tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974612209506699812024-03-06T01:01:30.830-06:00Strawberry AdventuresLife from a South Louisiana MomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335342690262592037noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697461220950669981.post-49982772037658296702016-01-08T21:26:00.001-06:002016-02-08T12:47:02.785-06:00SCENTED Personalized Chocolate Stuffed Easter Bunny Rabbit - Pink Blue or Yellow Color Choice - Stuffed Animal Stuffie Unscented<img src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/051/1/10289645/il_fullxfull.735308524_pvgp.jpg" style="max-width: 586px;" /><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335342690262592037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697461220950669981.post-65638480198992837212015-08-21T13:31:00.001-05:002015-08-21T13:31:35.456-05:00Don't Ask Grandma! <header class="post-header clr" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="post-header-title entry-title" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Nunito, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 1.846em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Starting a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, an elderly, grandmother-type to the stand.</div>
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He approached her. “Mrs. Wilson, do you know me?”</div>
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She responded, “Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Henry. I’ve known you since you were a boy, and frankly, you’ve been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you’re a big shot when you haven’t the brains to realize you’ll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.”</div>
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The lawyer was stunned.</div>
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Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, “Mrs. Wilson, do you know the defense attorney?”</div>
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She again replied, “Why yes, I do. I’ve known Mr. Brown since he was a youngster, too. He’s lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can’t build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him.”</div>
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At that point, the judge asked both counselors to approach the bench.</div>
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Then, in a very quiet voice, he said, “If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I’ll send you both to the electric chair.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I am typing this, Hurricane Arthur is making an impact on the eastern shore. Are you prepared? Are you evacuating? So you don't live on the east coast and aren't affected by Arthur, are you ready for the next one? Are you prepared to evacuate quickly if the need arises? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It doesn’t matter where you live, you are susceptible to an earthquake, hurricane, snow storm, power outage, flood, etc. and any of these things could leave you and your family stranded at home for a few days without power or electricity or being forced to leave your home quickly during an evacuate order.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before talking about the emergency kit needed for the home, let's discuss the emergency kit everyone should have in their car at all times. An emergency could happen while you are driving, so it is always a good idea to have a few essentials stored in a tub in your trunk that includes: a blanket, an extra pair of sneakers and socks (just in case you ladies are wearing heels or sandals and need to vacate your car and walk), a flashlight, a power flare, non-perishable snacks (nuts & granola bars maybe) and water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are a pet owner, you should also have one emergency kit prepared for each of your animals containing items such as: a towel, food, water, and extra food dish, a leash, a toy, and medicine. Keep the kit(s) stored next to your emergency home kit, so if you have to evacuate quickly you won't forget about your pets necessities too.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three-day supply of non-perishable food.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three-day supply of water – one gallon of water per person, per day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Portable, battery-powered radio or television and extra batteries.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Flashlight and extra batteries.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First aid kit and manual.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sanitation and hygiene items (moist towelettes and toilet paper).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Matches and waterproof container</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whistle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Extra clothing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kitchen accessories and cooking utensils, including a can opener.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Photocopies of credit and identification cards.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cash and coins.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Special needs items, such as prescription medications, eye glasses, contact lens solutions, and hearing aid batteries.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Items for infants, such as formula, diapers, bottles, and pacifiers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Other items to meet your unique family needs.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Long pants & long sleeve shirts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sturdy shoes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hat, mittens, and scarf.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sleeping bag or warm blanket (per person)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mosquito Spray</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunscreen</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Store boxed food in tightly closed plastic or metal containers to protect from pests and to extend its shelf life.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Discard any canned good that becomes swollen, dented, or corroded.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rotate your supplies to always keep the freshest things in the kit.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Change stored food and water supplies every six months. Be sure to write the date you store it on all containers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Re-think your needs every year and update your kit as your family needs change.