I have never seen that much lightning!

And what was amazing was that it was constant for nearly half an hour! Just an incredible show of nature over the McDowell Mountains last nite!

UPDATE: Ther were over 1500 lightning strikes in a one hour period!

Pic is from a reader of the AZ Republic-you can submit your's too.

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Dress of the Week

Michael Kors, studded sheath, affordable at $189.50. Available at MichaelKors.com

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Bliss Spa at the W is booking appointments!

Call today, bookings start September 10. I booked a triple oxygen facial and the hot milk and almond pedicure. Save room for a brownie. Ahhhh....Bliss...

(480)575-0164 or BlissWorld.com

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Community Connects-Recognition to Temple Bar

Thanks to all who attended our inaugural benefit, and special thanks to the folks at Temple Bar in Scottsdale for being so generous with their facility, food and drink. Be sure to stop by some time and say thanks!
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DCMS-Open house

Back to the grind at the middle school. Looks like a busy year, and its so nice to see all the parents that turn up.
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A video everyone should see...IBC

Know what to look for, lumps don't always mean cancer and no lumps, doesn't mean there's not cancer. Know your breasts, if it looks wrong or feels wrong to you, have it checked out.

Go to cancer.org or komen.org, for more info.

Shoes of the Week

and these shoes make me very weak! These are break the budget shoes! Louboutins-available for pre-order at saks.com!

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Community Connects at Temple Bar

Thanks to all who made it to Temple Bar last Saturday!!! We raised almost $3000 for the American Cancer Society and had a blast!

Join us for our next event.

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So, I was rushing in and out of the house all day, and I was in my,"it's another beautiful Arizona day mode"- which means I was running around in the heat. I came home from picking Keeley up from school with a sore throat(thanks to Ms. Jeananne for excellent diagnosis!) and I noticed a string(?) on my freshly vacuumed carpet. I did a double take, because after having a couple scorpions over the years you do that, I noticed the string was MOVING!!! I called my trusty girlfriend Melinda, because her husband knows everything reptile, but they weren't home. I called Jeff at work and he rushed over-1/2 an hour later-and he picked it up out of the mess I put on top of it and took it outside.

Brownie points for anyone who can tell me what kind of snake it is.

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Community Connects-Event for August, 2008

We have pre-sale tickets and raffle tickets, if you have anything to donate, please contact me.

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