I have some really good news. My friend Ellie got her pathology report back on Friday and she’s in remission! Cancer freeeeeee! Of course, she’ll be watched closely in the coming months and years, but after the surgery to remove the rest of her tumor and surrounding lymph nodes, she got nothing but GOOD NEWS.
Good news is so good.
Ellie and I have some other exciting news to share (coming soon) but for now, because of that news, I’m curious about where you are. Where do you do life? Here in Minnesota? Over by Ellie in Massachusetts? In England? The moon? Kentucky? Indiana?
Could you leave me a comment that tells me what country or city and/or state you live in?
(I promise I’m not trying to trick you into becoming someone that I follow around with binoculars.)
If you normally don’t comment, it’s very easy. Let me tell you how:
- you click on the number of comments on the end of the post.
- you scroll through the other comments (if there are any heh) to the end and type in the submission box.
- you enter your name (make it up if you’d like–no need for last names) and then put in your city or if you’re more comfortable, just your state.
- it requires your email, but this is not shared anywhere and does not appear publicly. It’s just for me, in case I want to write to you every day forever (just kidding)
- you click Submit and you’re done!
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At the moment, I am in Manhattan. I live in Westchester County, right outside NYC. I am here a lot, but rare commenter. :-)
bethlehem, pa :)
later this year – palo alto, ca!
dearabbyleigh recently posted..wordfall
Congratulations to Ellie! I was so very excited and happy to hear her good news.
I’m in Minnesota, in the Twin Cities area.
christine recently posted..She Will Eat What She Eats
Raleigh, NC
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I’m a hoosier. Downtown Indianapolis, baby.
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Kansas
Brooklyn, NY!
Calgary AB,Canada and SUCH good news about your friend. Cartwheel kind of news even.
Yippee on Ellie! That is great news.
I’m in Cambridge, MA.
Wonderful News! I am in Bloomfield, CT!
Crown Point, Indiana – just a bit outside of Chicago.
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I’m in Fairborn, Ohio. (just outside of Dayton)
I’m in a northern burb of Minneapolis. :)
We’re in (or rather, right outside of) Orlando– it’s Mickey Central!!!
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Such great news!
I’m from Holland, MI
Love your blog, Heather! I live in Sebastopol, CA.
Lexington, NC (Just north of Charlotte)
What womderful news about your friend. Writing from South Carolina :)
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Dayton, Tennessee. Monkeytown!
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fantastic news!!
Appleton, WI here -the land of cheese, beer, and crazy Packer fans :)
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Ames, Iowa! (Just moved here from southern Utah.)
That’s great news for Ellie!
I’m in West Valley City, Utah. It’s a suburb of Salt Lake.
So glad you got good news! I am living in Richmond, VA now, but grew up in GA.
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Northbridge, MA
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baton rouge, la
good news for your friend!
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Oh yay! That’s wonderful news!!
I’m in Albuquerque!!
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Jeaaaallllouuuuussssss. I grew up in Albuquerque (my parents and sibs are still there) and I miss it every. single. day. High desert for the win.
Hello! First, what fabulous news about your friend! Hallelujah!
I live in Zurich, Switzerland — my husband works for an International company and we’ve been here for almost 6 years. Before that I lived in a suburb outside of Chicago (where my adult children still live).
Wonderful news for your friend Ellie! I’m in Alexander City, Alabama. A small town about 30 minutes northwest of Auburn & an hour and a half southeast of Birmingham.
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Exciting news!!!! What a blessing! I live just north of Pittsburgh, PA! :)
Miny-Soda is a great place to be! :)
Greetings from Cincinnati, OH. Such wonderful news about Ellie and her results!
I’m pretty sure it was the lip synching that scared that evil cancer away.
madison, wi
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Becky –
It DEFINITELY was the lip synching that scared the cancer away; it took one look at that video and realized it didn’t stand a chance. :)
-xo
-Ellie
I’m in Mesa, Arizona, but I’m a born and raised Minnesota girl myself! Woo!
