Games

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 Our boy came home from college last night.  With his laundry.  And with his wonderful sense of humor.   He came home for a dentist appointment he had this morning But I know he really wanted to see me — he misses me. alot.  So he uses the dentist as an excuse to come visit … Read More

Top 3

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Watching Idol tonight … wondering who the top 3 will be. Hopefully Crystal and Lee will be in the top 2.  My verdict is still out for the #3 spot. These are my top 3 photos from the last 3 days. oooooh…..is that bokeh I see? yep.  it is.  Hooray for me….I found me some … Read More

Course completed

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Tonight DIY Guy and I graduated from Financial Peace University!! Can you graduate from a course you teach? In this case, yes you can!   The course lasted 13 weeks during those weeks MANY classmates reduced debt paid off credit cards —  then cut them up! Completed Baby Step #1:  Saving $1000 for an emergency fund and … Read More

one cute chick

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Little chicks grow up fast These are 3 days old, and they have already started growing feathers  This one is particularly friendly  and is very interested in blogging  So she spent some time with me this evening.

new around these parts….

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Today I added a few feathered friends to our flock . . . These are Red Star chicks . . . When they grow up they will look like this . . . These are Black Star chicks . . . When they grow up they will look like this . . . They will … Read More

summer reading and tees

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Because this homegrown company – Wild Olive Tees – designs such neat shirts, I thought I’d share some link love with you all! I have one of their shirts (my Pioneer Woman shirt) and I gave this one to our Wild One: One of her favorite books is Redeeming Love, by Francine Rivers.  Wild One and … Read More

down the road

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Every week I see this road when I go to church.   Something about the power lines and poles they resemble crosses  –  lining the road to the church DIY Guy asked me why I was in such a good mood lately — I had already been pondering that myself.  My explanation is that the … Read More

The reveal

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DIY Guy spent last week out of town visiting his family in St. Louis. I stayed home – I had to work.  DIY Guy has waaaay more vacation days than I do — and he has earned them over the 29 years he has spent at the Fortune 500 company. With DIY Guy out of … Read More

My Prayer

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Our church and many others in our community are reeling today after learning that a dear friend and sweet lady has unexpectedly died. Jean had surgery on Friday, and was getting up to take that first walk after surgery late yesterday afternoon when a blood clot raced to her heart and took her life. I … Read More

A good attitude

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We really didn’t plan for this to happen, but it did. Although we laughed and joked during our girl’s ordeal on the bridge, we all felt sorry that this happened. We also felt very proud of our Wild One —  her good attitude, physical strength, endurance,   and ability to literally “hang in there” was … Read More