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Household Overhaul

Good Monday to you!  I am in the middle of a household overhaul!  I'm finally getting myself together mentally enough to take on this.  I have a plan, and on the days when my body will give me a little excess energy, things will happen!  I'm excited View Post

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Dial It Down a Notch

I can remember when I was a teenager and had the music too loud in my bedroom, my parents would tell me to "dial it down a notch".  I said the same thing as an elementary school librarian when my students got a little too rowdy during class time.  View Post

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Small Gestures Can Mean So Much

I was thinking today how nice it is when someone thinks of you and lets you know.  I had this happen to me twice last week, and it really brightened my day! My aunt and uncle were on vacation in Tennessee and were at the Tennessee Aquarium in View Post

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25 Years Ago Today

It's our silver anniversary today! It seems that 25 years have flown by. It hasn't always been easy or perfect, but we have been blessed beyond measure, and I wouldn't want to do this life with anyone else. View Post

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A Little of This, A Little of That

This post will be a little of this and a little of that.  I was wracking my brain for something to post about and decided to go through the pictures on my phone to try and help me remember what has been happening around here lately.  It just seems View Post

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A New Week

It's Monday, and it's already a new week!  The start of summer is really rolling along here and some days seem to go by so fast!  Last week was pretty good, and we have some things to be excited about this week!  The Teen will have college View Post

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Updates and Life Lately

Happy Wednesday!  I'm finally back with updates and life lately around these parts!  It's been a whirlwind of a month, for sure!  I am sure hoping that June will be much calmer. First, thank you all so much for praying for my mama!  She did View Post

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We Have a Graduate!

We have a graduate in the house!  We've finally wrapped up a whirlwind week full of so many good and happy moments!  It's been busy, crazy, and so very tiring, but we wouldn't trade one minute of it! Graduation Day Friday morning started off super View Post

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Graduation Week Begins!

And so, graduation week begins here!  It's only Wednesday, and this mama has been for a WILD ride on the emotional roller coaster of life!  It's all good, of course, but man!  Here's what we've been up to so far. Baccalaureate on Sunday Graduation View Post

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Piddling Around and Taking Care of Business

I've spent the last few days just piddling around the house. Of course, there is always some laundry to do, as well as other household chores.  The only problem is that I haven't exactly wanted to do chores this week.  The weather is so pretty that View Post

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Wednesday Catch Up

Good Wednesday to you!  It's time for me to play catch-up on the blog.  I meant to post sooner, but life happened, and here we are!  Haha!  But it's been a busy past few days, and I'm just now getting to sit down and post. Checking on "Things" On View Post

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