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• Blizzard of 2009 ... Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

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  The picket fence and gate are almost covered with more than 2 feet of snow.
  Photo by SWAC Daughter.
  
  SWAC Husband cleared 2 feet of snow off deck Satuday afternoon as the snow continued to fall, adding another 3-4"" [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 9:23am EST
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• Christmas at Staunton's Stonewall Jackson Hotel

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  Christmas tree in Stonewall Jackson Hotel's lobby.
  
  Dining room "Christmas Candy" tree.
  
  The Colanade Room Christmas tree.
  
  Lounge area of the Stonewall.
  
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:23pm EST
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• I-81 remains hazardous in Shenandoah Valley ... closings

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  Western Augusta County has 2+ feet of snow.
  
  Road crews have been at work clearing I-81 and I-64 through the Shenandoah Valley but conditions remain hazardous. Check WHSV TV-3 for the latest:
  Motorists are strongly advised not to travel in the Shenandoah Valley area [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 5:21pm EST
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• Tell ESPN to knock off global warming propaganda

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  From Our Country Deserves Better PAC....
  
  Today ESPN broadcast the "Green Game" a college basketball game featuring two of the best men's college basketball teams: Kansas and University of Michigan.
  
  Friends, the broadcast was shameful. Throughout the entire game the announcers, ESPN crew and college officials were focused [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 4:54pm EST
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• Shenandoah Valley of Virginia ... 2009 winter snow storm

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  The picket fence and gate are almost covered with snow. Photo by SWAC Daughter.
  
  SWAC Husband clears 2 feet of snow off deck.
  
  
  
  The snow is knee [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 12:10pm EST
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• Shenandoah Valley of Virginia ... 2009 winter snow storm

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  The picket fence and gate are almost covered with more than 2 feet of snow. Photo by SWAC Daughter.
  
  SWAC Husband clears 2 feet of snow off deck.
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 11:07am EST
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• Hypocrical Democrat Grayson wants jail for blogger who criticized him

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  Unbelievable. What a hypocrite.
  
  Politico reports that Democrat Alan Grayson of Florida wants to imprison a blogger who is critical of him:
  File this story under the pot calling the kettle black.Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), prone for throwing his own political bombs at Republicans, has threatened a local [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 10:13am EST
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• Snowy wonderland for SWAC bloggers

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  Saturday morning at 9:00 ... heavy snowfall continues. It's difficult to measure with drifting snow but it is now about 2 feet deep.
  
  A snowy view from the dining room table.
  
  Drifting snow is [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 9:34am EST
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• Home school dads imprisoned in Germany

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  We cherish our freedom to educate our children at home but families in other countries face huge hurdles in home schooling. From Home Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV):
  Fathers Imprisoned for Refusing to Send Their Children to Sex-Education Classes
  
  Eight Christian fathers are being imprisoned in [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:41am EST
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• Obama's global warming snow trips

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  Barack Obama flew into a rare snow storm in Copenhagen at the global warming conference earlier this week.
  
  He flew into a huge snow storm in Washington, D.C., Friday night coming home from the global warming conference.
  
  Do those pushing global warming see the irony in all this?[...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 8:16am EST
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• Strong support for School Choice

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  From Home Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV)....
  
  Although 90% of Virginia's school-age population attends government schools, many families would change that if they could. According to a newly released study, School Choice Survey: Virginia's Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice (released by the Friedman Foundation in November [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:57am EST
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• Saturday morning sees 1.5 feet of snow ... and still falling

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  At 7 a.m. on Saturday, snow had buried deck furniture with 21" of the white stuff and it was still coming down.
  Drifting snow is piled against the porch as boxwoods are completely covered. Strong northern winds have caused three-" [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:25am EST
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• Midnight ... one foot of snow and still falling

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  At midnight the snow measured 12.5 inches on the deck.
  
  Photo by SWAC Girl
  Lynn Mitchell
  19 December 2009 [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 12:44am EST
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• Beautiful snowy winter night

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  Deck furniture sports freshly fallen snow as it continues to come down.
  
  There's already 7.5" of snow in western Augusta County as of 9:30 Friday night and it's still coming down at a steady pace. (Update: Snow total as of midnight is 12.5".) The [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 10:03pm EST
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• And so it begins....

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  Lynn Mitchell
  18 December 2009 [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:30pm EST
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• Snow's here!

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  The banner in front of our house says it all. Photo was taken before the snow started.
  
  The snow began in the central Shenandoah Valley around 3:20 Friday afternoon ... and the picnic table in the back yard was covered in five minutes. We're expecting' [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 3:40pm EST
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• The perfect storm?

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  The rural road to our house after snowfall two weeks ago.
  
