drumroll please******** - Me and my drug allergy bracelet. Kind of.... different:-)

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Black Monday

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:55:07 -0700

Hey! Sorry I haven't been able to talk to all of you lately. I just read all of the comments that everyone sent with my last post and I wanted to let everyone know that your prayers worked and were very badly needed. I don't know why I'm here ...

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Keeping you posted

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:08:48 -0700

I'm very sleepy now so if my spelling makes you have hot flashes or my grammer send you into panic attacks, I apologize in advance. I go into surgery tomorrow morning at 9:30 am. The surgeon and I have decided to only take a portion of my stoma...

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A humbling experience (lesson learned)

nobody@vox.com(shellakers) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:39:31 -0700

Today, one of my nurses told me that I had such a good attitude about everything that I was going through. She said that I should start a support group for women who are going through similar issues, when I got done being sick! lol I told her ...

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