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But my name was Laurie Gardner.
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When I was 2 years old, I moved from Californina to Missouri. I would move 6 more times before I graduated from high school.
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We moved from California to Missouri and then drove up to Canada to the World Expo. We then drove down the east coast to North Carolina, where we visited my grandmother.
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The first of many visits to four corners in the south west. New Mexico, Colorodo, Arizona and Utah all meet at four corners. You can be in all four states at one time if you put each foot in a state and each hand in a state. Pretty cool! I keep going back!
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Summer Vacation before starting Kindergarten
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Now that was a big tree!
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My Senior year of high school, my dad took me backpacking and camping out west to the Grand Tetons for 3 weeks.
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My first trip to Africa was to visit my sister in Kenya and my parents in Tanzania. A group from my church met us there. I fell in love witih the kids and have been back every summer since.
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James Obanda, his wife Rebecca and son Danny have made my trips to Tanzania so memorable!
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I can't resist my sweet African children!
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Began teaching 3rd Grade. Love it and my class!!!!
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