Choices. So many choices to make when building a home. And our new home build is all about those choices. Bottom line, it comes down to cost and good taste. This week we decided on colors for the exterior of our home and stone for…
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A Moment of Christmas Reflection
To All my Friends: A moment of reflection. Over the 13 years or so I’ve been on Facebook, I’ve connected with dear childhood friends and high school friends, friends made throughout my life, and family who live in other States. I’ve even found family that…
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A Merry Christmas from Our Home to Yours
Here we are bringing another year to a close, it all goes by so fast. But here we are, thinking about 2023 and what the new year might bring – and hopeful that interest rates, gas prices, living expenses, and grocery costs will hopefully come…
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You Stole My Heart
Samuel sure has stolen my heart! I created a Reel on Facebook, but unfortunately, I can’t embed it on my blog. I can, however, provide you the link so you can see it.
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Big Bear’s Perfect Pot Roast
It falls apart every time. My Big Bear is the chef in our family (Thank goodness, because I hate to cook), and he knows how to get our attention when he starts cooking a pot roast for dinner. And fortunately, he makes enough to feed…
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The Greatest Gift
There is no other way to say it … a baby, a new life, is the greatest gift in this life. Our children, our grandchildren, our parents, they are all miracles as we discover what it means to “love” and “be loved” by those we…
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This Veteran’s Day – Remember the Cost of War
Thank You to my father, Harry Simms, my father-in-law, Kenny Vaughn, and my Uncle Bill Lee, for your brave service in WWII. Thank you to my brother, Mike, for your service during the Vietnam War. To my ancestors who fought in WWI, the Civil War,…
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Memories of Thanksgiving Past
It’s Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, are we ready? This Thanksgiving will include 9 family members all together between 2 small apartments. Not fun but doable. My Big Bear hubby, Bob, our daughter, Sarah, and her hubby, Matt, and there newborn baby boy, Samuel. Our…
