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Did you lose your high school yearbook and long to have it back? Seems to be the type of problem that wouldn’t easily be solved considering it’s not exactly the type of book that would be reprinted numerous times.

Ahhh, but there’s still a possibility you can get your hands on another one. Even if you can’t gain possession of another copy of the long lost yearbook, you may still be able to access one and acquire copies of pictures and other memories within it most treasured to you.

Dear Abby had quite a few responses to a request for information on how to acquire another copy of a yearbook. She shares her readers’ responses and suggestions for locating another copy in her column for December 6, 2007.

Wishing you the best of luck finding yours!

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If you read yesterday’s post, you know I’ve been dreaming of a white Christmas. Obviously, Debra Shiveley Welch, author of A Very Special Child, was dreaming of one, too, and her dream came true.

She shared this picture taken from her deck this morning as snow fell and created a white blanket in her world. Like many of us, Debra is a dreamer, and it’s been a blessing for her in many ways other than being able to enjoy the beauty of a white blanket of snow.

Debra always dreamed of being a mother. Fortunately for her and her adopted son, that dream came true when she and her husband became the proud parents of Chris. Another dream of Debra’s was for her son to know how much he always has been and is loved. That dream was the force behind her book, A Very Special Child.

Judging from the heartwarming stories Debra shares with us on our network about her and Chris’ day to day life, she and Chris were definitely meant to be brought together as mother and son. Dreams and what they bring to life in our life…it’s wonderful, isn’t it?

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Networking and socializing online opens the door to meeting all kinds of interesting people these days. I’ve met some of the most interesting women on one of my favorite networks, Women in Networking, which is a network for women on Ryze.com. One of the women I’ve had the honor of becoming acquainted with on WIN is Linda Alexander, author of the soon-to-be-released book, Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood and Communism.

No, Robert Taylor wasn’t a Baby Boomer, and the story of his initial involvement in politics took place before the time in the lives of Baby Boomers when we were trained to “hit the deck”, so to speak, beneath our desks in school and fallout shelters. Considering that, I wasn’t fully informed as to what exactly his “initial involvement” involved, but the title alone piqued my curiosity. I mean, hey, Hollywood? Communism? The name “Hollywood” immediately makes me think “free speech”. Communism, of course, makes me think totally the opposite.

So before Linda’s book is even released, her words have prompted me to do my own research to understand the link between those two words and Robert Taylor. I found some fascinating info about the history of Hollywood and politics, lemme tell ya! It’s that kind of imaginative word power that also made me add Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood and Communism to my “must read” list of books and purchase two of her novels, Weekends in New England and Until Next Time.

I’ll be settling in comfortably on my couch this evening to begin reading Weekends in New England, but from what I understand, I won’t be comfortably settled for long…I’ll be on the edge of the couch quickly. Great! THAT’S the kind of story I want to read…something that GRABS me immediately and never lets go.

Yes, this is a sponsored post, but it’s also a post in support of a woman and author I’ve come to know and admire because of her warm, friendly personality and her love of storytelling. She enjoys storytelling so much she invites you to join her on her blog, The Antique Detective - Blogging Through History, and write historical biographies of the unknown characters you find while antiquing.

Got any stories to share with Linda and the rest of us? If you do, feel free to leave a comment with a link to your story on Linda’s blog and to your blog. This Boomer’s blog “dofollow” so we will follow you and read your stories and blogs.

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