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep items in airtight plastic bags and put your entire disaster supplies kit in one or two easy-to-carry containers, such as an unused trashcan, camping backpack, or duffel bag.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe you would like to build your family an <a href="http://fivegallonideas.com/emergency-kit/" target="_blank">Emergency Bucket Kit</a>. I personally think this is a <i>brilliant</i> idea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We got to spend some time with Gretel on the open roads. Gretel is, for those who don't know, our recently purchased 1949 Chevy 3100 pickup truck. (I will have to do a story on her real soon.) Anyway, it was Father's Day on Sunday and after our morning church service, we relaxed at home for awhile before doing some work on Gretel. She has a good bit of restoration still to be done, but its exciting to drive down the road in her. No radio, no AIR, no electronics - just the open road and a really cool old truck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On my quest to return to crafting (and blogging) I have been looking all over the internet - ok, Pinterest for the most part - to find fun things to work on and write about. So my newest fixation is pillowcases. I have a TON of these things in my house. With 5 beds, and a grandmother who enjoyed embroidering anything she could put in her hands - pillowcases are in abundance around our place. So why not put some of them to a different use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some of the ideas I found. Have you tried any of these? Have an idea of your own you want to share? Please let me know!! I will share some of my completed projects as soon as I get to them. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{<a href="http://www.sophiassundries.com/2011/09/homemade-gift-pillowcase-half-aprons.html" target="_blank">HALF APRON</a>}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have a secret, please let me know; but, in the interim I have located some pretty nifty <i>"Easy Sew/No Sew Pillows"</i> that I am itching to try out. I think these will all make adorable accent pillows for the dorm room we will be decorating in just a few months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{<a href="http://acuriouslychiclife.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/diy-pillowcase/" target="_blank">Easy Sew Pillows</a>}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In honor of National Sweet Tea Day (yesterday, yes I realize I am a day late) I decided to share some of my favorite sweet tea recipes I have collected. Being from the South, we like - no we LOVE - our sweet tea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently, we held our Annual Ladies Tea at church. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a great time designing the centerpiece and table setting and it was a blessing to serve my friends and family at the table I hosted. A truly wonderful day of love & fellowship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Although it it was a miserably wet, rainy day here in South Louisiana, of which we are used to down here, it was a wonderful day of friends, family & community with over 125 ladies in attendance. We served a variety of teas; cold & hot, plain and flavored. Also on the menu were traditional scones, finger sandwiches <em>(the walnut & grape chicken salad was to die for)</em> and some fabulous desserts.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335342690262592037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697461220950669981.post-50059769943047519262014-06-03T18:44:00.000-05:002014-06-03T18:44:17.195-05:00And the mom of the year award goes to......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em;">A Tennessee woman has set the Internet on fire when photos of her walk down the aisle at her wedding started spreading . In an effort to make her newborn baby part of her wedding day,</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">Shona Carter-Brooks</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em;">tied her 1-month-old daughter,</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">Aubrey</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em;">, to the back of her dress and dragged her down the aisle. It is actually a little less brutal than it sounds, as you can see in the photo above, but still…why?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">While the couple’s friends and family have jumped to support their decision to trail their baby behind them in the ceremony, others have called for Child Protective Services to become involved— and honestly, I can’t say I blame them. There was no reason to exclude the baby from the ceremony, but putting her on the train puts her in harm’s way—all it would take is someone to trip or stumble, and poor defenseless baby would have been stepped on and seriously hurt or worse! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em;">To each their own, I guess, and I thank God I've never done something to be publicly ridiculed for with my children, but here are a couple other ways she could have included her baby into her special day:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Carried her down the aisle<br />2. Pushed her in a stroller down the aisle<br />3. Held her during the ceremony<br />4. Have her husband hold the baby as they both walked down the aisle<br />5. Had her pulled down the aisle in a buggy/wagon<br />6. Literally anything else besides tying a 1-month-old to the back of a wedding dress and dragging her down the aisle</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335342690262592037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697461220950669981.post-67785026426223195812014-01-22T12:30:00.001-06:002014-01-23T11:41:45.155-06:00Personal Responsibility In Our Children<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While I was working Alyssa (my oldest daughter) text</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> me from school saying that she was hungry. "OK?" I thought. I respond "I'm working". She then proceeds to whine<em> *yes, I could hear the whine through the text* </em>about how she had been up since 6:00am, forgot her lunch, it was now 4:00pm and she wouldn't be done with practice until 7:30pm and she was *starving*. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My first thought was that of frustration. I mean <em>seriously</em>?!?! Is she for real? Did she really go ALL DAY without eating <em>anything</em> and now expects to have the energy to practice {colorguard}.... oh AND expects ME to stop working to bring it to her?