Monday 6 June 2011

Love Two



I know I have been posting quite a bit on my family recently, and I promise this is the last post for a while since my parents have flown back to Singapore and my sister seems to be in the full throes of doing up her Marine Biology thesis in Perth.

So yet another care package arrived from my sister in April, and before I could even blog about this one here, she sent me another - a laser toy for Lulu, my kitty.

Well, looky at all the cute goodies she got me - 3 types of Hello Kitty Shower Puffs, Miffy and Hello Kitty Socks to keep warm over winter, Mameshiba Face Cream and some pampering facial mask sheets.  

My sister may be 5 hours away by plane, but never far from my mind and heart. ♥



While my parents were here, I hurriedly whipped out my SpongeBob Monopoly! I adore all the cute little SpongeBob details e.g. pineapple houses, the funny property names, and of course I never fail to commandeer the Patrick token. :)

Nobody is really interested to play passe board games with me, and sometimes I have to force Bunny to play it with me. He does so with a very disgruntled demeanor that spoils the happiness of Monopoly!! 

Anyhoo, it was a blast and I am sure we annoyed our neighbours greatly with our loud bursts of laughter. My dad won hands down despite being the slowest to buy properties, as he always excels at everything he does, even games!

My daddy-o is a real inspiration to me. He worked so hard from the get-go, dropping out of Raffles Institution, Singapore's Number One Boys School, to support his mom and siblings.

When I was younger, I used to hear of his top secret escapades when he went on government meetings abroad. Tales of when spies broke into his hotel room to steal documents, and how he slept with all his information on a single A4 piece of paper tucked under his clothes with his hands over them, so nobody could lift it in his sleep. I always thought my daddy made these stories up, but I now know they were true.

Even without paper qualifications, my dad rose to become Chief of a Statutory Board under a Government Ministry which shall remain nameless. I have never heard of double promotions, or even promotions over their own bosses, but that's my daddy for you. 

He is THE BEST daddy-spiration a girl can ever have.

xoxo

99 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, your dad is AWESOME.
    What a job!!!
    Okay this post is just too adorable
    I have to say I would love to send you a little gift from the U.S. cause I just know you would love it by your post being so darn cute.
    I would play Sponge Bob monopoly anytime, I just wish I had more time to play board games, I love them and grew up playing them with all four of my siblings.
    I miss that.
    Oh well, you have my email if you would like a tiny little gift I would love to send it your way
    :)
    Amy

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  2. Thats so sweet of your sister and you must miss her heaps! Hello kitty is too cute =] and wow about your daddy thats some cool stuff right there!! xxx

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  3. Wow your dad sounds amazing! No wonder you are so proud of him- he sounds like a real-life super hero. Mine is pretty awesome too but I suppose, he is a super hero to me in other ways.

    Anyway, love all the cute hello kitty gifts and that Monopoly set is even cooler! My dad once bought my sister's and I a Lord of the rings themed set. Er...maybe not so cool? Haha!

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  4. How freaking cute are all these gifts!?
    Youre so lucky to have a close family :)
    Hope you had a lovely weekend!

    xx

    http://aprilialove.com

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  5. The Monopoly set is FANTASTIC. :)

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  6. I love monopoly! I used to have a Star Wars version

    Shasie
    Live Life in Style

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  7. Your family sounds great, especially dad! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. I love playing board games! I used to play them all the time when I was growing up. Unfortunately my boy hates them so I never get to play :(

    It is great that your Dad inspires you so much! My Dad is an inspiration to me too.

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  9. Oh Addie, yet another wonderful post. <3 I think it's so lovely that you're so close to your family. Your sister is such a sweetheart, sending you love-filled packages and all, and your dad is a hardworking, honorable man. You have so much to be proud of indeed! I love my family as well... they mean so much to me and I count myself incredibly blessed to have them. I'm glad to know you share the same bond with your family :) <3

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  10. awww! love this post!! followed u!:))

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  11. That Spongebob Monopoly game looks like SO much fun! My family would love playing it, too. And what sweet words you have to say about your Daddy - that's so nice!

