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Heart Surgery Update

If I have learned only two things this week, it is the following: 1. Good health is one of the most valuable things in life. 2. So are amazing family and friends. I am happy to report my mother successfully got through her heart valve View Post

Dollar Store Theft

As I started putting my purchases on the counter in Dollar General this morning, the cashier leaned closer to me and said, "When you told your little boy he couldn't have that chocolate candy, he put it in your purse." I peered down into my purse, View Post

Winter Storm FAIL

I know after my last post you all are probably just hanging on the edge of your seats, salivating for the grand pictures of the gigantic snowman, the recipe for "snow cream", and excerpts on how we spent our big snow day at home because school and View Post

And Then Mother Nature Stomped On My Child’s Heart

It has been extremely cold here in the Mississippi Delta for the past few nights. Last night was no exception, so I cranked the heater up before going to bed and watched the local forceast on the Weather Channel. I could see light snow dancing all View Post

The Quiet

It's 7 AM here, and I've been up since 6. I've had time to take a long, hot bath, enjoy my coffee and read blogs at my leisure. I've seen the sun rise into the sky on this bitterly cold morning. My hair is air-drying, I've had breakfast, and View Post

Lazy Days- Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Ours started out with a celebration of fireworks all around our house. The neighbors across the street were celebrating in style last night, and we reaped the benefits of watching. It was cold and rainy, so being able to look out the View Post

2009

Jo-Lynn at Musings of a Housewife (one of the best blogs around, in my opinion) is hosting a blog carnival where you sum up your blogging throughout the year of 2009 by posting only the first sentence of the first post of each month. Sounds easier View Post

A Different Kind of Christmas

I hate to admit it, but I was really dreading Christmas this year. Not the reason for Christmas and all that it means, but just the fact that I knew things would be different this year.From Thanksgiving on, things just didn't go as planned this year. View Post

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