More smiles and giggles . . .

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About a month ago Cara called me  from Cincinnati She was giggling  and sounded pretty darn happy. She had just gone on a date. She is still giggling and  smiling Because now she has a boyfriend.   Do you still say “boy” friend, when the “boy” is a man? Either way, they are spending a lot … Read More

Baby Girl

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Our Baby Girl is all smiles and giggles these days. we are pretty sure it’s because he lights up her life  (cue corny Debbie Boone song) Danae & Mike on their first date It’s all good. We like Mike!

Saturday

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The guys finished installing the pavers on the patio!  Still have a couple more steps to go…but we are in the home stretch – and I can hardly wait to start planting and “setting up”! It‘s hard for me to comprehend a saw  that can cut through brick It‘s amazing how much dust it puts in the air! Nate had an eager assistant who also happens to be a great nurse-in-training (she was very … Read More

You will love this…

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This group’s name is Perpetuum Jazzile. It’s a choir.  Watch this video and see how this incredible ensemble handles the tune “Africa” by Toto.   You are going to be amazed. Then you’re going to share it with your friends. Then you’re going to send me love letters for sharing this with you. Kim Kommando … Read More

We can be dorks…

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Note….this is a totally random blogpost…. We definitely have our moments . . . of reverting back to our childhood and embracing our “inner dork“ it’s always a random moment or when the camera comes out which is pretty much out all the time We like to pull the cereal bag  out of the box and wrap  gifts in the box to disguise easy … Read More

June 17

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22 years ago this handsome,  funny, smart, sweet, sensitive &  wonderful guy joined our family at 2:15 a.m. weighing in at 9 lbs. 3 oz. Though he was 10 days late ….when he decided he was ready to leave the womb, he wasn’t willing to wait -so he was born 25 minutes after we arrived at the … Read More

Screed

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We’ve finally arrived at one of the more fun parts of installing a patio — tonight we actually started laying the pavers.   — pavers are set on top of a 1-inch layer of sand To get that one inch layer exact, DIY Guy had to screed the sand. Don’t feel bad, until the other day, I … Read More

Weekend work

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As much as I wanted to sit by the pool, sip iced tea and read magazines this weekend, there was a pressing job to be done… …and I don’t mean ironing either. …I’m talk’n serious pressing … and moving “material” as DIY Guy called it . . . …then raking and more pounding the “material” … Read More

Today

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“If I don’t have friends,  then I ain’t got nothin’. Billie Holiday While eating my Special K Fruit and Yogurt this morning my cell phone rang.  It was my friend Jo Lynn asking me if I’d like to go downtown with her after work, to Thursday’s on First.  It’s a popular annual event/summer market with … Read More

Flowers

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Yesterday DIY Guy picked up my our camera   and started shooting photos of our flowers Mostly the peonies He’s very good at taking pictures so good that I didn’t edit ANY of them I took this one tonight… I didn’t edit mine either!