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5 Reasons to Shop Amazon for Back to School

Thanks to Amazon for sponsoring this post. Back to school shopping time is in full swing!  School has already started for us, but for many of you, it’s almost time to start shopping for those school supplies so the kids will be ready to head View Post

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Keeping a Commonplace Book and Why It’s Useful

I've been keeping a commonplace book without knowing it.  I am a serial note taker.  I jot down notes several times a day that probably make no sense to anyone but myself.  It might be a small grocery list, a note to not forget to do something, or View Post

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Getting Into the Swing of Back to School Once Again

We've been getting into the swing of back to school for three weeks now and I'm finally coming up for air to update on how our new school year is going. The Kid My one and only started 7th grade.  He's at a new school because his former school View Post

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What I Read This Summer

I always look forward to summer because I have so much more time to read books.  As a librarian, you would think that I read allll the time, but during the school year, I'm pretty tired and ready for bed earlier in the evenings.  That doesn't leave View Post

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Slowing Down to Enjoy Our Summer

Slowing down to enjoy our summer was my main goal this year.  The end of the school year for me stretched right into June because we had to make up several workdays because of snow earlier this year.  I thought that day would never come!  I was so View Post

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One Year After Coronary Artery Bypass Heart Surgery

Today I'd like to update on my  checkup one year after coronary artery bypass surgery. If you've just stumbled into this post, my journey through double bypass heart surgery starts here. December 1, 2017 marked one year since my coronary View Post

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Much to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving

We have much to be thankful for this holiday season and Thanksgiving was wonderful this year.  I so enjoyed the week off to decompress and get some cleaning and other little projects done around the house that had been neglected for a couple of weeks View Post

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The Day Before Thanksgiving

The day before Thanksgiving is turning out to be a cozy day in our home.  I put in just about a full day of cleaning yesterday so that today could be relaxing.  When you normally get up at 5 AM, sleeping in until 7:30 is a treat!  We woke up to a View Post

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