I had a really fun weekend. This finally got tackled…yep, it’s a smoker. Back when I worked at the vet clinic, a client passed away. He was a great guy and loved everyone at the vet clinic. He ended up giving the clinic all of his outdoor cooking equipment…a smoker, Big Green Egg, a pizza …
read moreI remember several years ago when our oldest two were in high school, we’d go shopping at JCPenney. I was always frustrated when I shopped there. We lived far away and didn’t really know what would or wouldn’t be on sale that day. Everything was always 20% off or some percentage off. It was so …
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read moreSo I decided I would make a go of the dating app again. For those of you who think this is fast, remember, I had my doubts long before the actual break-up…and as John Wayne would say, “We’re burning daylight.” I lived single for five years after Kramer died. I lived 17 months dating. I …
read moreMany of you know that Bonnie Hunter often puts together fun little memes that many of us can relate to. Sometimes they are funny…sometimes they are silly…and sometimes they are thought-provoking. One I recently saw was thought-provoking. This is one I have been working VERY hard on over the last year. “Stop demanding that every …
read moreI left early Friday morning…The clock said 6:10 am. I left a bit earlier than I might normally need to, but I knew I needed gas. My appointment went well. He was happy I wasn’t getting a lot of side effects. My blood pressure was a little high so he added in another blood pressure …
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read moreYou might remember that on Tuesday, I told you the story of Anders finding a momma cat and a litter of kittens in the bottom of my egressed window. If you missed it, you can read the story HERE. Shortly after I ended the last post about the kittens, I was able to get this …
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read moreI’ve been getting a lot of comments and questions from people asking how I’m doing. I thought I would just write a blog post and let everyone know all at once. If you’re a regular blog reader, you likely know that in early March, we found out that my thyroid cancer flared up again. This …
read moreToday was an Anders day. I still take care of him 2-3 times a week. I treasure my time with him. Anders is doing well, but speech is a bit of a glitch for him. He talks…and talks a lot, but he has some sounds that need a little work. Our family can understand him …
read moreIn the mix of everything that is going on with me, I got an email from American Patchwork and Quilting. They were featuring some of their designers and wanted permission to feature my daughter, Kelli, and me. The plan was to add a designer spotlight page for us. I said sure. I was okay with …
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read moreThe kids were home over Palm Sunday weekend, minus Kayla and her family. Kayla, unfortunately, ended up with Covid. Jason, Kelli’s husband, had a death in his side of the family. His Grandma passed away. The wake was on Friday night, so Karl, Kalissa, the boys, and I all went to the wake on Friday …
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read moreYou might remember earlier this week, I told you I would be spending next week in Iowa City getting radiation treatments. I also told you that I could stay at Hope Lodge. Well, I was wrong. They are full. That put a lot of my family and me in a bit of a panic. Yes…I …
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read moreIf you’ve been following along in my cancer journey, you know I have active cancer again. I was scheduled to start taking my new meds Monday. I was also told I had a troublesome hip and would need radiation. The radiation appointment was scheduled for April 10th. Monday in the late afternoon, I got a …
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read moreI got a jump start on spring clean-up today. It’s been on my brain for the last couple of weeks. I start my cancer medicine this week. I’m supposed to get fatigue with it…and Spring clean-up is not for the faint of heart. I did more than usual last fall, so I knew I had …
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read moreThere are so many things in life I have experienced that I can apply the statement “I didn’t know until I knew” to. I’m guessing some of you feel the same. Let me explain: I remember being in high school. I was voted to be a speaker at commencement. I was a little nervous while …
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read moreHello friends…I waited a day to write this as the last test result was still coming in…Here’s the news. Friday morning, my daughter Kalissa and I left at about 7:20 am. We were headed to my three-month check-up. I was to have MRIs and CT scans along with bloodwork. We live 2 1/2 hours away, …
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read moreI told you in last night’s blog post that my daughter, Kalissa, and I had a day on Saturday morning and ended up at Maker’s Market in Sumner. I showed you a whole bunch of pictures and told you that I bought two things when I was there. I left you hanging and didn’t tell …
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read moreAll of last week, we were under the hype of bad weather over the weekend. Then, as the weekend came, the hype shifted to Sunday/Monday. I hadn’t made any Saturday plans early in the week because of the hype. So on Friday, when I saw Kalissa, I said it had been forever since we had …
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read moreBuck and the kids were home this weekend. Buck was in a mood to tackle lots of jobs around the house, and I encouraged him. First up, he took my new television up to my bedroom and planned to set it up. I previously had a television upstairs, but it was Arnie’s, and I sent …
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read moreThe weekend was busy here. If you read last night’s blog post you know the Buck and his kiddos were home, Kalissa and her family were here and on Sunday Kelli and her kiddos came. Karl was around, too. It was a busy kid-filled weekend. Everything went off normally, and we were all having a …
read moreBuck came home on Friday night. He brought Scotty and Lilly with him. Kalissa, Gannon, and Carver, all came over too. Anders was sick so Craig stayed home with him. Lucy was wrestling the next day so she wasn’t with either. We had pizza for supper. It’s my homemade pizza. I typically make it once …
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