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I Have Shingles and It Hurts Really Bad

I guess the title pretty much sums up what life has been like for the past four weeks for me.  I have shingles and this is something I never thought I would experience in my 40's.  It's been a wild ride finally getting a diagnosis, because not only View Post

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Finally Feels Like Fall

Happy Mid-November!  It definitely feels like fall in Mississippi.  We've had some very cool mornings here lately.  I am thankful for the change of seasons, but I am NOT ready for it to be cold.  I'm 47 and the older I get, the worse the cold seems View Post

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Welcome October!

I still can't believe we are this far into 2021. I am here for it, though.  October usually ushers in a bit of cooler weather for us.  We've had our False Fall a couple of weeks ago when it was in the low 60's and breezy in the mornings and only View Post

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September Happenings

I can't believe the last time I posted to my blog was in July! I can remember when I first started blogging and I couldn't wait to post every single day.  I was also a stay-at-home mom at the time and blogging was my therapy I think.  Ha!  I still View Post

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What I’ve Been Reading/Doing/Eating

It's been a shorter than normal summer for me, but I have managed to pack in a lot of enjoyable downtimes before the school year craziness cranks up again soon.  Here's what I've been up to this summer: READING I am so glad to have been able to View Post

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Monday Musings

It's been a very, very quiet Monday around our home.  I have done very little thanks to my blood sugar levels being very high the past few days.  I had to stop taking one of my medications (Ozempic) due to how sick it was making me, so the other View Post

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Kitchen Nightmares- July 4th Stove Edition

We had a small, quiet July 4 planned.  Hubby had just started his week's vacation and so we invited my mom to come over.  We had steaks, hamburgers, Hidden Valley Potatoes, and green beans on the menu.  Hubby was also going to go get some small View Post

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Tuesday 4- Blogging

Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 kept up in her memory. Thanks to Annie and Pamela for today's questions!  You can join in HERE. Tuesday 4 This week the questions were supplied by Pamela Steiner... Here we go, let's talk about View Post

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