Can we just take a moment to absorb… I said that this week I would show you the completed buffet, and–Yay–I’m actually going to. Promise kept. It’s been a busy week, for sure. My little …
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ORC – Week Two
ORC…I’m here hoping you read last week’s post. Otherwise, you might be expecting a photo of a creature from Lord of the Rings. This is Week Two of the One Room Challenge…. Oh, that ORC. …
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No, I wasn’t drinking. And I’m not sure if women my age even get hormonal, so I doubt that’s it. I’m pretty sure it’s because the last of our kiddos is escaping exiting the helipad …
Continue readingThe Case of the Shiny Penny
Bless my friend, Bettye @Fashion Schlub, and the other participant friends of Where Bloggers Live for keeping my space open so I could come back today to enthrall you with “How I Do….” How you …
Continue readingDon’t make me choose
Gosh, I love a great find. It’s definitely a genetic thing, My mom is a supreme bargain hunter. At 86, she’s not web savvy enough to find her way to my blog (Phew!!!), but she …
Continue readingThat time I didn’t go overboard…
…is now. If I were a NORMAL person, I probably wouldn’t think of the following four words as the kiss of death: “Did you make that?” But hearing that well-intended, perhaps even complimentary question sends …
Continue readingHow it all began…
I’m pretty sure it all started with turtles…. When I was barely past the toddler stage, my mom would take my brothers and me to the neighborhood 5 and 10. For us, that was a …
Continue readingGentlemen, place your bets!
I have a DIY list. I have the ideas. I have the tools. I have the supplies. AND.. I have a track record for procrastination justified by endless excuses. The last time I published a …
Continue readingIf this defines me, I’m in trouble
Or so I thought. Today’s post is about cars. HEY!!! DON’T GO AWAY JUST YET! I get it: I am NOT. AT. ALL. a car person either. I’m a “drive it to the store and …
Continue readingWhy your weirdo neighbor still hasn’t taken down the Christmas decorations
Do you have one? That weirdo in your neighborhood who doesn’t know when the party has ended? Not the weirdo neighbor like my parents have, who is just too lazy to pick up the spiral …
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