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abet

ablest

bleats

bale

able

ballet 

labels

ball

call

challa

(var. of challah - hint hint  :-)

:-)  hallah

Challah or hallah is a traditional Jewish bread eaten on Shabbat and Jewish holidays (except Passover, when leavened bread is not allowed).

hall

edit for top of page: headed DOWN

But Sharon... we are headed down

lah (like in lah-di-dah)  we used all going up  

shoal

Geez, too bad I can't read.  And I even commented on you showing the way at the top of the page.

Gosh we are going up now aren't we?