We’re getting ready to put our house up for sale! Whoohoo! It’s been like a whirlwind around here. Doug and I have weaved our way throughout our home, touching up paint, filling nail holes, clearing out clutter, hauling “stuff” to Goodwill and filling up our temporary storage unit. I’m embarrassed to say that my husband has been doing most of the work, and a fine job he’s done at that! To Purge …
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Aren’t You Too Old for Tinsel Teeth?
So here I sit with a mouthful of metal. Two days ago I got braces. “What?” you ask. “Aren’t you a little old for tinsel teeth?” “I beg your pardon! One is never too old for a prettier smile.” But oh the torture! If I had known how painful it would be, I would have thought twice. As it was, I vacillated on this decision a number of times up until the moment I was sitting in the orthodontist’s …
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and a most Happy New Year! Doug and I are wishing you all the very best health, safety and happiness in the New Year. You mean a great deal to me and I count you among God’s greatest blessings! We’ve had a busy year what with building our new home and me writing/editing the book I collaborated on with my mom, entitled The Camp Book. As I mentioned before, it’s a compilation of …
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Halloween Horror
When we were kids, one of the biggest events of the year was Halloween. The excitement would start to build months in advance as we planned our costumes and coordinated with our friends. The big event was the neighborhood parade. Our neighborhood streets were a series of figure eights and the parade would proceed around the perimeter. We hurried with our dinner then scrambled to get dressed and …
Home Building Horrors, Hope and Happiness
We’re building a new house. People warned us. They said it would ruin our marriage, cost more than the builder’s original estimate, and take much longer than expected. Well, they were mostly right. I’m happy to say our relationship remains intact! But the whole process has been an eye-opener. We’re now five months into it but nowhere near as far along as we’d hoped. Why the delays? Well, first …
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I Got the Gardening Bug
We can safely say winter is over now - finally! So again I think the same thing as last year, “I’m only going to buy a few plants to put in containers on the deck.” Sure I will. Why am I skeptical? Because I get into the plant store and I can’t help myself. I buy up loads of color knowing most of them won’t survive from the hail storms, gophers, deer and grasshoppers. But this year I’m committed …