TWINS WIN!

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The Twins beat the White Sox on Tuesday night….and we like to believe it was because WE were there!  (hehe) Mode of transportation:  Big Yellow School Bus  With:  About 40 others from church Kirk and I took some favorite kids with us . . . (unfortunately our Wild One wasn’t home yet, or we would … Read More

300 miles

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300 miles. . . . to Exit 92 on Interstate 90 in the Wisconsin Dells….and back to Rochester.  ..to pick up some precious cargo my sister was delivering today. 1.  Our boy . . .who had just spent a week at camp (counseling middle school boys and being the camp photographer) — with his Aunt … Read More

The best fertilizer . . .

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The chickens are my responsiblity. DIY Guy built the coop and pen, and he helps load and unload feed bags.  All of which I am VERY grateful for. However, when it comes to feeding the hens, gathering eggs, cleaning the coop & pen, keeping the water full — that’s my chore. On the way home … Read More

WINNER !!

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And the winner is . . . True Random Number Service Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 4 Timestamp: 2009-07-25 23:47:51 UTC Kelli ! Congratulations Kelli!   Send me an email with your address and I’ll sign you up for your one-year subscription to Cuisine at Home magazine! Oh….and I think that whenever … Read More

Give-Away

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Time’s Up! Winner will be announced Saturday This is a must-read-to-the-end  kind of post . . . I love trying new recipes. I also love magazines,  that’s why I love this  . . . I’ve been a subscriber since 2005.   Last January I shared with you an amazing pea soup recipe I found in … Read More

Reunited …

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Remember “Peaches and Herb” ?  Sure you do.  Unless you are a punk or don’t listen to “Oldies”. Peaches and Herb did the song —  “Reunited” “I was a fool to ever leave your side Me minus you is such a lonely ride …” Chorus: “Reunited and it feels so good Reunited ’cause we understood There’s one … Read More

Family … from another mother

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This cabin porch. . . . . . in the Adirondack Mountains of New York is a place of many memories for our family. . . . and our dear friends, Larry & Gail know all about our memories of this cabin….because they live there. A few years ago Gail & Larry sent us this … Read More

Old Faithful

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Ever hear the old adage (or is it a Proverb? 😉 that a man should never buy his woman a gift that has a cord or plugs in? DIY Guy has heard the adage.  He knows it.  And he has given me two gifts that plug-in.  One was a vacuum for my birthday one year.  … Read More

Another breakdown . . .

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Back in June I lamented on all the things that were broken at our house. Here’s our list of broken stuff with our DIY Guy’s progress…. Pool: Leak  (Still leaking) Pool: interior light popped out (fixed) Pool: Solar cover roller broke   (fixed) Pool: Solar cover needed replacing  (fixed) Pool: Pump motor broke (fixed) Pool: Auto vacuum broke … Read More

I challenge you!

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He holds the record for the farthest reaching splash, the highest splash, and the largest wave. He is the resident expert on doing a “Can Opener” (a.k.a. jack-knife depending on what side of the tracks you’re from).   At 50 years old…. he still holds the Title! Any Title Challengers out there?   I just … Read More