Hard to believe we finally got this project done and still have a marriage left. Golf season can’t come soon enough! So basically this is a antique kitchen with only the wine and retro refrigerator actually working. The wood burning stove was pulled out of a barn in the mountains of Colorado…found by Russ on Read more about #130…Retro Kitchen Reveal #1[…]
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[…]
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![…]
I HATE CHANGE! Today, a few moments ago, I shut down my eBay store, tt SECOND GO ROUND by teptithings13. It was a great ride! There were times in my singlehood when I made $2000 extra a month selling used jeans……on top of my regular daytime job. And it gave me something to do. I’d Read more about #124…Saying Goodbye to a 10 Year Run…[…]
This is a hard one. We’ve had a tuff year with Russ getting sick. Was out on a trip to Grand Island Neb in April and the doctor’s office called and said he had pneumonia and to get medicine. He did not know he was ill, but complained of his lungs hurting, but could it Read more about #118…The Lying Grip of Fear.[…]
I’m minding my own business and changing into this cool one size fits all “cape” for my annual exam at Mosaic Health Care Plaza 1 Mammogram Dept. Would I mind if it would be a teaching event with an instructor and students? Well…..sure…. why not? Had this experience before in the hospital after a surgery Read more about #115…I’ll Bring the Wine…Partying at the Mammogram![…]
Took all summer to put this together, but we sure had a good time playing cards. I forgot to lay out a very brilliant gaudy turquoise multi-color round rug…we’ll catch it another time. I especially love my lamp with the shadeless lamp shade. $2 at a garage sale and 30 minutes to strip it! ! Read more about #114…Night Time Ambience on the Garage Sale Patio[…]
Bill and Connie came over last night for a bbq and to play cards. A dream night under the stars for sure. Thank you Jeff & Jodie Hummer for our beautiful stamped patio. I have never seen anything as spectacular as the magic you spun with that concrete! And to pick our own colors and Read more about #113…Party on a “GARAGE SALE” Patio……[…]
The Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp ends today at Missouri Western in Saint Joseph, MO. School buses start rolling tomorrow. That is the happiest day of the year for me, the 1st day of “my” new year. #1daughterconnie began her senior year when my youngest of four children, Doug, started kindergarten. Thirty years of laundry, Read more about #110…My Happy Place[…]
Having pretty much wrapped up my obligations and activities, I’ve jump started on my Sabbatical 6 weeks early. Being a difficult person who HAS TO HAVE every “t” crossed and every “i” dotted, I have had to spend time just thinking…. as I can look at a project to do, do it perfectly, only to Read more about #108… Confessions of Looking Back[…]
