What Julie Leto had to say on Friday, October 16th, 2009
Ever get back from a trip more exhausted than before you left? Yeah, I thought so.
Today, I’m giving away a $20 gift card from Amazon, B&N or Borders.com. Your choice!
Leave a comment!
Julie Leto
By all reports, Julie Leto was a sweet child once, somewhat shy, preferring to play quietly in her room making up stories. However, being raised with three brothers in a loud, primarily Italian household did have its influences and Julie discovered her inner tough girl. That’s probably why most of her heroines kick serious butt. Writing sassy heroines has worked out, as she’s sold nearly thirty books to three publishers featuring strong, confident women. Julie lives in Florida with her husband, daughter, spoiled dachshund, enormous guinea pig and a wide range of relatives all within driving distance.Email this author | All posts by Julie Leto
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One of the reasons I’m happy to come home after a vacation is that I NEED to rest !! Vacations with DH and the kids are incredibly hard for my health ;-)
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Sometimes it’s nice just to stay home on vacations and relax. Going somewhere can be stressful, though I’d risk it to go somewhere warm right now!
Have a great weekend :)
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Could use that! I’m out of books to read and it’s killing me!!
But no money to buy any. Havea good weekend everyone!
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try the library i have been going a lot lately since I lost my job…. just a suggestion
Donna
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The hazards of vacation . . . though I think I’d take my chances right now.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
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I’d love a GC from B&N! You can always buy more books!! Have a great weekend! Rest up Carly!
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great prize!
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I could always use a book g.c. Happy weekend to all.
It is freezing here – 40 degrees and in a few wks we will be going up to Albany area to visit my cousin and we will freeze our little hineys off. BRRRR and winter hasn’t even started.
And yes, an extra day off is always nice when coming back from vacation.
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Count me in
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Count me in. Habe a great weekend all!!
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Oh definitely. I try to always schedule a day or two to be off after vacation.
Great giveaway. Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
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Seems we always need a rest after a vacation. You’ve gotta take care of yourself. A GC from B&N would be great. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Oh, Yes!!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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Oh, boy! Yes, I’m always a little exhausted when I get back from a trip. Usually don’t start feeling normal until the following day, well after lunch.
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sometimes vacations should be just for doing nothing, but where’s the fun in that?
happy weekend!
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I usually feel like I need a vacation after my vacation. This past long weekend, I just had a low-key visit with family, so I still felt pretty good after my vacation. Hope everyone has an awesome weekend!
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that happens to me alot. Rest up, have a great weekend.
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Julia, great prize!!!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
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I always need a vacation after a vacation
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Vacations are exhausting. Have a great weekend. Count me in. I can never have too many books.
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It was in the 20s here last night. We head back home
Later today. The 6 hour drive is exhausting. It’s
so quiet n peaceful here I hate to leave. The leavep
Are past peak and we did get to see a colorful
Fall. I sure could use a gc. Nov. Is julie n leslie’s
New release, yes! If u have never closed up camp
It is a big job so I am beat and going home to rest.
Thanks!
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I’m not sure I ever get back less exhausted!
Happy weekend, everyone!
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Welcome home.
Thanks for the great giveaway.
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I always feel like I need a couple of days to rest up after I return from a vacation.
Love those GC….
Happy Friday everyone…have a great weekend!
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I hope you get rested up this weekend I know how it feels sometimes you think is it even worth it to go on ” vacation ” lol
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that is why I always say there are two kinds of vacation, the kind that makes you feel like you took a vacation, and the other that makes you feel like you need a vacation from you vacation
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Ohhh…gift card to bookstore…my favorite.
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Great prize! That is a good vacation. Happy Friday.
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Great prize! Love gc’s to my fave stores. Count me in!
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Have a great weekend everyone!
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Great prize – count me in!
Have a great Friday everyone!
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A vacation – I haven’t taken one of thoe in a long time!!! Two kids in college and work, work, work….
Great prize. We will be enjoying horrible weather this weekend. A great time to read.
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Glad you’re back home safe and sound, Julie.
I had to take Spike to the doctor for surgery today. He has a mass on his tongue. But the doctor thinks it’s a blocked saliva gland.
Have a wonderful Friday everyone,
Cher
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Yeah I hate when you need a vacation to get over a vacation..
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Vacation???? What is that? Oh, that’s right, that’s when you don’t have to work….you get to have fun…I’d like one of those….
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Vacation…what is this you speak of? I have not heard of this word before
Thanks for the chance at a wonderful gift car Julie! Rest up and have a great weekend!
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Every trip I take! Relax and get caught up, Julie. Enjoy your weekend.
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If it was a really good vacation, you come back exhausted. TGIF everyone
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Vacaions are fun but so exhausting…. count me in….
Donna
have a fun weekend all
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I definitely agree! The bed looks like the best thing in the world right when you get into the doorway!
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There is a lot of extra work when going on vacation.
Thanks for the chance at the giftcard.
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Rest up Julie.
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Hi Julie :)
Thank you for this unexpected giveaway.
