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Once again my friend, Rich has tagged me with a Meme. I was also glad to see that it was an easy one that would not tax my brain to answer. My book is a Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV-TR. Unfortunately the fifth sentence will probably not make much sense. It is related to Expressive Language Disorders.

If Mental Retardation, a speech-motor or sensory deficit, or environmental deprivation is present, the language difficulties are in excess of those usually associated with these problems.

Coding note: If a speech-motor or sensory deficit or a neurological condition is present, code the condition on Axis III

Wish it was more exciting.

What is a Bookworm Meme?

Here are six things you must do: 

1. Grab the nearest book. 

2. Open the book to page 56.

3. Find the fifth sentence.

4. Post the text of the next two to five sentences.

5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book or the intellectual one. Pick the Closest.

6. Tag five people to do the same

Here is my tagged list

Carol Judd

Patty Ledford

Roberta LaRocca

Mirela Monte

Bob Cumiskey

Priced at $178,500. approximately 5.5 acres in rural setting. Land will be surveyed and price adjusted as needed. Seller is willing to consider selling lot in a larger piece or a slightly smaller piece. At 5.5 acres this piece will qualify for greenbelt status and the taxes will be greatly reduce. As a building lot the front acre will be taxed at a higher rate and the 4.5 acres will stay greenbelt status.

Vernal Utah plants hundreds of pots with petunias each year. The run from the beginning of town on Hwy 40, down Main Street and out to Hwy 40 on the other end of town. It is an amazing display of color. Last spring I posted pictures of the petunias announcing spring. The flowers in the fall were even better. By then they had exploded from their pots and were heading down the curb to the road.

I got the chance to take pictures in September of the area around Vernal Utah. The weather was warm and great for hiking, rock hunting, and of course taking photos. We drove up near Red Cloud Loop for a few hours to enjoy the scenery and we were not disappointed. The Aspen trees were a wonderful contrast with their bright yellow leaves.

Set aside November 28, 2008 for the Holly Days in Vernal Utah. There will be events to participate in from 12-9 pm. The list is so long that I will just mention a few.

The day starts with a Turkey Drawing  at 12:00 pm at the Cobble Rock Park and there is a prize drawing at 8:30 pm at the county building. You must be present to win.

You can enjoy a ride in a horse drawn carriage, ride the Holly Trolley between venues, or let the children ride the Polar Express Children's Train Ride.

A Christmas matinee is available or for the more adventurous the Community Center is offering swimming, rock wall climbing, and an obstacle course.

There is something for everyone from concerts, crafts, ice skating, carnival rides and games, professional ice sculpturing demonstration, and soap carving.

You can participate in a photo contest, the winter tales creative writing/poetry contest, or even a wii video challenge.

It would not be the Holly Days without the Parade of lights and the Heritage Garden lighting Ceremony. Not to be missed is the roasting of chestnuts and marshmallows, Churros, Cotton candy, and a cup of hot chocolate. Santa will make an appearance following the parade. The evening will end with fireworks.

Complete list of events and times

I was delighted to see Christmas decoration going up in Vernal. Cobble Rock Park has beautiful wreaths hanging on the fences and entryway. There are santas hang on posts. They have decorated the light posts with red garland and snowflake tops. It won't be long and they will be turning on the Christmas lights. I can't wait to see the snowflakes lit up all the way down Main Street!

If you want to taste some great cinnamon rolls Grandma Tobler's Kitchen is the place to go. They are located at 2862 Santa Clara Drive, Santa Clara, Utah, just outside of St George. They serve baked goods and lunch. Grandma Tobler's Kitchen is open Tuesday through Saturday and lunch is served from 11 am - 2 pm.

I recently went to Australia, and they are just beginning spring there. I envy them because I am not looking forward to winter.

I took these pictures at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia. It rained many of the days we were there so I got a chance to take pictures of flowers with raindrops on them. It was getting dark outside but I was still able to get a few shots. My camera does not do well in twilight, and I have not figured out how to adjust it manually.

Royal Botanic Gardens

The rose garden is not in bloom yet, but I was able to get a picture of a rose.

I was wondering if anyone else was having trouble with Localism. I had trouble in the past getting my blogs to show up on the different counties and cities sites. Bob was able to fix this problem. Now with the new Localism I am experiencing this problem again. My blogs don't show up and I am not a neighbor for any of the new areas either. Any ideas?