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Update 02.21.2022: My Mini Winter Bucket List

Happy Monday, girlsies, it’s time for my update 02.21.2022 on my mini winter bucket list. I usually reveal my bucket lists on the first day of the new season.  That would have been 12.21.2021 for this winter bucket list.  But that was the day after Declan was born and we weren’t thinking beyond getting baby […]

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Moving Mountains: Write 28 Days 02.20.2022

Dearest readers and writers, struggling today to get my Write 28 Days 02.20.2022 post up.  This is the 20th day of the #write28days challenge. It is nigh on bedtime and I got nothing.  And it’s not that I don’t have plenty I can write about.  I just don’t have the energy to write up something […]

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Cici and Pumpkin: Write 28 Days 02.19.2022

  Sweet Galentines, thank you for stopping by to meet Cici and Pumpkin.  And to read my part 2 post to the Where Bloggers Live edition from last week.  Have wanted to write this post for about 6 months.  Since Pumpkin came into our lives.  Finally taking advantage of Valentine’s week to do so.  Seems […]

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Thankful Thursday 02.17.2022 on Friday

  Dear ones, it’s time for Thankful Thursday 02.17.2022 except it is 02.18.2022, and not Thursday but Friday. Forgive me?  I had the Ageless Style post due yesterday and just didn’t have the energy to write 2 posts as I am already posting everyday this month for #write28days.  But if I don’t hurry this edition […]

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Ageless Style 02.2022: It’s a Wrap

Fashionistas and clothes-wearing friends, thank you for visiting for this Ageless Style 02.2022: It’s a Wrap linkup. We are back again in February to share a favorite wrap.  But before we get to that, hope you will check out my very peri look from last month. here, if you missed that post.  The Ageless Style […]

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Finding Time to Write: Write 28 Days 02.16.2022

  Hey friends, I am so bummed.  My SSL (secure sockets layer) certificate expired on my blog yesterday and I was unable to write a post for #write28days.  Now I am worried that I can’t legitimately continue to participate.  Waaaa!!  What say you?  Can I go one extra day on the tail end in order […]

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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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03.28.2023 And then this is going on in the backya 03.28.2023 And then this is going on in the backyard.  Finally, finally, our pool and deck are being made right. Thank You, God, for answered prayers.  Thank you, PC, for not divorcing me over my obsession with getting this fixed. 

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03.29.2023 The place is buzzing!! New roof...thank 03.29.2023 The place is buzzing!! New roof...thank you, @travelersinsurance and @servicioromero roofing. 

Thankful for the repairs and the means to have them done. Grateful to my PC for the working day in and day out to provide for us. 

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03.22.2023 Coming along. Today, the work on the de 03.22.2023 Coming along. Today, the work on the deck begins. I hope!! 

So looking forward to having our pool right!!

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03.16.2023 Watching the pool demolition from the # 03.16.2023 Watching the pool demolition from the #door ... one of the prompts from the #winter2023photochallenge 

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03.15.2023 This is the wall of our hot tub. Does a 03.15.2023 This is the wall of our hot tub. Does anyone have a guess what's caused this streaked, irregular, motled,  rough surface?

Looking forward to having all of the issues with our 2017 pool and hot tub FINALLY addressed. It's been a long fight.

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03.08.2023 While I love fall, I am thankful for th 03.08.2023 While I love fall, I am thankful for the hopefulness of #spring 

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