• It's pouring rain with thunder and lightning in the middle of the day in Arizona. #weirdweather #
• …and now it's HAILING. #wtf http://t.co/Vach7S4 #
• I'm getting my stitches out this afternoon. It has been 11 days since my surgery. I'll be glad to see them go. #
• Just finishing indexing two simulation batches for the 1940 Census. Only 13 days to go before it's released! #
• First my dermotologist took a chunk of my arm. Now my podiatrist took a chunk of my foot. I ought to stop telling doctors about my probs. #
• I'm very glad tomorrow is payday. #
• Ahhhh… The sweet tart trees are in bloom again. #arizonaspringtime #
• I never thought I could be happy receiving a letter from the FBI. #genealogy #
• Ever wonder what you've narrowly escaped in your lifetime? http://t.co/duYuNky #
• Hello, weekend! #
• I have purchased my first starter set of Magic: The Gathering cards. I'm going to try and learn how to play the game. #
• Weird new products are all over the grocery stores. Pepsi Next? Ruffles Beer Battered Onion Rings favored potato chips? http://t.co/TNjDqO5 #
• I just received the marriage bond for William Jarrell and Susannah Parks from January 1, 1770. Thanks North Carolina State Archives! #

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• My cousin sent me a link to the 1839 marriage record for my 3rd great-grandparents, Samuel M. Fisher & Susannah Hale. https://t.co/Z530wkx #
• I managed to get my inbox down to 8 items that require responses, 5 of which are in Polish. Those take longer to translate and respond to. #
• I love sending away for records in the mail until I'm faced with a giant stack of info to scan, source & file properly. http://t.co/5FvVcTc #
• Stack tackled! All incoming correspondence has been scanned, sourced, filed and even blogged about. Woot! I feel so accomplished. #
• Google Mail has a new Labs widget that auto-translates foreign language emails. #ilovegoogle #
• I ordered a board game on Amazon this morning, and it was waiting on the porch when I got home from work. #ilovelocalexpressdelivery #
• 18 people brought in pies for Pi Day at work today. I can't wait for 1:30! http://t.co/AX4smd0 #
• I just submitted a FOIA request to see if my grandfather has an FBI file. #ilovegenealogy #
• I'm in Sewing 101 class with two preteen girls. #embarassed #
• I put thread into fabric… #itsamiracle http://t.co/cojKcYR #
• Thanks, GMC, for announcing the 2013 Terrain Denali today. Now I know exactly what my next car will be! #
• It's 7am on the first day of Spring Break, and I'm at the dentist. There's something very wrong with this scenario. #
• Our spring flowers are starting to fill in the flower bed. They smell so sweet! http://t.co/pV0x1kV #
• FamilySearch Indexing seems to be having technical difficulties. I've tried to d/l 8 diff batches and I keep getting errors messages. #
• I'm eagerly anticipating the response from the Kansas State Archives. She said she would email me today about prisoner Walter Drafts. #
• I finally found my grandpa Walter Dreffs in the 1930 Census. He was serving 13 months in Leavenworth Prison for bootlegging! #

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• Today we visited the fountain in Fountain Hills, had lunch at DJ's Bagel Cafe, then went thru the Scottsdale International Auto Museum. #fun #
• Tonight we're going to a board games event at a local bookstore. Should be fun! I like learning new games. #
• Tonight we played Word on the Street, then I played Dominion and Dixit. Andrew played Ticket to Ride and Race For the Galaxy. Lots of fun! #
• I hate ethical conflict. This really sucks. #
• Is it Friday yet? *groan* #
• Dinner @ Romeo's Euro Cafe in Gilbert. I think they need a bigger menu selection. #sarcastictweets #
• Nothing like being wide awake at 3am thinking about how to solve problems at work. *yawn* #
• Almost time for my surgery. Hopefully it shouldn't take too long. #
• Well there's a first time for everything. Today is the first time I've ever had to get stitches. The surgery went well, and I'm doing fine. #
• I found my dream car and my dream home. Too bad we can't afford either one! #
• Mmmmm… Shamrock shake! #
• Payday is always nice, but it's a drag seeing 72% of each check go directly to bills. I wish that money tree we buried would sprout! #
• Ordering Andrew two of the brand new Doritos Tacos Loco at Taco Bell… or is that Taco Locos? This should prove to be interesting. #
• The 9th Annual Halfway to Laughlin is in full force! Who will be the 2012 Grand Champion? Stay tuned to find out! #
• …and the 2012 Grand Champion is: BARBARA HILLAND! #
• I'm embarrassed to reveal that I'm just now responding to genealogy email requests that are over a year old. #procrastination #

