{ New Year Fun - 2022 Edition }

Every year, on the last day of the year, I do this post.  It is a way of looking back on what we've done, where we've been and what has happened throughout the year. 2022 was good to us.  After 2 excruciating horrible years, in 2020 and 2021, 2022 came as a much needed break.  I embrace…

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Putting Christmas Away

As much as I love the holidays, I get to the last week of December, and I am so exhausted and overwhelmed and over stimulated, that I count down the minutes until the beginning of the year. I love spending time with my family, love the Christmas activities, church sermons, and the overall feeling of…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 12/26/2022 }

Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your family. Mine was wonderful, although tiring because of the prep. I can't believe that it's over with though and we are pretty much in the last days of 2022.  Wow!!! I hope you're all ready for the new year. I al…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 12/19/2022 }

Good morning everyone, welcome to a cold Texas.  I'm putting this post up a little later than usual, just had to make a few phone calls first. So, it's cold, the grass is covered in sparkly dew, and we've had to turn the heat on.   We are also without hot water since Thursday.  I ment…

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{ My Sunday }

Good morning everyone.  It is so cold here, actually this whole week we are dropping temperatures and even have a 50% chance of snow for Christmas weekend.   Oh if that happened, would be a dream come true for us all.  It's been more than a decade since we've enjoyed a snowy Christmas, it us…

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{ Five Senses Saturday - 12/17/2022 }

I love my Five Senses Saturday, and although I don't post it every single Saturday, I still think it's a great way to review the past week. What I saw, what I touched, tasted, felt etc....  ::::HEAR - M80 Radio online.  A radio station in Portugal that plays all the oldies that I remember …

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{ Blink and it's almost Christmas }

Anyone else feel like they blinked and we went from the 1st of December to the 16th?  I don't know if I skipped the first two weeks of this month, or what on earth is happening, but Christmas is next week folks.  Next.week!! Guess who is not ready and hasn't finished shopping or preparing?   …

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