What do you feel has been the most significant world event that has taken place during your lifetime and why?
This has taken me a bit to answer, not because I don't know which event I want to write about, but because it's tough to write about. I would say 911.. which lead to the war in Iraq. So both would be together in my mind. Why? I probably don't have to answer that part of the question, but I will. I feel that they have both effected and/or changed everyone's life in one way or another. Large or small. The world seems to be more suspicious, more afraid, more dark since 911. Our children live in a time when they don't even know what will happen to them next. If we used to worry about the future, it's now greatly magnified. I lost a good friend who was a fire fighter during 911. I have lost two friends in the war. I know a lot of people have... or they have family or friends over there. No matter if you are "for" or against the war, it's everywhere. I don't think a day can go by without tragedy related to this whole thing. I know there have been other "events" in my lifetime, but these two are the ones that changed everything to me. Things will never be the same.
I think today would be a good day to pray for our men and women over there and their families. Also the families of our lost soldiers!
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Tarah at Uniquely Myself
Yes, we did. I remember so many different costumes. I was a princess for a few years in a row. Of coarse I was a witch a lot. I can't remember being to creative back then, we had a lot of those store bought ones with the plastic masks YUK. I remember not being able to breath. Of coarse I have gotten much more creative now, yes I still dress up. I love Halloween!! 
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I love picnics. Sometimes in the summer I'll just decide to go to the beach and have a picnic. There is something about the summer breeze as you are eating and the sun shining on you. Sometimes they can be romantic, but it's been long long time since I've been on a romantic picnic. Usually I just drag Frankie with :)
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When I was very young we use to hang out in the neighbors tree fort. We would have sleep overs up there and play a lot of games. I remember it was falling apart and I was forbidden by my mother to be up there, but that didn't stop me. I loved it up there, even if there were holes in the floor.
It's funny because I just said something about this the other day. My dad, who was a raging drunk (not my "step dad") wouldn't step foot in a church, not even for my wedding. My mother on the other hand went... but only when she couldn't get out of it. Somehow every Sunday as my Grandmother would come to pick us up for Church, my Mom came down with a headache, flu, toothache, anything that would get her out of going. So my parents held no church jobs. And they hardly went to church. They would preach about being good following the 10 commandments, but did not lead by example. My grandmother (Taresa) was the biggest spiritual influence on me.