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I thought my Halloween costume making days were over but much to my surprise, I was called into action for my creative abilities. I helped make by daughter look like a bottle of citrus scented bodywash because she and her cousins were going to a party as a complete line of shower products. Yes, I [...]

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Since some relatives are coming, I guess it’s time to clean the upstairs. The kids are all gone so it has a life of its own going on up there, mostly in the form of dust kittens, spiders and at the present time, 15 gallons of wine-to-be that is fermenting. (See previous post.) I discovered [...]

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Just when I get all motivated to drop some more weight there comes a season of something. There always seems to be a reason for a special meal or a party. It is football season and if you go to games in Buffalo that means tailgating. And that means calories. There is also a basic [...]

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Funny how things seem to run in parallel tracks and all of a sudden, a few people in my life are making decisions and I guess I am the big ear. Sometimes it’s hard to know when to move on or which path to take and I am probably better than talking to yourself. (I [...]

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So I saw these light up flag reflective markers and I bought them at the ridiculous price of fifteen dollars each. They will probably be $1.99 next summer but I couldn’t resist. They aren’t very romantic but the 31st anniversary isn’t too special sounding either. They are now on either side of our front entrance. [...]

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It’s not supposed to happen like this. I just heard geese overhead and the corn isn’t ready yet. I guess that is pretty much how strange this whole summer has been. Everything seems to be out of the ordinary lately. It makes me think that we are living in some strange times. Does anyone else [...]

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This vacation, it was all sweated up and no where to go. I bought this inflatable beauty this winter to take on vacation and had been looking forward to spending some time bobbing around this summer. My back said, “No.” The pain in my back decided to show up the day before we left and [...]

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The kids had another one of their parties at our house because it’s such perfect party place – lots of space, a trampoline, pool, tents, picnic tables, walking path, etc. You might think this is a bad thing because parties are a lot of work (like babies) but no, it’s a good thing for the [...]

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