    -j
    sorelle in style

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  12. What a sweet sister you have! I just said "awwwwweee" out loud after reading about your Dad. He sounds like a pretty amazing Man.

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  13. wow
    your dad is like a SuperDad then!
    so cool!

    and family time is the best time. hanging out with the people who loves you no matter what

    hmm.. I'm terrible at monopoly! I never won a single monopoly game. How sad..

    and I just had to mention your awesome cat ear clip from last post!
    ah! so cute..

    <3
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  14. a nice post! cute things!^^
    SpongeBob my love <3

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  15. monopoly!!! such a classic!! you have such a unique blog! loved it :)
    francesca
    ps thanks for commenting :)

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  16. Such a heartfelt post! (:
    and I love Monopoly!! Your Spongebob board is so cute!

    <3 Kristina

    www.mycupofteafortwo.blogspot.com

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  17. aww, you can talk about your family all you want! it's nice hearing about them. so sweet that you and your sister are close. i'm really tight with my sister too!

    i love that you got some My Melody stuff cuz you don't see that as often (and MM used to be my fave when i was growing up!!!)

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  18. I do not know why when I was child, I like Hello Kitty, hahaha.

    Lucca Yoga

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  19. Your dad must have a lot of good stories. He sounds awesome.
    Love Monopoly; I like to play the Lord of the Rings version. The only thing that bugs me is when the game ends up going on for so many hours that you have to just give up and quit so everyone can finally go home!

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  20. wow your dad sounds so awesome! and your family seems so nice - especially your sister :D I love hello kitty!!!
    and also, the spongebob monopoly looks amazingggg, I want one haha. I totally get what you mean by having no one to play monopoly with :(
    xx Cin
    origami-roses.blogspot.com

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  21. At first I was like ahhhh!...when I see your hello Kitty stuff. I'm a mommy but I still like Hello Kitty! If I have girls, I would buy them like crazy. Your sister is so sweet!

    Then when I read the story about your dad, I'm like ..wow I'm totally awed. You dad is a super high flyer!

    You have a great family!

    love~mongs
    mythriftycloset.blogspot.com

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  22. A nice blog Addie! I love all these stuffs! You let me a comment in my blog, thanks a lot, now I follow you, I love your style and the way you write! Kisses
    http://blesstheit.blogspot.com/

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  23. wow so cute pictures!!
    http://mychoicesaremystyle.blogspot.com/

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  24. love all of things ! : >

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  25. love the hello kitty stuff *___*

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  26. this post is lovely. Your dad is great!!!
    Thank you for visit on my blog.
    Monika from
    www.efektnimbu.blogspot.com

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  27. So funny! No one really wants to play board games with me too, especially Scrabble! Hahaha!

    Thanks for the comment, I love Hello Kitty too so I'm following you!

    Che, http://happydiscosadness.blogspot.com

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  28. Your dad is awesome!
    And Spongebob Monoply? That's so cool! xx

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  29. Oh how I want the Spongebob monopoly!! I may have to look into that. It's so lovely that you're so close to your family.

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  30. Wow so cute. I totally love your kitty :3 meow haha

    awesome family you have ! lucky!

    love this post...check out my latest post my dear :) :)

    www.fantailflo.com

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  31. You and your blog are so cute, I'd like to hug you haha ;) xo from germany

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  32. Thank you to visit my blog, like you blog
    I'm your follower now and I hope that you can follow me ;)

    xxx

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  33. That Monopoly set is soooo cute and funny!
    xoxo

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  34. Hello! Wua I love that Hello kitty shower puff xD So cute~~

    Oh ya, I followed you hope you can follow me so can keep in touch!

    xo; miaojuan @ http://hanmiaojuan.blogspot.com

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  35. How cute is that + I can't even find Hello Kitty any more + when I was younger + it was in all the major department store + now it's exclusively online + me and my daughter love board games + we are to the point now + where we just don't know what to get anymore + ideas "please"...

    Wyetha

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  36. lucky you have such a really nice family :)
    love those Kitty stuffs!

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  37. What a fantastic family you have... they ROCK! I know you must miss them alot..
    (they do send really cool stuff tho!)
    Take care and hang in there!

