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Day 6
still making better meal choices. We had dinner out friday night, but once in a 5 day period is honestly unheard of for us. we rarely cook even one meal at home during the week. spent the afternoon today with … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, family, laugh until you can't breathe, memories, twentyeighteen
Tagged 2018, better2018, family
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happy new year
2016 was not a terrible year, we played some games, got to travel a bit, visit family and celebrate their special day. met some new friends and found a new friday night hangout place. got some visits from family and … Continue reading
my mom is magic!! and merry christmas
i am going to flip the script a bit here, this wasn’t a strange phone call from my mom, it was a strange phone call to my mom! so christmas eve day found my daughter and i making an old … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, cookies, family, mead
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T99, wait no 99k
So as i sit here this morning enjoying my coffee and a quick crossword puzzle before the rest of the household begins to stir, the phone rings. i see my mom’s name on the screen and know it is time for … Continue reading
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Tagged auction, family, featherweight, singer
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catfishing. no really…
today’s random call from mom was to find a way to determine the weight of a ginormous catfish based on it’s species and length. thank you Missouri Department of Conservation, i will be forever grateful for your assistance 🙂 (the … Continue reading
mending the rift
I will tell you something not a lot of people know… my big sister and I had a very very big fight a few years before she died Continue reading
Book Review: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Josey Cirrinni recieves some unexpected help with a problem she didn’t realize she had and meets Chloe Finley in the process helping her as well. So far i have read 3 of Sarah Addison Allen’s books and have not been … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Welcome to Walls of Water, North Carolina From the second paragraph of this book, i was hooked. If anyone had been paying attention to the signs, they would have realized that air turns white when things are about to change, … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Coffee, family, lifelong friendships, North Carolina, Paxton Osgood, peaches, Sarah Addison Allen, The Peach Keeper
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Memories are odd things…
So i got this great new game for my laptop, Magic Puzzles, it basically allows me to turn my touch screen into a giant jigsaw puzzle. from 70 pieces to 630, and you can get multiple puzzle packs, from free … Continue reading
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Tagged family, fun, grandparents, jigsaw, Jigsaw puzzle, Puzzle, Toys and Games
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The Mother Road by Jennifer Allee
What a great book. 2 sisters 12 years apart in age, embark somewhat reluctantly on a road trip from California to Illinois Learning that their mother’s Alzheimer’s is progressing and each at a crossroads in their own lives, they set … Continue reading
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Tagged abingdon press, California, family, jennifer allee, Recreation, road trip, Route 66
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