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Melanie

Cancer-free for 7 months!

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Married to my high school sweetheart, Larry.
Navy wife for 11 years.
Homeschooling mom to Maiya (12), Lily (10), Naomi (8), Joseph (7), Noah (5), Isaac (3), and Olivia (20 months).

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Music:

Bach
Handel
Vivaldi

Books:


All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque
The Cake Mix Doctor, by Anne Byrn
Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden
All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot
Foods That Heal, by Dr. Bernard Jensen
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends, by Sarah, Stephen and Grace Mally

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Pics from State Meet

Here are some slikde shows for your viewing pleasure.  The first is of Naomi at her State Meet a couple of weeks ago: http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/AlbumSlideshow.aspx?a=516231 And the other is...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:39:00 PST

MVP

At the gymnastics banquet last night, Naomi received the trophy for MVP! Yup. That's my baby girl.
Posted by Melanie on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:39:00 PST

Poor kid

Maiya has been finally recovering from being sick with strep throat for 3 weeks and then having an allergic reaction to the medication. She managed to make it through karate practice Tuesday night and...
Posted by Melanie on Fri, 30 May 2008 04:26:00 PST

Gymnastics to the Second Power

Between Naomi and Joseph our family will be putting in 26 hours at the gym this summer. So my question is, will I score fitness points for all the time I will be there? :-b
Posted by Melanie on Thu, 29 May 2008 04:34:00 PST

Congrats, Joseph!

It's official! Joseph is now on the team! I received a call last week from the boys' head coach at the gym where Naomi also trains. I was told he looked ready for team! Joseph is stoked, and I must ad...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 28 May 2008 03:45:00 PST

Great job, Maiya!!!

Maiya had a busy weekend!  On Saturday, she tested for her gold belt and passed, and then on Sunday she had the State competition where she won two gold medals!  She’s the state champ!...
Posted by Melanie on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:12:00 PST

More bragging on Naomi!

Look here to view more gymnastics photos: http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/ViewAlbum.aspx?a=494647   and here to view the online version of the newspaper article about Naomi.  In the Sunday p...
Posted by Melanie on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:25:00 PST

Check out pictures of Naomi at the Excalibur Cup...

...Where she took the Championship!  By the way, this event was judged entirely by judges who judged the Olympics.  Yeah.  Crazy exciting! http://shop.sagaphotos.com/album.php?album=528...
Posted by Melanie on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:58:00 PST

Good work, Naomi!

Naomi just had her second meet last weekend and I wanted to post her results! She did great! She scored 9.425 on balance beam for 1st place, 9.4 on floor for first place, 9.15 on vault for 3rd place...
Posted by Melanie on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:01:00 PST

Abortion Survivor Story

Sarah SmithIn 1970, three years before Roe vs. Wade knocked down all laws against abortion in the United States, California had already legalized abortion. Sarah's mother, Betty, had an abortion in Lo...
Posted by Melanie on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:15:00 PST