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I am HAPPY here. I have my kid and my dog and my husband and its Christmas and we have our house and presents and good food! But I can't show it to anyone because I maybe look FAT!https://lisaferris.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_1182.jpgIMG_1182Here I am in my caregiving role with my twins in my These Hanes T-shirts WILL BE CLEAN days.https://lisaferris.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/00023.jpgCreative Digital CameraMe sometime in my 20s when I was all about overcompensating and being cute. (Being in my 20s certainly helped with that.)https://lisaferris.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/14.jpg14I am on the far right next to my sister and mother. 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It is slightly diagonal and cut off, greyed text like an old photocopied fax, it is not tagged or readable.2019-05-03T15:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://lisaferris.net/contact/2019-05-03T08:48:50+00:00weekly0.6https://lisaferris.net/2019/04/28/tech-tips-reading-ebooks-with-braille-display/2019-04-28T20:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lisaferris.net/2019/02/13/the-one-for-jo/https://lisaferris.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/18194851_10155390068413846_5631558076493368200_n.jpg18194851_10155390068413846_5631558076493368200_nJo, Irvin and son, Roger before my time.https://lisaferris.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/18194104_10155390068423846_180706732042422832_n.jpg18194104_10155390068423846_180706732042422832_nPictures from the memorial service, on my hotel bed in Lincoln.https://lisaferris.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/16730346_10155144094558846_692870537310463975_n.jpg16730346_10155144094558846_692870537310463975_nOne of the few pictures I have of Jo from my memories. 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