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Once upon a time, a pouty wife told her husband that he had forgotten to wish her a "Happy 11/11!"  "You are my closest person!"  She insisted.  "My mom did it.  My brother did it.  My Aunt Juanita did it!  But you forgot!" "Oh no."  He replied.  "I'm so sorry.  Happy 11/11!  What can I do to make it up to you?" "Well, I need my closest people to all wish me a happy 11/11.  So, you and Bogey [the cat] and Maizie [the dog] all have to wish me 'Happy 11/11.'  And I would like Bogey to wish me 'Happy 11/11' in the form of a sparkly, light-up sign, please." "What?"  He understandably asked. "A sign that lights up and says 'Happy 11/11!'" She answered.  "Do you hear me Bogey?  Get out of bed and start working on it!" The spoiled wife went out for the day and enjoyed an 11/11 hike and worked with her partner.  When she returned home, she found this on

 The new Sky Lakes Wellness Center decided to add pumpkins to the Pumpkins Carving Contest at the hospital this year.  You win the contest by having the most money in your tin at the end of the day.  The Wellness Center worked quite hard on our transition pumpkins (chronicling the journey of a typical Klamath Falls citizen from a life of medications, junk food, and TV to healthy foods and exercise).  However, being a two person department, we didn't have quite enough man-power to stuff the ballots.  We had a great time putting them together though! I was, as you may know, very very excited for Halloween this year.  Randal and I happened to buy a house on the prime trick-or-treating street in Klamath Falls.  You know the one...  where parents drive their kids and drop them off.  We prepared by donning our capes, stocking our house with over 600 pieces of candy, and making a warm, tequila-y beverage in the crockpot. Our costumes were no-brainers this year since we received