Merry Christmas!! I am at the computer to write a quick blog post and wish you Merry Christmas. Things here are settling in for some fun family time. Karl and I made our traditional tamales on the 24th after we both got home from work. Happily, we only had to work half days!! YAHOO for …
read moreHere is a Christmas Miracle story for you: I was at work on Wednesday. A family with an American Bulldog came into the clinic. The mom was in labor and she was in need of a c-section. The mom had been scheduled for a c-section but it was for Friday…not Wednesday. Mother Nature decided to …
read moreFirst off, let me say, I have never been to Jersey Mike’s. I have no idea what a “sub in a tub” tastes like. All I know is that I saw this recipe on Facebook and it looked like something I would like to eat. The originator called it a copy cat recipe of a …
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read moreSaturday was my birthday. I’m 59 years young!! I am no longer a person who hides or fibs about my age. I’m 59 and super proud I made it this far, especially after all my ups and downs with my thyroid cancer. As of December 23rd, it will be 9 years since I was initially …
read moreAbout two months ago my hip started acting up. It was sore. It felt like something was out. I was starting to get miserable. UGH. I didn’t feel like I “did” anything…aw, it must be my bed. I told you I needed a new bed. I really did. I think we figured out that my …
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read moreArnie was away ice fishing this weekend. I’ve been dating him long enough that the normal is to spend the weekend together. Being he wasn’t around, I was trying to get a few extra things done. I got some things done AND got some family time too. Here are some of random things from my …
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read moreArnie was at my house a little bit ago. He went in the laundry room which is just off my kitchen to put something in the microwave and said, “What project is this?” BUSTED. This is definitely not a started project. This is a box of scraps that blog readers have sent me that I …
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read moreI told you all if I stuck with My Guy to Thanksgiving, I would introduce you to him. We made it through Thanksgiving and making plans for Christmas so I thought now was the time to introduce you all to him. I slipped earlier this week and a few of you caught it. Many of …
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read moreMy son Buck and his kiddos stayed and were here on Friday and part of Saturday. Kalissa and the boys came over too. Buck was on a mission to frame the basement. Getting the basement fixed is on my list of things I want to do before I retire so if that’s going to happen, …
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read moreWe had a good…and busy Thanksgiving. Tuesday night I made pies…I posted the picture on Facebook and Judy from Patchwork Times commented how is your oven so clean. That easy…Arnie. Yes. We cleaned the oven a few weeks before Thanksgiving. I told you he likes things clean. But notice the pie did dribble over so …
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read moreMy attitude has been on a big change lately…and I love it! I told you I got a new bed in bedroom and I really like it. In the process, I got looking at the clothes in my closet. UGH. Now that I’m dating, I wear my “good” clothes more often. What a miserable time …
read moreHappy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. What a blessed year I’ve had with so many things to be thankful for. The family has been healthy…the grandkids are all learning and growing. Two people in the family have new jobs that they are enjoying. (that would be Buck and Kayla) Everyone seems to be more …
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read moreOh. My. Word. If you’ve been reading the blog for a long time, you know that one of the last hurdles to get over when dealing with my husband’s passing is my garage. I’ve done all sorts of things since he passed away that I thought I would never be able to do. I bought …
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read moreMy birthday is just around the corner in December. My daughter Kelli got me an early birthday present and it’s the best kind. She bought an experience we both could share. Nowadays, for me, I think the best presents are experiences. I’m past the age I need something bought for me. She bought us tickets …
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read moreI thought I’d give you a little update on how things are going for me and My Guy. If you’ve been following along, you know I started dating someone I met on the Facebook dating app. I’ve had a lot of people ask about the online Facebook dating app, where to find it, and such. …
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read moreThere have been lots of happenings at my house. It was busy week. Things around here have been happening right and left. Let me take you along… My Guy is a master organizer. He likes things neat and tidy. He likes to be busy. So we spent Thursday morning working in the garage. I feel …
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read moreI told you that my Uncle died a couple of weeks ago. At the time, My Guy and I drove the five hours and went to the funeral with plans to drive another hour north to visit his Uncle after my uncle’s funeral. Well, that Uncle fell, ended up in the hospital, and the morning …
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read moreLast week on Thursday I had the day off. It’s my usual day off. I work 10-hour days so I always get one day during the week off. This week My Guy was here and we were on a mission. We were on dog rescue duty. I still volunteer with the rescue when I can …
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read moreLast weekend was really busy…well the few days leading up to the weekend were even busy. It started with Wednesday…The my daughter Kelli and Kalissa, along with their kids, and the guy I’m dating came over for supper. I hurried home after work and met them. I had done a bit of prep work the …
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read moreOkay friends…I’m still dragging you along for my online dating experience. I told you a couple of weeks ago that one of the guys I had “hearted”, hearted me back. I also told you we were chatting. I was bound and determined to be as safe as I could but I also didn’t want to …
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