#162…An Old Gal, OLD GLORY and a New Day!

God has so many surprises for us! Who would have thunk the older I get, the more new roads open up before me and then in the middle of Mom in law going into hospice….Merry Christmas happens! I was born into an unwanting family to two young people who could not work things out. My Read more about #162…An Old Gal, OLD GLORY and a New Day![…]

#146…SHOPPINGAGAINMAY4th…ohboyohboyohboy! ! !

I already know I’m going to be in all kinds of trouble. The garage sale queen of deals is going to be let loose. Definitely a pop in the oven pizza for supper that night. Oh no, that won’t do…it will be our 7th wedding anniversary. Seems right that IF Chuck got an OUTBACK’S take Read more about #146…SHOPPINGAGAINMAY4th…ohboyohboyohboy! ! ![…]

#135…Tweaks, Peeps and Perks

, Hub side kick told everyone last year our house is never the same from one week to another. He has now revised it…he never knows what he will walk into. So I posted Weds. morning that the remodel was done, decorated…..finishing touches done……beautiful! Then I left and spent the day with #1daughterconnie. Thrift stores, Read more about #135…Tweaks, Peeps and Perks[…]

#129…Staying True to My Sabbatical

A lesson learned…..ALWAYS put cup under Keurig after pushing button…Not the 1st time this has happened. So I am awake early, excited about this day. Sooooo much to do, always. Four and a half months into my sabbatical, organizing and simplifying my life, unencumbered by obligations and this girl is making progress. My first decision Read more about #129…Staying True to My Sabbatical[…]

#126… A New TO-DO List…JUST DO IT!

Last New Year’s I struggled with giving up on new year’s resolutions as I realized once and for all they were the call of the moment feelings….everyone talks about it…the hype of the Christmas season is over and now it’s a good time to do a good thing. It’s still hogwash to me. It still Read more about #126… A New TO-DO List…JUST DO IT![…]

#122…Where Have the Years Gone To?

Twenty five years old holding my 3rd child. Today, my grandchildren are holding their babies, though those great grandbabies will be approaching their pre-teen years within 3+ years. Wow! So much to do…but it is so funny, I find the older I get, the more I have to do. There doesn’t seem anyway to simplify Read more about #122…Where Have the Years Gone To?[…]

#121…OMG! I’m Back!

I really don’t know what happened with my blog, having been diagnosed as a double identity, but after calling Jetpack, they must have fixed me.  So here am I, ready to tell my stories. We stayed at the Delta Marriott in Minneapolis recently and they had these Xmas decor in huge vases everywhere. I took Read more about #121…OMG! I’m Back![…]

#119…’Twas The Night Before…

‘Twas the night before dawn…And quiet through the house…The news was blasting, the coffee was on…..Hub side-kick was tucked, asleep in the bed…The morning was mine, a delight to be had… When outside the window, came a horrible crash. A cow mooed. First light showed, no cow had strayed…Mr. got up, to the basement he Read more about #119…’Twas The Night Before…[…]

#104…YELLOW on my Mind…Again!

Yellow object’s de art don’t look the best when your walls are a burlap color. On top of that,…THAT being the ceiling, IT is a dark paper sack brown. So awaiting my upcoming 2 year sabbatical, when I can go room by room changing everything! ! ! I can’t hardly wait to get started but Read more about #104…YELLOW on my Mind…Again![…]

#85…Irresponsible On Purpose, On Paper

I have to live to be 135 to get all my projects done! How did I ever get anything done when I worked, I who never worked full time, rather ALWAYS overtime! It had to be my tremendous youthful energy…Now, remove the “youth” out of the statement and add “push” to do more and more. Read more about #85…Irresponsible On Purpose, On Paper[…]