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w is for...

...watermelon. a true sign of summer. icy, cold watermelon. spitting seeds at your friends. fun food.

...wine. a good glass of wine makes a day seem much better. i remember when i first started drinking wine. white zin. we thought we were so sophisticated. then we visited wineries in napa. ah, what a trip. but it awoken me to other varieties. now i enjoy reds and a variety of whites.

...weight. ah, weight. something that i always seem to struggle with.

...why. a question i get asked all the time. but why, mommy? why not? why. why. why. it's good to ask why. not always go with the status quo.

...wonder. my favorite word in the world. if you can have a favorite word, that's mine. to
here's the dictionary explanation...

–verb (used without object)

1.	to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.

2.	to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel (often fol. by at): He wondered at her composure in such a crisis.

3.	to doubt: I wonder if she'll really get here.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to speculate curiously or be curious about; be curious to know: to wonder what happened.

5.	to feel wonder at: I wonder that you went.

–noun

6.	something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration: That building is a wonder. It is a wonder he declined such an offer.

7.	the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration: He felt wonder at seeing the Grand Canyon.

8.	miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon.

—Idiom

9.	for a wonder, as the reverse of what might be expected; surprisingly: For a wonder, they worked hard all day. isn't it just a good word?