And awesome news on your friend, yay!
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Seattle, WA. Yay for Ellie!
Port au Prince Haiti – the armpit of the Caribbean!!!
Congrats on the remission news. That’s huge.
Iowa City, IA
Milwaukee, WI :)
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Lawrence, Kansas. Representing the midwest and the KU Jayhawks! Rock Chalk!
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Robin, in Los Angeles, CA
I jumped for joy when I heard her news!
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I’m a Midwest girl too – Wisconsin is where I say “home”.
PS – Your blog is like a breath of fresh air. I love your honesty and your “realness”.
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Howdy from Mt. Pleasant, Texas, in the Northeast corner near OK and AR.
I’m a newby to your blog, do I still get to comment?!
I’m way across the pond in Edinburgh, Scotland!
glad your friend got such fantastic news.
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Hey Heather,
I love your writing. And I’m intrigued. Anything to do with a map leaves me curious…:)
I’m a Canadian living in Kampala, Uganda until next June with my sweet little family of soon-to-be 3!
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Erie, Pennsylvania.
stopping by from mesa, AZ. :) and a huge congrats to ellie!!
I’ve recently come across your blog the other day and am enjoying it. :)
I’m in Ladera Ranch, CA.
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I’m in southern Maine. Born and raised in Maine; left for college and law school then came home.
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I’m so happy for Ellie! What great news!
I’m in South Eastern Connecticut, not too far from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Congrats to Ellie! I’m a frequent reader, infrequent commenter and I live in Asheville, NC.
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Marietta, Georgia
I’m in Vancouver, in Canada. And am overjoyed at Ellie’s good news!
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Soooo grateful to hear the good news! Praising God for a good report.
I’m still here, Heather, still reading you and crying and praying… I haven’t forgotten you. :) Life has just stolen time and words from me these days. But I’m still here, not nearly as often as I want to be, but I’m here.
Oh, and here is right smack dab in the middle of the Shenandoah Valley, VA
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That is fantastic news!!
Minnesota, just south of the river
Victoria, British Columbia – remission is fantastic news, good for her!
Iowa. The Des Moines metro area. AKA: Cornfields, with a side of traffic. ;)
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Currently in Goldsboro NC but soon will be in England (my husband is in the USAF).
I don’t know that I’ve commented here before, but just had to today…my little corner of the world is in West Central Minnesota.
I enjoy reading here and have participated a couple times in {Just Write}
Have a great day!
Ogden, Utah
(P.S. I have a 3 year old Asher and have never met another)
I love good news!
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
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just outside of Baltimore MD!!!
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I’m in Colorado, Near Boulder
Sunny Tennessee :-)
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NE Minneapolis
Yay Ellie!! And standish, Maine here!
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Hello from Dallas, TX!
Raleigh, NC
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I am here in Northern Virginia, USA. About forty minutes from Washington DC and thirty from Maryland. I consider myself a three state girl!
So happy about Ellie’s news. SO happy.
Tricia
Western Wisconsin!
Northwest Indiana! And yay for remission. :)
Hi there – I’m in Chicago. And, great news about Ellie!
Central Iowa here.
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oh hooray! love good news :)
Odessa, TX
Super news! :)
Fabulous Florida Keys – Islamorada Fl (pronounced eye -luh-more-odd-uh) :)
Huzzah for Ellie! That is awesome news!
Tulsa, Oklahoma. For better and for worse. ^_^
Maryland, outside DC
SO happy for Ellie’s good news!
I’m in Joplin, Missouri :)
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Waterloo, ON Canada!
Des Moines, Iowa !
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Love good news! I’m about two hours south of the Twin Cities along the beautiful Mississippi River where the pelicans and sand hill cranes and mallards and wood ducks and bald eagles and egrets and warblers and woodpeckers and waxwings are currently migrating north and filling the ponds and backwaters and cornfields and skies with new life. If you’ve never driven south on Highway 61 beyond Red Wing and Lake City on the Minnesota side or beyond Prescott and Maiden Rock on Highway 35 on the Wisconsin side, take a drive some day and have lunch in a little cafe in Stockholm or Wabasha or Pepin and marvel at how truly beautiful this landscape is. Some call the area I live in “The West Coast of Wisconsin.”
