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Goodbye.

I’ve done a lot of thinking over the last few weeks and I think I have made my decision. I am quitting cold turkey. No more blog. As wonderful as I think you all are, and as much as I love writing about what is going on in my life, I have decided that I HAVE to quit.

You see, there have been some fishy things going on since I have started this blog. At first, it was little things like weird e-mails I received from strangers that seemed to know way too much about me. It has since escaladed into freakish letters coming to my house and even strange cars outside my house at night. Yesterday took the cake - there....well....I hesitate to even say it, but there has been a threat on my life.

I can’t go into many details for....well, for fear, actually. I figure the less I say, the better. But I do feel that I did need to give you all an explanation and not just say "I quit my blog so there", and leave you all wondering.

I don’t know why it’s happening or where it’s coming from, but for the safety of myself and my family, I have to close this blog.

It has been an absolutely fantastic time, and I am extremely disheartened to say goodbye, but I must.

Please e-mail me if you would like to stay in touch. I will do my best at returning each one.

Oh, and one more thing…..
















April Fools.

Heh Heh. This is my favorite day of the year. GOT’CHA!!
I am a modern day homemaker with a passion for family, cooking, celebrating, decorating, travel, and memory making! The Lord has blessed me with the desires of my heart in my husband and our two sons. We recently built our dream home and cultivating a loving and happy haven for my family is where I find so much joy.

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  1. Whitney, seriously...
    Why did you have me going?
    Grr..I am more frustrated with myself for even half-way believing it! I thought...WHY DON'T I KNOW ABOUT ANY OF THESE EVENT!?!?
    Goodness gracious.....

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  2. Oh you goober! You totally had me going and I was so sad!

    Plus I always forget when it's April Fools since I don't "celebrate" it. :0P

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  3. Good one! Whitney, I was so upset!

    Thank goodness for April Fool's though!

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  4. Oh my goodness...you had me there :) I admit that I don't comment as much as I should but I do read every post! Have a great Wednesday :)
    ~Elyse~

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  5. My heart STOPPED. I was like, "Noooo! I just started reading her blog a few weeks ago! Why didn't I start MONTHS ago so I could have more time to enjoy it?!" Then I thought about April Fool's Day. Thank goodness. (My heart started again.)

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  6. Ha ha! I did the same thing on my blog. :)

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  7. Oh my gosh....YOU BRAT! You seriously got me as I just wasn't ready for April Fools this early! You little butt :) GOOD ONE!

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  8. Why oh why would I fall for this? I know you. You do this EVERY year. When will I learn? I was thinking why hasn't Terry told me about this? Love you anyway. Poor little Levi-he will never be safe.

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  9. You crazy girl! I believed every word of this all the way to the end!!

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  10. Not you too! Dang April fools day!!

    :)

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  11. I know I don't personally know you, although I am glad you got my letters (wink, wink) but I think it's safe to say that you are officially, a meanie-face.

    Happy April Fools. I think I'm going pull a fast one on my husband and tell him I'm pregnant with number 3. I'll wait until I see the sign of tears before I let him know it's just a joke. Pray for him, and me...this could be bad. But so, so good! Muuuuahahahahah (as I rub my hands together and dart my eyes back in forth)

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  12. Good one! I got suspecious when you talked about cars outside your house. :)

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  13. Do you think I have anything to do with your tom foolery? For some strange reason, I think its conception began at our kitchen table about twenty years ago.

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  14. I thought you were serious! Then again, I was voted "Most Gulible" in High School. (Also "Best Dressed" I should point out!)
    Glad it is an April Fools-

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  15. You also got this lurker...I was feeling so fearful for you and the bump...

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  16. Whit - YOU GOT ME! I had tears in my eyes and almost couldn't see the April Fool's! THANK GOODNESS - and good one dear.

    Good thing I love ya or I might be posted up outside of your house next time ;)

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  17. I really thought you were telling the truth silly girl. LOL.

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  18. I was waiting for your April Fool's entry! I knew it!

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  19. ahhhahaha. i was believing you until i got the the letters coming to your house and people driving by...then i remembered its april 1st!

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  20. you got me!! i always fall for april fools! I completely forgot :) haha

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  21. Hah! Good joke!

    I hope you aren't getting any weird emails though. I get some weird comments. Sometimes I think, gee, that's weird, so I don't even read them, just REJECT!

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  22. Oh man! I totally was like WHAT?!?!?!?! I would have been sad since I lurk so often! :) Hope you are well!

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  23. I knew it was fake from the first paragraph. First sentence, even. I've fallen for your April Fool's jokes before and I'm DONE with it!! I love how you love this day. Caylee is following in your footsteps...

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  24. OMG Whitney ~ you got me on that one! I thought...there is no way she can quit her blog...it makes my day!

    Hugz,
    Michele

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  25. Oh that was mean! Hahaha! I thought, oh no, we'll never get to see Levi! I love reading your cute blog!

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  26. LOL!! That was too good! Totally had me going! :) Happy April Fool's Day!!

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  27. That was terrible! My heart was pounding in my chest and I was so afraid for you!!! Good one!!

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  28. I knew it!!! As soon as I saw your title 'Goodbye' in my good reader I just knew it had to be an April Fool's! I am so glad you aren't quitting!

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  29. Okay, I really fell for that one....... like all that other April Fools jokes I've come across!

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  30. I woke up this morning and I thought...hum Whitney Dawn is pregnant so that can't be her April Fools joke anymore....wonder what it will be? Yes I actually thought that! At least you let everyone in on it in the end....that is growth on your part! hehehehe! luv ya!

