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Christmas: Was Yours Fancy, Frugal, Fun, Fabulous, or a Fail?
Our Christmas was littered with potential landmines this year, but we made it through. The worst part was that Mom and Greg didn’t get to come in for Christmas Eve. He had the nasty flu that’s going...
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A Recipe for Dog Shampoo to Keep Your Fur Babies Smelling Great
This is Barkley, and I’m totally in love with him. He’s my friend’s Golden Doodle, and he’s like a massive teddy bear come to life. Even with all that fur he was sweet-smelling when I cuddled with him...
View ArticleChallenges
“If you want something done, ask a busy woman.” ~ Anonymous That’s an old saying I’ve found to be true over and over again. I’ve met too many people who spend more time making excuses for why they...
View ArticleTime to Make Summer Plans!
This weekend was beautiful around here. Everyone was out doing yard work (which made me grumpy since I can tolerate about five minutes of yard work and then I’m laid up in bed the rest of the day). My...
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That Time I Babysat
I love babies. I love toddlers. I pretty much love all children unless they’re going through one of those sullen, mouthy stages. Both of my boys skipped that stage because they already knew they wanted...
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Favorite Quote
I have lots of favorite quotes – a whole board of them on Pinterest plus post-its everywhere in the house. This is the one that grabbed me today: It’s Psalm 34: 17-18. I can’t say my spirits are...
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Some Days I Really Shouldn’t Get Out of Bed
— 1 — Yesterday I got up and moving earlier than usual. I had a list of small tasks to accomplish, and I really wanted to finish everything on my to-do list for the first time in weeks. Trust me, it...
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Ten Reasons I can’t Be a ‘Real Housewife’
Thanks, Kathy! I’ve been getting back in the habit of checking Mama Kat’s Writers’ Workshop every week for prompts. It’s great if you’re having a bit of blogger’s block, and I love reading what other...
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Ten Things That Make Me Happy
— 1 — I have a car! No, I didn’t earn a Lexus from Nerium (yet), but we are no longer a one-car family. My husband’s brother and his wife gave us a car they were no longer using, a Toyota Camry. It’s...
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A Really Big Week!
— 1 — My granddog has a Twitter account and you should all follow her. She’s @Tabbythedog. Actually, her Twitter account and the posts from her doggy daycare keep me more in touch with the dog than I...
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What TV/Netflix Series are You Loving This Summer?
— 1 — I’m one of those people with no self-control who binge-watches when a new season of one of my faves pops up on Netflix. But I’m not a spoiler, so don’t judge. I just want to say that this season...
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Seven Things I’d Rather Be Doing This Summer
I apologize for choosing this prompt for Mama Kat’s Writers’ Workshop this week, but it was such a perfect title for a vent-and-whine post I couldn’t resist. So you really don’t have to read this. It’s...
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My New Crack: Ancestry.com
— 1 — I couldn’t write this last night because I was so involved in Ancestry.com. I started a 14-day free trial in the early evening, switched from my computer to my tablet when the pain got too bad,...
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Family Trees and Trees Felled for Paperwork
— 1 — Last weekend Michael and I filled out literally pounds of paperwork. When you get past pages into pounds it’s ugly. And when I tried to copy them (never work that hard on anything without making...
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Take Care of Yourself AND Give Back With Vitamin Angels!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #100MillionReasons #CollectiveBias We all want to help others, don’t we? And how many of us need...
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Politics, Sex, and Religion
— 1 — I live in Kentucky. And I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Rowen County, home of the County Clerk making national news for refusing to give a gay couple a marriage license. I don’t normally blog...
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What I’d Tell My Ten-Year-Old Self
— 1 — I’ve been trying to keep up with Bonnie Frank‘s #TrueYou Periscope Challenge, but I missed an important one. The one about what you’d tell your ten-year-old self if you could. So I’m sharing...
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Learning to Love Fashion Again!
When you’re overweight shopping isn’t fun. Your favorite clothes don’t fit right, and it’s hard to feel your confident best. But when you are obese you simply don’t shop. At least I didn’t. If I had...
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St. Jude and Being a Band Parent
— 1 — I just finished a novena to St. Jude, patron saint of hopeless causes and desperate situations. I do a lot more novenas since I subscribed to Pray More Novenas, which emails the prayer for that...
View ArticleOpen Enrollment May Be Your Light at the End of the Tunnel
This may be a different take on “light” than anyone else takes this week at Mama Kat’s Writers’ Workshop, but it’s what spoke to me! I am so thankful that my family and I have health insurance! I...
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