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A southern belle uprooted to Rochester, MN :)
I’ve been reading for a long time and this is my first time commenting. I can’t even remember how I found your blog but I sure do enjoy it and feel like I can relate to so many of your stories about the crazy wonderfulness of motherhood. :) Anyway…I’m in Superior, WI.
Oh and what great news for your friend! So happy for her!
Great news from Ellie! And I’m in and from New York City (Manhattan even) – but you knew that already!
Sure is fun to see all your readers come out of the woodwork to report in though, huh? I totally understand the impulse to see where everyone is from. I love looking up my recent visitors by location (on sitemeter). It’s fun to see people coming to read me from around the world, and also when I see “Dubai, United Arab Emirates” pop up, I know my friend Deb from MannahattaMama has stopped by.
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I live in Bloomington, IN.
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I’m in Southwest England – Gloucestershire to be more exact!
Hi from Kansas City, Kansas! :)
Green Bay, WI (but I’m really a Minnesotan and miss the Gopher state terribly)
Bellevue, NE
I am so glad to hear Ellie’s news. Thank you God.
I am in Palatine, IL
Sending love to you and Ellie from Missoula, Montana.
I’m in Milwaukee, WI. I was so happy to read Ellie’s news!
Toronto here!
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I’m in Dallas, TX–though I lived in MN for 11 years.
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Great for the good news.
I’m from Germany.
Love to read your blog.
Sherman Oaks in ridiculously-warm-for-Spring Southern California :)
Jayme recently posted..Sigh.
Right now: college town in North Central Indiana (Lafayette)
Relocating at some point in the future!
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Great news about your friend, Ellie!!
I live near Denver, Colorado.
Hello from New Zealand.
Pella, Iowa.
On the prairie of West Central Minnesota. Keep the great work/words coming on this blog. It encourages many – including me!
Beth, from Northern Minnesota (an hour or so north of St Cloud.)
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Fairfax, VA
I’m way down south in the Austin, TX (where it is really hot and waiting for you to move here!)
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I’m in Clarkston, Michigan, about an hour north of Detroit. :)
Great news! I am in Kansas City!
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Also way down south :) Australia
XO
Thank God for cancer remission. What fantastic news for Ellie!
I’m waving hello from the nation’s high five (Michigan) :)
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Smithfield, VA :)
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and also, YAY! I’m so happy to hear the great news about Ellie! I’ve been praying for her!
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Yay, Ellie!
And, I am in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, waiting for a proper spring to start.
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Ventura, California. Right near Ojai!
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Yeah and Yeah and Yeah for Ellie!!!! Happy dance and many happy twirls for her here in Charlottesville, Virginia!!!
Iowa
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My family and I live in San Francisco, CA (portola district).
I was born and raised in st. Paul, MN. We met in college!
:) love your blog!
go Ellie!
i’m in madison, wisconsin.
now i wonder what you’ll do with all of this info if not emailing us everyday. ;)
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Hooray for good news about your friend!
I’m in Minnesota :)
AWESOME, AWESOME NEWS!!!
I live in a very small (population 4,500) town in Southern Missouri :)
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Great news!
I’m in Franklin, TN, a suburb of Nashville.
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Lakewood (Cleveland), Ohio
I used to live in Cleveland Heights, and my college BFF lived in Lakewood for a long time. Great city!
Hello from Cali, Colombia!
Leamington, Ontario, Canada
Denver, Colorado!!!
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West Milton, Ohio
Holland, Michigan (but hopefully can call another place home later this year.)
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Minneapolis! :)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada :)
I am in Seattle, Washington. :)
new jersey. looks like i am the rare east coaster but i am from the midwest so maybe that has something to do with it :)
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Pawleys Island, South Carolina at the beach.
