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My 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 …

I’m a Painter….Well, Sort of. Read More »

I 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. …

Online Dating: Part Four Read More »

There 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 …

Happenings at Jo’s Read More »

I 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 …

A Funeral, A Big Scare, and Some Fun! Read More »

Last 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 …

Animal Rescue Happenings and More Read More »

Last 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 …

A Wedding and a Funeral Read More »

Okay 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 …

Online Dating…Part Three Read More »

Thursday was my day off work but it ended up being my day in the kitchen. It was kind of fun. It’s been a while since I’ve had a lot of kitchen time. I missed it. At different times in my life, cooking and baking became a chore. At this time in my life, I …

A Baking Thursday Read More »

I told you in a previous post that I’ve been busy doing some outside Fall landscaping stuff. The annuals all got pulled out. Next up was to buy some clearance perennials and get them planted. I told you that last year my friend Carla and I went to a big end-of-the-season blow out sale and …

A Little Fall Landscaping Read More »

Last week I had Thursday off from work. A friend of mine volunteered to come over and give me a helping hand. In fact, it was their idea to help. The same day my friend Carla messaged me to see if I wanted to walk the dogs. I had to tell her no because when …

Successful Thursday Read More »

I recently shared my adventures in on-line dating with you. You might remember I accidentally liked a whole group of six-pack, animal hunting, beach going, bathrobed men. Then many of them messaged me back…many of the things were gross. It was all newbie mistakes I made when I didn’t know how to use the app. …

Online Dating…Part Two Read More »

Over the summer I had a few things happen in my life that made me want to put in security at my house. Previous to this I never locked the doors. I never locked the house…even when I was sleeping. I didn’t lock anything up. Nothing had even happened that made me think I needed …

Alexa with Ring Doorbells and Cameras Read More »

Not too long ago, I had messaged my friend Carla to see if she was up for taking the dogs on a walk. She said- No, she’d be gone on a weekend trip. I was happy for her as I know we all need to get away from time to time to recharge. I also …

Craig Saves the Day! Read More »

You all have been with me for a long time. I have shared pretty much everything with you from my cancer, to my husband’s cancer and death, to life as a widow….I figured I might as well bring you along for online dating. I hope you’re ready to LAUGH…get grossed out…and roll your eyes. I …

Online Dating…Part One Read More »

I’m going to be late with my “what I’m working on post”. It’s Sunday night as I write. I had a busy weekend and didn’t get time to take pictures. It’s already late so I decided the “what I’m working on post” will have to wait until tomorrow. I haven’t done the best with my …

Gardening Season Slowly Ending Read More »

My grandson Carver turned 8 last week. Can you believe he’s that old?? His mom, Kalissa, planned a birthday party for him on Friday night. She was taking the kids for pizza and bowling. She asked me if I would take care of Anders and Gannon after work so she could take the party goers. …

Grandma Time with Anders and Gannon Read More »

Thanks for all the input to my post asking about online dating and what to include in my profile write-up. If you missed that post, you can find it HERE. I had a lot of people write and send me advice. Some comments were in the comment section. Some comments were written in emails. I …

Reply to the 500 Letters Post Read More »

So a bit ago I told you all that Jerry and I broke up. You can read about that HERE if you missed it. In that post, I asked you all for some advice about if I should try a dating app or not. Well, the response was pretty much 50/50. Some of you said, …

500 Letters Read More »

Writing a blog or being in public isn’t for anyone without a thick skin. It’s a choice I made a long time ago when I started the blog that I would have to roll with the punches. Deciding to roll with the punches and actually rolling with the punches are two entire different things. I’ve …

Growing a Thick Skin Read More »

As many of you know I’ve been battling what I thought was a shoulder injury. Long ago, in 2017, I injured it. Doctored with it for some time. Was told I could have surgery whenever I was ready. I babied it and nursed it back to health after reading some terrible accounts of rotator cuff …

Shoulder Update Read More »