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Time Out

We live exactly 9.8 miles from one of the most beautiful beaches along the California Coast.  Right now the water is a balmy 78 degrees, the sun is warm, and the parking along the beach is free. So what is stopping me from enjoying it every once in a while? ME. I am so weighed

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July 23, 2017 4 Comments
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Carbon Dating My Thighs

Ok.. so I am not really carbon dating MY thighs. But, I am going to chisel out the glacier in my freezer, where I know I have at least 3 packages of chicken ~ all bought on sale~ to see which, if any, are still edible. Depending on what I find, carbon dating may be

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May 18, 2017 No Comments
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Shattered From The Inside Out

The Christmas Fudge was perfect, the tree decorated, cookies baked, and we were full of expectation for a wonderful time together. All six of our children were coming home for Christmas, along with spouses and our two grandbabies. We couldn’t wait. I was making dinner when my husband John went out to get the mail,

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January 13, 2017 18 Comments
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In the Meadow We Can Build a Snowman! craft tutorial

There is something whimsical and nostalgic about snowmen! When we lived in the Sierra Mountains the first snow was usually celebrated by having a pajama day, followed by plenty of hot cocoa, and running barefoot around the lawn just to see if you could endure the cold for one lap around the house…something invented by

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December 14, 2016 No Comments
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Listen, Love, Repeat

When I signed up to be an influencer for Love, Listen, Repeat by Karen Ehman, I had no idea what in the impact it would have on me personally. I read the book and thought it was a good read, but it had SO much great info I felt like it was hard to absorb

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December 12, 2016 4 Comments
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A House Divided…

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln. Honest Abe quoted the Bible when he accepted the nomination to run for the Senate representing the Illinois Republican Party. He knew the slavery issue was one that would tear the Union in two. Watching the “Breaking News” as accusations unfold, morals are questioned, and  character

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November 2, 2016 No Comments