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• The game night was a lot of fun! I'm glad I found this new group. I think I'll to RSVP for a few more of their events! #
• Oscar worthy homemade garlic butter pretzel bites… Yum! http://t.co/Caxon15 #
• I won Oscar Bingo! Yay! #
• Busy day. I feel as though I'm caught up in a tornado of nonstop activities. #
• Dinner @ Stax Burger Bistro in Scottsdale was yummy – 3 sliders, 2 sammies and 2 baskets of sides to share. Unique food in small portions. #
• New Beanies! Woot woot! http://t.co/52bdjfy #
• Poor Cheetoe! http://t.co/Ar2nJj0 #
• Happy Leap Year! #
• RIP Davy Jones. #
• My confidence in people is much lower than usual today. I don't like apologizing for things that should never have happened. #lazypeople #
• Dear Friday, I would like to stay in bed. #kthxbai #
• Okay this is the last straw. Damn it! I am so sick of replacing trees in our yard. http://t.co/7noFWID #
• A whole weekend with no plans. What to do, what to do… #dinklifestyle #
• We got a new Evergreen Pear tree for the center spot in the back yard. I hope this one actually lives. #
• New tree, thanks to @floatingcat for planting it… http://t.co/eEvBxLr #
• I just hacked 6" off my hair. It feels so much better now! No more ripping it out with my purse strap. #
• Cuban Pork is on the dinner menu tonight. Lemon, lime, garlic… Yum! #
• I have 161,428 views across 7,158 pictures on my Flickr account. http://t.co/OEPDHzA #

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• I'm writing full recaps from our Florida trip. It takes more than an hour to write each day. I hope someone reads them someday! #
• Happy Presidents Day! I'm keeping busy still writing recaps of our Florida trip. It's incredibly time consuming. Andrew is playing Halo. #
• I finished the recaps! Hooray! #
• Not having a credit card has really put the brakes on my spending. Bills and shopping will have to wait until the new card arrives. #
• The bathrooms at work now smell like fruit cocktail. I guess it's better than the fake cinnamon scent they used to use. #
• "I like blue in my purple, but not green in my blue." – Jessica describes her color shade preferences… #
• Tonight we're having a Cheese Party. Just for fun! #
• I turned comments back on for my blog. Hopefully my spam blocker will do a good job once again! #
• I got chiiiiiiips from SUPER ARGET! http://t.co/CwWiq9P #
• I'm going to my first meetup with a board games group tonight. They are bringing seven games I've never played before. #nervous #
• We took Cheetoe into the vet for excessive grooming. She found an infected bite courtesy of Tumbles on the left side of his back. #ouch #
• Lunch @ bld in Chandler. Nice little surprise upscale cafe on what used to be a dirt lot not too long ago. Good food, slow service. #
• Poor Cheetoe! They had to shave a huge patch off his side to drain the infection. http://t.co/NFOCVUr #

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• I had a nice trip to Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson with the girls. I swam, fed the fish and relaxed. http://t.co/dGy4Xh2 #
• It has been a very busy Monday. Tonight we get to go grocery shopping and stock the freezer with dinners again. $$$ #
• It took less than one day back at work to erase three weeks of rest and relaxation. I literally feel beaten and defeated. #
• Strawberries! Yay! http://t.co/LPJR9Pd #
• Happy Valentine’s Day! #
• Happy 100th Birthday, Arizona! #
• I got a response from the parish in Szymbark, Poland about Andrew Dominik’s birth. They couldn’t find it, but referred me to another church. #
• I ate four cookies today. #oops #
• It would be great if my library allowed me to delete or “return” eBooks I finish with early. #
• I stand corrected. I CAN return an eBook before the due date. Thanks @stampsgal! #
• Student tours tonight in our data center. We’re having 50 Cisco networking students come through. Help meh! #
• The tours went very well last night. The instructor sent the most incredible note of gratitude to our CIO. It’s wonderful to be recognized! #
• I bowled a new personal best in Wii Sports – 233! Then I promptly sucked again and lost all my Pro points. Figures! #
• My credit card was compromised last night and Wells Fargo caught it within HOURS and cancelled the account. WTG WF! #

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• Home sweet home! I loved our vacation, but I love our own space too. #
• Here is a video walkthrough of our suite at the Wilderness Lodge: http://t.co/yGov6j7 #
• Eleven days of vacation in Florida and I gained 0.4 pounds. I'm so proud of myself! #
• Oh Flickr… how I hate thee more often than not. #
• All the pics from our Florida trip are now up on Flickr – http://t.co/7QxuxOv #
• Urgent care… Contact dermatitis… I think my Pooh bear hug did me in. #
• I'm really tired of being tired. And itchy. And tired. Did I mention itchy? #
• I got an email response to a letter I wrote to The Roman Catholic Parish of Dydnì, Poland. They sent me details about the Golkowski family! #
• So far my itchy neck has cost me $100 and 3 sick days at work. I've had enough fun. I'm done now. #
• We just got our brand new matching DROID4 smart phones. There's nothing like getting new toys on the day of release! http://t.co/3FARYMR #
• Pastor Adam in Dydnì wrote back and sent scans of Andrew's great-grandmother's baptism record and her parents' marriage record! #
• Pastor Adam in Dydnì wrote back and sent scans of Andrew's great-grandmother's baptism record and her father's birth record! #

