I grew up in New Richland, Minnesota, which is in Waseca County. My brothers still live in the area…and so do most of their kids. A week or so ago, I thought it might be fair week for Waseca. I went online to check. Yes, it was. I contacted my nephew, Jake, to see if …
read moreI had the grandkids here lots last week. Both Kelli’s and Kalissa’s kids were here on Monday and Friday. Thursday, we had just Kalissa’s boys. It was a busy week. Kelli has three kids, Georgia, Eli, and Emmett. Kalissa has three as well, Carver, Gannon, and Anders. For the most part, everyone gets along pretty …
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read moreIn June, I spent some time going through things to make room for Rick. If you missed it, Rick moved in with me at the end of June. There were a couple of boxes of pictures and family memorabilia. I’ve been slowly trying to get through it. This gem popped up. It’s a little fuzzy, …
read moreI’ve had a couple of blog readers be suspicious that I’m not telling you the complete picture of my health. The drugs that they put me on for my cancer were supposed to be really bad…and for the most part, I’m not having bad side effects. It’s nothing I can’t tolerate. I have mouth issues …
read moreI patched Rick’s jeans the other day. It’s a job that I never like to do. As I was doing it, I started thinking. When was the last time I patched jeans? Hmm. It was a LONG time ago. Yes, I fixed Buck’s zippers, but actual jean patching, I couldn’t remember when. I’m guessing it …
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read moreWe had a great 4th of July weekend. We had the grandkids here on Friday…well, we had Kelli’s and Kalissa’s kids here. We love them all lots, but we were ready for a couple of days without them. It had been a long week for us both. Friday night, after they left, Rick and I …
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read moreHappy Independence Day to those who celebrate. Now that Rick and I are officially together, we’re doing a lot of figuring things out. Rick and I have both had other people in our past. We made traditions with them. Now it’s time to start making some traditions for ourselves. So, what did we previously do …
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read moreRick and I have put on so many miles lately… Last week on Thursday, we met Buck and Lindsay and got Spot. Karl went with us. We met at a Mexican restaurant called Del Rios. It was good. Lindsay and Buck were going to Nashville to see Alan Jackson’s last concert. They needed a dog …
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read moreLast week, on Friday, I went to Iowa City and had all of my scans and MRIs done. It’s a long process. I almost break out laughing every time a tech asks me if I’ve had a scan before. Because YES. Yes, I have. I’ve had thyroid cancer since 2016. To get this far, I’ve …
read moreFriday was a long day for me. I didn’t sleep well the night before. Scanxiety had kicked in big this time around. For anyone who lives their life via scans, like me, scanxiety is a real thing. Testxiety is too. It just means that you have anxiety before any big test or scan. Normally, I’m …
read moreLast week, I made donuts for the grandkids when they were here. Rick commented that it was a lot of work for me…and did I really want to do all that? The answer is YES and will always be YES. Growing up, I didn’t have any grandma experiences for myself. My paternal grandma passed away …
read moreI’ve mentioned a bit about a “behind the scenes project” happening around here. We are far from done and figuring it all out, but…we are far enough along for me to tell you what it is. Rick moved in with me. Yes, I know many of your jaws are dropping. It’s okay…they can drop. I’m …
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read moreLast week was a mess of a week…just packed to the gills with things to do with the grandkids. Monday- Jasper’s ball game ended with a broken finger for Jasper.Tuesday-I ran around trying to catch up from the weekend. I was supposed to have Kalissa’s boys but didn’t.Wednesday- Ball game for Carver and Gannon. Rick …
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read moreI was at the thrift store a week or so ago and they had Barbie patterns. How could I resist? I vividly remember having the pattern on top that Ken and Barbie patterns in it. This pattern was part of my childhood. Both my mom and my sister were master doll clothes makers…and I was …
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read moreYou might remember I went to my doctor appointments in Iowa City on May 29th. When I was there, we did some blood work, and I checked in with my doctor’s assistant. When I started the new treatment of the icky meds, I was told I would be on the meds for a full three …
read moreAs Grandma, I try really hard to get to at least one sporting event for each of the kids every summer. Monday, it was my turn to go to Jasper’s ball game. Kayla and her family live about two hours away. I’d love to go to more of the games, but the travel time is …
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read moreRick and I had quite a few projects going. The other day I said to him, “Honey…I’m thinking no more new projects until we get the ones we have started done.” I’ve learned from my UFO list that too many projects aren’t always a good thing. Rick agreed and made short work of the list …
read moreOn Monday, part of the grandkids were here. It was Kelli’s and Kalissa’s kiddos. Of course, we spent quite a bit of time in the garage. Carver and I played a lot of darts…Kelli played a couple of games too. Carver beat me two times. Oh no!! I’ve got some competition now. Eli really wants …
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read moreRick and I had a busy but fun Sunday. We had good intentions of getting things done, but that didn’t happen. HA!! That’s two days in a row!! It rained all day and on rainy days, I think it’s so easy to say to heck with it and laze. My day started with breakfast made …
read moreI had to laugh. I was writing this blog post when a comment came in from Kathleen. If you remember, long ago, Kathleen told me that she has a rule in her family that you should not introduce a girlfriend/boyfriend until you’ve been dating for three months. This is her comment, “Third time’s a charm. …
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