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I’m Freezing Over Here!

Brrrrr!!  I'm freezing over here, y'all!  It turned mighty cold over Thanksgiving break, and I wasn't quite ready for this!  We were under freeze warnings a few nights, and it was down to the twenties!  TWENTIES!!! I'm almost positive I have stressed View Post

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November Updates

I just can't believe that November is almost over!  And what a wild month it has been.  We made it through Halloween on our busy street.  I'm so glad the election is over.  I'm also happy that The Teen will have a long break starting Thursday View Post

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This Was Our Thanksgiving

Good morning! It's the day after Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, as the retail world refers to it. My email inbox is already being inundated with sales, coupons, offers, etc.  And I am steadily delete-delete-deleting them all!  Haha!  I just don't View Post

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving! However you spend the day, I hope you are happy and healthy! I am thankful for my blogging friends and visitors! This wouldn't be fun without you! Be blessed! View Post

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Thanksgiving Prep Day

Good morning!  Happy "Almost Turkey Day"! Today is going to be a busy one.  We have lots to do to prepare for the big day tomorrow.  I woke up around 7:30 this morning.  I had a pretty good night's sleep.  It turned cold yesterday, so the heater had View Post

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The Thanksgiving Day Recap

Good morning!  I decided to start the week out with the Thanksgiving Day recap. As always, we spent Thanksgiving Day with my aunts on my dad's side.  They hold the annual Thanksgiving gathering at their small country church.  This year's gathering View Post

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Thanksgiving Eve

It's the day before Thanksgiving, and there is much to do around our house.  By the time this is published, I hope to have completed many errands and settled in for an afternoon of pie-making.  I plan to take a green bean casserole and a Millionaire View Post

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Thanksgiving Recap & First COVID Testing

I am so late getting my Thanksgiving recap up, but better late than never I suppose.  I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.  I know it must have been very different for so many families this year, and ours was no exception. After our View Post

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