  Are we setting up for the perfect storm? No, not politics, but rather the weather that is bearing down on Virginia. Local forecasters in the Valley are using terminology such as "massive storm" [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 7:50am EST
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• Valley braces for big snowfall ... will we have a white Christmas?

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  Our spruce tree after snow two weeks ago.
  
  Just two weeks after receiving 7-8" of snow, the central Shenandoah Valley is bracing for perhaps a larger snowfall over the weekend.
  
  According to Staunton's AccuWeather forecast for the next five days (thanks to" [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:47pm EST
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• Richmond loses pillar: Ukrop's Supermarkets sold to Giant

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  Ukrop's has been sold.
  
  I'm happy for the Ukrop family if this deal was what they needed but it's a sad day for thousands who have patronized Ukrop's supermarkets for years.
  
  Giant Foods announced today that they had acquired Ukrop's for $140 million:[...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:04pm EST
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• Thousands of signatures delivered to Webb: "No nationalized health care"

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  Petitions saying "no" to nationalized health care were delivered to Sen. Jim Webb's office in Virginia Beach Thursday afternoon.
  
  Petitions are delivered to Sen. Webb's Danville office.
  
  From Republican Party of Virginia...
  
  Virginia citizens have delivered to Senator [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:39pm EST
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• Doors and windows of Colonial Williamsburg ... part 5

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  Lynn Mitchell
  6 December 2009 [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 1:59pm EST
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• Call Sen. Webb and ask to vote "NO" on health care bill

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  Washington, D.C. Rally - American citizens protest proposed government health care.
  
  The citizens of Virginia are pleading with Sen. Jim Webb to not burden them with the monstrosity known as national health care by making phone calls, signing petitions, and visiting him at his [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 1:30pm EST
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• "No censure" for Bob at The Journey

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  Washington, D.C. - Citizens protest government health care bill.
  Photo provided by Connie Haggard
  
  Standing in Sen. Mark Warner's office listening to staffers who "have been on Capitol Hill for 20 years" and think they know what is best for American citizens, Bob at [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 9:37am EST
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• There's a new kid in town....

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  Jim Riley has an exciting announcement at Virginia Virtucon:
  
  Born Dec. 16, 2009 — James Thomas Riley II weighing in at 10 lbs, 5 oz. and 21 inches long. Mother and son are doing well and his big sister can hardly wait to meet [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 9:33am EST
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• "Mary, Did You Know?"

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  Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy
  Would one day walk on water?
  Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy
  Would save our sons and daughters?
  Did you know that your Baby Boy
  Has come to make you new;
  This Child that you delivered
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 10:47pm EST
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• Bethlehem Village at Afton ... where the Christmas story comes to life ... 2009

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  Follow the star to Bethlehem ... find the peace of the season ... it's closer than you think.
  
  Bethlehem Village ... where the Christmas story comes to life ... returns to the Blue Ridge Mountains ... and you won't want to miss it.
  
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:28pm EST
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• Wreaths Across America ... Staunton National Cemetery

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  "Freedom is not free."
  U.S. National Cemetery - Staunton, Virginia
  Interments: known - 282; unknown - 521
  
  Each wreath, made of balsam fir, has a tag that reads:
  Through the generosity and actions of hundreds of thousands of volunteers, this [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 6:10pm EST
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• "Don't take Christ out of Christmas"

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  Thank you, Dr. John Dunlap of Waynesboro.
  
  Photo by SWAC Girl
  Lynn Mitchell
  15 December 2009 [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:52pm EST
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• "Just how far below 100 is Franken’s IQ?"

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  While reading through Blog Net News headlines this morning, I was drawn to Tom White's Virginia Right! headline: Al Franken Makes an Ass of Himself on Senate Floor.
  
  In a toe-to-toe against John Thune, Mr. Franken proved the freshman that he is in the Senate only to [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:55am EST
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• Sign the petition against health care bill

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  From Republican Party of Virginia....
  
  The Republican Party of Virginia invites you to electronically sign an online petition to indicate your opposition to the government-run health care behemoth currently being considered by the U.S. Senate. This will just take a few moments of your time by visiting RPV’s [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:15am EST
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• George Allen on the radio this week

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  Governor George Allen will talk energy, health care and other topics on a number of radio interviews this week.
  
  Wednesday, December 16:
  - At 8:35 am ET, Governor Allen will join Fred Grandy and Andy Parks live on the “Grandy and Andy Morning Show” on WMAL 630-AM, [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• Response from Sen. Webb about health care vote

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  Passed along by Barb who had contacted Sen. Jim Webb. It is dated December 15, 2009....
  
