When Rick and I decided to move in together, I started going through things in the house. I had one whole shelving unit of things that had been gifted to me that people wanted me to use for auction items here on the blog. If you remember, I previously had auctions on the blog to …
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read moreIf you remember, Rick and I were looking for a pool table for the garage. We kind of put that off until Rick got settled in here. Then we decided to have a garage sale and again put looking for a pool table off. Well, the garage sale is this weekend, and Rick couldn’t resist …
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read moreI had noticed that a lot of my high school friends were posting photos of their wedding anniversaries lately. We were all married in the era when all weddings were in the summer. I can name half a dozen friends who recently posted anniversaries on their Facebook pages. I looked at the number of years …
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read moreYou know I’ve been saying that I haven’t gotten a lot of stuff done lately. I’ve also mentioned that Rick had a doctors appointment. All of that is true…and both things are related. Rick did have a doctor’s appointment, and it has had an effect on what I’ve been getting done around here. When I …
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read moreMost every Monday we have the grandkids…and often on Thursdays too. Of course, there are a few other days too. Mostly, it’s Monday and Thursdays. We were kind of dreading Monday. The weather was supposed to be hot, and it was supposed to storm. That meant that we likely couldn’t kick them outside to burn …
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read moreMy life has been changing big time over the last years. I went from being married to Kramer, to dating, to dealing with cancer, and the family. I am definitely a work in progress that continues to evolve. I actually am happy that it is evolving, and I’m welcoming the change. When Kramer and I …
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read moreYES…that’s visits with an “S”. I know I was supposed to be done with doctor appointments for three months but I’m not. I’ve had nagging things. I think my cancer was so big that I’ve ignored some things that need attention. Now that my out-of-pocket is met, it’s time for me to tackle them. I …
read moreI’ve told you that Rick and I are making a family space in the garage. It’s slow going. I gave you an update back in June. We had added the television and the dart board. We also added some seating at the little high top table I got from the garage sale and the two …
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read moreI 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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