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  31. WHITNEYYYY! When I saw the title on my blog roll.. my heart sunk. I read in sadness until I got to the "threat on my life" part..cause if it were me i'd just up and leave blogging for that--hah :) good one.

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  32. p.s. if you ever DO leave blogging you must let me know your home address so I can stalk you there!!!

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  33. funny girl. You had me going for a minute. Glad you're not really saying goodbye! :)

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  34. PS- jokes to play on levi when he gets older...put food color in the milk and pour it over his cereal like nothing has changed. switch his bed, or move him so he wakes up someplace totally different.

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  35. Haha OMG I seriously believed you. I was in shock that anyone would be doing that and so sad for you... totally forgot what today was!!!

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  36. HAHA!!! You almost had me! You are such a stinker!

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  37. You scared me! How would I ever know what little Levi looked like? Who would tell me how to decorate my house at Christmas?

    Don't do that again!!

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  38. Oh wow.. thought you were really serious! Ya got me! :) Glad you're not going.

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  39. you are such a character! good one! you had me going! ha ha!

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  40. Hahaha I was totally believing it!! Too funny!

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  41. oh my goodness! you totally had me, I believed it all! glad it's just april fools =)

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  42. not funny! i hate this day :) i was feeling so scared for you!

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  43. Freak me OUT!
    Seriously, I was feeling so bad for you.
    Last year I played a "joke" on my family about being pregnant (w/ my 4th)...part of the family was congratulating me and the "other" side was Pissed. It actually hurt my feelings that they'd be mad that I was pregnant...but I guess I learned my lesson (with that side of the fam).
    This yr. I have not played any pranks, but I kinda want to.
    You got us going girl.

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  44. omg! i should've known! i'm a faithful reader, and i was so disappointed i would never see pictures of levi! glad it was all just a joke...lol!

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  45. The second I started reading this, I thought, "wait a second...it's april 1st...this can't be for real." Well played Whitney! Well played!

    Didn't you tell people you were pregnant last year for your joke?

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  46. Whitney, you know you are good when one of my first thoughts upon waking up this morning was, "Its April Fools...don't believe anything Whitney writes on her blog!" You always get me, but not this year!!!

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  47. Girl!! I completely believed you and was feeling so bad for you!!! You definitely got me!!

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  48. I forgot that you loved April Fools.

    If that really was happening you wouldn't have said anything about the coming to your house...if it was REAL.

    Plus, you couldn't resist sharing pics of Levi when he comes. :)

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  49. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! you got me. oh holy heck OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS my heart actually sank down into my knees and i started to well up with tears!!! the thought of a DEATH THREAT?????????? directed at YOU??!?!?!?!?!?!????? oh lordy be that scared me!!! don't DO THAT GIRL!!! sheesh. you bout gave me a heart attack. thank GOODNESS this was a joke. i was like but wait! but wait! Levi isn't BORN yet! i have to see what she wore to the hospital! i am a freak like that :)

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  50. You got me too. I was thinking "Aw that sucks. We will never get to 'meet' little Levi."

    Good one.
    Love your blog.

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  51. I totally fell for that one, but so glad that nothing terrible was happening! I hope little Levi inherits his mama's sense of humor!

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  52. you got me... I admit it... I was sad for a minute. =) Glad you arent really leaving!

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  53. You got me! I was getting very worried, I love your updates!

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  54. I had to come by and see.. what you were going to pull.. to funny girl!

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  55. Oh my gosh I could kill you! (That is not a threat, please don't close down your blog for real!)

    You totally had me going!!!

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  56. De-lurking to say you scared the C R A P out of me!!!

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  57. cute missy!! you really had me going. I was thinking of emailing you once I got to the third sentence. Thank you for welcoming a stranger though ;) Glad you are staying!!! happy april! xoxo

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  58. Alright! You got me good! I'm just sorry I didn't think of it first.... Anyway, I had to do a "100 things about me post" b/c, well, it was my hundredth post.

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  59. I did NOT believe that - nice try! (-: I put a couple peoples' staplers in jello today for april fools. yay!

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  60. u make me laugh whitney.. I was like what.. I love her blog... then I thought oh ya its april fools day... ur good:)
    hope your nightmares go away:) no fun!

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  61. You turkey! LOL! I was reading your blog in my bloglines and got all worried!

    ~ Sarah

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  62. HAHA. You got me!!! That was a good one!!!

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  63. Oh my gosh! You really had me there. I think I stopped breathing for a minute while I was reading. Thank goodness it was a joke, I can't wait to meet little Levi.

    I hope someone gets you good before the day is out;)

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  64. Would you allow me to copy your post to my blog, so as to play the same practical joke???

    I sooo loved it!!!

    Let me know, PLEASE.

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  65. Oh and here is my email should you require... daldak01(at)yahoo.ca

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  66. Glad you were just kidding, b/c I just found you and decided you were cool. Not that the opinion of an almost 30 something, SAHM of a murder of boys is important to anyone other than myself, you still have won the cool blog of the day award from moi!

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  67. OMG....that totally got me! I was literally SCARED for you!!!

    That was a good one!

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  68. You are good! I don't think I've ever been April Fooled before, at least not since grade school. I don't even know you, but reading your blog cheers me up so much that I got teary and my stomach dropped into my shoes in worry for you. Then I laughed it back into place. It's strange that I've never met you, and yet I was terrified thinking you were serious. I'm glad you'll still be blogging. You inspire me to focus on the Lord more.

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