Progress.

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Last night the pool looked like this. (Gabby is “fishing” – lots of tree frogs swimming around in the big puddle) Today at 1:00 pm It looked like this In less than 4 hours they had the old liner out and this new liner in. I was disappointed that I’d missed the process. See how … Read More

Empty.

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The pool is empty.   No water, nada, nil, zip, zero. After battling one hole/leak after another this summer we decided it was time to bite the bullet and get a new pool liner. The water has been slowly leaking out over the past few weeks, but today our buddies at Thatcher Pools came and … Read More

THEY CRACK ME UP

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This is Katie and Danae This is their 3rd year being roomies. They are very much alike  and are incredibly fun to be with and when Katie hangs out with Danae’s brother … the antics and laughter are non-stop these two are one laugh after another  I never tire of being around these kids because … Read More

Baby Girl

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She’s 21. and he likes her.  alot. and her big brother adores her and looks out for her He even hosted her b’day party at his place.

PART TWO

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rANdoMnEsS — Flower:  Cleome raNdOmLy “volunteered” to grow in  pile of dirt DIY Guy moved to make the patio. Sunflowers that the squirrels and mice raNdOmLy climb and eat the seeds from. A raNdOm sunflower that they didn’t destroy. A raNdOm picture of my DIY Guy — who is not raNdOm at all. I raNdOmLy took a picture of … Read More

Randomography

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Randomography – Photorandomy – Randomtography — or more simply put — pictures on my camera from the last week . . . Volunteer Pansies in the concrete crack Apples on our trees A sweet surprise from our neighbor today Skyway art, downtown Rochester sweet feet plethora of cherry tomatoes from garden Zinnia’s in the morning.

First BIG purchase

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The year was 1979.  I was 20 years old and I had a little bit of money tucked away.  Enough to buy myself a car.  A used car.  And as fate would have it, my friend, Suzanne was selling her sporty car –which I had secretly admired for quite some time.   I had never spent … Read More

This one’s for the boy . . .

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Our boy that is.  Nate.  The ever curious, nature loving, question asking, trivia guru, knowledge seeker kid, I mean man.  Sheesh – man.  I just got a little older saying that.   To give a nod to school starting, and 2 kids on their way to being teachers, I’m posting the following photos taken by … Read More

Anniversary

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DIY Guy and I marked the 28th year of the day we were married on Friday … and Saturday…. and Sunday! That’s a benefit of being an empty nester –  (10 months of the year anyway)! We began the celebrating Friday evening with a fabulous gourmet dinner out at the Rainbow Cafe in Pine Island … Read More

Before edits

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Good pics of the kids —  not easy!  The photos on yesterday’s post were sorted through, cropped, edited and cleaned up.  Out of MANY photos, those were the best. It’s just as hard to get our three to cooperate as adults as it was when they were kids. Here’s proof that there are many “out … Read More