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After more than a few years, I have finally figured out how to make my scanner scan slides and negatives! So last night I scanned in a box of slides my parents had given me. About half of them were pics of my uncle when he was in Vietnam, and the rest were a hodgepodge of people and places my parents took. So now I just need to burn all the pics to a CD and get them in the mail, and that's one more thing I can check off my

"Not Urgent Nor Important but I Want to Get This Done Before I Die To Do List."
  1. Organize the pink room!
  2. Finish my China scrapbook.
  3. Compile all of Bobby's mementos in a scrapbook.
  4. Update our scrapbook.
  5. Finish that frog drawing I started about 5 years ago.
  6. Start and finish the gazillion quilt ideas I have.
  7. Write a novel.
  8. Finish at least two of my picture books.
  9. Actually, just organize all my writing papers.
  10. Create a cool family tree.
  11. Travel.
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Jennifer said…
I love the teddy bear. You'll have to teach me how to do that
April 28, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Unknown said…
Hey Monica! It's Jenn Abdelnor, I just love reading your blog! Sounds like yours and Bobby's life is as crazy as ours. Oh and about that list you have, when you complete #7, let me know, I definitely want to readit. You are a wonderful, witty writer. Take care and tell Bobby Hello for us!
April 29, 2008 at 10:33 PM
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