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I was supposed to attend a party over the weekend for my husband's uncle.  It was for his 60th birthday and it was a surprise party.  I was offered to provide something crafty if I wanted and I was happy to do so.  I decided I wanted to make something for all the guests to take home for themselves. I walked around in A.C. Moore and saw that the Wilton lollipop kits were on clearance.  I thought that lollipops would be a great choice since I had to make something for upwards of 200 people and the cost would be real low with this choice.  The kit included white ribbon for the bows and the label stickers to stick directly on the lollipops.  I wanted to do a craft spin on them so I cut out 2 inch squares and corner rounded each one.  Then I took glue dots and glued each square to cover the lollipop.  I tied the bow around the bottom and bought additional blue ribbon to tie at the end.  I think they came out real cute.  I was told they were a real hit.  My son even told me that he wanted one and didn't get one due to their popularity.  That made me feel great! 

A day before the party I got weirdest digestion problems with my stomach and ended up with nausea and lets just say a mess.  I thought at first it was maybe a stomach virus or something rather but now I guess I would blame it on lupus since gastrointestinal problems are one of the numerous side effects of lupus and the weekend has passed and I am still not eating or feeling as before.  If I could have one day that I don't have itchy skin, or arthritis, or joint pain, or.... you get the idea.  I guess I'll just be happy I'm alive and well and end at that. 
   T.F.R.  (thanks for reading) - Mell

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