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So after a brief reading,
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It was so great to see so many people. My next door neighbor, whom you might recognize from The Ugly Vegetables as Irma came:
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As well as my elementary school librarian, Ms. McCurdy from The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat:
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There were a lot more, but my mom kind of had a hard time taking photos with my iphone! But, I won't complain because if it hadn't been for her there probably wouldn't have been that many people to take photos of anyway. Thanks, Mom!
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(You might recognize her as Mommy from The Ugly Vegetables)