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Life has been such a whirlwind lately that this post has been in "draft" mode wayyyyy too long! Well, I'm finally gonna tell you about catching a little fire and slipping on a little ice!!!  My lovely friend, Sarah, and I are both fans of the "Hunger Games" book series. We both also happen to be Toastmasters !  If you don't know what Toastmasters is, you should really consider checking it out. It is a professional club that helps members get more comfortable with public speaking, impromptu speaking, and professional networking. I am a founding member of a corporate Toastmasters club and have enjoyed almost 2 years of great friends and fun events! With the movie release of "Catching Fire" on November 22nd (the 2nd installment of the movie series), Sarah and I decide to host a Toastmaster meeting with the Hunger Games theme!! Together, we organized elements from the movie and incorporated it into our regular agenda. Instead of "Table T...

I'm writing to you all as I sit warm by the fire.  Abby isn't far and as per her usual self; she is dramatically exhausted.  The weather in the Dallas area is 25 degrees and has been sleeting all night.  I've got some fantastic pictures to share of our "Ice-pacolypse" in my next post so standby folks! Today, I'd like to update you all on our Thanksgiving break!  It was quite an adventure and came with a lot of new experiences for me. We spent our break at the lake where most of our good stories originate, of course.  I got to see a neighbor clean an 8 point deer he'd recently shot.  I've never seen a deer "cleaned" before, so naturally, I took pictures of the experience to share with you guys. Left : The deer is mounted on a special truck apparatus and was skinned from top to bottom.  I didn't realize the skin separated so easily but that could be the use of a very sharp knife.  You can't see it in the picture but the deer...