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December 3, 2013 Elizabeth

We had this HUGE maple tree right by our house. There was a limb that hovered ominously over our house. We’d lay in bed at night and see the shadow of the limb on the wall of our room, knowing that if it came crashing down it would fall right on us.  It made it impossible to … [Read more...]

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