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Day #1/365: Quiet day of taking down the tree and getting ready for reality again. But we still diverted a bit and had one last, luxurious moment of vacation!
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Day #2/365: Tourist Posing for Photo - Lincoln Memorial
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Day #3/365: Starting the year with a good attitude and a routine cardiologist visit. #t21life #alliswellbtw
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Day #4/365: Love these balmy January afternoons! Wait. What?
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Day #5/365: I could have been taking down Christmas lights today, but that sun and this girl…
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Day #006/365: Julia was in a particularly cooperative mood yesterday, photo-wise. This is quite rare lately, so I wanted to take advantage.
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Day #7/365: The weather was crap and the light uninspiring; so here’s another picture of my kid instead. Cool?
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Day #8/365: Feeling the Rain – Anticipating the Sun
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Day #9/365: Making her selections for evening reading...
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Day #10/365: Spent the day with Dave Ferguson hearing some really thought provoking ideas. He’s given voice and form to some things I’ve been doing very imperfectly and inconsistently for many years.
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Day #11/365: Saw a guy, my age, sitting with his father at the coffee shop today. Watching them talk, I thought how much I would have loved to do this with Bob. #missthatguy
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Day #12/365: Figuring out Christmas presents...
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Day #13/365: Couldn’t make the party, but we had to celebrate her buddy Corinne’s birthday! Great time with her family today – and I solemnly swear these two were up to no good. #friendofjulia #adventuresofjulia
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Day #14/365: Our nighttime jams have shifted to The Greatest Showman Soundtrack. Where has this music been??
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Day #15/365: Spent some time with my longtime friend Kim and her mom, Jan. Jan got a scary diagnosis a couple of months ago and is on an unexpected and uncertain journey; but her optimism and faith are humbling to witness. It was the highlight of my day.
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Day #16/365: North American International Auto Show #naias #fordgt
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Day #17/365: Anyone who met our girl now would have a hard time believing she had open heart surgery eight years ago today! So grateful for Dr. Henry Walters and the professionalism of the team at Children’s Hospital of Michigan! #heartday
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Day #18/365: Over 300 people are really excited to hear Dave & Ann Wilson tonight! The room is rocking with couples wanting to keep their marriages vertical! #verticalmarriagebook
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Day #19/365: And finally, winter in Michigan has begun.
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Day #20/365: My man Blake getting some serious skills during today’s work day for GiGi's Playhouse Detroit. Join Ann Marie LaFlamme, Joey Radio and Former Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley at our #grandopening next Sunday!
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Day #21/365: The sun has set on MLK Day. But I’m wrestling with a question. More soon…
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Day #22/365: Taking in the raw material for the class project today! #composting #wormhomes
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Day #23/365: This is Del. Hers and several other beautiful faces are on the windows at GiGi’s Playhouse. But what’s really beautiful is what will be going on inside! Grand Opening on Sunday!
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Day #24/365: Final preparations for the GiGi’s Playhouse #grandopening and Julia has a message for the Board, the volunteers and everyone who helped make this good thing happen...
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Day #25/365: Awesome benefit for GiGi’s Playhouse thanks to a couple of local bands with huge hearts! Big thanks to Spider Monkey and The Hood for loving our kids!
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Day #26/365: Learning
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Day #27/365: So grateful for Anne Marie and Joey coming out to celebrate the GiGi’s Playhouse Grand Opening! Over 700 people came to connect and experience a little bit of the magic of this place!
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Day #28/365: And at last, the snow begins to fly... #delayedstorm
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Day #29/365: With two days of no school coming up, we’re grateful for play dates that drop in our lap! #lovethiscommunity
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Day #30/365: The cold earth scoffs at the sun’s frail overtures on a day like this... #polarvortex2019
