Rick has been so busy. I’ve hardly seen him. The other day, he asked me if I would run to the pharmacy and pick up his medicine. I said sure. I love a chance to get out of the house…and of course, that means I could stop at the thrift store. I had so much …
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read moreI thought I would check in with a little medical update. First off…My hair. The oral chemo I’m on has straightened my hair. I cannot keep any curl in my hair. Oh well. It’s time to embrace my natural straight hair. It beats the heck out of losing my hair, so I’m not going to …
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read moreYou might remember that three or four years ago I was working on updating the bathroom in the basement. When we built the addition onto the house, we put a basement underneath it, and in that section we put in a bathroom, my “frame shop,” and a big open area. The bathroom only gets used …
read moreWe had such a fun couple of days with Kelli and the grandkids. Eli was so happy. He got his finished quilt. He was so happy. He had to check it out on my wood floor to see if it was cozy. HA!! He really liked it…but that caused a little trouble. Emmett wanted to …
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read moreI had my daughter Kalissa’s boys here last week. Here is a picture I took of Anders with his camo clothes and patriotic pinwheel. I thought it was a perfect picture for this blog post encouraging everyone to get out and VOTE!! I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I don’t really classify myself …
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read moreHalloween is just around the corner. The grandkids are starting to have their Halloween parties at school. It’s a busy time. Some of the grandkids have already been out and about trick-or-treating in our area. There are a lot of small towns, and each of them has trick-or-treating on different days. Here in our town, …
read moreWe had a nice day last weekend, and we made the best of it. It was time to finish up the last of the lawn work for the season. I was on duty to pull up the impatiens around the house. I can do some of these tasks myself, but Rick is a stickler about …
read moreWe had another Grandma Day… Things have gotten a little confusing for the grandkids. When Lilly was here last, she asked Rick if he was her Grandpa now. Eli and Emmett have both asked the same thing. Rick has been awesome about it. He’s told the kids that Grandpa Roger is their grandpa, but since …
read moreYou might remember that not long ago, after Carver’s football game, we went to a junk sale. It’s the one I always go to. All week long before the sale, they were sending out pictures via their Facebook page, The Twisted Sisters. You can find it HERE to see all of the pictures. As always, …
read moreI’ve had several people ask me how things are going for Rick, work-wise and school-wise. I thought I would give you a little update. Rick and I have been together for six months now, and it’s been a fun and crazy ride. I like it just as much now as I did at the beginning. …
read moreHello friends. I recently got an email from Joyce asking about sewing chairs. I thought I would share her email with all of you, and hopefully you can help. Joyce writes:Hi Jo, love your blog, read it every day!! I was wondering if you could ask your followers for recommendations for a sewing chair. The …
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read moreBack in April, when I was filling out my dating profile, I wrote that I would love someone who could teach me how to fish. I was so lucky Rick found me. He likes to fish. I’ve shown you some pictures previously…but, oh my, do I ever love to go fishing. First off…it is so …
read moreYou might remember that Rick and I went to Michigan and Ohio back in August. When we were in Ohio, we visited Rick’s cousin Tammy and her family. We had such a great time. Tammy’s husband Mario is originally from Mexico and loves Mexican food. So Tammy learned to cook and has turned into an …
read moreKelli and the kids were here on Sunday. We had Kalissa’s boys too. It was busy. The booster club was hosting Parktober. They had a party and fundraiser for the park. It included a band, chili-making contest, hay wagon rides, and other activities for the kids, along with food. Kalissa is part of the booster …
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read moreI’ve been doing a lot of work behind the scenes. I’ve been trying to clean up old blog posts, removing some that aren’t relevent to make more room on the blog for new stuff. I came across a post from March 26, 2010. At the time, several people around blogland were telling a bit about …
read moreSome of the kids were home over the weekend. Buck’s family came, Kalissa’s family came, Kelli’s family came, and Karl did too. The weekend started with a football game for Carver. Rick didn’t go. The other kids were coming later that day, and he had homework. If you look, Carver is number 20 in the …
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read moreWell, it’s that time again. Three months have gone by, and it’s time for my doctor appointments again. Cancer at this stage seems to be a series of doctor appointments. I’m thankful I’m this far along, so I kind of know things will likely go…but still, it doesn’t always go the way I think it …
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read moreA bit ago, I mentioned that, with Rick and me together, I want the house to reflect both of us. His apartment was very gray…pretty much everything was gray. It was a real modern look. My house, as you know, is all antique. Any and all reproduction fabrics are fabulous for my house. Gray I …
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read moreA couple of weeks ago, Kayla messaged me and asked if I was up for going to see Wicked. I am always up for seeing any play, and seeing it with Kayla is doubly better. Originally, Kayla and Spencer were going on a double date with her friend Liz and her husband Tony. It turns …
read moreOn Labor Day, Kelli and the kids came over for a visit. Rick made lasagna for us, along with his chocolate brownies (recipe coming soon). Kelli and I were back to working on Eli’s quilt. I had gotten it this far… Kelli decided she wanted a border and more squares. Here it is with a …
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