It’s All Maya!

Maya Muses:  I went over to leave a little message on a friend’s Facebook wall and found this!  (Thanks Stephe!)  Enjoy!

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Maya Muses: Children have such wonderful imaginations that, unfortunately, we lose as we get older. Capucine’s story filled with “popotamus”, witches, monkeys, ghosts, crocodiles and even a case of the ”chicken box” is as good as any Disney tale on the big screen!
Enjoy!

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Every year Patrick and I enjoy watching the Tour de France, but this year we’ve been so busy that we really haven’t had time to follow it as closely as we would like. 
I woke up this morning and walked into the kitchen where Patrick was making coffee and watching TV.  “Hi cheri, what are you […]

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Maya Muses:  Last evening Patrick and I were catching up on some of the latest antics by Remi Gaillard.  If you don’t know who he is, then you’re  missing out on a bunch of good laughs!  Remi is a crazy impostor that is more daring in a day than most people would dare to be in a lifetime!  […]

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When I went to the Keys with Jackie and Gérard, Patrick asked for only one thing. 
“Can you bring me back some seashells?” he said.
“Sure, Cheri, no problem!” I was already humming the Beach Boys song, “Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama, Key Largo, Montago,….that’s where we wanna go, way down to Kokomo.”
I knew Patrick wanted […]

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NICKNAMES
If Laura, Suzanne, Debra and Rose go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Suzanne, Debra and Rose.
If Mike, Charlie, Bob and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Scrappy.
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EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mike, Charlie, Bob and John will each throw in $20, […]

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You would think if I had a choice between walking on the beach or cleaning out my closet, I would pick the first and leave the second for later.  Well that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the past couple of years, so this weekend I decided to finally tackle my closet! 
Where did all these […]

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Maya Muses:  If you want a good laugh about chocolate Easter bunnies, click on the link to Meredith’s blog!  LOL!!!
Photo Credit:  Flickr

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At dinner tonight we had a good laugh with France-Claire.  The last time she was here she was with her boyfriend, Michael.  The four of us were having dinner together when ….
France-Claire:  “Babushka, can you pass me the potatoes,” she asked her boyfriend.
Michael:  “Here you go, Babushka.” he answered, as he handed her the plate.
Patrick […]

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I’m usually the one who plays an April Fool’s Day joke on family and friends - nothing outrageous, just a little prank or two.  Well, this time my mother decided to turn the table on me.  We had talked on the phone earlier in the day and April Fool’s didn’t even come up, so when […]

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