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Grandparents

Today Grandma Jan and I went up to have lunch with the Little Guy to celebrate Grandparent’s Day…..the Grandpa’s couldn’t make it…..those pesky jobs!  :)   Giving Grandma the flower he made We had such a great time and it went just as you would expect…..Grandma drove 25 minutes to my house to pick me [...]

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Garden Envy

I suffer from some major GARDEN ENVY.  I so want to be that person with a green thumb that can grown anything, but “I AM NOT” would be an understatement.  However, I do like to celebrate other peoples gardens and I continue to dream of the day when I live in a climate that has [...]

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International Bacon Day

In honor of International Bacon Day!!!  Thanks Aunt Cindy for not allowing me to miss this important day.   Recommend on Facebook Share on netvibes Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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Friday Favorites

Here are a few of my favorite things…… An Amazing Kitchen Garden The Periodic Table of Typefaces   And, in celebration of Parent Teacher Meetings here in OKC…..                                A Message For Trachers…..from Manuel Scott’s Blog.  Check it out! Happy Friday! [...]

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A Day of Firsts

Today is August 1st and it has been eventful.  Little Guy began his first day of his new school….this also began his first day to ride a bus.  Big Guy began his first day of first grade and his first full day of being 6.  And me, you ask?  My first day home/kids at school [...]

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Vancouver Revisited

Every time I travel, I have all intentions of documenting our trip here on my blog. I take pictures, a lot of pictures, I collect menus, I make mental notes, I have even started “checking in” with Facebook along the way in case I lose my pictures or notes in a tragic accident.  Upon return, [...]

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A Preschool Lesson in Beheading

I was familiar with Ring Around the Rosie retelling the Bubonic Plague and Humpty Dumpty representing the cannon near St. Mary’s Church in England. But, Jack and Jill….it must just be a cute rhyme.

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Brothers

A few weeks ago, the Pioneer Woman had Brothers as the theme to her weekly photo challenge.  It got me looking back at some of the wonderful moments we have captured of the brothers in our house….. Big Guy meeting Little Guy for the first time. Who called the band?  Bored boys on a snowy [...]

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Run, Don’t Walk

If you are at all Negative Nellie, like I was until I visited myself, about the OKC Art’s Festival this year, due to the renovations to the Myriad Garden’s….Run, Don’t Walk on over there right now.  It is beautiful.  The vendor’s are spectacular and it is a BEAUTIFUL DAY in OKC! There is more open [...]

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An Easter Baptism

I just love baptisms, especially when they occur on Easter.  Last Sunday we were privileged to participate in the baptism of my niece Lucye Jane.  It was fitting since my nephews, Lucye’s brothers were baptized Easter of 2007. Jesse and Charlie at their baptism in 2007 When my sister told us she was having another [...]

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