HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MERCEDES!!!!!!!!! Hope your day was awesome!!

Happy Almost-Birthday Her birthday was actually in June, but with swim team and all we waited to do her friend party after school started again (we did celebrate with family in June). My oldest daughter's birthday is on Saturday though; she is a Virgo too

I know; it's the shrieking, I think, lol! Now that everyone has gone, all 3 kids have been playing with balloons for the last hour. Never mind the gifts!

We just had a birthday party for our 7 year old; that was lots of fun Now I'm tired!

We watched the Willy Wonka movie with Johnny Depp last night. I like Johnny Depp, but he reminded me too much of Michael Jackson in that movie

Just got back from a soccer game, they lost, but we had fun It was nasty hot though! We're getting ready to go prepare for youngest daughter's b'day party tomorrow!

I took my 2 youngest kids to the local HS football game tonight. It was fun; our team lost badly but the kids had a good time. It's very rural; everyone knows everyone else My oldest daughter in HS was there too but went with friends.

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Yuck; glad you got rid of them safely! I was happy because all 3 kids brought home excellent progress reports!!!

She does some of everything (ballet, tap, modern/lyrical, jazz and hip hop). Jazz and hip-hop are her favorites though. I think it's wonderful that you are taking the class; enjoy!

That sounds like such fun! I wish my daughters' dance school had classes for the moms; we aren't at the girls' level, but it would be fun to have an over 30 hip hop class

Taking my son to a collegiate soccer game, and baking banana bread

We ordered a programme from the Knebworth exhibit and it came yesterday

We got our youngest daughter's room cleaned up. 2 bags of trash came out Next up is the bonus room...not looking forward to that one.

I did my first ever race this morning! I walked this time; will run it next year. It was a great experience and I can't wait to do it again

I like her too! You may also like Kathy Reichs and Linda Fairstein, if you haven't already checked them out. Reichs' books are what the tv show "Bones" is based on (a female medical examiner and her cases); and Linda Fairstein's series is about a NYC prosecutor who handles special victims unit cases (Fairstein worked as one herself before she began writing).

Have you read the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich? There are 14 books so far. Meets all your criteria! http://www.thrillingdetective.com/plum.html

Vince Flynn's "Act of Treason"

I ran a large special event at work and it went off beautifully

I just got in a good 4 mile walk; had a home grown tomato, and am about to go get a haircut And the Jason Bonham news was pretty awesome too

My son had been home sick Wed and Thurs with this sore throat/cold thing that's going around, and he was feeling much better today; went to school and played in a soccer game tonight And apparently has outgrown his cleats since last week How can that be?!

Working with really nice people

Awww!! New running shoes made me happy today

I just did a 4 mile power walk, for a total of 10.75 miles since Friday evening. Our schedule has been very hectic the past few weeks and I hadn't consistently made the time to get my cardio in. If I don't, I definitely feel the difference.

There's another wonderful dance that we saw again (same girl; different guy); here's a clip of it from last night's show (no comment on the Archuleta version of Imagine... ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOM1ETBnYQs The guy is Debbie Allen's protege. I can tell you who won if you like; I don't want to be a spoiler, but again I doubt many people here watch...