tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101115122024-03-08T03:46:48.424-05:00Lapeer LivingJust because someone has to.Critical Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919686566626204352noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10111512.post-1127862666498514012005-09-27T19:08:00.000-04:002006-10-12T18:50:53.367-04:00CAT Duty - Final Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/131/767/1600/Sep2705%20013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/131/767/320/Sep2705%20013.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/131/767/1600/Sep2705%20008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/131/767/320/Sep2705%20008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ahh. Perfect.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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