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Friday Favorites 07.2020

July 31, 2020

Friday Favorites 07.2020

Lover-ly ladybugs, linking up with Erika and Andrea, today for my Friday Favorites, 07.2020 post.  Even though this is a weekly post for many of my blogger buddies, I’m just hoping to share my faves once a month, on the last Friday.  And so far, so good.  In case you missed it, please check out the goodies […]

Filed Under: Life and Style Tagged With: #BandAid, #Birthdays, #FridayFavorites, #LifeAfterRetirement, #SwimmingSuit

August 6, 2019

Sentence a Day, 07.2019

Hola Amigas! Time for my Sentence a Day, 07.2019.  While most of my blogging buddies are sad to see summer coming to a close, I say bring on FALL!  So ready for cooler temps, sweaters, pumpkin spice. With the horrific shooting here in El Paso on Saturday, it has been hard to think of anything […]

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Sentence a Day, 7.2017

August 3, 2017

Sentence a Day, 7.2017

Dear ones, Can you believe it is that time again?  Time for another edition of “Sentence a Day”.  I struggled keeping up with my sentence writing this month.  I think because my laptop was on the fritz at the beginning of July, I got off on the wrong foot.  Then had to play catch up […]

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DIM, Did it Myself: Birthday Party Flamingos

July 16, 2017

DIM, Did It Myself: Birthday Party Flamingos

Clever, crafty comadres, so glad you are here.  Talking birthday party flamingos today.  Sharing a quick and inexpensive little DIM project I just finished for our grand birthday party celebration this coming week. You might remember that July is a busy birthday month for us.  My oldest granddaughter Cadence was born on July 28.  My […]

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Sentence a Day, 7.2016

August 4, 2016

Sentence a Day in July

Amigas mia, So glad you stopped by.  Otherwise I would be sitting here talking to myself! Can you believe July has come and gone?  I mean really.  Where did it go?  Let’s find out what I did with my month.  I tell you, this post really holds me accountable.  Drove from El Paso to Albuquerque […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends, Life and Style, Love Yourself, Uncategorized Tagged With: #Birthdays, #Brennyn, #Cady, #Lauren, #Lucia, #Retirement, #SentenceaDay, Uncategorized

July 31, 2015

Happy Birthday, Lauren Allegra, Your Mom Loves You!

Sweet Friends, Here we are again, talking babies and birthdays. It was 4:33 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon 29 years ago at Gorgas Army Hospital, Ancon Hill, the Republic of Panama that I first set eyes on this bundle of baby.  Although she wasn’t holding on to any type of rabbit at the moment of […]

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OOTDs and SIAs: My Fashion Haus 07.2020
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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Fashionistas and style sistas, welcome to My Fashi Fashionistas and style sistas, welcome to My Fashion Haus 01.2021.  First 'fashion' post of the shiny new year.  And this one is a 2'fer.  Last month's fashion haus post was an 8'fer.  A real bargain because I shared 8 different looks.  Most of them started with a monochromatic base to which I added different wraps.  #FashionOver60 #HodgePodge #LifeAfterRetirement #MyFashionHaus #SIA #Styleimitatingart
Mis amigas, hello!!  Hoping to keep this Word of Mis amigas, hello!!  Hoping to keep this Word of the Year or WOTY reveal short and sweet.  Thank you for finding time in your day to spend a moment with me.  Looking at the graphic above do you have any guesses about my WOTY 2021?  Those of you who know me well are probably wondering if it could be *S*N*O*W*.  Hmmm, maybe!
WOTY 2020:  Believe
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