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Good While It Lasted

Ahhh, the cooler weather was good while it lasted last week.  I know you won't believe me when I say I had to put my fuzzy housecoat on to sit outside on the patio a couple of mornings because it was so cool!  By the way, is "housecoat" a Southern View Post

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Good Morning Monday

Good morning!  It's Monday again, and the weeks are just flying by.  Pretty soon, schools will be starting again around where I live.  I've even heard of some in our state starting next week!  Yikes!  Young Man is set to start back at college in the View Post

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Update Overload

I feel like this post will be an update overload.  Debating whether I should split it into two parts, haha!  I can't believe I let more than two weeks go by without posting here.  I have lots of excuses... the gorgeous weather, my lack of focus on View Post

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Hey, Joe!

Our little town is not short on restaurants with some version of "Joe" in the name. We have Hey Joe's, No Way Jose, and now a Senor Jose.  Last Thursday, Hubby and I went to Hey Joe's for lunch.  It was late, and everywhere else was closing.  We View Post

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A Slow Weekend

Happy Tuesday! We had a slow weekend around our home. It was quite cloudy, just the perfect weather for staying in and vegging out. I did a few chores I wanted to tackle, but I didn't push myself too hard. My body needed to rest, so I let it rest as View Post

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Love at First Bite

I fell in love at first bite with a salad yesterday. Yep, a salad. We had to travel again for another doctor's appointment for Mama, and this time, it was at a new office location. We discovered a whole different side of this big metropolitan town View Post

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Getting Ready For TAVR

We are getting ready for TAVR!  My mom will be having her heart valve replacement procedure tomorrow.  It's a day she and I have been anticipating and dreading at the same time.  I wrote a little about it back in January. The day is almost here, and View Post

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Roasted Chicken and Homecoming

Roasted Chicken and Homecoming.  How's that for a title?  Haha!  But first, Happy October!  This year is really zooming on by.  I really can't believe it's October.  It seems like yesterday that I was just planning out my goals for this new year.  View Post

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