Mama Kat Thursday: My Favorite Posts for 2017!

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As 2017 draws to a close, here's some of my favorite stories/anecdotes from Mama Kat's Writing Prompts:

There was this one day, back when I was a floral designer, that was just really good.....





I was a by-stander to a pretty embarrassing conversation...





Some Days...
The one day I had to rebuke a 22 year old Air Force guy to stop acting like a 3 year old...





The Big Win
The time I won the my art class logo contest back when I was in college for the Indiana State Fair...





The Legend of the Paddling Machine
Was there something actually hidden in the principles office...




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Comments

Anonymous said…
This was a fun post! I remember some of these! Have a good New Year's, and I'll see you in 2018!

John - The Sound of One Hand Typing
Dec 28, 2017, 5:21:00 PM
Abby said…
I think I remember some of these. Happy New Year!
Dec 29, 2017, 12:46:00 PM

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