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I'm so proud of Angelina Jolie for speaking out this week about her double mastectomy. She could just have easily kept it a secret. She's had breast reconstruction, so who'd have known?
But she told us about her choices, and encouraged other women to educate themselves and talk to their doctors, and make their own right choice.
Having lost loved ones to breast cancer, and having friends who've survived it, I'm all for more education.

Okay, when you get time, try this today on your favorite video on www.youtube.com

Click on the video, let it play through (some don't have to play to the end for this to work, but most do) then hit a NUMBER on your keyboard.

My allergies are acting up, so I got a new hat. lol.
Have a wonderful, allergy-free day!
Anna Marie

Oh. My. Goodness. I'm doing MOST of these!

I like this article because it gives me the explanations behind the behaviors.

As with many articles, maybe there's a nugget of help you can get from this.

Good luck reaching your goals this year.

Anna Marie

SKATE OF THE UNION 2012

by Anna Marie

There are a lot of photos taken over Mother’s Day weekend. Many end up deleted. If you want to take a photo your mom will want to frame, and you can post online, my friend Kacky Fell from Hatcher and Fell Photography in Nashville helped me put together these 10 Tips for Better Mother's Day Photos with your digital camera.

I was teamed with Leland Statom from News Channel 5 this weekend at the Tennessee State Fair's Celebrity Cow-Milking Competition.

This cow didn't know what was in store for her.  

Before the competition
 

I went to my first Titans game this weekend, saw them beat the Oakland Raiders. I got to experience tail-gating with some friends, too, and all THAT entails! And I took pictures. Here are some highlights.

The Raider and The Titan 

Anna and the Elvii

Someone finally found the pot at the end of the rainbow.

I always thought it was a pot of  GOLD!

By Jack Sommars

Benjamin Hart, DVM, PhD, who has studied animal behavior for almost 50 years, says that's one of the questions he hears most frequently from pet owners.  Until recently, veterinarians like Hart could only speculate on the reason. Common theories included: The pet must be sick and needs to vomit. Or perhaps there is something wrong with his diet. But according to new research by Hart and his colleagues at the University of California–Davis, neither of these answers appears to be correct.