Not that I am complaining, but is there a specific reason for the giveaway?
Is this a prelude to revealing SomeReallyGreatNews?
Love & Best Wishes,
RKCharron
xoxo
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Hi Julie! Poor girl, you work too hard! Take the weekend off! My orders!
Sleep til noon, take a hot bath, get a massage and read a book! 
Vacations seem to be more work than fun at time! I don’t know why but they do! 
Great Prize! Have a great Weekend! Mamma G loves her “Monkeys”
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I used to take an extra day just to regroup after a week long vacation
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Vacation are always fun, but I tell my husband that I have to go back to work just to get a rest.
Have a restful weekend, everyone.
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Happens all the time! I just had a weekend away with some girlsfriends. It took me most of the next week to recover (and I only had 1 margarita and 2 glasses of wine over the entire weekend)!
Have a great weekend!
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Almost always
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Yes! I often feel like I need a vacation from vacation. :X This past time I felt like I needed one *during*.
Hopefully you get some time to relax, Julie!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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A vacation from a vacation… Yup, been there!!!
Wonderful prize! I would love to win… it would be an early b-day present!!! Have a great weekend all!!!
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I always need a day to relax after vacation. Happy Friday!
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I remember coming home after camping trips with the kids – unloading the camper, cleaning camper, airing out sleeping bags, laundry, etc. By the time I finished it was time to get ready for the next trip. But such wonderful memories made it all worthwhile!!
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Have a great weekend everyone. Great giveaway.
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We always think about scheduling a few extra days after a vacation to give us
time to get rested from the so-called restful time! LOL!
Enjoy the weekend!
Pat Cochran
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Trips alway ware me out. Just two hour on the road and I am ready for a nap, although I don’t take one because I alway have to much to do!
Great prize!
Everyone have a great weekend!
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Yup! Everyone always needs a vacation from a vacation :)
Whee!
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I’m glad I’m not the only one because I ALWAYS come home more tired than when I left. LOL. And then there’s all the dirty laundry, the house cleaning, and all the other things that were left behind to catch up on that I always get super stressed after a vacation. Sigh…
I hope you at least had a GREAT time on your vacation, though! Thanks for the contest!
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Sure. I learned years ago to add an extra day or two onto the back of any trip longer than a weekend. Recuperation time.
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Hope you had a great time, & your exhaustion is the natural letdown from a returning home after having a wonderful trip.
Patricia
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Oh yes. I have 3 kids and it’s twice as hard to take them on vacation as it is to just stay home. We don’t get out much…
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Unpacking suitcases (everyone’s) and doing laundry was always a bummer after a trip lol.
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Welcome back and I hope you had a great trip!
Get some rest and have a great weekend!
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So many books on my TBR list. Great prize! have a releaxing weekend
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GC’s are my favorites, have a great weekend everyone!
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Always a classic awesome prize! Finally, the weekend is upon us. Time for a nap!
<3 J
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A vacation with kids is rarely a vacation. Or, are you one of the adventure vacation types?
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I pretty much only do day trips now, due to the hassle involved with long trips. I hate coming home to the unpacking and laundry. The fam seemed to come home sick after plane trips. LUVED our “staycation” this summer, had lots of friends over for barbeques. Hope you recover soon and get back to writing!!
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Just spent 6 days in Texas—–need 12 days to recover.
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Hi Julie & all,
Yes, I have come home from vacation much to tired! I learned over time to give myself a couple of days to recover or not plan hectic trips/vacations! We are the ones usually responsible for causing ourselves stress!
Great prize for Friday, thanks.
Recover soon, enjoy the weekend.
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Count me in. Happy Friday!
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Love gift cards! Love the weekend even more!!
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I sympathize Julie. I just got back on Monday myself from a trip to visit my family and celebrate my birthday and my now 3 year old daughter’s birthday two days later. I came back more tired than when I left. I am still unpacking and doing laundry. Have a great weekend everyone!
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I’m always anxious to unpack and get all the laundry done. Happy Friday.
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A gift card for books? What a great way to start the weekend!
Know what you mean about needing a rest after vacation. Nice problem to have though.
Have a great weekend everyone.
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Tired in mind and body after a vacation. I get ths way. Would love a GC, thanks.
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I like to go back on another vacation soon…. Have a great weekend all!
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Comment added! Great contest!
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TGIF….. I can spend hours at B&N & Borders. So much to look at & to choose from. Have a great week-end.
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That happens to me too!
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As for vacations, I don’t even remember what one of those are, so I can’t be exhausted from one. LOL But please add me to the hat for here! :)
Lois
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Julie yes it is hard being on vacation and you need a mini one at home to get back to normal. I haven’t been on a real vacation for a while so I could use one, it has been 2 years since I went to Disney world…. Hear me crying???
I told hubby we should go this weekend because Monday I could get in free for my birthday!!
I hope everyone has a great weekend.
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Almost always. I think we throw our bags down and collapse almost every time.
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That happens to me all the time, Julie. lol
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I could use an Amazon gift card..Christmas is coming
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NICE PRIZE–COULD USE NEW BOOK.