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  38. Hello Kitty remind me cakes from Japan Centre in London!! Yummy!!!!!! :d

    xx

    www.sickbytrend.com

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  39. All that stuff is so cute, I love Miffy and Hello Kitty :)

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  40. She send you lovely stuff! So cute :D <3
    Your dad is great! :D Like from those movies, secret agents and stuff :)))
    You should be proud! ;) Btw. that monopoly is to die for :D Very very cute! :D

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  41. what a lovely post! You love your dad so much!!! He sounds pretty awesome!

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  42. The SB Monopoly is so fun! And what a great story about your dad - I'm the same, I've always looked up to my dad, love him so much!

    And thanks for stopping by mizdragonfly.blogspot.com - now following you, hope you'll follow me back :)

    K.

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  43. Fun pics! I still love all those sanrio cartoons and stickers :-)
    TravelDesignery.com
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  44. Thanks cute! This post is so sugar sweet! Would you like to follow each other? love, m.

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  45. I love all these care package goodies! It sounds like you had a wonderful time with your parents :) I love how you speak so highly of your dad!

    <3 kris&kel
    www.krisandkel.com

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  46. Don't apologize for writing about your family! I love hearing this stuff, and your dad really does sound like an inspiration. Oh, and I would totally play Sponge Bob Monopoly with you. That is awesome! :)

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  47. That's great that you are so close to your family, I'd love to have a sister! -^_^- Enjoy the goodies she sent you!

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  48. I'm obsessed with hello kitty! :) Love this!



    www.shevahh.blogspot.com
    xo

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  49. I love this monopoly! I have not seen this!

    kisses,

    http://ideasfashionandmakeup.blogspot.com/2011/06/leopard-print.html

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  50. I love your monopoly. Is really good to know that your family and you dedicated time each other :).

    Hugs from:
    www.fashionsaveur.blogspot.com

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  51. aww. it sounds lovely how you talk about your family and your dad especially. it's always nice to have someone to look up to :)

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  52. Addie, you are a sweetheart! I am a total daddy's girl, but I never let anyone know. So this is a pretty BIG secret I am telling you. :)

    Also, no fair with all the cuteness loot! Kitty and Miffy! I just heart Miffy!
    ♥ laura
    the blog of worldly delights

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  53. Wow! what a package! I wish my family sent me such fun suprises!!
    Thanks for your comment on my blog :) Ian is loving all these birthday wishes!

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  54. i love that stuff, super cute !!! :D

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  55. OMGGGGGGG!! That Spongy thingyyy! Hahahaha i want it. i love Spongebob show. Cute ;D

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  56. Those things are so cute, especially the Spongebob Monopoly. It's nice to know that you're still inot kiddy stuffs. Lovely!

    Much love from Mystic Nymph

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  57. Hi there! Thank you for your comment on my blog. You are always welcome there! Love yours outfits.
    xoxo

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  58. thanks for comment!:)
    love your blog ♥ Follow you !

    Alina

    www.kleine-pummeluff-welt.blogspot.com

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  59. i love how your parents are so into the game. Spongebob is way too awesome. The script writers are genius'

    xx
    Glass of Fashion

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  60. so awesome you look up to your dad, my dad is incredible too in every way and i think having a great father is the best present to us as their little girls :)

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  61. Thank you for the comment, great blog, love your outfits xxo

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  62. I love my daddy too. Wow, lovely gifts you have there.

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  63. cool stuff!!! love kitty :D

    x
    Mike

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  64. Hii Addie!

    those kitty gifts from your sister is sooooo adorable!! i may not know your dad, but from the way u mention him, there's already this awesome image of him in my mind!! xD



    xx,
    Sinyee
    Boomboomclick!

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  65. i want the hello kitty things !!
    i love it when girls tell me how they love their dad :) i love my dad too !


    www.glisters and blisters.com

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  66. waaah! i love hello kitty!

    vanessa

    http://thepinkmateproject.blogspot.com/

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  67. Thanks for your lovely comment!

    You seem to have a lot of family sense, that's so cute.

    xxx

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  68. Thanks alot! And my cut is alot better now :D Chu~ ♥

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  69. MY GOSH i want to play the spongebob monopoly so bad!!