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• I woke up this morning still in shock at our room at Disney's Wilderness Lodge. It's breathtaking! It's so nice to have two bathrooms, too. #
• It's almost time for me to crawl through a window and go 180 mph as a NASCAR passenger…. *eeeek!* #
• The ride-along was incredible! I had so much fun! My driver Derek got up to about 140 mph. Three laps went by really fast at that speed. #
• We had a fun & adventurous day at the Magic Kingdom! #
• Parasailing was cancelled due to high winds, so we took the SeaSpray boats out. Andrew's wasn't working right, so he couldn't go fast. #
• We just met The Mad Hatter at 1900 Park Fare! http://t.co/XfrY5oN #
• I'm either having a severe allergic reaction to our room's HVAC dust, or I have strep throat. #
• Remember that bit in our vows about "in sickness and in health?" This is the "sickness" part. #
• Spending the day at EPCOT. Our Segway tour was really fun! Rode Mission Space (Orange side)… and didn't throw up. Mission accomplished! #
• It would figure that I specifically ask for a ring shot during our anniversary portraits today, and woke up with a rash on my left hand. #
• Our portrait session went very well this morning! #
• Still not feeling well with a headcold, allergies and constant nausea. We're braving the boats & monorail to the Polynesian anyway. #
• I met Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore at Animal Kingdom! #
• The gates of Steak Heaven just opened wide and let me in to bask in garlic butter filet mignon glory @ The Yachtsman Steakhouse. For reals. #
• No parasailing for us this trip. It's just too windy. Maybe next time! #
• We had a magical time on our 10th Anniversary trip to Orlando! Highlights were Hogsmeade, my NASCAR ride along and our Segway Tour @ EPCOT. #

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• Time for a nail art party with the girls! Sparkle polish, rhinestones and glitter, oh my! #
• Ugggh. Allergies. My head feels like it's in a bubble. #
• OMG Tumbles. Seriously. http://t.co/q8ZuMV1 #
• I managed to get my work inbox down to *gasp* ZERO email messages! Maybe I should have exercised different judgement with that delete key… #
• I am in full blown vacation mode. Work? What do you mean I have 3 more meetings today? *ppfftthhh* #
• Freeeeeeeeeedom! #
• Had a consult for Invisalign this morning. Rough estimate is 11-15 months, $5-$6k total, insurance covers $2k. Something to think about. #
• Went shopping for certain necessities. Comfort can be very expensive! #
• We're kickin' it old school on the couch watching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, soakin' up the atmosphere in Hogsmeade. #
• My friend in Poland has been trying to research the Dominik family without luck. If she can't find anything, I'll really be lost! #
• Rain, rain, go away. Come back after we're done with our vacation! #
• We're first in line to get into Universal Studios early entry! The Wizarding World of Harry Potter awaits. #
• We walked right into Olivander's for the first wand ceremony, and then walked right on to The Forbidden Journey. The park is empty! #
• Hello from Hogwarts Castle! http://t.co/m4eLfri #
• We spent about 4 hours in WWoHP and about 90 minutes in the rest of the park. Feet… hurt… from standing & walking… owww… #
• Spending the day at Universal Studios. The Mummy ride was AWESOME! Andrew's on Rip Ride Rocket now. I hope he likes it! #spinnyflippyfun #
• Bartender @ Hog's Head: "There's a line. It starts all the way back there —–>. But once you get up here, I'll be happy to take your $$$." #
• OH MY GOD – DISNEY UPGRADED US TO THE PRESIDENTIAL YELLOWSTONE SUITE!!!!!! #
• This suite has 4 balconies! It's almost as big as our house!!! #

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• Stopped into Ace Hardware for a spot cleaner, and they had exactly the one we wanted. Cashier gave us $20 in discounts & coupons. Woohoo! #
• Breakfast on MLK Day with the folks @ US Egg. Pretty yummy! It was nice to hang out and chat for a while. #
• Back to work. *yawn* #
• I'm about to mail my first three letters to Poland with genealogy requests. I hope they make it to the right places! #
• Dinner tonight is at the "world famous" Pizzeria Bianco in downtown Phoenix. Yum! #
• I'm hosting a Lunch and Learn today to talk about a recent conference I attended for work. I hope someone actually shows up to listen. #
• Six people showed up for my presentation. Yay! #
• I don't like it when people schedule meetings through my lunch hour. #
• I'm pretty sure my brain has left for vacation without me. #
• Just finished my final weight training class. I didn't lose any weight, but I lost about 3% body fat during the 16 weeks. That's something! #
• Someone actually joined my East Valley Genealogy Club! Woot! #
• TGIF! #
• Watching the live Barrett-Jackson collector car auction from Scottsdale. It's so much better on TV than in person. #
• From the woman in Michigan whose memories I salvaged & returned: "Thank you. There should be more people like you in the world." #
• …and then my Genealogy Club member bailed on me. Sometimes I wonder if my constant efforts are worth it! #

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