HOPE YOU OR YOUR FAMILY HAVEN’T GOTTEN THE
FLU OR SWINE FLU.
ALICE IN TEXAS
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All my vacation trips are like that, which is why I usually stay home.
Have a nice restful weekend!
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I am always exhausted when I get back from the trip unfortunately.
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
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I hope you had a fun vacation. Thank you for giving us a welcome home gift:)
Good Luck to everyone!
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Michelle aka Koshkalady
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Happy Friday everyone!
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Oh Lord yes!!!!
When we went on vacation this past summer, I was so damn tired!
We went to Wisconsin Dells, and we went camping. But the week before we went on vacation, our 11 month old puppy died. So I spent almost the entire vacation making sure my daughter wasn’t thinking about it. So I was so tired from that. And then when we got home, I was exhausted from putting all of the camping crap away!! I just wanted to go away to a spa! LOL!!
Have a great weekend everyone!!!!
Hugs,
Michelle
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Ooh, I would love to have an Amazon gift card- especially with Christmas right around the corner. While I definitely love vacations, it sucks to come home feeling exhausted. It doesn’t make much sense when you have a somewhat relaxing vacation and you come home and need to rest. You should be able to come home feeling completely relaxed/refreshed.
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That just means that you had a really amazing and fun time on your vacation. It has been so long since I have had a vacation that I do not remember if I come home tired or not.
I do think that it just seems logical to come home more tired because you spend so much time enjoying yourself that you do, do, and do some more. So, when you get home you are ready for a vacation.
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Any time I drive any where very far I’m so tired when I get back. I don’t go on vacation very often (no money) I usually just stay home.
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Can’t wait for my wedding and honeymoon next weekend! Hope you had fun on your trip, I’m really looking forward to our weekend trip to a small historic town a few hours away. :)
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Hey Jules, just wanted to say hello. Don’t count me in okay! I hope that everyone has a wonderful day. I will check in for tomorrow’s lesson at some point.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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that first day back….you’re so tired, you feel like you need another week off
just to recuperate!
hope everyone has a nice, restful, fun and safe weekend
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My daughter and I leave for Florence, Italy on Halloween and I know when we get back we will be exhausted. I actually won the trip from Adidas!
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Congrats Susan!!! I’m jealous!!! Have a great time!!!
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I always come back tired from a trip… maybe because I usually do so much while traveling!
TY for the contest!
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Usually after every vacation! My husband doesn’t let us sleep late when we are on vacation.
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Hope you get some rest, Julie! :)
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SHAWNA LEWIS
weloveourdogs@juno.com
I know right, why is it that Vacations make you so tired? Camping does that to me too!!!
Thanks for this chance to win $20 WOW!!!
Rest up & have a good weekend, Shawna
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Hope you have a restful weekend!
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Yep, that’s why I plan a few days at the end for rest and relaxation at home before getting back to the grind.
Deidre
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Have a good weekend! Just got back from a play :) and off of work, so it’s starting off good for me!
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There’s a new Sarah McCarty book I have my eye on…
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yes i have. it just seems so exhausting. i think it’s because more activity is done on the trips.
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I’ve come back from vacations more exhausted than when I went too – I think there’s a tendency to try and pack more activity into a vacation than if you were to spend that time at home.
Bookstore gift cards are always great.
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Hi Julie, hope you have some recovery time! Thanks for the great giveaway.
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Have a fab weekend everyone!
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That happens so much for me too! I’d decide to stay home instead and rest and end up doing so much around the house that I’d go back to work exhausted. So we need a vacation from a vacation!!! Rest this weekend! Love to be in the contest Thanks!
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Books, books, books
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Short and Sweet, you must be tired. Hope you had a grate time. I always take an extra day off work to rest up from my vacation. Take a nap the work will still be there when you wake up.
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*great
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Short and Sweet, you must be tired. Hope you had a great time. I always take an extra day off work to rest up from my vacation. Take a nap the work will still be there when you wake up.
still asleep so posted wrong. i’ll try to wake now.
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I’m a complete bum when I’m on vacation…I tend to nowadays just laze around, catch up on reading…and eat yummy foods that I tell myself are calorie & fat-free…
Happy Reading!!!
Anna Shah Hoque
s7anna@yahoo.ca
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My husband believes that when you are on vacation you need to be going all the time so you don’t miss anything. So I have to come home to rest.
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The only time I don’t want to come back from vacation is when I’m in Hawaii!
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What a great prize. Hope you get some rest. :)
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Sad when you have to go back to work to relax!
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Can definitely use that, lots of great books coming out this month.
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Have a great weekend recovering. I know how you feel. The worst part is unpacking…. Thanks for the giveaway!!
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Enjoy the weekend everyone!
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I need a vacation too. Thanks for the giveaway:yourock
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LOL I do that a lot come home more tired than when I left. I have pain problems that flare up when riding a long while in a car or plane!
I would love an Amazon card!! dancealert at aol dot com