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  70. hi Addie,
    you are such a sweet daughter and sister :)
    you are all very loving family.
    so nice to hear such wonderful stories from our parents when we were kids, and like you i always thought they were made up too! :)anyway, those hello kitty's are darling, i have a sister-in-law who looove's hello kitty so much just like you.

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  71. I love Hello Kitty socks, I have dozens of them:)

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  72. I love hello kitty! Cute stuff!
    Xx.

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  73. o I love those "goodies" on the photo! you sister knows what's the best :)

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  74. It's okay for you to post about your family! These things are sooo adorable. You have the cutest things! I want them all! xx

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  75. Your sister is so sweet! And your Dad seems like an amazing man!

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  76. your so lucky to have such a great family. cherish it. and once i saw gary the snail your blog had me sold hahah! (i love snails)

    xo
    http://lestylechilddd.blogspot.com
    http://thestyleline.tumblr.com

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  77. idk if my last comment saved! but it's great that your family is so tight, cherish it :]

    and as soon as i saw gary the snail you had me sold on your blog haha (i love snails)

    xoxo

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  78. Awww your a daddy's girl!
    me to :)

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  79. Thanks sooo much for visiting my blog :)

    I love yours btw <3
    It's so inspired!
    Do you want to follow each other?

    http://sofiehn.blogspot.com/

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  80. cute stuff! Sponge bob monopoly, I'm so jealous, would you let me play with you?

    www.letiziabarcelona.com

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  81. wow ur daddy seems to lead a very exciting life!! esp when spies are involved in the picture, so drama, exactly like a scene right outta a drama serial episode. u must be extremely proud of ur daddy^^

    everything in that pic is so kawaii, i wanna reach out into the screen & get my hands on them!! ur sis is really nice, i wish my bro will send me love packages, but that's just the diff between having a bro & a sister i guess. o well~~

    thanks for the tip about replacing label worded links with pics, i'll try it out sometime soon. hows weather over there in syd? the past couple days here have been hellish cold with the strong winds n rain>< finally feels like winter's here!

    take care hun!

    xoxo,
    mica

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  82. so many cute stuffs :)

    pinklemonincrystal.blogspot.com

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  83. I miss oasis music so badly. hope they will have a reunion some day.
    I really like your blog!

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  84. I understand you, also my sister is far and she is in my heart! I like the Hello Kitty!

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  85. Um cute, cute!!!!

    I love!

    Xx,

    Ana
    http://www.style-and-cia.blogspot.com/

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  86. Hi! =)
    Thank you for your visit and comment!
    Come again, will be very welcome!
    Kisses

    http://bruh-correa.blogspot.com/

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  87. cutest items! Love them!

    When I was younger I got Cleudo for christmas and everyone reluctantly agreed to play it with me but my dad guessed it right first go! and they never played it again haha :( ! I'd play spongbob monopoly with you :) xx

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  88. that monopoly is so cute.

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  89. ahh, there's nothing more adorable than Miffy, lucky you! ♥

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  90. care packages from sisters are the best. my sis used to send me awesome letters and treats when i was in paris during college.

    great blog - i'm your newest follower!
    cheers!
    cailen

    www.cailenascher.blogspot.com

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  91. That monopoly set is really cute!!

    Also lovely to hear how close your family is :)

    E - dayward.blogspot.com

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  92. So cute!! I love it all, and I loveee playing monopoly! :) so fun! <3

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  93. Awwww!!! That's so cute! :D I love monopoly too! I have the disney one xD

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  94. That monopoly board is ridiculously cute ! Patrick would be the best token no doubt about that :)

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  95. love, love, love the cardigan and the lock ring, so cute!
    xo
    grace
    http://likethetreeblog.blogspot.com/

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  96. thank you very much, I made it myself :D
    your blog is very nice too!!!

    OMG, SpongeBob Monopoly?
    I've never seen one for sale in Portugal, I want one! I've always loved the sponge bob, since I was little. Excuse my ignorance :b

    The distance is tricky but nothing that a hug does not cure. I decided to follow your blog, kiss ♥

    http://uniqueartcrafts.blogspot.com/

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