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So glad to hear Ellie is in remission, yay!
I’m in Malaysia! Am I the furthest? :)
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Toronto, Ontario
Awesome news for Ellie! Love your blog-you write about motherhood what I am thinking and feeling. Keep up the awesome job you are doing with just being you:) You Rock!!!
St. Peters, Missouri-outside St. Louis
Atlanta, GA
Woodstock, Georgia – north of Atlanta! Excellent news!
So happy for your dear friend. What wonderful news!
I live in Portland, OR. I love reading your blog and participating in Just Write. Thank you for sharing your heart, your eloquence and truth.
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Such great news for your friend, so much life to look forward to, I’m in Michigan.
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Santa Barbara, California is home these past 10 years.
Northern Minnesota
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I’m from the Bluegrass State, Lexington to be exact!
yayayayay for good news!
…from Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
I’m in Massachusetts, northwest of Boston. I love your blog!
Valparaiso, Indiana :)
Steph
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Arlington Heights, IL. Suburbs of Chicago. But, born and raised in Minnesota :)
I’ve never commented, but you’ve had a spot in my google reader for a while now :) So glad to hear about your friend!!!
And I’m in the great white north – aka – Canada. Ontario to be slightly more exact :) Drive past Toronto. Then keep driving. Then drive some more. Once you see the signs for the middle of nowhere…turn left and you’ll find me! :)
oh happy day!
minneapolis, mn … but I think you probably knew that already …
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Folsom, CA. And I never comment, sorry :P But I’ve read every post of yours for a long time! Your blog is one of my favorites =)
I’m in Andover, MN!
Hey-o from Arlington, Mass.
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Congratulations, Ellie! I have a permasmile for you right now. Wishing you all the best and plenty of prayers!
I’m from Harleysville, PA – about an hour north of Philadelphia. :)
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I live in Mansfield, tx just outside DFW.
Austin, Texas
Maple Grove, MN
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Upland, CA outside of LA
Northern Minnesota
So happy to hear the news! What a blessing!!
I Love reading your blog! It’s something I look forward to checking in with every week.
Thank you for being so honest with your life and your heart. I can relate to a lot of what you write.
I’m another “Jen” in the Seattle, WA area. :)
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Durham, North Carolina
Yay for your friend Ellie!
I’m in Baker City, OR — there aren’t many of us Oregonians on here! I adore your blog and love linking up for Just Write.
I’m here, in MN. =)
Greetings from Apple Valley, Cali. :) (Not too far from Shanda up there!)
Los Angeles, CA
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Reading from San Diego, but was born and raised a Minnesotan. Hoping to be back there soon :-)
i’m an american living in weiden, germany!
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I’m from Santa Barbara, CA, but my hubby and I have been living and posting from Chiang Mai, Thailand for the past year and a half!
That’s great news about the remission! Hope all continues to go well!
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Canberra, Australia. I read both you and Ellie’s blogs and love every single one! Especially good news ones!
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I live in Seoul, South Korea… but am from St. Louis, MO! Really love the way you write! So happy for Ellie and her family.
Sylvania, OH! :) So happy for our friend!!!
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Brooklyn, NY, but I’m originally from MN.
I feel like a Miss America contestant walking up to the microphone and telling the world where I come from…..I’m Carolina from Springfield, VA, just outside of DC. We also say we are from Fairfax county, or the GREAT state of Northern VA!
What a great way to start the day…with good news! So happy for Ellie!
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Tribes Hill, NY (a very very very small tiny little village somewhat near Albany NY)
Wonderful news!
Chicago, IL
(well the Northern Suburbs, we could say between Milwaukee and Chicago)
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Suburban Atlanta, GA.
Love love love your blog.
Hi from Grand Rapids, Michigan. :)
Congrats Ellie! Here’s to your good health!
I am a California girl, born and raised! Exeter, CA to be exact!
Indianapolis, IN
shout out from Tustin, California!
The fabulous city of Chicago, Il where there is always next year. . .
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I am in Columbia, MO!
