tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318369052356200850Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:10:02 +0000http://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/OllieOops@aol.com (Oops! Desperate Blogger~)Blogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318369052356200850.post-6312391816302209508Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:33:00 +00002009-09-24T20:43:40.324-04:00"How you climb up the mountain is just as important as how you get down the mountain. And, so it is with life, which for many of us becomes one big gigantic test followed by one big gigantic lesson. In the end, it all comes down to one word. Grace. It's how you accept winning and losing, good luck and bad luck, the darkness and the light."This is printed on the bottle of my favorite body washhttp://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/2009/09/grace.htmlOllieOops@aol.com (Oops! 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I wondered how the little bird found its opening through the leaves at such a speed, and then managed to gently align its fragile body on the branch it chose to land upon, all within a http://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/2009/07/have-happy-week.htmlOllieOops@aol.com (Oops! Desperate Blogger~)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318369052356200850.post-2906695060072855041Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:53:00 +00002009-07-12T22:54:23.247-04:00http://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/2009/07/mr-popularity.htmlOllieOops@aol.com (Oops! Desperate Blogger~)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318369052356200850.post-5870171955518475618Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:35:00 +00002009-07-15T23:17:34.707-04:00My dear friend Marie gave me this award.Since I seem to be taking a vacation from blogging this summer, I was truly surprised, but oh so honored to receive it!Thanks Marie! I can't seem to leave a comment on your blog ;-(Did things change since I was last here?This is what Marie has to say about this wonderful award:This is a very special award and the person it was made for is a very special http://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/2009/07/bella-sinclair-award.htmlOllieOops@aol.com (Oops! Desperate Blogger~)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318369052356200850.post-1338002083763885947Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:25:00 +00002009-06-17T22:27:49.532-04:00Beautiful wishes for all of you,andespeciallyfor Carson...Thank you Duirwaigh Gallery...http://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-wish-for-you.htmlOllieOops@aol.com (Oops! 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But I'm going to try!Sorry for being gone so long!~~~Dusting the cobwebs off the old blogarooHope everyone is doing fine.Pictures of what has been keeping this blogger down to follow shortly (as soon as I get some)Ahhh...nothing like a busy life....http://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/2009/04/awoblog.htmlOllieOops@aol.com (Oops! Desperate Blogger~)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318369052356200850.post-3843701849207954997Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:16:00 +00002009-04-17T01:17:33.797-04:00<3http://oopsdesperateblogger.blogspot.com/2009/04/please-see-updated-post-below.htmlOllieOops@aol.com (Oops! 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