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Thank You!

I'm getting approximately one thousand new viewers on my blog PER MONTH & climbing!! (Some from countries whose names I can't pronounce.) ;-) Whoo-hoo! Thanks everyone! You inspire me to keep this going, every day! ;-) Special treats in store for you, on my 'Getting Away with Schmidt' blog's 2 year anniversary on June 11, so keep checking back! Also, check out my newly revamped SavvySchmidt.com , for links to new Schmidt Talk shows and much more! Keep reading, & I'll keep bringing you that freshly twisted stuff you love! ;-) ~ Savvy

Hunkerin' Down in the Walk-In at Arby's! Friend Dishes on What it Was Like to "Weather the Moore Tornado" Amidst the Frozen Fare

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And you thought you had it bad! Listen as my friend recounts his experience having to take cover in an Arby's walk-in freezer, after looking out the window & seeing funnel cloud begin forming the F-5 Moore, Oklahoma tornado! PUSH PLAY BELOW to hear this remarkable story! Problems Listening to Audio? CLICK HERE Music © "Prey Dance" by Ever Desireless

Graviation - A Lesson in Balancing Your Endurance & Sanity for the Traveling Mom

"Warning! Warning!" No, it wasn't the seatbelt sign illuminating. Nor was it any type of beeping alarm coming from the cockpit. It was the unmistakable smell of a freshly soiled diaper, registering in the alarm centers of my brain, as it wafted into the nostrils, of my fellow passengers, and I, at approximately 30,000 feet, just as we had recently settled into our comfortable ride aboard a regional "fun-jet" en route to Salt Lake City. Matter was descending, alright, but it wasn't the plane. The day had started out innocently enough, with the typical, "up-at-3AM" to catch the 6:AM flight routine", complete with the burning eyeballs and the shaky body of a prematurely risen person... where your body already feels so wracked from packing from the day before, that the idea of coffee would almost be an insult upon on the fragile fortress of your flesh. Nonetheless, (and it wasn't the first time I'd assaulted the body with something i

Here in Oregon, While My 14 Year Old Daughter Lydia's School Was in Path of 2013 Moore Tornado

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Here is my story I shared my story with local channel 5, here in Ashland/Medford Oregon, regarding Nykki and I being here, while our poor Lydia was in the path of the most recent, horrific tornado. http://www.kobi5.com/news/ local-news/item/ twist-of-fate-local-family-dodg es-deadly-tornado.html