  Knowing of your interest in the ongoing debate in Congress over health care reform, I wanted to update you on a number of votes and positions that I have taken during the process.
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• Phone Conference: George Allen talks about impact of health care bill

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  In a midday phone conference on Tuesday, Gov. George Allen discussed the looming health care bill currently before the U.S. Senate ... and his disappointment of that bill based on feedback from many voters around the Commonwealth. He also revealed that his family and employees take part in health care [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 2:43pm EST
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• It's all "Gone With The Wind"

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  Seventy years ago today, a movie that would become legendary in film history was released, spotlighting the South and the actors who portrayed and brought to life the characters written by Margaret Mitchell. The 1936 book made history by selling more copies than any other at that time and was [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 11:37am EST
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• Doors and windows of Colonial Williamsburg ... part 4

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  Lynn Mitchell
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 11:00am EST
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• Windows and doors of Colonial Williamsburg ... part 3

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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 10:00am EST
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• Windows and doors of Colonial Williamsburg ... part 2

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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 8:33am EST
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• Call senators today about health care bill

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  Some will be in D.C. today to protest the health care bill. Others could not make the trip but please call these senators even if you've called before.
  
  Sen. Webb (202) 224-4024
  
  Sen. Warner (202) 244-2023
  
  Sen. Landrieu (202) 244-5824
  
  Sen. Nelson (202) 224-6551
  
  Sen.' [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:00am EST
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• Doors and windows of Williamsburg ... part 1

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  Lynn Mitchell
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 12:17am EST
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• Colonial Williamsburg ... old meets new

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  Lanterns in Colonial Williamsburg used to have flame-shaped electrical bulbs. All have now been replaced with these polically correct, ridiculous-looking mercury twisty bulbs.
  
  Photo by SWAC Girl
  Lynn Mitchell
  6 December 2009 [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 2:46pm EST
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• Colonial Williamsburg ... Merchants Square

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  Merchants Square is decked out for the holidays with window displays, greenery, and bows.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:57am EST
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• Colonial Williamsburg ... Wythe Candy Shop

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  Wythe Candy Shop has been in Merchants Square on Duke of Gloucester Street for as long as I can remember. At this time of year there are colorful displays of Christmas goodies on the shelves just begging to be taken home ...
  
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:01am EST
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• Cookie baking weekend ... creativity from all!

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  The creativity comes out during our annual traditional cookie baking weekend as all hands pitch in to decorate dozens of sugar cookies.
  
  SWAC Niece, SWAC Daughter, SWAC Son, SWAC Husband, my sister, and I used icings and sprinkles and [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:11am EST
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• Join the fun! Carnival of Christmas 2009

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  It's that time of year again ... time for the Carnival of Christmas ... and Kat will again be hosting it at her site. There is one week left to submit entries. Check out Kat's site for previous entries.
  
  Hmm ... time [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:40am EST
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• The Other McCain: "Yes, Virginia ... there is a Fishersville Mike"

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  SWAC bloggers talk in Depot Grille entry before departing after an evening of good food and good fellowship.
  Train picture above mirror is SWAC blogger Bob's creation. The Depot is unique ... tables are covered with brown butcher paper and crayons' [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 6:07pm EST
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• Cantor and McDonnell the future of GOP?

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  In both the political and blogger insider end-of-year polls by the National Journal, Republican Whip Eric Cantor and Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell are both shown to have a bright future for the GOP.Jim Hoeft at Bearing Drift reports on the Political Insider's Poll that suggests those two Virginia Republicans are' [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 7:53am EST
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• How much influence will tea party movement have on 2010?

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  Dr. Donald Douglas has an excellent post today about the tea party movement, the fractures within, their influence on 2010, and -- most importantly -- that we should not encourage the tea parties to bring about a third party. This is a subject I've talked about before.
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 1:45pm EST
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• Busy kitchen ... creation of Christmas goodies

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  A batch of chocolate-pecan fudge, a batch of chocolate-covered toffee, and batches of sugar, butter, and gingerbread cookies have already been turned out this morning ... and we're still on a roll.
  
  It is busy in my kitchen as SWAC Niece, her mom (my' [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 11:03am EST
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• Loudoun reverses holiday decision

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  In a reversal of their earlier decision, Loudoun County supervisors have decided to allow holiday displays at the Courthouse as in years past ... except this time they lost a long-time displayer.
  
  The Washington Examiner reported:
  Despite the board's reversal, the Leesburg Rotary Club decided to move its [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 3:21pm EST
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• Happy Hanukkah

  —SWAC Girl

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  "It's not the size of our Army ... it's the strength of our faith."
  --Judah Maccabee
  
  Two thousand years ago, one family led by one man stood between the mighty Greek army and the conquest of the Jewish people. The family was the Hasmoneans, [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 3:15pm EST
  by SWAC Girl