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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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Better Sleep, Better Eats

We've had a busy couple of days. The Teen had to be ready at 8:00 AM on Tuesday to take the class picture, and it was just right outside our city limits, so we had a small drive.  It took about 30 minutes, and I can't wait to see the final result!  I View Post

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Just Another Manic Monday

Well, our little spring break is over, and it's time to get back into school mode again!  It's bittersweet knowing the Teen is headed into the last nine weeks of his high school career!  May will be here before I know it, and I will probably have a View Post

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Inflation Rant Incoming

Sorry for the inflation rant, but y'all...     On what planet am I living when four two-liter drinks cost $11??? Now, I know inflation has gotten bad—real bad. But I was just floored when I went to Dollar General to grab a View Post

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