My All-Time Favorite...

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Places
1.  Seattle
2.  Ireland
3.  The beach when no  one is there...

Food
1.  Chocolate with chocolate covered chocolate
2.  Raspberries
3.  Seafood

Books!
1.  To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
2.  Are You There, God?
It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
3.  Pictures of Hollis Woods
by Patricia Reilly Giff
4.  Anything by Roald Dahl

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Collections
1.  Art projects made by my kids
2.  Books!
3.  Sneakers
4.  Old Dishes from the 50s and 60s
5.  T-shirts

Things to do When I'm Not Writing
1.  Read
2.  Listen to music
3.  Run
4.  Ride My Bike
5.  Karate & Kickboxing

Things I Try to Avoid
1.  Mean people
2.  Dodgeball
3.  Cockroaches
4.  Licorice
5.  Power Tools

Random Facts About Me:
1.  I don't always pay attention to no trespassing signs.
2.  Batman and Spiderman are tied for my favorite superheroes.
3.  My grandparents were vaudeville singers.
4.  My daughter and I got our second degree black belts together.
5.  I am a third generation teacher.
6.  My cats' names are Boo Radley and Charlie Bucket.