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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>It’s me again – Norm!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>I have got to tell you --- my Dad is weird. Last night he we
glued to the big black box, watching some Stupor Bowl thing. It didn’t
even have any animals in it, although I must admit some of those guys looked
kind of scary. Then this morning, he was watching the big black box
again. This time he was watching a groundhog with some guy in a tuxedo.
After that Dad was all grumpy. He kept saying #$%$ snow, I am tired of
winter! Mom was kind of bummed out too. She likes the snow but
would like Dad outside riding his tractor more. Mom explained that if the
groundhog guy sees his shadow today, then we are getting 6 more weeks of winter.
WHERE DO PEOPLE COME UP WITH THIS STUFF??? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Anyway, I decided to make my February poem about Groundhog
Day. Here it is – hope you like it!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GROUNDHOG
DAY CINQUAIN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>February<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cold, snowy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Waiting, Watching, Hoping<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Groundhog sees his shadow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Grim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Drools to ya!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Norm (and the rest of the Red Bay Gang)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Grady, Hoagie, Johnny & Opie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Sandi Wittenberg - Mom to the Red Bay Basset Boys<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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