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How We Spent Thanksgiving

Where the feasting takes place (my aunt’s kitchen): The feast: Deep fried turkey.  Delish! Perfection on a plate: And then?  We went home and took a 3-hour turkey induced nap.  And then?  We went to my grandmother’s View Post

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope your day is filled with good food, family, and great memories.  Happy Thanksgiving! View Post

Today I Was A Shoppin’ Mama

"Mama, I'm going to wake you up real early tomorrow". And so went forth the warning from E.B. that there would be no sleeping late this week during Thanksgiving break. Fortunately, he has only made good on that threat one morning so far, so View Post

Thankful For Thanksgiving Break

At 3:15 P.M. yesterday, my Thanksgiving break officially began! I am so blessed to have a job where I can be off work with my son when he has holiday time off. (And summers, too!) We've been pretty lazy this morning so far, but I have managed to View Post

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

This post is sponsored by Tempur-Pedic, the brand millions of owners trust to deliver their best night’s sleep every night. Enjoy our Buy 2, get 1 free pillow offer now and give the gift of custom comfort to someone you love. The upcoming holiday View Post

Let The Christmas Countdown Begin!

Since becoming a parent, holidays have a way of sneaking up on me and I'm forever running around trying to finish up everything at the last minute. Not this year! I'm convinced that having this Christmas countdown clock staring me in the face here on View Post

Body Parts

While going through my son’s Halloween candy haul, I came across this lovely offering he received.  My son was unsure of what it was, so I informed him it was a gummy ear, to which he replied, “Why would I want to eat that?”. Why, indeed! View Post

Grandparent Quotes

No, these won't be your typical sappy grandparent quotes.  These are quotes I've heard in my lifetime from my elderly grandparents that crack me up everytime I think of them. "I'm going to brain you!!!"....Great Grandma M.  She always said this View Post

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