For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hi everyone! I hope your day is going well. Much milder weather here today with the temp making it up to 14F (-10C). It is cloudy with just some snow flurries now and then. The bird feeders have been active today which was nice, and being mild allowed me to go out and get some pictures today. Without freezing solid. Which is important. At least I think so anyway. Especially since I like to have bare hands when using my camera and the last couple days have just been too cold for that. So it was nice having the mild weather for that purpose. I thought it might be a good day to toss in another snowshoeing adventure. I know it should be another “touring my town” post today, but I didn’t have it quite ready, I needed to get the right pics together. Sigh. Next week it will be back.
But today it’s snowshoeing time…
It was another January day, the temp was -5F, so not so bad, and it was cloudy. A good day for snowshoeing, I thought. This time I was smart and let someone know where I was going and about how long I would be gone. I had a lot of snowshoe trails by that time and they were nice and hard, so it’s like walking on a sidewalk. But I wanted to extend one of the trails so off I went carrying my snowshoes for the first part. I came to where the trail split, one heading south, one north. I was supposed to be going south. But instead I decided to head north.
Why? There was some wolf tracks along that trail that looked quite fresh. That naturally caught my interest. So much for letting someone know where I was going. Sigh. I continued along that trail for some time. The wolf tracks kept going. But I stopped at one spot and decided it would be nice to make a new trail heading east. So I strapped on my snowshoes and was set to go when a couple of gray jays showed up looking for some food. This time I had brought some food just in case. Not for me, but for any critters I might see along the way. I put some pieces of bread on my hand and they came down right away and helped themselves. Then off they flew, chirping their thanks. Gray jays always do that when they get some food.
The snow was deep again that year. Even with snowshoes a person still sinks a bit. I came to a nice grove of spruce and balsam. I stopped and listened. Sure enough, there was some Boreal chickadees among those trees. That’s exactly where they will be found. They are always such a treat to see, they are not as common as the black capped chickadees. I counted 8 of them, plus a nuthatch. I watched for a bit then continued my walk. If I had been smart I would have turned back at that point. But I decided to continue a bit further. I soon came to a spot at the top of a hill. It was a rather steep sloping hill going down about 100 feet. Too steep to walk down. Hmm, I wonder if I could sort of ski down? Why not? I looked down that hill and decided it really didn’t look that bad, so skiing down on my snowshoes should work rather well. Off I went. It was fun. Until….
Oops, ran out of time…
Guess we will end it there for today but the conclusion will come tomorrow. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2020 Steve McLeod.
I’m ready for the conclusion!
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Me too! I mean, thanks for reading Lydia!😂😹⛄
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Oh, you’re welcome!
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Missed you today. My internet was down this evening so couldn’t do anything. Working now when it’s almost time to quit. Sigh.
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Bummer… yeah me too and I’ll be off a lot of tomorrow too.
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That’s too bad, things happen sometimes.😕
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I know. I’ve worked a lot on that song!
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Hey, sounds great! Even if I can’t hear it.😂🙄
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My mom came into my room and was like “girl, what on earth!?”
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Now that got me laughing!! Your family is going to think you’ve gone crazy!😂😂🤪😜
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Gloria, the latest video girl said “Is Steve your boyfriend!?”
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I woke up Muffin laughing that time!!!😂🤣😾
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I screamed “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
It’s just a song titled “Steve’s Country”
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Quit making me laugh so much!!!!🤣🤣🤣
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I’m sorry, but it’s the truth. I’m playing it on my 12 string… so nice! I love the phrase “Smile as wide as a country sunrise….”
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I think Muffin is going to stay awake now. The look I got from her! I’m sure it does sound nice. I can see your sisters are going to have some fun with you.🤣🤣🤣
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Lol!!!!! It’s cool, I can tell you that much!
Anyway good night.
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Good night!
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Hahahah…I don’t know why but I have a feeling that something funny happened…funny for us not so sure if funny for you though 🤪
Such a privilege to have the birds eating from your hand 🐦💕
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Well, at the time not so funny, but makes for good laughs now!😂😜 I was out getting some pics today and a chickadee came over and landed on my head! Now if I could just get a picture of that!😂😂📷Thanks for reading!
