Happy New Year - 2014



WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR
FILLED WITH
JOY
LOVE
LEARNING
ADVENTURE
EXPECTATION
LAUGHTER

AND A LARGE SPRINKLE OF MAGIC!
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Location: Prescott, AZ, USA

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  1. Caron MichelleJanuary 1, 2014 at 4:12 PM

    Happy New Year Linda - thank you for a wonderful year of blog posts. I love the picture!

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