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Yes, I know that I’ve already written about the first leg of our trip once.  Yikes.  I was so sleepy that I completely forgot what I’d already finished.  Oh well.  Here it goes again!
The first leg of our road trip started after Michael’s Fammo’s 94th birthday party.  The party was very nice with everyone in [...]

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   Oh, I’m tired.  We just finished playing another round of Pidro (a card came originating from near Jakobstad), and I’m ready for bed.  Only have enough brain power to show a few more cool/interesting/wonderful things from Finland:
This is the ear tag from the reindeer we ate on Monday night.  Yummy!
  Here Michael and I are playing [...]

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We’re now down to hours.  Hours, minutes, and seconds.  I’ve been stressed all day!  Yep, even with all of the lists, thoughts, and time, it was nothing but stress.  Yuck.  After my mini-meltdown about four hours ago, I feel much more relaxed.
I don’t know if I’ve packed everything.  At this point, I’ve just thrown up [...]

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These pictures document the creation of my wooden Flat Heather!  It’s just amazing to see how it was created!  My favorite picture is the one in the lower left.  Andy was kind enough to make sure my wooden Heather had the proper hearing protection. 

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Andy, Michael’s co-worker, was kind enough to cut out a wooden Flat Heather.  Yea!  I now have three Flat Heathers:  Two paper and one wooden.  Now my Flat Heather can have her picture taken in warm or cold weather, warm or damp.  I’ve got all weather conditions under control!
I cannot wait until I can start [...]

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Ok, I realize this has absolutely nothing to do with Finland. 
But I’m so happy and wanted to shout it from the mountaintops, er, rather, the page of my blog.  I’ve been trying to contain it for two or so months now.  Yikes!  This is why it’s under the heading of “nothing to do with [...]

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Here’s my warm weather Heather!  See, the cactus tells you that she’s traveled to a hot area. 
 Looking at my stack of cardstock, I’m sure that I could make plenty of Flat Heathers…perhaps an evening wear Heather?  We’ll see!

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After a few sketches and one failed attempt, here’s my first Flat Heather!  I say first, because I’d like to make another one as a “backup.”  I’d hate to be halfway across the world and have my one and only Flat Heather out of commission.   
It would also be nice to have another Heather [...]

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