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Great News!!
Mesa, Arizona
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Such happy news!
I’m from Washington, Ontario, Canada – just outside the KW area :)
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Bellingham, Washington
Cajun Country. Also known as Lafayette, Louisiana.
So happy for Ellie!!! :D
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Oh gosh, I am late! Wonderful news for Ellie.
I am in Newark, Delaware. Delawhere??
MN…not all that far from you, as we’ve figured out before. :) Still need to get hooked up with that (In)Courage meetup so I can see your lovely face in person.
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Little Elm, TX (near Dallas)
Oxford, UK – ‘Nuff said!
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I’m in Houston, Tx. :)
Super happy for your friend…that is amazing!
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I’m in Southern Indiana. About two hours south of Indianapolis.
St Paul, the better Twin. ;-)
I am so happy for your friend Ellie!!!!
Alexander, New York.
The halfway point between Buffalo and Rochester.
And hooray for Ellie! God is good.
Hooray for Ellie and all those battling cancer!
I’m a new fan from Raleigh, NC. Glad to finally link up, its been on my to-do list since I came across your site. Love it!
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Lydia, UK :)
Checking in from Greenwood, Indiana. Praise Jesus for Cancer Free Ellie!!
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Right now, I am in Miramar, FL. But I am an Army wife, so my address changes every 3-4 years, and sometimes even more often than that. Prior to this, I was in Elizabethtown, KY; Tyrone, GA; Odenton, MD; Laurel, MD; Okmulgee, OK; Columbus, OH…and even a few more before that from my childhood and early post-college years. It’s quite a journey!!
oh!! and what FANTASTIC news for Ellie!! Yay!!
YAY! Super wonderful news!
I am in Albion Michigan.
So good to hear your friend is in remission.
I read every post of yours, although I don’t normally comment. Your writing is just so beautiful.
I live right here in MN too…Mankato :)
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Union (north Dayton) Ohio
Great news about your friend Ellie. I am a new reader here and went and read her whole story on her blog after the last time you posted about her. So glad to hear she’s doing well.
Yay, Ellie! And hello from scenic and beautiful Lexington, Kentucky :).
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Yay for Ellie!!!
You know where I’m from. :)
But for blog purposes I’ll say, Just outside of Minneapolis.
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Hooray hooray hooray for your friend. Very good news. I’m reading all the way from Southern Japan. Sometimes I read from Ann Arbor, MI, but mostly from Japan.
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Appleton, WI. How boring is that?!?!
So neat to see how far-flung your readers are.
I’m in Downingtown, PA, which is outside of Philadelphia.
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Wow so many comments from so many places!
I’m from England; I live in a railway town called Crewe in the north west of the country. :-)
I am rubbish at commenting but I read every post and love yo
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…. love your blog. Sorry, I hit ENTER too soon!
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Atlanta. ;-)
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I live in Ohio. Near Yellow Springs. Berkley of the Midwest .
I am in Alexandria, VA right outside of DC.
I am so happy to hear the happy news for your friend! That is truly wonderful!
I’m from South Africa! :)
So glad for Ellie!
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Greetings from Northfield, MN. I’ve been reading your blog for the past couple weeks after stumbling across it doing some genealogy research, as it turns out– we’re cousins! If you e-mail me later I can explain the connection, but it’s on the Westberg side. Kicker is, I grew up in Princeton and went to high school with Angie and Brent Johnsrud and Shari worked for my orthodontist. ; ) After reading about you and your family, it seems we have quite a bit in common. I hope we can get to know each other better and maybe meet sometime! Assuming we do, I hope you don’t go moving off to Texas. I’ve discovered a lot of relatives on my family tree that I would like to undiscover, you I would really like to get to know. Take care and blessings to you and your family!
Hi Stacy!
Oh my word, so nice to meet you. My family :) I love it that you came across me via the web and all that jazz. I’d love to meet you sometime too!
Right now Elsie is yelling at me. Tired. girl.
Thank you for letting me know you found me and be in touch!
Heather
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