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Guilty
There are many things that I feel bad about but as a mom I feel extremely guilty about working while my kids are out of school for the summer. It pulls at my heart that Brad and Ashley spend most of the summer indoors while I work. What a long boring summer I have set in motion for my children.

Cookbook
Cookbooks are in the mail for most of you. You should be receiving them sometime next week if not sooner. If you live close by and want to make arrangements to pick up your cookbook send me an email to loveashley@loveforashley.com.

Dance
We are in the 4th day of Ashley's national dance competition with Hall of Fame. Ashley competed today and today's dance number received a fourth place overall and is headed to the Dance Showdown tomorrow night at 7 pm. Ashley dances again tomorrow afternoon so we will be at the dance competition all day tomorrow. I love to watch Ashley dance but dancing twice in one day makes for a very long day.

Raise
The best thing about working at a job you love is getting a raise. I have worked at our church for a little over a year and I got a 3% raise this week. It's not much but with the Nation in recession and many people loosing their jobs, I am very happy with my raise.

News
As soon as I can I will share with you some news that involves Ashley and the rest of us. However, I am not ready to share the news yet. Hopefully, I will be able to share the news with you very soon. I can't even give you any hints but what I can tell you is that it is both good news and bad news.
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