Had any good cookie yet this month? Well, you should. It's National Cookie Month. Regardless, check to see how you did on trivia last week. Didn't play? Hurry, go look at the questions first.

My mom, this week's winner, got every question right. Must have done some Google searches. :) Maggie pulled up second, and Cole settled for third.

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Dust littered with poison spreads across the ground because of primitive mining methods. All around, Nigerian children continue to be stricken with illness, most not understanding it's because of the mining. Peebles of gold layered in the earth spark the gold rush. Miners are blinded by dollar signs while children are blinded from the lead seeping into their body.

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That Mom, she is always notifying me of the latest deals. Sadly, she was one day late on letting me know Great American Cookies® gave away free cookies all day yesterday. . . .

Sunday took us to the Shenandoah National Park where we hiked the tallest peak in the park — Hawksbill Peak. At 4,051 feet, the climb took us a little more than two hours. We were planning a longer adventure, but the trail signs confused us, leading us on a shorter path. It was still a steep climb with pretty views, so in the end, it all worked out.

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