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Sentence a Day 01.2022

  Welcome chums to Sentence a Day 01.2022 – my monthly review of life in one run-on sentence a day. It has been a few months since my last Sentence a Day post.  I had my sentences all written for November but LIFE happened and I didn’t get them published.  Then in December, LIFE was […]

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Categories: My Little Miracles

Thankful Thursday 01.27.2022

Dear ones, it’s time for Thankful Thursday 01.27.2022.  But if I don’t hurry this edition is actually going to go live on Friday!!  Joining Rebecca Jo at Knit by God’s Hand and Jennifer at All 4 Boys in sharing the hosting responsibilities for the Thankful Thursday series again this year.  Some weeks, you might discover posts from […]

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Categories: My Little Miracles

Thankful Thursday 01.13.2022

Sweet friends, this post for Thankful Thursday 01.13.2022 has been bumping around in my heart and my head for a couple of weeks now.  Wanted LIFE to slow down a little before I tried to find the words to describe all the emotions to include immense gratitude that accompanied Brennyn’s delivery of my grandson Declan. […]

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Categories: Reviews and Reflection

10 on the 10th 01.2022

Happy Monday, ladybugs, and welcome to this first edition of 10 on the 10th 01.2022.  For today’s theme we are sharing 10 prayers, wishes, hopes, or goals for 2022.  Reflecting about the ways we would like 2022 to be different from 2021 and the really crummy year that was 2020. One way my year will […]

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10 on the 10th 2022: Back for the New Year

Happy new year, friends!!  Me thinks you might have completely written me off or at the very least, thought I have surely fallen off the face of the earth.  But nope, I have just been up to my ears in LIFE.  Have lots to share with you but will save all of that for an […]

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Vegamour: Plant-based Beauty and Wellness

Dear ones, I have fallen so far behind on my blogging and blog reading and LIFE.  I do not know how others balance life and blogging.  Then throw in a family.  A career or even a part-time job. Pets, household responsibilities, exercise, hobbies.  I am clearly doing something wrong.  Or everyone else signed up for […]

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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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05.18.2023 Leslie, Leslie quite a mess-y, how does 05.18.2023 Leslie, Leslie quite a mess-y, how does your garden grow...

Check it out on the blog. Joining friends from all over the planet for a #globalwritingchallenge "Let's Talk About..." - gardens. 

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05.19.2023 Weekend getaway to Austin, a belated bd 05.19.2023 Weekend getaway to Austin, a belated bday celebration for my PC. Staying at the beautiful @bravahouseaustin -photos to come. 

Happy birthday,  baby. I love you so. May we celebrate many more years together.

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05.18.2023 After much ado, one post published. It 05.18.2023 After much ado, one post published. It is going to snow!! Joining the gals for Tell Us About 05.2023...gardens and gardening.

Now, is it too much to ask that my second link-up post publish, too. Stay tuned! Ageless Style link-up, I'm looking at YOU.

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05.18.2023 What to do when your blog post is all r 05.18.2023 What to do when your blog post is all ready but won't save or publish and your @WordPress says your laptop is not connected to the Internet but it is. And your @acer is running at 158*. 

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05.05.2023 Road trip, baby. Monahans, Texas to w 05.05.2023 Road trip, baby.  Monahans,  Texas to watch @ehstroopers play Frenship in the regional game for the State Championship. Stopped by Balmorrhea State Park for a dip on the way. 

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05.05.2023 Happy anniversary (and Cinco de Mayo) t 05.05.2023 Happy anniversary (and Cinco de Mayo) to these lovely birds.  So glad they found each other in orientation at UTEP. They have weathered some storms. But like a good Timex watch they've taken a licking and kept on ticking. 

I love you both and those precious babies you've cooked. 

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