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Life Around Town

Nampa Fire Crew Puts Out Car Fire

July 31, 2010 Life Around Town

We appreciate that the problem didn’t become urgent until our youngest son had arrived at work and exited the car.  Then, we’re thankful that a few minutes later, a co-worker noticed the smoking under the hood of the  vehicle.  And, we are glad our oldest son called the fire department when he did. He had [...]

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Written in Mosaic

April 15, 2010 Life Around Town

Mosaic rhymes with Aramaic, so that lends credence to my belief that it is a language.  Well, anyway, my husband speaks Mosaic.  He wrote “I love Laura” all over our kitchen wall in tile pieces shaped into things like sunflowers, dragonflies, bees, and birdhouses.  You might need a translator to understand it, but after nearly [...]

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Super Mom For a Day

January 4, 2010 Life Around Town

I was surprised to wake up easily at 5:30.  I let my puppy out, then sent out a quick email to the Chinese tutor about the lesson schedule for Wednesday.  By then the kids were up and getting ready to go exercise at the gym.  After a brief panic about car keys, we headed out [...]

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