Letting Go Of Scary Things

September 28, 2010

October is around the corner and it’s my favorite time of year. For a full month, I don’t have to dust cobwebs out of the corners! I just plop a Halloween decoration under the spiderwebs. It adds to the holiday ambiance, and people think I planned it that way. I’ve always loved decorating for Halloween, [...]

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An Easter Blog Hop for Charity

March 24, 2010

Do y’all remember the thrill of holidays when you were a child? Last Easter, I “stalked” this little man with my camera while he was on his first Easter Egg hunt trying to capture the image of his excitement. Adorable, isn’t he? Don’t we wish we felt that same delight and excitement all the time? [...]

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Organizing The Christmas Clutter

January 1, 2009

I haven’t been posting on this topic much lately, but that doesn’t mean that we haven’t been busy trying to get our lives simplified. Work, family, and health issues got in the way of blogging. Don’t they always? That’s real life for you. As I start the new year fresh, I hope to chronicle our [...]

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Old Christmas

December 14, 2008

A friend of mine grew up in the Appalachian mountains, which in those days was pretty isolated from the rest of the country. She told me that they always celebrated what she called “Old Christmas.” They didn’t decorate the tree until Christmas Day. Unlike the rest of the families I knew, who tore into their [...]

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A “Wicked Good” Eggnog Recipe

November 25, 2007

‘Tis the season, y’all. This gal’s gotta have her eggnog. Yes, I do love my eggnog, and I have found that I have something in common with George W. Noooo, NOT “The Dubya!” the only things I have in common with him is Texas and the fact that we are both primates [but he is [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #30 Thankful

November 22, 2007

Several of you have written to ask if I’m still on the planet. I am. I’ve been a bit under the weather. That two week business trip, Share A Square (see the Share A Square FAQ if you don’t know what that is), and a nasty head cold have knocked me flat on my rear. [...]

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