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My adorable niece may have gotten my sweet husband sick this weekend. He woke up this morning with a sore throat and actually took a short nap after work this evening. While I am the queen of naps, my husband never lays down when he’s tired, so I know he must not be feeling very … Read more
My husband and I hooked work yesterday. Okay, we’re too goody-goody for hooking work, but we did take the day off to drive down to NC. It took us roughly five hours each way, but it was definitely worth the trip! We spent money on gas and food and little else. It was nice to … Read more
Ever since we moved into our house I’ve wanted to put stockings above the fireplace. I tried doing this the very first year we moved in, but one of our lovely cats, (I’m still not sure which one), jumped up and ripped the stocking right off the mantel. Honestly, he’s lucky the metal stocking holder … Read more
In the summer my husband and I typically grill outside three to four nights a week, but in the winter I like to experiment in the kitchen. Over the weekend I scoured the Internet for new recipes. I set aside nine or ten to try over the next two weeks. I searched for recipes with … Read more
Tomorrow my family and I will celebrate my grandmother’s 86th birthday! Although my grandmother can be a bit impossible at times, I love her with all my heart. Last year I bought her a digital picture frame and loaded it with scanned photographs I generated from hundreds of my grandfather’s old photographic slides. My grandfather, … Read more
I can’t seem to avert my gaze from the balance on my retirement accounts. I know that I’m young and that I have plenty of time for the market to regain speed, but I am still amazed to see thousands of dollars wiped out of my accounts in a matter of days. My husband and … Read more
My husband and I are waking up bright and early for a quick mini-vacation to Colorado. I haven’t been out west since my medical problems began, (oh so long ago), and I’m really excited to head back out there. We typically snowboard out west, and since I’m no longer able to ride, my husband has … Read more
I planned to blog today, but somehow I managed to procrastinate until the late hours of the night, and now I’m staring at an empty text box. Although I’ve been sitting in front of my laptop for an hour I haven’t written a single word until now. The last few days have been extremely hectic. … Read more
As I’ve mentioned before, my dad, who is in his early 60s, is quite overweight.When we went to the beach in the late spring he seemed much more out of shape than usual. After a short ten minute walk he was quite out of breath and had to sit down. He’s never been in good … Read more
I’m trying to count my blessings more often and this week was full of them. On Sunday my hubby and I took my grandmother out to lunch. We then drove her to Tweeter, helped her pick out a TV stand, lugged it home, and put it together for her. Many people never get to know … Read more