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Oh my…on your head? You should teach Muffin to take pictures 😉😻😻
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I sure wish she could! Yes, I have had several different species of birds sit on my head at various times, once there was 5 of them!😂😁😸🐦🐦
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5 birds on your head? Oh my…I need to visit Ontario 😉 🐦
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I have had as many as 23 birds sitting on me at one time, but that included my head, shoulders, arms and hands! And they often sit on top of my camera!😁😂😹🐦
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That is so awesome 👏🏻 What a feeling must be 😉🐦🐦🐦 I would love to experience it 😉👏🏻
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It is an incredible feeling to have all those birds on me and I always get excited by it, even with just one on my hand!😀😀💛🐦
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Oh for sure 🐦😉😊 such a pretty and delicate beings 😊🐦
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So true, and it just feels amazing when they land on my hand, the little birds there is no weight at all, the gray jays can be felt a little more. The females are so delicate when they land, males grab on more tightly and young ones really hold on tight.😀😁😄Poor Muffin, now I have to go out for an appointment and she has to wait until I get back for cake!😁😂🙀🎂
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🙀🙀🙀 more waiting? Oh no…
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Yep, it was hard. For Muffin too.😂😹
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Thanks for sharing, Steve and Muffin. Beautiful bird pictures. Nature is so beautiful, we should enjoy while it is here.
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Yes indeed, so much beauty in nature, too bad that few people enjoy it. Thanks for reading Sara!
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Am waiting to hear what comes next !⏰🙂
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Not long to wait, thanks for reading!😁😸
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Thanks for sharing Steve, it was enjoyable and fun tagging along! Your pics are great. Until next time.
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Thanks for reading Yonnie, the exciting conclusion today, plus another chapter of PI Steve and Muffin!😁😸⛄🕵️♂️🕵️♂️
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Way to go Steve! 🎉👍😊Congratulation Blessings. Look forward to reading 📖
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Thanks Yonnie for your valuable support here!😃😺⛄
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You are welcome Steve and Muffin. 😊🐱
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😀😀😸😸⛄⛄
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😀😀😀😀😀😺😺😺
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Ohhh i am so excited for the ending!!!
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It will be out sometime today, thanks for reading!
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I can’t wait for that SOME day!!😃
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😁😁😁😸😸😸⛄⛄⛄
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Oh, oh! I can’t wait to know the ending. As I am reading this, it is Jan.10 but for you and Muffin it is Jan. 9, which means it is bday eve for Muffin. 🙀☕️☕️
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Hmm, I thought you were ahead of us in time, it’s 12;30 pm here Jan 10. And Muffin’s party is on!! We are just eating the maple cake if you would like some!😁😸😺😻😻🥳🥳🎂🎉
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Happy Birthday, Muffin! 😺 😸😻😻🎂🎊 🎉
The time confusion is because of when we receive notifications of a post. I received your 1/9 post on 1/10.
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Yep, that happens to me too.😁
Meow, meow!!=Thanks so much for joining my party Eugenia!!😺😸😸😻😻🎉🎂🥳🥳
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Here we go
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Skiing down hill!
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Yippiee!
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Watch out for the tree!😲🌲
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Why? *thud*
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hehehehehe! Told you to watch out. Good thing I jumped out of the way in time.
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Wow for sure! I can’t get up!
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Deep snow, you shouldn’t have laid down in it.
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Oh no! I’m from the south! Big mistake
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I’ll wait for you.
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You’re no help!
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Oh, did you want some help?
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Yes! I asked you for help~!
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Oh, sorry, guess I didn’t hear that, here, let me…oops, sorry for the snow on your face.
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OH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I said sorry.
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I don’t forgive you!
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How would you like to stay in the snow? Hey, I have a woman part available in my new story, interested?
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Ummm yeah! Whatever
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You want to stay in the snow? How odd.
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No silly!
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Okaaaaaay, what did you mean? Here, I’ll help you up. See? Not so bad.
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Thanks! But, I uhhhh pulled you down on top of me! Oops!
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Great, now we’re sliding down the hill, we can’t steer ourselves like this bonehead!
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Hey whoa!
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We won’t whoa unless we hit something!
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Ha!!!!! I hit something!
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Groan. That was a rock doughhead.
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What are you calling me?
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A d o u g h h e a d!
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WHY!?
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For hitting the stupid rock. “Groan once again.”
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STOP
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Oh, right, it’s time for you to go to work. Don’t be late today!
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I can’t… I’m stuck with you
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You’re going to be in trouble if you keep being late, you only have 9 minutes left.
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Smart guy! How did you know?
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Get moving girl, or I will make you mean in the next story too.
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Ooooh YES SIR! You bet……… I’m gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Can’t disagree with that.
