First things first.  I am pleased to announce that Jackie at Our Moments, Our Memories is the winner of the $50 gift card as chosen by random.org.  Now, don’t get me wrong because I’m tickled that Jackie wins this one, but for real, when I toldit to choose a random integer between 1 and 60 [...]

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Psst.  Can I ask you something?
You see, I have a bit of a dilemma and I’m looking for advice. 
I have no clothes.  Okay, that’s not entirely true.  I haven’t resorted to nakedness.  But really, my closet has seen better days.
And so to remedy this major issue my amazingly wonderful husband has worked many hours of overtime [...]

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I don’t know about your house, but around here shiny new backpacks and eager faces like those can mean only one thing.  You guessed it: back to school!  Yes, it’s early.  We’re on a year-round schedule round about these parts and it actually works out quite well.
In celebration of the big day [...]

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I tease her that I’m glad she’s home because I need her to get back to emptying the dishwasher.
And taking out the bathroom trash twice a week.
Between me and you though… there’s much more to it than that.
She is THE FUNNIEST kid.  Especially when she’s not trying to be.
The love in her heart for her [...]

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It’s official.  With this post I’ve hit the big 100.  And, not wanting to break from tradition, I put myself to task and came up with 100 very random (and hopefully a tad interesting) things about yours truly.  So, without further ado, I present me (the condensed version!)…
1. I wrote a novel. It’s unpublished, but [...]

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Monsoon.  It’s a word that strikes joy in the hearts of us Southern Arizonans.  My friend and desert neighbor Kellie explains our unbridled giddiness at the prospect of an afternoon thunderstorm far better than I could so I’ll let her beautiful post do the honor.  But suffice it to say that monsoon season around these [...]

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Big news around these parts.  I’m edging ever closer to a blogging milestone.  And what better way to celebrate than to host a giveaway?  But seeing as how I like to be different, this isn’t your typical ‘leave a comment and potentially win a prize’ type giveaway.  That’s too easy.  I’m going to require that [...]

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I’ve been known to complain about her morning funk.
Sometimes I swear that if I see the phone at her ear one more time I’m just gonna, well, I don’t know but it won’t be pretty.
The sight of her dirty clothes on the bathroom floor tests my patience to no end.
But oh how I miss this [...]

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No. She. Didn’t.
I’m going to toss and turn in my sleep tonight.  My heart is heavy friends.
I love big D.  I wish I could be happy for her.  But I so can’t be happy about this.  If ever a mistake has been made in Bachelorette history this. is. it.
Jeff and I had dreams of Jason, [...]

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     If you’ve visited a theme park recently you’re accustomed to the security screenings they do just outside the gates of said park where they rifle through your bags in search of concealed weapons and the like.  I’m always a disappointment to those rent-a-cops though because the most exciting thing in my purse is a [...]

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