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Sentence a Day 01.2023

Welcome dear ones to Sentence a Day 01.2023 – my monthly review of life in one run-on sentence a day. Today I am bringing you my sentences from January, as long-winded as always.  Each month I tell myself to try to do just a couple of words for each day.  But I wind up writing […]

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Hello, It’s Just Me in 2023

  Sweet friends, first and foremost, if you have been hanging out with me over the years and are still out there – a huge hug of gratitude goes out to you.  You know how loopy and dingy and hit-or-miss I can be and yet, you are somehow still here.  You are still here, right?  […]

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Categories: My Little Miracles

Duke’s Mixture 06.16.2022: Thankful Thursday & More

Ladybugs, thank you for joining me for another edition of Duke’s Mixture 06.16.2022.  Again, this week, I am joining my friends Rebecca at Knit by God’s Hand and Jennifer at All 4 Boys for Thankful Thursday.  And my buddy Marsha at Marsha in the Middle for 10 on the 10th (almost a week late).  But first I […]

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Where Bloggers Live 06.2022: Favorite Movie Moments

Ladybugs…thanks for joining me for this month’s Where Bloggers Live 06.2022:  Favorite Movie Moments.  This month, the gals and I are sharing our favorite movies with you.  Or in my case, my favorite cinematic moments.  My single favorite movie may change when something new emerges on the silver screen.  But there are a few movies […]

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Where Bloggers Live 03.2022: My Dream Home

  Ladybugs…thanks for joining me for this month’s Where Bloggers Live 03.2022:  My Dream Home.  This month, the gals and I are sharing our dream homes with you.  So far this year, we’ve given you a look at our ‘rides’ in January and our furry fam in February.  Each month our fearless leader Bettye comes […]

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Sentence a Day 02.2022

Welcome pals to Sentence a Day 02.2022 – my monthly review of life in one run-on sentence a day. At the end of last year, I got off track on my SaD posts.  But I am back on track for 2022.  If you missed January’s post, find it, here.  And today I am bringing you […]

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In what felt like the blink of an eye, I have gone from full-time wife to my sweet husband, hands-on mom to my two beautiful daughters and elementary school librarian to a retired, empty nester with lots of time on my hands. Join me on my journey to rediscover who I am. Glad you are here...
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02.02.2023 So glad I went silver. #silverhairdont 02.02.2023 So glad I went silver. 
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02.02.2023 Joining @rebeccajoknits for Sentence a 02.02.2023 Joining @rebeccajoknits for Sentence a Day and #thankfulthursday . A month full of looong, run-on sentences outlining my first 31 days of the year. 

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01.30.2023 Finally getting my #wintergoals & #wint 01.30.2023 Finally getting my #wintergoals & #winterbucketlist down on 'paper.' It is still winter, right? High of 68*F here yesterday. 

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01.28.2023 Winter 2023 photo challenge...my beauti 01.28.2023 Winter 2023 photo challenge...my beautiful Cami Jean in pink represents the prompt 'feminine.' Camila has become infatuated with all things 'ballina' since seeing The Nutcracker at Christmas. Her Gabba loves ballet, too.

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01.27.2023 Playing at Gabba's house with all the o 01.27.2023 Playing at Gabba's house with all the old toys their mama played with. 

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01.22.2023 They didn't give a letter jacket back i 01.22.2023 They didn't give a letter jacket back in '75 when I was a high school senior and editor of the Bartlett High School literary magazine "The Scribe." 

So I bought my own letter jacket at @hm . So what if it isn't in the school colors. And comes 47 years late. @oldnavy overalls (had my last pair that same senior year '74-'75) and @kohls
lilac turtleneck. 

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