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Workin' On It Wednesday

Last Wednesday got away from me because I was workin' on watching Aladdin on Broadway! I almost forgot about today, too, because my son was scheduled for a root canal, so that was on my mind. Anyway, here is this week's Workin' On It Wednesday - I hope you will link up below!







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  1. UnknownMarch 18, 2015 at 10:44 PM

    Thanks for a great linky party. Lots of great ideas here! I work as a teacher at the zoo; tell your son our cheetah had to have a root canal! Seriously!!

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    1. EMarch 19, 2015 at 3:18 PM

      Wow, I never would have thought of that for a cheetah! I will definitely tell my son:)

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