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Saturday, November 11, 2006

I'm just a bill sitting on Capitol Hill . . .

Posted by Ms. Stephanie at 11/11/2006 05:51:00 p.m.

Heehee! If you're as old as I am, you'll remember Saturday morning cartoons and the little "Bill" that sang that song (remember the numbers song to '12'?) Anyway . . . this was a great way to end our day . . . I have so many pictures in my mind of all the beautiful places we saw.

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Ms. Stephanie said...: This is the "Caribou" coffee shop in Washington D.C. - a great place to warm up!; November 11, 2006 6:08 p.m.

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I'm just a bill sitting on Capitol Hill . . .

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