Monday, January 22, 2007

vacation means . . .

. . . tackling the dirty laundry that I let build up at the end of the semester.


cartoon from www.weblogcartoons.com

Cartoon by Dave Walker.
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Jan 22, 2007 7:05:00 AM | what's up

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Charlotte

LOL that seems to happen to me a lot!
Thanks for the ideas and websites, which were especially helpful. you're fabulous! The puppet museum will be great if we get rained out, which I'm a little concerned about...

Posted by: Charlotte | Monday, January 22, 2007 at 04:49 PM

Helen

Amanda, I really like reading your blog and have been here several times during the last weeks. Seeing this cartoon I had a good laugh today, because this is how I spend today's vacation day...
Have a blessed day and regards from Germany,
Helen

Posted by: Helen | Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 10:56 PM

Carmen

Hey, I've been there! It's called Mt. Neverest.
Your blog is always a fun cultural experience.

Posted by: Carmen | Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 11:36 PM

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