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong><em>{I know the following should have been my first thought, but it wasn't, so sue me!}</em></strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My second thought was concern; after all, she IS a diabetic. Going all day without eating isn't good for anyone, but it especially isn't good for a diabetic. The horror of a low blood sugar then comes to mind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">But, I think the biggest thought was <em>"Where is your personal responsibility?" </em>and I responded as such! {I am a serious contender for mother of the year right now} "You should have planned ahead and packed your lunch and some snacks. You are 18, Alyssa! What are you going to do when you are on a college campus next year and you don't have mom to run something to you?" Her response you ask? "I dunno!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Agghhhhh!!!!! I HAVE CREATED A LITTLE MONSTER! Now I do have to say, Alyssa is GENERALLY a pretty responsible & mature kid. She is actively involved with school, church, and her community. She maintains good grades, is Captain of the Rifle team for colorguard, coaches cheerleading, works with special needs children, helps me with her siblings, etc., etc. etc. She has been an active participant and day to day giver of her medical care for the past 10 years. <em>But all of the sudden a light bulb went off for me......</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So much of her "responsibility" is because MOM keeps her on schedule and gives her reminders. *oh, snap* Is she <em>really</em> going to be a self-sufficient adult? Is she going to "survive" without mom there to keep her on track? Well, duh, I KNOW she will... but could I have prepared her better? I still have 7 months before she leaves for college. It's crunch time!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">What about you? How have you prepared your children to leave the nest and fly on their own? HELP!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335342690262592037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697461220950669981.post-65544824005964515662014-01-04T22:46:00.000-06:002014-01-04T22:46:30.685-06:00Two weeks go by fast<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its been two weeks since my last post. The holidays were just busy busy for our family. So a quick post now to share what "Santa" brought me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fitbit is amazing! I have several friends using this awesome fitness technology, and I must admit, I was jealous. Its just COOL! Sooo... this was my Christmas present to myself too! In addition to using my Fitbit now, I am syncing it with the </span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">My Fitness Pal</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">app on my iPhone & iPad that I have been using for awhile now. At about $99, it was a great investment into my health and well-being. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While there is a lot I like about the Fitbit Flex, I would have to say that the thing that has been the most intriguing is my sleep pattern! WOW.... no wonder I am tired all the time. This is my sleep log from last night:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am sure most people are expecting: God, my children, husband, car and job. Nope. Not this girl. Those are <em>UNDERSTOOD </em>loves of my life [errrrrrr, at least they <strong><em>should </em></strong>be]! I'm going with the five things that I can't image getting through a day without. The things that keep me going and are always close at hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>I tried</em></strong> several different recipes claiming to be <em>"Wendy's copycat recipes". </em>Let me just say that if Wendy's chili taste like some of these recipes posted and claiming to be a match in your neck of the woods.... I am SO SO sorry for you! <strong><em>Yuck-o!</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>However, </em></strong>after many failed attempts I finally came across one that I liked. Unfortunately, I can not link to its original author because it was just an uploaded cell phone screen shot as a pin, with no link back. *<em>I hate that*</em> (If someone can show me the original website that published this particular recipe, I would be more than happy to link it to them.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Anywho,</em></strong> I tried it and I loved it. Now that one of my dear friends and assistant Samantha has posted on her Facebook recently asking for a good chili recipe, I figured now would be a great time to share this delicious recipe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>So</em></strong>.... this one is for <strong><em>YOU</em></strong> Sam!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">2 lbs fresh ground beef</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 qt tomato juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 (29oz) can tomato puree</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 (15oz) can red kidney beans, drained</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 (15oz) can pinto beans, drained</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 1/2 cup onion, chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1/2 cup diced celery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1/4 cup diced green bell pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1/4 cup chili powder (use more or less to taste)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 tsp ground cumin (use more for added flavor)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 1/2 tsp garlic powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 tsp salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1/2 tsp ground black pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1/2 tsp dried oregano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1/2 tsp sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1/8 tsp cayenne pepper</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">In a large skillet, brown ground meat with onions, celery, and bell peppers. Drain fat & liquid. Place the meat mixture in a 6-qt pot along with all remaining ingredients. Cover the pot and allow chili to simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15-20 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">In a large skillet, brown ground meat with onions, celery, and bell peppers. Drain fat & liquid. Place the meat mixture in crockpot along with all remaining ingredients. Cover the pot and allow to cook on low for 3-4 hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. </i><i>~ Psalms 98:4</i></span></h2>
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