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Wow!!!!!!! I made it home
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Yep, had to drag you down the hill, you only got a bit of snow down your back though. Too bad you broke your skis.
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Burrr dude! No way… just keep your promise about the story
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What promise is that? I forgot.
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You said if I didn’t leave for work right away, you wouldn’t make me mean in the story.
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Right. This time nice. Do you like flying?
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I’ve never flown….
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That’s too bad. This woman is a flight attendant.
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Oh really?
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Don’t like that?
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I’m sure I love flying… I’ll find out in June
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You’re flying to Philadelphia in June?
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Yep!
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I new it!
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You coming there too?
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That city doesn’t even make it on my top “100 places I would like to visit” list. And you just got an E.
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Ha! Why>
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Maybe I should change that to an F. I think you should have had a question mark there not >. Anyway, I said “I new it”. It should have been knew not new. That was a test. Very bad.
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Oh I just had to check on that and yeah… so true.
I’m sooo sorry! *Bangs my head on my cucumber*
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You trying to turn it to mush?🤔🙄
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Turn what into mush?
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Yes.
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Yes into mush?
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I agree.
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Stop!
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Stop?
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I really don’t know why you do that
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I can’t help it, I really can’t, I honestly can’t, I really honestly can’t.
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Oh my!!!! You need some help?
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Most of the time.
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You still in the snow?
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No, in my living room.
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Oh, so I can’t help you like you “helped” me
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Not my fault you decided to lay down in the snow.
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You pushed me!
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Did not, you hit a tree after I jumped out of the way.
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I think you were that tree
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Nope, just steered us that way.
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Oh so it was your problem!
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Guess what happened at work?
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You got fired for being late again.
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No! I left on time today!
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Good for me!
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Thanks to you!!!!! It was funny… I never moved soooo fast! You said something like “girl, you better move now or else….”
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Yep, that was me.
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I lost 10 lbs running to work!!!!!!!
I was out of breath… but guess what else happened?
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Like you needed to lose more weight.
You got a raise for running so fast?
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I know lol!
No…. I give ya a hint…. my boss and most co workers are in TN for some big gymnastic competition.
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So you’re the boss now!
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NOOO way!!!!!!! I had the unexpected job of taking their responsibilities and…..
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Rats.
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NO KIDDING!
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I believe you.
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And don’t laugh… I was sweating in the cold weather
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Cold?
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Yes. After a week of 85 degree weather… we went down to 50 brrrrr
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SPRING!!!!
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No COLD!
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I agree, no cold there.
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It’s cold here!
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It’s warm there.
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No it’s not!
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Very warm in fact.
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Don’t fight with me
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Right, don’t fight with me.
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Stop it!
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Right, stop it!
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Go!
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I have to go now. I’m not feeling well again today, that’s why I wasn’t around last night. Surprised I managed to last so long tonight. I’ll be here tomorrow. Good night.
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Really? Too bad. Ok good night
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I’ll just tell you…. we all have a 15 minute cleaning job so I can leave work at 6….. well, because of the situation, I was elected to stay and extra hour and half to SWEEP and MOP the 18,000 sq ft gym! MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Not me? WHY!!!!? I did, but at one point, I flip the mop bucket over and ALL the dirty water went everywhere!!!!!! It was funny but embarrassing. I was going too fast. My evil co worker (a 15 year old guy) was laughing his head off and saying very loudly as he walked through the gym “Lydia did it!!! Not me!!! Hahaha!”
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😂😂🤣🤣You made me wake up Muffin again.
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Not funny! I was mad!
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You’re right, not funny. HILARIOUS!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Hey! What do you find so funny about that?
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You’re joking.
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No that actually happened just a few hours ago….. he just pointed at me everywhere he went. I almost slapped the mop in this mouth.
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😂😂🤣🤣That would have been even more funny, if that’s possible.🤣🤣🤪🤪🙄
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I wouldn’t gotten fired for sure…. he was mean! He didn’t need to say anything
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That’s true. I would not have said anything. I would have gone in another room and laughed loud and long.
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And I wouldn’t have come in there and kicked you!
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No, you wouldn’t do that.
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How can you say that?
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Quite easy, I just type.
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No silly
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Really, that’s how I do it.
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I can still kick you
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hehehehehehehehe!
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Meanest guy on earth!
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Oh, I’m sure there’s probably someone meaner.
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I can’t think of one
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Me neither, but we don’t know everyone.
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True
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